Autographs of Robert Ballard

Robert Duane Ballard (born June 30, 1942) is an American retired Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island who is noted for his work in underwater archaeology (maritime archaeology and archaeology of shipwrecks) and marine geology. He is best known by the general public for the discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic in 1985, the battleship Bismarck in 1989, and the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in 1998. He discovered the wreck of John F. Kennedy's PT-109 in 2002 and visited Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana, who saved its crew.
Ballard discovered hydrothermal vents, where life goes on powered by nutrient chemicals emitted by the vents rather than the sunlight that drives most life on Earth; he said "finding hydrothermal vents beats the hell out of finding the Titanic", and his mother commented "It's too bad you found that rusty old boat... they're only going to remember you for finding ". Ballard also established the JASON Project, and leads ocean exploration on the research vessel E/V Nautilus.
Robert Duane Ballard was born on June 30, 1942: 192  in Wichita, Kansas. He had an older brother, Richard, and a younger sister, Nancy Ann. When Ballard was two years old, his family moved to southern California, where his father worked as a flight test engineer.: 15  He has attributed his early interest in underwater exploration to watching the 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, an adaptation of Jules Verne's 1870 novel.: 19–20  While he was a high school student, his father connected him with oceanographers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and he participated in several short research expeditions. : 21–24  Ballard enrolled at University of California, Santa Barbara, and joined the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps.: 27–30
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Traded items with a signature of Robert Ballard

The most expensive item with a signature of Robert Ballard (ROBERT BALLARD SIGNED - TITANIC THE LAST GREAT IMAGES - EASTON PRESS LEATHER) was sold in September 2025 for £249.09 while the cheapest item (Robert Ballard autograph titanic Genuine with COA) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2024. The month with the most items sold (3) was June 2019 with an average selling price of £7.50 for an autographed item of Robert Ballard. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2024 with £76.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was December 2015. In average, an autographed item from Robert Ballard is worth £17.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Robert Ballard were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1975 First Day Cover Honoring D W Griffith Signed By Robert Ballard	£42.32
	1975 First Day Cover Honoring D W Griffith Signed By Robert Ballard	£42.32
	BERTRAM DEAN / ROBERT BALLARD - SURIVOR / LOCATOR - BRILLIANT SIGNED POSTCARD	£76.00
	ROBERT BALLARD - DISCOVERED THE TITANIC ON OCEAN FLOOR - SIGNED F.D.C.	£45.00
	ROBERT BALLARD - DISCOVERED THE TITANIC ON OCEAN FLOOR - SIGNED F.D.C.	£45.00
	ROBERT BALLARD - DISCOVERED THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC - SIGNED COLOUR PHOTO	£42.95
	ROBERT BALLARD - DISCOVERED THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC - SIGNED COLOUR PHOTO	£42.95
	ROBERT BALLARD - DISCOVERED THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC - SIGNED COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH	£42.95
	ROBERT BALLARD - DISCOVERED THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC - SIGNED COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH	£42.95
	ROBERT BALLARD - OCEANOGRAPHER DISCOVERED THE TITANIC - SIGNED PHOTO DISPLAY	£71.95
	ROBERT BALLARD - OCEANOGRAPHER DISCOVERED THE TITANIC - SIGNED PHOTO DISPLAY	£71.95
	ROBERT BALLARD Hand Signed 4x6 Photo TITANIC Discovery with COA	£21.49
	ROBERT BALLARD Hand Signed 4x6 Photo TITANIC Discovery with COA	£21.49
	Robert Ballard Hand signed 7x5 Inch Photo Titanic Shipwreck Wreck	£45.00
	Robert Ballard Hand signed 7x5 Inch Photo Titanic Shipwreck Wreck	£45.00