Mikhail Mikhailovich Postnikov (Russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович По́стников) (27 October 1927 – 27 May 2004) was a Soviet mathematician, known for his work in algebraic and differential topology. He was born in Shatura, near Moscow. He received his Ph.D. from the Moscow State University under the direction of Lev Pontryagin. He died in Moscow.