{{wiktionary|Bala|bala}} '''Bala''' is a given name and surname. People with that name include:
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==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 ({{reign|398|422}}), ruler of Kamarupa * Rabia Bala Hatun (died 1324), Anatolian princess and consort of Ottoman Sultan Osman I *K. N. Balakumar (born 1997) Indian politician
==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
== See also == * Bala (disambiguation)
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