史蒂芬·爱德温·金（Stephen Edwin King，1947年9月21日－），是一位作品多产、屡获奖项的美国畅销书作家，编写过剧本、专栏评论，曾担任电影导演、制片人以及演员。

史蒂芬·金作品销售超过3亿5000万册，以恐怖小说著称，活脱脱概括了此一类别的整个发展沿革。他的作品还包括科幻小说、奇幻小说、短篇小说、非小说、影视剧本及舞台剧剧本。大多数的作品都曾被改编到其它媒体，像是电影、电视影集和漫画书上。他同时以笔名理察·巴克曼（Richard Bachman）写作，也曾以笔名约翰·史怀森（John Swithen）发表过一篇短篇小说。他在2003年获得美国国家图书奖终身成就奖。

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television shows, and comic books. King has published 54 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and six non-fiction books. He has written nearly 200 short stories, most of which have been collected in book collections. Many of his stories are set in his home state of Maine. His novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption was the basis for the movie The Shawshank Redemption which is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time.