Jeffrey Seth Rosenthal FRSC FIMS (born October 13, 1967) is a Canadian statistician and nonfiction author.

[3] Rosenthal has written numerous research papers about the theory of Markov chain Monte Carlo and other statistical computation algorithms, many joint with Gareth O.

[4][5] In 2005 Rosenthal wrote a book for the general public, Struck by Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities,[6] which was a bestseller in Canada[7][8] and has been published in ten languages.

[11] He has been interviewed by the media about such diverse topics as crime statistics,[12] pedestrian deaths,[13] gambling probabilities,[14][15] and television game shows,[16] and has appeared on William Shatner's Weird or What?.

[1] Besides his research, Rosenthal performs music[28] and improvisational comedy, including at The Bad Dog Theatre Company.