Charles Henry Oldfather (13 June 1887 – 20 August 1954) was an American professor of Greek and Ancient History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
In 1914, Oldfather married Margaret Kinsey McLelland, the niece of journalist David Graham Phillips.
Oldfather was then appointed Professor of Classics at Hanover College where he taught for two years before moving to Wabash College, Indiana in 1916 to teach Greek and Ancient History for 10 years.
While he was at Wabash College, Oldfather was awarded a PhD from the University of Wisconsin.
In 1926, Oldfather was appointed Professor of Ancient History at the University of Nebraska.