List of principals of Royal Holloway, University of London

The following is a list of principals of Royal Holloway, University of London, including its predecessor institutions, Royal Holloway College and Bedford College, London.

Principals of Royal Holloway College

 * Matilda Ellen Bishop (1887–1897)
 * Emily Penrose (1898–1907)
 * Ellen Charlotte Higgins (1907–1935)
 * Janet Ruth Bacon (1935–1944)
 * Fanny Street, acting principal (1944–1945)
 * Edith Clara Batho (1945–1962)
 * Marjorie Williamson (1962–1973)
 * Lionel Harry Butler (1973–1981)
 * Roy Miller (1982–1985)

Principals of Bedford College

 * Emily Penrose (1893–1898)
 * Ethel Hurlbatt (1898–1906)
 * Margaret Tuke (1907–1929)
 * Geraldine Emma May Jebb (1930–1951)
 * Norah Lillian Penston (1951–1964)
 * Elizabeth Millicent Chilver (1964–1971)
 * John Nicholson Black (1971–1981)
 * Dorothy Wedderburn (1981–1985)

Principals of Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

 * Dorothy Wedderburn (1985–1990)
 * Norman Gowar (1990–2000)
 * Drummond Bone (2000–2002)
 * Stephen Hill (2002–2009)
 * Paul Layzell (2010–2022)
 * Julie Sanders (2022–present)