Herschel Baronets, of Slough (1838)
- Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (1792–1871)
- Sir William James Herschel, 2nd Baronet (1833–1917)
- Sir John Frederick Charles Herschel, 3rd Baronet (1869–1950)
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