Anne Roe Simpson (1904 – May 29, 1991) was an American clinical psychologist and researcher who studied creativity and occupational psychology.

Born in Denver, Colorado, her parents were Charles Edwin Roe and Edna Blake.

Roe received her Bachelor's (1923) and Master's (1925) degrees from the University of Denver.

In 1963, Roe became full professor, the ninth woman in the history of Harvard University to become a tenured faculty member, and the first woman to be tenured in the Harvard Faculty of Education.

She wrote more than 100 books and articles, including "The Making of a Scientist," published in 1952 by Dodd, Mead.