Bala (name)

Bala is a given name and surname. People with that name include:

Nickname

 * A. Balasubramaniam (born 1971), Indian sculptor, painter, printmaker, and installation artist

Given name

 * Bala Achi (1956–2005), Niɡerian historian, writer, and academician
 * Bala Ade Dauke (died 2005), Nigerian leader
 * Bala Ali (1968–after 1990), footballer
 * Bala Bachchan (born 1966), Indian politician
 * Bala Bhegade (born 1976), Indian politician
 * Bala Bredin (1916–2005), British Army officer
 * Bala Dahir (born 1995), Nigerian footballer
 * Bala Deshpande, Indian venture capitalist
 * Bala Devi Chandrashekar, Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher
 * Bala Ganapathi William (born 1990), Malaysian actor and director known professionally as BGW
 * Bala Garba (born 1974), Nigerian footballer and coach
 * Bala Garba Jahumpa (born 1958), Gambian politician and diplomat
 * Bala Hijam (born 1992), Indian actress
 * Bala Jones (fl. 1901), Wales rugby player
 * Bala Kumar, South Indian film actor
 * Bala Mohammed (born 1958), Nigerian senator
 * Bala Murali (born 1969), Indian cricket umpire
 * Bala S. Manian (born 1944), Indian-born Silicon Valley entrepreneur
 * Bala Sawant (died 2015), Indian politician from Maharashtra
 * Bala Tampoe (1922–2014), Sri Lankan lawyer and a trade unionist
 * Balavarman ((r. 398 – 422)), ruler of Kamarupa
 * Rabia Bala Hatun (died 1324), Anatolian princess and consort of Ottoman Sultan Osman I

Surname

 * Abdullahi Bala (born 1967), Nigerian academic, author, and professor of soil science
 * Ajayan Bala, Indian writer, film director, and screenplay writer
 * Aliko Bala (born 1997), Nigerian Footballer
 * Anju Bala (born 1979), Indian politician
 * Bala Anandan, an Indian politician
 * Bhai Bala (1466–1544), Saint of the Sikh Religion
 * Carlos Balá (1925–2022), Argentine actor and comedian
 * Chris Bala (born 1978), American Ice-Hockey Player
 * Danillo Bala (born 1993), Brazilian Footballer
 * Fábio Bala (born 1981), Brazilian Footballer
 * Iwan Bala (born 1956), Welsh Artist
 * Krystian Bala (born 1973), Polish writer, photographer and convicted murderer
 * Kujtim Bala (born 1990), Kosovar Football Player, playing for Halmstads BK
 * Manju Bala (born 1989), Indian Track and Field Athlete
 * Parveen Bala, Fijian Politician
 * Roland Bala (born 1990), Papua New Guinean footballer