Samten Gyeltsen Karmay (Tibetan: བསམ་གཏན་ཀརྨ།, Wylie: bsam gtan rgyal mtshan mkhar rme'u; born 1936) is a Tibetan writer and researcher in the field of Tibetan Studies. His work is focused on the study of Tibetan myths, beliefs, the Bon religion and religious history.