Johnny Ball

Johnny Ball
Ball in 2019
Born
Graham Thalben Ball

(1938-05-23) 23 May 1938
Bristol, England
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • writer
Years active1967–present
Spouses
Julia Anderson
(m. 1969; div. 1972)
Diane Hicks
(m. 1975)
Children4, including Zoe

Graham Thalben Ball, professionally known as Johnny Ball (born 23 May 1938), is an English television personality, children's television presenter, writer and populariser of mathematics. Ball regularly appeared on British television for several decades, predominantly on the BBC, from 1967, featuring in or presenting programmes such as Play School, Think of a Number, Think Again, Think It ... Do It, Think...This Way and Johnny Ball Reveals All. He has also published a number of non-fiction books.