Símun av Skarði (3 May 1872 – 9 October 1942) was a Faroese poet, politician, and teacher.

He attended Askov Højskole from 1896 to 1898, and then the State Teachers College in Copenhagen from 1898 to 1899.

In 1899, he co-founded the Faroese folk high school (Føroya Fólkaháskúli) together with Rasmus Rasmussen (1871–1962).

[2] He was the husband of the educator Sanna av Skarði (1876–1978), who also taught at Føroya Fólkaháskúli.

Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is his great-grandson-in-law.