Pierre-Antoine Antonelle (17 July 1747 – 26 November 1817) was a French journalist, politician, president of the Jacobin Club and revolutionary.

Although he came from an aristocratic family, he was a strong supporter of the French Revolution, initially in the south of France, particularly Arles and Provence, and ultimately in Paris.

[2] After this, Antonelle largely retired from active political service to publish works on the theory behind the Revolution and on human rights.

Antonelle was fired from the position after only ten days, and he moved on to become one of the principal contributors to the Journal des hommes libres.

[2] In 1796, Antonelle was named one of the secret directors of the Conspiracy of Equals but was acquitted, possibly due to the influence of Paul Barras.

He supported the Coup of 18 Fructidor but was nearly imprisoned again when Antoine Christophe Merlin attempted to have Antonelle deported as an aristocrat.

As a result, he allied himself with Louis XVIII during the Bourbon Restoration, publishing a pamphlet titled Réveil d'un vieillard which advocated a constitutional monarchy.