| Native Name: | 金森 晶洋 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 23 October 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Fields: | Mathematics |
| Workplaces: | Boston University |
| Spouse: | Tamara Awerbuch-Friedlander (until divorce) |
| Children: | 2 sons |
| Alma Mater: | California Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge |
| Thesis Title: | Ultrafilters over uncountable cardinals |
| Thesis Url: | https://search.worldcat.org/title/489008046 |
| Thesis Year: | 1975 |
| Known For: | The Higher Infinite |
is a Japanese-born American mathematician. He specializes in set theory and is the author of the monograph on large cardinals, The Higher Infinite.[1] He has written several essays on the history of mathematics, especially set theory.
Kanamori graduated from California Institute of Technology and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge (King's College), and is a professor of mathematics at Boston University.
With Matthew Foreman, Kanamori is the editor of the Handbook of Set Theory (2010).[2]