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Maurice Druon (April 23, 1918 — April 14, 2009) was a French novelist and a member of the Académie française.

Born in Paris, France, Druon was the nephew of the writer Joseph Kessel, with whom he translated the Chant des Partisans, a French Resistance anthem of World War II, with music and words (in Russian) originally by Anna Marly.

In 1948 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel Les grandes familles.

He was elected to the 30th seat of L'Académie française on December 8, 1966, succeeding Georges Duhamel.

While his scholarly writing earned him a seat at the Académie, he is best known for a series of seven historical novels published in the 1950s under the title Les Rois Maudits (The Accursed Kings).

He was Minister of Cultural Affairs (1973—1974) in Pierre Messmer's cabinet, and a deputy of Paris (1978—1981).