Craig Matthew Thompson, born September 21, 1975, is an American graphic novelist renowned for his works such as Good-bye, Chunky Rice (1999), Blankets (2003), Carnet de Voyage (2004), Habibi (2011), and Space Dumplins (2015). Raised in a rural farming community in central Wisconsin, Thompson's graphic novel Blankets has garnered multiple industry awards and has been published in nearly twenty languages. Thompson resides in Portland, Oregon.

His accolades include four Harvey Awards, three Eisner Awards, and two Ignatz Awards. Notably, his cover design for the Menomena album Friend and Foe earned a Grammy nomination for Best Recording Package in 2007.