Christopher John Bartlett (12 October 1931 – 8 July 2008) was a British historian and biographer.
Bartlett was born in Bournemouth and educated at University College, Exeter, where he gained a BA in history in 1953.
He was awarded a PhD in international history by the London School of Economics in 1956.
He was then a lecturer in modern history at the University of the West Indies (1959–1962) and Queen's College, Dundee(1962–1968).
In 1978, he was appointed Professor of International History at the University of Dundee, from which he retired in 1996.