John Frederick "Frank" Taylor, OBE (7 December 1920 – 19 July 2002) was an English sports journalist and President of AIPS in 1973–1977 and 1981–1993.

On 6 February 1958 Taylor was travelling with the Manchester United team and was the only sports journalist to survive the Munich air disaster.

His career culminated in him becoming president of the Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive (AIPS), the world association of sports writers, in 1973 when at the 37th Congress in London Félix Lévitan and Antoine Herbauts passed over the leadership to Great Britain, Frank Taylor as president, Bobby Naidoo general secretary.

Frank Taylor's outstanding personality and the energy of Massimo Della Pergola in 1981–1993 years were to give AIPS the powerful image and prestige which exists at all levels to this current day.

The European Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Award was named the Frank Taylor Trophy since 2003 in honour of the former president of both AIPS and UEPS.