Gideon Saulo Were (27 October 1934 – 7 July 1995) was a Kenyan professor of history, author, publisher, administrator and entrepreneur.
His father, Saulo Omukofu, was an educationist and a prominent member of the North Nyanza District Appeal Court.
He attended Kakamega, and Maseno High Schools, from 1950 to 1956, before joining the Royal Technical College in Nairobi (now University of Nairobi) from 1957 to 1959 where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.
He then proceeded to University of Wales, where he earned a PhD graduating summa cum laude in 1966.
Were married Naomi Ayitso Were, and they have seven children: Saulo Omukofu Were, Abisage Wanzetse Ouma, Evaline Aoko Tiondi, Christina Masakha Were, Peres Wamukhula Were, Isaya Okoti, and Walter Omucheyi Were Upon completing his studies, Professor Were returned to Kenya and was appointed a Special Lecturer in the Department of History at University of Nairobi.