Gordon Bryant Ogilvie ONZM (8 May 1934 – 23 October 2017) was a New Zealand historian and biographer who wrote over 20 books, mainly about the people, places and institutions of the Canterbury region.

[1] After completing a diploma in post-primary teaching he eventually returned to St Andrew's College as head of English, a position he held for 24 years.

The Port Hills of Christchurch (1978) and Banks Peninsula: Cradle of Canterbury (1990) both won the J. M. Sherrard Award for New Zealand Regional History and have been republished in revised editions.

"[3][4] Ogilvie was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2008 New Year Honours for services to historical research.

Ogilvie died in Christchurch on 23 October 2017 from kidney cancer, less than two months after his final work, Place Names of Banks Peninsula and the Port Hills, was published by Canterbury University Press.