Fulgence Charpentier, OC (June 29, 1897 – February 6, 2001) was a French-Canadian journalist, editor and publisher. Born in Sainte-Anne-de-Prescott, Ontario, Charpentier's career included diplomatic, political and bureaucratic positions, but his first love had been journalism ever since he began his reporting career at Montreal's Le Devoir in 1915, during which he earned $20 a week. In 1978, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Officer in 1998. He died at age 103 of pneumonia on February 6, 2001.