Anatol Ciobanu (14 May 1934 – 8 April 2016) was a Moldovan professor and researcher.

[1] He was head of the Department of Romanian language at Moldova State University, a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, and a leader of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova.

[2] Anatol Ciobanu was born on May 14, 1934, in Ruseni.

Since 2001, he has been the head of the Department of Romanian language, general linguistics and Romance of the Moldova State University in Chişinău.

In 1992, Anatol Ciobanu became a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova.