Lionel Michael Whitby (born February 1952) is a British ancient historian of Late Antiquity.
[2] He read Literae Humaniores at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford.
[5] Whitby held a junior research fellowship at Merton College, Oxford.
He became head of department in 1993 and received a personal chair in 1995 as Professor of Ancient History.
[3] In 2007, Whitby was awarded a Doctor of Letters (DLitt) honorary degree by the University of Warwick.