Ellen Barron (1875 — 8 July 1951) was a nurse in Queensland, Australia. She was a matron and leader in the Queensland nursing profession. Barron was born in Berkshire, England, was educated at Oxford and Queensland, and trained at the Brisbane General Hospital. She was head nurse at the Maryborough General Hospital from 1902 to 1904. Barron enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service in World War I. She was stationed at Lemnos during the landing at Gallipoli, and she also served in Egypt and France. She returned to Australia in early 1917, suffering from pulmonary fibrosis.