| Order: | 71st Doge of the Republic of Genoa |
| Term Start1: | 19 October 1577 |
| Term End1: | 19 October 1579 |
| Predecessor1: | Prospero Centurione Fattinanti |
| Successor1: | Nicolò Doria |
| Birth Date: | 1525 |
| Birth Place: | Genoa, Republic of Genoa |
| Death Date: | 1595 |
| Death Place: | Genoa, Republic of Genoa |
Giovanni Battista Gentile Pignolo (Genoa, 1525 - Genoa, 1595) was the 71st Doge of the Republic of Genoa.
He was elected to the dogal title on 19 October 1577, the twenty-sixth in biennial succession and the seventy-first in republican history. After his office on 19 October 1579, Giovanni Battista Gentile Pignolo was appointed perpetual procurator and continued to serve the Genoese state for other years.[1]