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,[1] 2nd edition[2] and 3rd edition.[3]
This list of notable alumni consists almost entirely of men, because women were admitted to the college only from 1979.[4] 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.
George Beadle (1958) Eastman Professor, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events 1958
Baruch Blumberg (1957) Master, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discoveries concerning new mechanisms for the origin and dissemination of infectious diseases (Hep B virus) 1976
Stephen Grosz (1952) psychoanalyst "The Examined Life"
Linus Pauling (1948) Fellow, Nobel Prize Chemistry: nature of the chemical bond 1954; Nobel Peace Prize: for his fight against the nuclear arms race between East and West 1962
Oliver Smithies (c1943) Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine: gene recombination 2007
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".[16] The current Master of Balliol is
Helen Ghosh.[17]
^Balliol College (University of Oxford); Jones, John; Viney, Sally; Hilliard, Edward; Elliott, Ivo d'Oyle; Lemon, Elsie (1914).
The Balliol College Register (1st ed.). Oxford. Retrieved 25 March 2013.(1914, covering matriculations 1832-1914)
^Balliol College (University of Oxford) (1934).
The Balliol College Register (2nd ed.). Oxford. Retrieved 25 March 2013.(1934, covering matriculations 1833-1933)
^Balliol College (University of Oxford) (1953).
The Balliol College Register (3rd ed.). Oxford. Retrieved 25 March 2013.(1953, covering matriculations 1900-1950)
^'RIDLEY, Sir Adam (Nicholas)', in Who's Who 2014 (London: A. & C. Black, 2014)
^'LAWRANCE, Prof. Jeremy Norcliffe Haslehurst', in Who's Who 2014 (London: A. & C. Black),
online edition by Oxford University Press, December 2013, accessed 3 May 2014 (subscription site)
^Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas. National Archives.; CP 40 / 677; in 1430; Thomas Chace appears as first name, but as defendant in a case of debt, brought by Thomas Coventre.
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,[1] 2nd edition[2] and 3rd edition.[3]
This list of notable alumni consists almost entirely of men, because women were admitted to the college only from 1979.[4] 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.
George Beadle (1958) Eastman Professor, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events 1958
Baruch Blumberg (1957) Master, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discoveries concerning new mechanisms for the origin and dissemination of infectious diseases (Hep B virus) 1976
Stephen Grosz (1952) psychoanalyst "The Examined Life"
Linus Pauling (1948) Fellow, Nobel Prize Chemistry: nature of the chemical bond 1954; Nobel Peace Prize: for his fight against the nuclear arms race between East and West 1962
Oliver Smithies (c1943) Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine: gene recombination 2007
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".[16] The current Master of Balliol is
Helen Ghosh.[17]
^Balliol College (University of Oxford); Jones, John; Viney, Sally; Hilliard, Edward; Elliott, Ivo d'Oyle; Lemon, Elsie (1914).
The Balliol College Register (1st ed.). Oxford. Retrieved 25 March 2013.(1914, covering matriculations 1832-1914)
^Balliol College (University of Oxford) (1934).
The Balliol College Register (2nd ed.). Oxford. Retrieved 25 March 2013.(1934, covering matriculations 1833-1933)
^Balliol College (University of Oxford) (1953).
The Balliol College Register (3rd ed.). Oxford. Retrieved 25 March 2013.(1953, covering matriculations 1900-1950)
^'RIDLEY, Sir Adam (Nicholas)', in Who's Who 2014 (London: A. & C. Black, 2014)
^'LAWRANCE, Prof. Jeremy Norcliffe Haslehurst', in Who's Who 2014 (London: A. & C. Black),
online edition by Oxford University Press, December 2013, accessed 3 May 2014 (subscription site)
^Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas. National Archives.; CP 40 / 677; in 1430; Thomas Chace appears as first name, but as defendant in a case of debt, brought by Thomas Coventre.