Ballou may refer to:

Places

United States

  • Ballou, Illinois, an unincorporated community
  • Ballou, Ohio, an unincorporated community
  • Ballou, Oklahoma, a census-designated place
  • Ballou, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
  • Ballou High School in Washington, D.C.

Elsewhere

  • Mount Ballou, Victoria Land, Antarctica
  • Ballou, Senegal

People

In arts and media

Writers

  • Addie L. Ballou (1837–1916), American suffragist, poet, artist, author and lecturer
  • Ella Maria Ballou (1852-1937), American stenographer, reporter, essayist, and educator
  • Emily Ballou, Australian-American poet, novelist and screenwriter
  • Hosea Ballou (1771–1852), American clergyman and theological writer
  • Joyce Ballou Gregorian (1946–1991), American author
  • Mary Ballou (1809–1904), American memoirist
  • Maturin Murray Ballou (1820–1895), writer and publisher
  • Robert O. Ballou (1892 – 1977), writer and publisher

Musicians

  • Dave Ballou, American musician
  • Esther Ballou (1915–1973), American musician and composer
  • Kurt Ballou (born 1974), American guitarist with the band Converge

In other arts

  • Bud Ballou (1942–1977), American radio personality
  • Michael Ballou, American artist
  • Tyson Ballou (born 1976), fashion model

In education and academia

  • Clinton Ballou (1923–2021), American biochemist
  • David Ballou, American chemist and professor
  • Ella Maria Ballou (1852-1937), American stenographer, reporter, essayist, and educator
  • Frank Ballou (1879–1955), American school administrator
  • Hosea Ballou II (1796–1861), first president of Tufts University, grand-nephew of clergyman Hosea Ballou

In religion

  • Adin Ballou (1803–1890), American pacifist and Unitarian minister
  • Hosea Ballou (1771–1852), American clergyman and theological writer

In politics

  • Addie L. Ballou (1837–1916), American suffragist, poet, artist, author and lecturer
  • Adin Ballou (1803–1890), American pacifist
  • Latimer Whipple Ballou (1812–1900), American politician
  • Maude Ballou (1925-2009), American Civil Rights activist
  • Phineas D. Ballou (1823–1877), American businessperson and politician
  • Sidney M. Ballou (1870–1929), American judge
  • Sullivan Ballou (1829–1861), American politician

In sport

  • Adam Ballou (born 1992), American Paralympic soccer player
  • Ballou Tabla (born 1999), Canadian soccer player
  • Mike Ballou (born 1947), American football player
  • Win Ballou (1897–1963), American Major League Baseball pitcher

Others

  • Adin Ballou Underwood (1828–1888), American army officer

Other uses

  • The title character of Cat Ballou, a 1965 comedy western film
  • Wally Ballou, a fictional recurring character created by the American comedy duo Bob and Ray

See also

  • Ballouville, Connecticut
  • Baloo, a main character in Rudyard Kipling's story collection The Jungle Book
  • Palwankar Baloo (1876–1955), Indian cricketer