William Uhler Hensel (December 4, 1851 – February 27, 1915) was a Pennsylvania newspaper editor, lawyer, author, and state Attorney General.

Hensel authored several books, most notably biographies of Grover Cleveland and his running mates Thomas A. Hendricks and Allen G. Thurman.

Hensel had an early interest in politics, and in 1872 he canvassed for Charles R. Buckalew in his unsuccessful run for governorship.

Under his direction, the paper went from the typical small-town litany of local trivia to the more big-town news-as-drama and political advocacy.

In 1886 Hensel sold his interest in the Intelligencer, and in 1887 opened a law office with J. Hay Brown that proved very successful.