Balfour (surname)

Balfour is a Scottish surname, and may refer to:

Earls of Balfour

• Arthur Balfour (1848–1930), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905, 1st Earl of Balfour and author of the Balfour Declaration of 1917
• Gerald Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour (1853–1945), Arthur's brother and also a Conservative politician

Barons Kinross

• John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross (1837–1905), British politician
• Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross (1904–1976), British historian

Balfours of Balbirnie

• Robert Balfour, 4th of Balbirnie (1698–1767)
• John Balfour, 5th of Balbirnie (1738–1833)
• Robert Balfour, 6th of Balbirnie (1762–1837), cavalry officer

Balfours of Whittingehame

• James Balfour (died 1845) (c 1775–1845), Scottish nabob, landowner and Tory politician
• James Maitland Balfour (1820–1856), Scottish politician
• Eustace Balfour (1854–1911), Scottish architect and aide-de-camp to King Edward VII
• Francis Maitland Balfour (1851–1882), biologist
• Lady Eve Balfour (1899–1990), English pioneer of organic farming

Others

• Alexander Balfour (1824–1886), Scottish merchant and shipowner
• Andrew Balfour (1873–1931), Scottish medical officer, author and international rugby player
• David Balfour (disambiguation)
  • David A. Balfour (1889–1956), Canadian politician
  • David Paton Balfour (1841–1894), New Zealand sheepfarmer, station manager, roading supervisor and diarist
• Edward Balfour (1808–1884), Scottish surgeon and orientalist in India
• Eric Balfour (born 1977), American actor
• Evan Balfour (born 1965), Scottish footballer
• Frederic H. Balfour (fl. 1871–1908), British essayist and translator
• Grant Balfour (born 1977), baseball player
• Harold Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye (1897–1988), British World War I fighter ace and Conservative politician
• H. Balfour Gardiner (1877–1950), British composer
• Honor Balfour (1912–2001), British politician and journalist
• Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour (1853–1922), Scottish botanist
• James Balfour (architect) (1854–1917), Canadian architect from Hamilton, Ontario
• James Balfour (Canadian politician) (1928–1999)
• James Balfour (clergyman) (1731–1809), Newfoundland Church of England clergyman
• James Balfour, Lord Pittendreich (1583–1584), Scottish judge and politician
• Sir James Balfour, 1st Baronet (1600–1658), Scottish annalist and antiquary, Lord Lyon King of Arms from 1650–1658
• John Hutton Balfour (1808–1884), Scottish botanist
• Mabel Balfour, South African trade unionist and anti-apartheid activist
• William Balfour (died 1660), English Civil War general

See also

• Earl of Balfour
• Balfour baronets
• Lord Balfour of Burleigh
• Baron Balfour of Glenawley
• Baron Kinross
• William Balfour Baikie