Charles Bally (; 4 February 1865,
Geneva – 10 April 1947, Geneva) was a Swiss
linguist from the
Geneva School. He lived from 1865 to 1947 and was, like
Ferdinand de Saussure, from
Switzerland. His parents were Jean Gabriel, a teacher, and Henriette, the owner of a cloth store. Bally was married three times: first to Valentine Leirens, followed by Irma Baptistine Doutre, who was sent into a
mental institution in 1915, and finally with Alice Bellicot. In addition to his edition of de Saussure's lectures,
Course in General Linguistics (co-edited by
Albert Sechehaye), Charles Bally also played an important role in linguistics.