Todd Alan Gitlin (January 6, 1943 – February 5, 2022) was an American sociologist, political activist, novelist, and cultural commentator. He wrote about the mass media, politics, and arts. He worked as a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and New York University. He was also a visiting professor at Yale University. Gitlin published three novels: "The Murder of Albert Einstein" (1992), "Sacrifice" (1999), and "Undying" (2011).