Louis Rubenstein (September 23, 1861, in Montreal – January 3, 1931) was a Canadian figure skater, sportsman and politician.

Rubenstein is considered the "Father of Canadian Figure Skating.

"[1][2] After retirement from skating in 1892, Rubenstein became involved in the sports of bowling, curling, and cycling.

Although being subject of a great deal of antisemitism there, he won the gold medal.

[4] He is the only skater from North American known to have competed at a major European competition before World War 1 other than the 1908 Olympics, due to the time and money traveling required at the time.