Alan G. Gross (June 2, 1936 - October 16, 2020) was a professor of rhetoric and Communication Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities where he also held appointments in the Center for Philosophy of Science, and in the rhetoric, scientific, and technical communication graduate program, the latter of which he was a founding faculty member.

Gross was a prolific author of dozens of articles, and author, co-author, or editor of more than a dozen books in rhetorical theory,