Bales

{{For|the Syrian village|Bales, Idlib}}

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Bales is the surname of:

• Alison Bales (born 1985), American basketball player
• Barry Bales (born 1969), American musician
• Billy Bales (born 1929), British former motorcycle speedway racer
• Burt Bales (1917–1989), American jazz pianist
• Christopher Bales (c. 1564–1590), English Catholic priest and martyr
• Dalton Bales (1920–1979), Canadian politician and lawyer
• Gerald Bales (1919–2002), Canadian organist and composer
• James D. Bales (1915–1995), American bible professor
• Kevin Bales, American author and slavery expert
• Lee Bales (born 1944), American former basketball player
• Mike Bales (born 1971), Canadian former ice hockey player
• Peter Bales (1547–c. 1610), English calligraphist
• Robert Bales (born 1973), American soldier who murdered 16 Afghan civilians
• Robert F. Bales (1916–2004), American social psychologist
• Steve Bales, NASA engineer and flight controller
• Thomas Bales, drummer for the country rock band Flynnville Train