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" movement
Cass Ballenger (1926–2015), American politician
Frank Ballenger, American football coach in the United States
Pelham Ballenger (1894–1948), Major League Baseball third baseman, for at least a week, with the Washington Senators in 1928
Roger Ballenger, Oklahoma Senator from District 8, which includes McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and Tulsa counties, since 2006
