| Howard W. Polsky | |
| Birth Name: | Howard William Polsky |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Death Place: | New York City |
| Fields: | Social work |
| Workplaces: | Columbia University |
| Known For: | Polsky's Diamond |
Howard William Polsky (16 April 1928 - 19 October 2003) was an American social work scientist at Columbia University, who researched social systems and fought socially based delinquency through youth group analyses.[1] He notably conceptualized Polsky's Diamond, a typology of informal groups.