Joseph Robert Coulter (1913–2006) was a Canadian Football player, pilot, and educator.
Coulter played football at the University of Toronto (1933-1935), becoming team captain and winning the first Johnny Copp Trophy in 1935.
From 1954-1958 Coulter taught English and French and was head of U of T's Extension Department responsible for the emerging field of adult education.
In 1958 Coulter was appointed Headmaster of St. Andrew's College (Aurora, Ontario) where he served until his retirement in 1974.
In 1972 York University conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters upon Coulter.