Harry Hodgkinson (15 March 1913 – 2 October 1994), born Kirkham, Lancashire, was a British writer, journalist, naval intelligence officer and expert on the Balkans.
From the age of 16, he started writing for the Blackpool Times, Yorkshire Observer and Bradford Telegraph.
In 1936, he walked from Charing Cross to Jerusalem and published stories from his travels in The Christian Science Monitor, The Times and The Guardian.
He was employed by Naval Intelligence at the Admiralty and worked under Ian Fleming, in charge of Albania and Yugoslavia.
After the war he was adviser to the Director of Naval Intelligence regarding the Soviet satellite states.