Paul Ackerman (February 18, 1908 – December 31, 1977) was an influential music journalist.
He wrote the liner notes to Harry Belafonte's 1958 album of folk ballads, Love Is a Gentle Thing.
He obtained his degree from the College of William and Mary and Columbia University.
He was among the first journalists to write on the newly created rock and roll genre.
Ackerman received a number of awards as a musical journalist and scholar.