Maurice, Baron Gilliams (Antwerp, 20 July 1900-Antwerp, 18 October 1982) was a Flemish writer and poet.

He worked for the company of his father and he lectured on typography at the Vakschool voor Kunstambachten of Roger Avermaete in Antwerp.

In 1947, he became a member of the Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde of which he became director in 1954.

In September 1955, he started working as scientific librarian of the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp.

Maurice Gilliams always wrote autobiographical, generally concerning his failed marriage and his lost youth.