Dr. Daniel Hugo (born 26 February 1955 in Stellenbosch, South Africa) is a poet, translator, compiler and editor.
He worked a specialist announcer / producer for Radiosondergrense, the national Afrikaans radio service, and was also responsible for the literary programmes "Leeskring" and "Vers en Klank".
Between 1980 and 1988 he worked as a lecturer of Afrikaans and Dutch at the University of the Free State.
He was awarded his doctorate in 1989 for his thesis "Afrikaans poetry of wit".
He is married to journalist Marlene Malan and lives in Prince Albert, South Africa.