Dominique Fernandez (born 25 August 1929) is a French writer of novels, essays and travel books.

[1] In 1982 he won the Prix Goncourt for his novel about Pier Paolo Pasolini; and in 2007 he was elected a member of the Académie Française.

He is the son of Ramón Fernández, a literary critic whose reputation was tarnished when he served during World War II on the executive committee of the Parti Populaire Français, collaborating with France's Nazi occupiers.

Fernandez's literary career began in 1958 with a study of the modern Italian novel.

When he became a member of the Académie Française in 2007, he chose for the hilt of his ceremonial sword an image of Ganymede.