Jean-Baptiste-Christophe Grainville (15 March 1760 in Lisieux – 13 December 1805 id.) was an 18th-century French poet. Grainville was a lawyer at the Parlement de Rouen, but fatigue caused by the profession determined him to practised for a brief period only. He retired to his hometown and dedicated himself to literary works and the pleasure of hunting for which he had a passionate taste. He made himself known in literature. He contributed many articles to the , the , Le Mercure de France, the Journal littéraire by François Clément, and the Courrier des Spectacles.