Balch may refer to:

People with the surname

Academics

*Herbert E. Balch (1869–1958), British archaeologist and caver *Jennifer Balch American wildfire scientist *Pamela Balch, president of West Virginia Wesleyan College *Reg Balch (1894–1994), British Canadian photographer and scientist *Robert Balch (born 1945), American sociologist *Stephen Balch, American scholar *Thomas Balch (historian) (1821–1877), American historian

Military

*George Balch, George Beall Balch (1821–1908), American naval officer *John Henry Balch (1896–1980), US Navy *Joseph Pope Balch (1822–1872), American Civil War veteran of Rhode Island

Others

*Albert V. Balch (1828–1915), American politician *Antony Balch (1937–1980), British film director *Emily Greene Balch (1867–1961), American pacifist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient *John Balch, builder of the John Balch House (1679), in Beverly, Massachusetts *Oscar B. Balch, American decorator who built the Oscar B. Balch House (1911) by Frank Lloyd Wright *Stephen Bloomer Balch (1747–1833), American Presbyterian minister

Places

*Balch (crater), on Venus *Balkh, alternatively Balch, an ancient city in Afghanistan *Balch Cave in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England *Balch Creek in Portland, Oregon *Balch Fieldhouse, arena in Boulder, Colorado *Balch Hall, at Cornell University *Balch House (Cincinnati, Ohio), a registered historic building *Balch Pond, on the Maine-New Hampshire border *Balch Springs, Texas

Vessels

*USS Balch (DD-363), USS ''Balch'' (DD-363) *USS Balch (DD-50), USS ''Balch'' (DD-50)

Other uses

*Balch & Bingham, a law firm in Birmingham, Alabama *Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia