Leo Haber (1927-2016) was an American writer based in New York.

Haber was born in Manhattan and studied at City College of New York. He was adjunct professor of Hebrew language at Hebrew Union College, New York.

His novel The Red Heifer was published by Syracuse University Press in 2001. His short stories, poetry and criticism appeared in numerous journals, newspapers and magazines.. He was editor of Midstream magazine.

His son Howard E. Haber is a Distinguished Professor of Physics at University of California, Santa Cruz, and his son Edward Haber is a radio and music producer who has worked for WBAI and WNYC.