American Theater Medal Sumner Shapiro (January 13, 1926 – November 14, 2006) was a United States Navy rear admiral who served as Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence from 1978 to 1982.

He attended the University of New Hampshire before serving in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.

He was a graduate of the Naval War College and the U.S. Army's Institute for Advanced Soviet and Eastern European Studies in Germany.

[5] Shapiro was among four former directors of Naval intelligence (alongside William Studeman, John Butts and Thomas Brooks) who wrote a livid response to Israeli negotiations to free Pollard, which was published in the Washington Post: We... feel obligated to go on record with the facts regarding Pollard in order to dispel the myths that have arisen from this clever public relations campaign... aimed at transforming Pollard from greedy, arrogant betrayer of the American national trust into Pollard, committed Israeli patriot[6]Shapiro and his wife Eleanor Hymen "Jimmie" Shapiro[7] are buried at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery.

The National Intelligence Professionals society offers a scholarship named for RADM Sumner Shapiro.