{{wiktionary|Ballester}} '''Ballester''' is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Antonio Ballester (died 1387), Archbishop of Athens, appointed by Pope Urban VI *Arturo Ballester Marco (1892–1981), Spanish artist and illustrator known for his Spanish Civil War posters *Bernabé Ballester (born 1982), Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender *Biel Ballester (born 1974), guitarist from Mallorca, Spain *Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (1910–1999), Spanish Galician writer in Spanish language *Inés Ballester (born 1958), Spanish journalist and presenter *Jean-François Ballester (born 1965), French figure skating coach *Jordi Carbonell i de Ballester (1924–2016), Spanish politician and philologist *José Luis Ballester (sailor) (born 1968), Spanish sailor and Olympic Champion *José Luis Ballester (swimmer) (born 1969), former butterfly swimmer from Spain *Juan Ballester Carmenates (born 1966), Cuban painter *Lorenzo Campins y Ballester (1726–1785), Spanish born physician, founded formal studies of modern medicine in Venezuela *Manuel Ballester (1919–2005), award-winning Spanish chemist *Manuel Méndez Ballester (1909–2002), writer who worked in journalism, radio broadcasting, television and teaching *Pierre Ballester (1959) is a French sports journalist *Simó Ballester (1457–?), nicknamed Simó Tort, leading figure in the social conflicts in Mallorca *Thomas Ballester (born 1987), American professional wrestler *Vicenç Albert Ballester (1872–1938), Spanish politician, Catalan nationalist, may be the designer of the "estelada" *Vicente Ballester (born 1980), former Spanish racing cyclist *Xaverio Ballester (Spanish transcription: Francisco Javier Ballester Gomez), Spanish linguist *Marcos Fis Ballester (born 2007), Spanish handball player
==Fictional characters== *Pierre Ballester of ''L. A. Confidentiel'', a book by David Walsh and Pierre Ballester
==See also== *Ballester Point, in Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica *Ingeniero Ballester Dam, a dam on the Neuquén River, in the Argentine Patagonia *Ballester–Molina, a pistol designed and built by Argentine company Hispano Argentina Fábrica de Automotores SA *Central Ballester, an Argentine football club, based in General San Martín Partido in Greater Buenos Aires *Villa Ballester, a city located in the General San Martín Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina *Balesta *Balestra (disambiguation) *Balestrero (disambiguation) *Ballesteros (disambiguation) *Baluster
{{surname}} Category:Catalan-language surnames