Globally, Ballard (Ballard 
, 巴拉德, Баллард 
) is a rare male forename. The forename Ballard is habitual in the United States, where it is a rare male name, Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare male name, and China. Much more frequently, Ballard is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Ballard | Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom, United States |
| Баллард | Russia, Ukraine |
| בלארד | Israel |
Ballard is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| humphry ballard father of Volant Vashon Ballard and husband of Sarah Vashon (c. 1735 - 1816) (b. 1735) |
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| volant vashon ballard Royal Navy admiral (1774-1832), GB (b. 1774) |
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| ray ballard American football and basketball player and coach, US (b. 1897) |
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| allen b. ballard author, US (b. 1930) |
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| carroll ballard American film director, US (b. 1937) |
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| harvey eugene ballard botanist (b. 1958) |
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| ross ballard volleyball player (b. 1972) |
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| lewis ballard college basketball player (1983–1984) Green Bay |
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| junior ballard college basketball player (2019–2020) Cal Poly |
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| vinson ballard college basketball player (1988–1989) Mississippi Valley State |
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| grant ballard researcher, ORCID id # 0000-0002-8604-7066 |
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| clark ballard men's college basketball coach |
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| lyman ballard American industrialist |
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| sierra ballard American artistic gymnast, US |
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