Stephen Uhalley Jr. (born 1930) is an American historian of Chinese history, specializing in aerospace.

He has written China and Christianity: Burdened Past, Hopeful Future, A History of the Chinese Communist Party, and Mao Tse-tung, a Critical Biography, as well as being a frequent contributor to multiple journals.

Uhalley began studying history at San Bernardino Valley College where he received an Associate of Arts degree after two years (1952-1954).

Before pursuing any academia, he served as a chief rifleman in the Amphibian Tractor Crew during the Korean War (1942–52).

He then became a Professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he stayed for 25 years (1970–95), when the department had several important historians of Asia,[1] and upon retirement, was made an Emeritus.