Leland Stowe (November 10, 1899 – January 16, 1994) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist noted for being one of the first to recognize the expansionist character of the German Nazi regime.
After graduating from Wesleyan University in 1921, where he was a member of a fraternity that later became a chapter of Kappa Alpha Society, he started working as a journalist and became a foreign correspondent in Paris in 1926 for the New York Tribune.
Stowe's critical reportage was claimed to be one of the influences that helped bring down Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in the United Kingdom.
During his tenure, he alternated between teaching one semester each academic year and working as an editor and staff writer for Reader's Digest.
In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, Stowe also received the Légion d'honneur, the War Cross (Greece), and honorary degrees from Harvard University, Wesleyan, and Hobart College, amongst other honors.