Luigi Tripepi (21 June 1836 – 29 December 1906) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and poet.

He was born in Cardeto, a small town in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the deepest south of Italy.

He wrote about 200 works in different languages on a wide range of topics, including: theology, ecclesiastical history, apologetics as well as poetry in Greek, Latin and Italian.

Originally a Jesuit, he left the order in 1865 and was subsequently appointed to a series of important positions in the Church.

He was created Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica by Pope Leo XIII on 15 April 1901.