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

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

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* Bala Achi (1956–2005), Niɡerian historian, writer, and academician * Bala Ade Dauke (died 2005), Nigerian leader * Bala Ali (1968–after 1990), footballer *

Bala Bachchan Bala Bachchan is a member of INC and member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was the Home Minister of Madhya Pradesh in the Kamal Nath ministry. Positions held *Home Minister, Jail Minister, Skill Development, Technical Educ ...

(born 1966), Indian politician *

Bala Bhegade Sanjay Vishwanath Bhegade alias Bala Bhegade is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Maval, Maharashtra in the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. ...

(born 1976), Indian politician *

Bala Bredin Major-General Humphrey Edgar Nicholson Bredin, (28 March 1916 – 2 March 2005), known as Bala Bredin, was a British Army officer whose military service took him from 1930s Palestine via Dunkirk, North Africa and Italy to the Cold War in German ...

(1916–2005), British Army officer *

Bala Dahir Bala Alhassan Dahir (born 5 March 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in ...

(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 Bala Garba Jahumpa (born 20 July 1958 in BanjulCV
(as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) on Gambian government website.

(born 1958), Gambian politician and diplomat *

Bala Hijam Surja Bala Hijam (9 Jun 1991, Imphal) better known as Bala Hijam ( Meitei pronunciation: /ba-lā hī-jam/) is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Manipuri films. She is known for her roles in ''Boong'', '' Neelakasham Pachakadal ...

(born 1992), Indian actress *

Bala Jones John "Bala" Jones was a Wales international rugby union scrum-half who played club rugby for Aberavon and Devonport Albion RFC and county rugby for Glamorgan and Devon. He won just a single international cap, in 1901. Rugby career There is lit ...

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fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

1901), Wales rugby player *

Bala Kumar Bala Kumar (born 19 December 1982) is an Indian actor and director, who works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Tamil cinema, Tamil films. He made his debut in the Telugu cinema, Telugu film ''2 Much'' (2002). He is well known for his roles in ...

, South Indian film actor *

Bala Mohammed Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed (born 5 October 1958) is a Nigerian politician who has served as governor of Bauchi State since 2019. Prior to becoming governor of Bauchi State, he was minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 2010 to 2015, and ...

(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 Balavarman was successor and son of Samudravarman; ruled Kamarupa for the period 398–422. Reign He was known for great amount of physical strength as reflected in his name and courage. His soldiers are always on front against enemy. Balavarma ...

(), ruler of Kamarupa * Rabia Bala Hatun (died 1324), Anatolian princess and consort of Ottoman Sultan Osman I

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* Abdullahi Bala (born 1967), Nigerian academic, author, and professor of soil science *

Ajayan Bala Ajayan Bala is an Indian writer, actor, film director and screenplay writer from Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu. His book ''Ulaka cin̲imā varalār̲u : maun̲ayukam 1894-1929'' was awarded as best book in the fine arts section by Tamil Nadu Governm ...

, Indian writer, film director, and screenplay writer * Aliko Bala (born 1997), Nigerian Footballer *

Anju Bala Anju Bala (born 6 September 1979) is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for the Misrikh constituency since the 2014 Indian general election. Bala entered active politics in 2010 and was elected the '' Block Pramukh'' (p ...

(born 1979), Indian politician *

Bala Anandan Bala Anandan (born 1923 - November 2, 2017) an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from Vandavasi constituency in ...

, an Indian politician *

Bhai Bala Bhai Bala (; 1466–1544) was a companion of Guru Nanak. Born in Talwandi into a Sandhu Jat family, Bala was also a close associate of Bhai Mardana. Biography According to the , he traveled with Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana on all of their ...

(1466–1544), Saint of the Sikh Religion *

Carlos Balá Carlos Salim Balaa Boglich (13 August 1925 – 22 September 2022), known as Carlitos Balá, was an Argentine actor who specialized in children's entertainment. His trademarks were his bowl-cut hairstyle and nonsense catchphrases that include "¿ ...

(1925–2022), Argentine actor and comedian *

Chris Bala Christopher B. Bala (born September 24, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played minor hockey in Pennsylvania before being recruited by Harvard University to play college hockey. After four years with Harvard, Bala, ...

(born 1978), American Ice-Hockey Player *

Danillo Bala Danillo Souza Muniz (born 5 May 1993), known as Danillo Bala, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sousa Esporte Clube a club in Brazil. Career In June 2016, Bala signed with Bulgarian side Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. st ...

(born 1993), Brazilian Footballer *

Fábio Bala Fábio Pereira de Oliveira (born 30 September 1981 in Manaus), more commonly known as Fábio Bala, is a professional Brazilian footballer. Honours Club *Fluminense : Campeonato Carioca 2002 * Grêmio : Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2005 In ...

(born 1981), Brazilian Footballer * Iwan Bala (born 1956), Welsh Artist * Krystian Bala (born 1973), Polish writer, photographer and convicted murderer *

Kujtim Bala Kujtim Bala (born 25 May 1990) is a Sweden, Swedish former association football, footballer of Kosovo, Kosovar descent. Career Starting his career in Veddige BK, he moved at the age of 15 to Halmstads BK in 2005. In 2007, he made a one-year sta ...

(born 1990), Kosovar Football Player, playing for Halmstads BK * Manju Bala (born 1989), Indian Track and Field Athlete *

Parveen Bala Parveen Kumar Bala is a Fijian politician and former Cabinet Minister. He served as Mayor of Ba from 1997 to 2009, and in the Cabinet of Frank Bainimarama from 2014 to 2022. He is a former president of the Fiji Local Government Association. Lo ...

, Fijian Politician * Roland Bala (born 1990), Papua New Guinean footballer

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