马歇尔·麦克卢汉,马素·麦克鲁汉（Herbert Marshall McLuhan，C.C.，1911年7月21日－1980年12月31日），是加拿大著名哲学家及教育家，曾在大学教授英国文学、文学批判及传播理论，也是现代传播理论的奠基者，其观点深远影响人类对媒体的认知。在没有「互联网」这个字出现时，他已预示互联网的誔生，「地球村」一词（global village）正是由他首先采纳。自1960年起，他一直是一个具争议但极具影响力的人物，他死后多年后仍被Wired杂志封为主保圣人，表扬他对现代媒界理论的贡献。

Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC (July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980) was a Canadian professor of English, philosopher of communication theory and a public intellectual. His work is viewed as one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory, as well as having practical applications in the advertising and television industries. He was educated at the University of Manitoba and Cambridge University and began his teaching career as a Professor of English at several universities in the U.S. and Canada, before moving to the University of Toronto where he would remain for the rest of his life.