Ballenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A. F. Ballenger (1861–1921), Seventh-day Adventist Minister who started the "Receive Ye the Holy Ghost" movementCass Ballenger (1926–2015), American politicianFrank Ballenger, American football coach in the United StatesPelham Ballenger (1894–1948), Major League Baseball third baseman, for at least a week, with the Washington Senators in 1928Roger Ballenger, Oklahoma Senator from District 8, which includes McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and Tulsa counties, since 2006