Mark Whittow (24 August 1957[1] – 23 December 2017) was a British historian, archaeologist, and academic, specialising in the Byzantine Empire.

[5] He attended Lord Wandsworth College in Long Sutton, Hampshire.

He became a fellow of Corpus Christi and University Lecturer in Byzantine Studies in 2009.

[8] In November 2017, he was announced as the next Provost of Oriel College, Oxford; he was to take up the post in September 2018.

[9][10] Whittow was married to Helen Malcolm, a QC and Deputy High Court Judge.