Bale is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anthony Bale (born 1975), English medievalist Christian Bale (born 1974), English actor born in Wales David Bale (1941–2003), South African entrepreneur Edward Turner Bale (1810–1849), English physician Elvin Bale (born 1945), English circus daredevil Emma Bale (born 1999), Belgian singer Ernest Bale (1878–1952), English cricketer Gareth Bale (born 1989), Welsh footballer John Bale (1496–1563), English churchman and playwright John Bale (baseball) (born 1974), baseball player Lan Bale (born 1969), former South African tennis player Paula Bale (born 1965), Fijian rugby player Peter Bale (born 1962), New Zealand journalist and editor Qoriniasi Bale (1941–2014), Fijian lawyer and politician Stuart Bale (born 1964), English tennis player Sue Bale, British nursing researcher and administrator John de Bale, Member of Parliament in 1302