The following is a list of principals of Phillips Exeter Academy, an independent preparatory school in Exeter, New Hampshire, founded in 1781 by John Phillips.[1] There have, since 1783, been 16 principals in total, including one interim principal. From the founding of the academy to 1808, the head of school was called preceptor before it was changed to principal.
| Image | Principal | Served | |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | William Woodbridge | 1783–1788 | |
| Benjamin Abbot | 1788–1838 | ||
| Gideon Lane Soule | 1838–1873 | ||
| Albert Cornelius Perkins | 1873–1883 | ||
| Walter Quincy Scott | 1884–1889 | ||
| – | Charles Everett Fish | 1890–1895 | |
| Harlan Page Amen | 1895–1913 | ||
| Lewis Perry | 1914–1946 | ||
| – | William Gurdon Saltonstall | 1946–1963 | |
| – | William Ernest Gillespie (interim) | 1963–1964 | |
| – | Richard Ward Day | 1964–1973 | |
| Stephen Guild Kurtz | 1974–1987 | ||
| – | Kendra Stearns O'Donnell | 1987–1997 | |
| – | Tyler Chapman Tingley | 1997–2009 | |
| – | Thomas Edward Hassan | 2009–2015 | |
| – | Lisa MacFarlane | 2015–2018 | |
| – | William Knox Rawson | 2019–present |