Kåre Lunden (8 April 1930 – 18 July 2013) was a Norwegian historian, and Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Oslo.
He originally studied agronomy at the Norwegian College of Agriculture, graduating in 1957.
He then worked six years as a civil servant in the Norwegian Ministry of Church Affairs and Education, before taking up history studies.
He was appointed by the King-in-Council as Professor of History at the University of Oslo in 1976.
He represented the sports team of the Norwegian College of Agriculture, NLHI, and threw 50.27 metres in 1954.