Maurice John Crawley Vile (born 23 July 1927) is a British political scientist.

His main areas of interest are constitutional theory, federalism, the separation of powers, American government and politics.

Vile was born on 23 July 1927 in Stoke Newington, East London, and moved to Victoria Park, South Hackney, three years later.

His father Edward, was a packer at a textile warehouse, Jeremiah Rotherham and Company in Shoreditch, until it was destroyed in the Second World War.

He was made an honorary fellow of Canterbury Christ Church University in recognition of the role he played in its development.