Charles Wellington Furlong (1874–1967) was an American explorer, writer, artist and photographer from Massachusetts.

From 1901 to 1902, he was a student at Cornell, Harvard, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris.

After the war, he was a Member of the American Peace delegation in Paris, France for a year.

In 1925, he helped establish a voting system in Tacona, Africa, personally designing ballots and setting up polling places in remote areas.

While traveling the world he continued to write and create a variety of types and kinds of art, along with his work as a diplomat and military delegate.