Miguel Delibes Setién (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɣel deˈliβes]; 17 October 1920 – 12 March 2010) was a prominent Spanish novelist, journalist, and newspaper editor associated with the Generation of '36 movement. From 1975 until his death, he was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, where he occupied the letter "e" seat.

Educated in commerce, Delibes began his career as a cartoonist and columnist. He later became the editor for the regional newspaper El Norte de Castilla before gradually devoting himself exclusively to novel writing. He was a connoisseur of the flora and fauna of Castile and was passionate about hunting and the countryside, themes that were frequently reflected in his work.

Delibes was one of the leading figures in post-Civil War Spanish literature, receiving numerous literary prizes. Several of his works have been adapted into plays or films, earning accolades at international festivals such as the Cannes Film Festival. He is often compared with authors like Heinrich Böll and Graham Greene as a prominent Catholic writer of the twentieth century.

His life was deeply affected by the death of his wife in 1974. In 1998, he was diagnosed with colon cancer, which he never fully recovered from, and he passed away in 2010.