Szymon Rudnicki (born 8 February 1938 in Wilno) is a Polish historian.
He specializes in the history of the Second Polish Republic, right-wing political movements of that era, and Polish-Jewish relations.
He lectured at the Institute of History of the University of Warsaw, from 1973 to 1987, he was its deputy director.
Rudnicki focuses mostly on the ideology and activities of Polish interwar right-wing movements.
[2] In 2008 he was awarded the Jan Karski and Pola Nireńska Award by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research for his achievements in the areas of contemporary Polish political history and the history of Polish Jews.