Dale F. Eickelman (born December 15, 1942) is an American anthropologist with an expertise on the Middle East.
He is the Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations at Dartmouth College.
Currently, he is the Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations Emeritus at Dartmouth College.
Eickelman studied anthropology and Islamic studies and he earned his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth, going on to earn his master's degree from McGill University in Montreal.
In 2009, Dale Eickelman was named a Carnegie Scholar for a two-year period, and in 2011 he received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Middle East Section of the American Anthropological Association.