Jerry Ball (born Jerald Truman Ball, December 16, 1932, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.; died August 14, 2019, Walnut Creek, California), college professor of mathematics and humanities; haiku poet, editor, and teacher; and organizer of haiku groups and conferences. Founder or cofounder of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society retreat at Asilomar State Park, California (1984), the Haiku North America conferences (1991), the Southern California Haiku Society (1997), and the Haiku Pacific Rim Conferences (2001). Coeditor of The San Francisco Haiku Anthology (1992). Last resided in Walnut Creek, California.