Hermann Ludwig von Balan (7 March 1812 – 16 March 1874) was a German diplomat who served as acting Foreign Secretary and head of the Foreign Office from 1872 to 1873.
When he was succeeded by Bernhard Ernst von Bülow as Foreign Secretary, he was appointed to the Prussian House of Lords, where he was considered a liberal peer, and returned to his post as ambassador in Brussels. However, he died a few months later.