Paul Ginisty (4 April 1855 – 5 March 1932) was a French writer, columnist and journalist.
A regular columnist at Gil Blas, he met Guy de Maupassant who would dedicate him his short story Mon oncle Sosthène. From 1896 to 1906, he was theatre manager for the Théâtre de l'Odéon, then became an inspector of monuments historiques.
