Balfour (surname)

Balfour is a Scottish surname born by members of the Clan Balfour.

Balfour commonly refers to Arthur Balfour (1848–1930), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905, 1st Earl of Balfour and later Foreign Secretary.

Balfour may also refer to:

Earls of Balfour

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)
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
Elizabeth Balfour, Countess of Balfour (1867–1942), British suffragette and politician
Lady Eve Balfour (1899–1990), English pioneer of organic farming

Others

Alexander Balfour (disambiguation)
Andrew Balfour (1873–1931), Scottish medical officer, author and international rugby player
Constance Balfour (1880–1965), American singer
David Balfour (disambiguation)
- David A. Balfour (1889–1956), Canadian politician
- David Paton Balfour (1841–1894), New Zealand sheepfarmer, station manager, roading supervisor and diarist
Donald Balfour (1882–1963), Canadian surgeon
Edward Balfour (1808–1884), Scottish surgeon and orientalist in India
Eric Balfour (born 1977), American actor
Evan Balfour (born 1965), Scottish footballer
Fiona Balfour, Australian business executive in the field of information technology
Frederic H. Balfour (fl. 1871–1908), British essayist and translator
George William Balfour (1823–1903), Scottish physician
Grant Balfour (born 1977), baseball player
Harriët Balfour (1818–1858), Surinamese freed slave
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 (engineer) (1831–1869), New Zealand marine engineer
James Balfour (philosopher) (1705–1795), Scottish advocate and philosopher
James Balfour (planter) (1777–1841), Scottish-born Surinamese planter
James Balfour, Lord Pittendreich (1583–1584), Scottish judge and politician
Sir James Balfour of Denmilne and Kinnaird, 1st Baronet (1600–1658), Scottish annalist and antiquary, Lord Lyon King of Arms from 1650 to 1654
Sir James Balfour Paul (1846–1931), Scottish heraldist, Lord Lyon King of Arms from 1890 to 1926
John Hutton Balfour (1808–1884), Scottish botanist
Mabel Balfour, South African trade unionist and anti-apartheid activist
Andrew Balfour of Montquhanie, Scottish landowner
Nancy Balfour (1911–1997), English arts administrator and journalist
Sebastian Balfour (born 1941), English historian
William Balfour (died 1660), English Civil War general