Samuel Hay Kaufmann (April 30, 1829 – March 15, 1906) was an American newspaper publisher who was the former owner of the Washington Star.

[1] In 1854 he became the publisher of a newspaper in Zanesville, Ohio, continuing that until he moved to Washington, D.C., in 1861.

[3] Starting in 1891, Kauffman served as president of the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

[3] During his tenure he became a patron of painter Max Weyl, supporting the painters career and helping to bring Weyl's work to the forefront of Washington's art community.

[3] The Kauffmann Memorial was built in his honor by William Ordway Partridge in Rock Creek Cemetery.