Swapan Kumar Chakravorty (Bengali: স্বপন কুমার চক্রবর্তী; 29 July 1954 – 25 September 2021)[1] was an Indian academic who was a distinguished Professor of Humanities at the Presidency University, Kolkata.

He also served as a Professor of English, Jadavpur University, Director General of the National Library of India along with Secretary, and Curator of the Victoria Memorial Hall.

Chakravorty was chairperson of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC), Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor on Library Matters, Ashoka University, and Distinguished Visiting Faculty, S. P. Jain School of Global Management.

An alumnus of Calcutta Boys' School, Presidency College, Kolkata and Jadavpur University, Chakravorty obtained his D. Phil.

He was also at one time Joint Director, School of Cultural Texts and Records.