The following is a list of notable people associated with Balliol College, Oxford, including alumni and Masters of the college. When available, year of matriculation is provided in parentheses, as listed in the relevant edition of The Balliol College Register or in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Complete (or very nearly complete) lists of Fellows and students, arranged by year of matriculation, can be found in the published Balliol College Register; the 1st edition, 2nd edition and 3rd edition. This list of notable alumni consists almost entirely of men, because women were admitted to the college only from 1979. To assist with verification, each name links to its Wikipedia page (except for those so ancient that no page exists). Each name only appears once in the lists, even though the person may have established themselves in more than one category.

Alumni

Media

Newspaper editors

Political journalists

Television and film

Security, Military and Intelligence

Educators and school teachers

Social and political theorists

Philanthropists

Colonial administrators

Theologians and clergy

Music

Chess

Sport

Other

Fictional

Notable applicants who were not matriculated

Balliol Chancellors of Oxford University

Masters of Balliol

Balliol is run by the Master and Fellows of the college. The Master of the college must be "the person who is, in [the Fellows'] judgement, most fit for the government of the College as a place of religion, learning, and education". The current Master of Balliol is Helen Ghosh.