George Bernard Noble

George Bernard Noble (July 11, 1892 – November 29, 1972) was an American scholar.

Noble was born in Leesburg, Florida on July 11, 1892. He was educated at the University of Washington and the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes scholar. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his service in World War I, where he served as a first lieutenant in the Army. In 1935 Macmillan published Noble's findings as Policies and Opinions at Paris, 1919. During 1941–1942 he was a member of the Oregon State Senate and served as chairman of the War Labor Board during World War II.

From 1946 until 1962 he was director of the Department of State Historical Office, where he oversaw the publication of 80 volumes in the Foreign Relations of the United States series. He was the Historian of the Department of State for sixteen years, during which he advised six Secretaries of State. He also wrote a biography of Christian Herter, which was published in 1970.

Noble was a member of the American Political Science Association, the American Historical Association and Phi Beta Kappa.