List of Head Masters of Eton College

This is a list of Head Masters of Eton College since 1442.

Note: for explanation of alternative year dates in this list, such as '1494/5', see Old Style and New Style dates.

15th century

 * 1) William Westbury (1442–1447)
 * 2) Richard Hopton (1447–1453)
 * 3) Thomas Forster (1453)
 * 4) Clement Smith (1453–1458)
 * 5) John Peyntor (1458–1467)
 * 6) Clement Smyth (1467–1470)
 * 7) Walter Barber (1470 – c. 1479)
 * 8) David Haubroke (c. 1479 – 1484)
 * 9) Thomas Mache (1484–1485/6)
 * 10) William Horman (1485/6–1494/5)
 * 11) Edward Powell (1494/5–1496)

16th century
1. Nicholas Bradbryg (1496–1501)

2. Robert Yong (1501–1502/3)

3. John Smyth (1502/3–1507)

4. John Goldyve (1507–1510)

5. Thomas Phylips (1510–1511)

6. Thomas Erlysman (1511–1515)

7. Robert Aldrich (1515–1521)

8. Thomas White (1521–1524)

9. John Goldwyn (1524–1528)

10. Richard Cox (1528–1534)

11. Nicholas Udall (1534–1541/2)

12. ? Smyth (1541/2–1544/5)

13. Robert Cater (1544/5–1547)

14. William Barker (1547–1555)

15. George Hampson (1555 – c. 1560)

16. William Malim (c. 1560– c. 1563)

17. William Smyth (c. 1563 – c. 1571)

18. Reuben Sherwood (c. 1571 – 1579) Hugh Blythe (c. 1579?)

19. Thomas Ridley (1579–1583)

20. John Hammond (1583–1594)

17th century
1. Richard Langley (1594–1611)

2. Richard Wright (1611)

3. Matthew Bust (1611–1630)

4. John Harrison (1630–1636)

5. William Norris (1636 – c. 1646)

6. Nicholas Grey (c. 1646 – 1648)

7. George Goad (1648)

8. Thomas Horne (1648–1654)

9. John Boncle (1654–1655)

10. Thomas Singleton (1655–1660)

11. Thomas Mountague (1660–1671)

12. John Rosewell (1671–1682)

13. Charles Roderick (1682–1690)

18th century
1. John Newborough (1690–1711)

2. Andrew Snape (1711–1720)

3. Henry Bland (1720–1728)

4. William George (1728–1743)

5. William Cooke (1743–1745)

6. John Sumner (1745–1754)

7. Edward Barnard (1754–1765)

8. John Foster (1765–1773)

9. Jonathan Davies (1773–1792)

19th century
1. George Heath (1792–1802)

2. Joseph Goodall (1802–1809)

3. John Keate (1809–1834)

4. Edward Craven Hawtrey (1834–1853)

5. Charles Old Goodford (1853–1862)

6. Edward Balston (1862–1868)

7. James John Hornby (1868–1884)

20th century
1. Edmond Warre (1884–1905)

2. Edward Lyttelton (1905–1916)

3. Cyril Alington (1916–1933)

4. Claude Aurelius Elliott (1933–1949)

5. Robert Birley (1949–1964)

6. Anthony Chenevix-Trench (1964–1970)

7. Michael McCrum (1970–1980)

8. Eric Anderson (1980–1994)

21st century
1. John Lewis (1994–2002)

2. Tony Little (2002–2015)

3. Simon Henderson (2015–present)