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Ballard is a name used for a variety of people, places, and organizations:

Places

Ballard, California
Ballard, Utah
Ballard, Seattle, Washington, a neighborhood that was once a city before being annexed by Seattle in the early 20th century
Ballard County, Kentucky
Ballard Down, an area in Dorset, England
Ballardvale, Massachusetts

Adolphus Ballard, English historian
Anson Ballard H.N.I.C.
Bland Ballard (1761 - 1853), an American militia officer who fought against the British and Native Americans and later served in the Kentucky General Assembly; the Kentucky county is named after him
Mark (Skippy) Ballard (1979- Current), Famous back yard wrestler "Skippy Scullcrusher", Fire-Arms specialist, and Alcoholic Beverage Security Supervisor from Des Moines, IA
Edward J. Ballard (about 1790 – 1 June 1813), an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812
Florence Ballard, the lead singer of the Supremes before Diana Ross took that role
Glen Ballard, an American songwriter and record producer
Dr. Geoffrey Ballard, founder of Ballard Power Systems
Hank Ballard, an American R&B singer
Harold Ballard, the former owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Maple Leaf Gardens
Jayson Ray Ballard, an Irish American Poet
J. G. Ballard, a British novelist
Jackie Ballard, a former member of Parliament from the United Kingdom
Kaye Ballard, an actress
M. Russell Ballard, a successful businessman and an Apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Martha Ballard (1734/35 - 1812), a midwife in Maine
Robert Ballard, a marine geologist and submarine explorer best known for his discovery of the wreck of the RMS Titanic in 1985
Captain William Rankin Ballard (1847-1929), a land developer in Seattle, Washington

Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Ballard for Edward J. Ballard:

USS Ballard (1813), a small galley, built in 1813 and sold in 1816
USS Ballard (DD-267), a Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1919 and decommissioned in 1945

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 *[[Anson Ballard]] H.N.I.C.
 *[[Bland Ballard]] (1761 - 1853), an American militia officer who fought against the British and Native Americans and later served in the Kentucky General Assembly; the Kentucky county is named after him
-*[[Mark (Skippy) Ballard]] (1979- Current), Famous back yard wrestler, Fire-Arms specialist, and Alcoholic Beverage Security Supervisor from Des Moines, IA
+*[[Mark (Skippy) Ballard]] (1979- Current), Famous back yard wrestler "Skippy Scullcrusher", Fire-Arms specialist, and Alcoholic Beverage Security Supervisor from Des Moines, IA
 *[[Edward J. Ballard]] (about 1790 – 1 June 1813), an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812
 *[[Florence Ballard]], the lead singer of the Supremes before Diana Ross took that role