Hugh McBirney Stimson (December 5, 1931 – January 24, 2011) was an American sinologist and linguist who specialised in the poetry of the Tang dynasty (618–907).
He was particularly known for his research into Chinese historical phonology which enabled him to reconstruct the spoken language of Tang poetry.
He studied for his undergraduate degree at Yale University, where he was a prestigious "scholar of the house" in his final year.
After graduating in 1953 he stayed on at Yale to study towards a PhD, spending a year at the National Taiwan University during 1954–1955.
He remained at Yale for his entire academic career, retiring in 2006 after forty-six years teaching at the university.