Charles Whittenberg (July 6, 1927, St. Louis, Missouri - d. August 22, 1984, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American composer and holder of two Guggenheim Fellowships. He was born in St. Louis and graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 1948 with a Bachelor of Music in composition and percussion. A New York City resident from 1950, his music has been performed with increasing frequency in major musical centers of the US and Europe. He served as guest lecturer on electronic music and serial techniques at the University of Massachusetts, as an affiliate of the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center, and Instructor of instrumental techniques at the Summer Institute of Bennington College, Vermont.