Seymour Topping (December 11, 1921 – November 8, 2020) was an American journalist best known for his work as a foreign correspondent covering wars in China, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, and the cold war in Europe. He served the The New York Times as a managing editor, foreign editor, and foreign correspondent. He was the San Paolo Professor Emeritus of International Journalism at Columbia University and served as administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes from 1993 to 2002.