Michael Moynihan is an American professor and author who achieved renown in the 1990s for his bestselling book, The Coming American Renaissance (Simon & Schuster, 1996). The book, a rebuttal of works by Lester Thurow and others, argued that America possessed a unique set of economic advantages that would propel it to global leadership in the 21st Century. Moynihan cited technology leadership, in particular, as a driver of economic growth.

Michael Moynihan (17th June 1917–27th June 2001) was an Irish Labour Party party politician who served in the Oireachtas as a Senator and as TD for Kerry South.