Toyin Omoyeni Falola (born 1 January 1953) is a Nigerian historian and professor of African Studies.

Falola is a Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria and of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, and has served as the president of the African Studies Association.

[4] Falola began his academic career as a schoolteacher in Pahayi, Ogun State, in 1970, and by 1981 he was a lecturer at the University of Ife.

[6] The primary focus of Falola's research is African history since the 19th century, in the tradition of the Ibadan School.

[21] The first Toyin Falola International Conference on Africa and the African Diaspora (TOFAC) was held in 2011 at the University of Ibadan.