Wilhelm Genazino (22 January 1943 – 12 December 2018) was a German journalist and author. He was born in Mannheim, Germany. He worked as a journalist until 1965. During this time, he worked, inter alia, for the satirical magazine "Pardon" and co-edited the magazine "Lesezeichen". As an author, he was known for his trilogy "Abschaffel".