Ballington Booth (1857-1940), Salvation Army Officer and co-founder of Volunteers of America
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Kork Ballington (born 1951), Rhodesian-born South African Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and four time world champion
After disagreements with other Salvation Army leaders, including Ballington Booth’s brother Bramwell Booth, the Booths left the organization and established God’s American Volunteers, which soon was changed to Volunteers of America.