| Michael Birkner | |
| Office: | President of the Pennsylvania Historical Association |
| Term Start: | 2014 |
| Term End: | 2016 |
| Predecessor: | Kenneth C. Wolensky |
| Successor: | Allen Dieterich-Ward |
| Education: | Gettysburg College (BA) |
| Blank1: | Institutions |
| Data1: | Gettysburg College |
Michael J. Birkner is an American academic and author. He served as the Benjamin Franklin Chair of Liberal Arts at Gettysburg College from 2001 to 2016 and has taught at the school since 1989.[1] Birkner is recognized for his biographies of presidents James Buchanan and Dwight Eisenhower, He served as the President of the Pennsylvania Historical Association from 2014 to 2016.[2]