John Bridges (1536-1618) Resident of Marsh Baldon and Bishop of Oxford.
Phanuel Bacon (1700–1783) was an 18th Century rector of the Baldons, who was also a literary man of some repute in his day, publishing poetry, ballads and plays.
John White (1785-1864), a harness-maker, who would appear to be the person referred to as 'Poor Old White' in letters to the Oxford Journal, in 1839. It was claimed he was being threatened with eviction for holding Primitive Methodist gatherings in his house.
Thomas James Carter (1833-1909) was born in Marsh Baldon. Although he worked most of his life as a labourer in and around Oxford, he was a collector of antiquities – objects, customs and folklore. Thanks to him we know a great deal about the lives of working people in the Baldons in the 19th Century.
James Coulman Ross (1844-1916) was the vicar for Toot Baldon between 1871 and 1888. He was a prolific writer about both church and village matters and during his tenure he oversaw a transformation of the Toot Baldon school.
Archibald Campbell Tait (1811–1882) ministered to the people of the Baldons between 1836 and 1839. A fellow of Balliol College, he became the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1862.
Charles (1873-1940) and Brenda (1883-1965) Seligman were distinguished anthropologists who, for many years, lived at Court Leys in Toot Baldon.
William Lewis (1854-1933) For forty-five years, William was the master of Toot Baldon School, until it closed in 1920.
John and William Slessor who lived in Toot Baldon for some of their lives, both had distinguished careers serving as officers in WW1 and WW2.
Herbert and Florence Barrett Herb and Florrie Barrett were born in the late 1800s - this webpage illustrates how church baptism, marraige and burial records, as well as census records, can help track people's lives.
Sir Andrew Motion and his wife Joanna rented an attic in Court Leys during the summer / autumn of 1973.