Giovanni Baldelli (1914–1986) was an Italian anarchist theorist, best known for his 1971 work Social Anarchism^[1] which defines social anarchism and provides a framework for its introduction.

Baldelli also wrote poetry, plays and philosophical works. Published poetry includes the collections Quand l'aube se survit, Chair à étoiles, Proses et poèmes and Le pied à l’étrier, all in French; Itinerario^[2] and All'ombra del gufo, both in Italian; and Seven Fugues, in English.