Lionel Ray (born Robert Lorho; 19 January 1935, in Mantes-la-Ville) is a French poet and essayist.

Born of a Breton father and a Walloon mother, he spent his childhood in the town of Mantes-la-Jolie.

He published several collections under his real name, Robert Lorho, Associate of French language and literature professor at the Lycee Chaptal Khâgne.

Lionel Ray is president of the Mallarmé Academy and a member of committees of the journal la revue Europe, and Aujourd'hui.

He is a father of four children from his first two marriages: Anne, Frank, Adrien, and Philippe Lorho.