This is a list of Principals of King's College London. The office of the Principal (Principal and President from 2009) is established by the Charter of King's College London as "the chief academic and administrative officer of the College". To date there have been 20 Principals, with two further announced holders of the role.
| Principal | Portrait | Held Office | Notes | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Otter | Bishop of Chichester 1836 - 1840 | ||||
| Hugh James Rose | |||||
| John Lonsdale | Bishop of Lichfield 1843 - 1967 | ||||
| Richard William Jelf | |||||
| Alfred Barry | Bishop of Sydney 1884 - 1889 | ||||
| Henry Wace | Dean of Canterbury 1903 - 1924 | ||||
| Archibald Robertson | Bishop of Exeter 1903 - 1916 | ||||
| Arthur Headlam | First Dean of King's College London 1908 - 1912; Bishop of Gloucester 1923 - 1945 | ||||
| Ronald Montagu Burrows | First layman | ||||
| Ernest Barker | |||||
| William Reginald Halliday | |||||
| Peter Noble | |||||
| John Hackett | |||||
| Richard Way | |||||
| Neil Cameron | Former Chief of the Air Staff and Chief of the Defence Staff | ||||
| Stewart Sutherland | |||||
| John Beynon | |||||
| Arthur Lucas | |||||
| Rick Trainor | |||||
| Ed Byrne | 2014 - 31 January 2021 | ||||
| Evelyn Welch | 1 February 2021 - 1 June 2021 | Interim President & Principal | [1] | ||
| Shitij Kapur | 1 June 2021 - present |