Ivan Aleksandrovich Balakirev (Russian: Ива́н Александрович Бала́кирев; 1699–1763) was a court jester to Peter I of Russia.

Last Balakirev occurs on one of versions, from the Tatar word bala kire (a stubborn child).

He learned that the title of the ruler of the city is not busy, and asked for permission to be called the king khan of Kasimov.

On April 26, 1724, Balakirev informed the student of the case of Suvorov that he was carrying letters from Catherine to Mons.

Mons was executed, and Balakirev, as an accomplice, was sentenced to 60 batogo blows and exile in Paldiski for three years.

For example, when in 1732 he married the daughter of Posadsky Morozov and did not receive the 2000 rubles promised to him as a dowry, the Empress personally ordered they be obtained for him from the bride's relatives.

In the spring of 1740, he asked Ann Ivanovna to be out in his estate by the fall, but after the news of the death of the latter, he no longer returned to the court, remaining in the province.