Charles Despiau (November 4, 1874 – October 30, 1946) was a French sculptor and teacher.

[1] Returning to making sculpture after the war, his success was established with his one-man show at the Brummer Gallery in New York in late 1927.

[1] Despiau was not a prolific sculptor, preferring to work for as long as it took to realize his vision.

[2] The Museum of Modern Art in New York owns the bronze Assia, perhaps his best-known work.

The largest collection is in his native Mont-de-Marsan, in a museum he shares with Robert Wlérick, established in the Donjon Lacataye.