Michel Faber (born 13 April 1960) is a Dutch-born writer of English-language fiction, with his 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White being particularly notable. His novel for young adults, D: A Tale of Two Worlds, was published in 2020. In October 2023, he released a non-fiction work about music titled Listen: On Music, Sound and Us.

Faber was born in The Hague, The Netherlands, and at the age of seven, he and his parents emigrated to Australia. He attended primary and secondary school in the Melbourne suburbs of Boronia and Bayswater. He continued his education at the University of Melbourne, studying Dutch, philosophy, rhetoric, English language and English literature, and graduated in 1980. Before turning to writing, Faber worked as a cleaner and in various other casual jobs. He also trained as a nurse in Marrickville and the Western Suburbs hospitals in Sydney, nursing until the mid-1990s.

In 1993, he, his second wife, and family emigrated to Scotland, where he has since been based. Known for his versatility and depth in storytelling, Michel Faber has contributed significantly to contemporary English-language literature.