Timothy Francis LaHaye (April 27, 1926 – July 25, 2016) was an American Baptist evangelical Christian minister and author. He wrote more than 85 books, both fiction and non-fiction. He is best known for co-authoring the Left Behind series of apocalyptic fiction with Jerry B. Jenkins.

LaHaye was a founder of the Council for National Policy, a conservative Christian advocacy group. He was known for his opposition to homosexuality, viewing it as immoral and unbiblical. He also critiqued Roman Catholicism and believed in conspiracy theories regarding the Illuminati.