Grigore Bălan (July 14, 1896–September 13, 1944) was a Romanian brigadier general during World War II.

In February 1942 he was awarded the Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class, for bravery during the battle of Mala Bilozerka (September 25–October 2, 1941).

After coup d'état of August 23, 1944, Romania switched sides and declared war on Nazi Germany.

On September 9, 1944, while fighting at the siege of Sfântu Gheorghe during the Battle of Turda, Bălan was mortally wounded by a German shell at Arcuș; he succumbed from his wounds four days later, at a military hospital in Sinaia.

[4] To perpetuate Bălan's memory, a boulevard in Sfântu Gheorghe was named after him, and a cross was erected in Arcuș on the spot where he fell seriously injured.