Jan Gehl (Copenhagen, September 17, 1936)[1]​ is a Danish architect and urban planner.[2]​.

Trained in architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, he is a professor of urban planning at the same institution. Founding partner of Gehl Architects") together with Helle Søholt") until 2011, he promoted the city model on a human scale, focusing on the person as a "unit of measurement" in urban design. It defends the improvement of the quality of urban life based on the recovery of pedestrianization and the use of bicycles, giving special importance to public space.[2]​.

Gehl has collaborated on projects for the cities of Copenhagen, London, Melbourne, Sydney, Riga, Amman, New York and Moscow, among others. His works include New urban spaces (Gustavo Gili, 2002, with Lars Gemzøe), The humanization of urban space: social life between buildings (Reverté, 2006), Cities for People (Island Press, 2010) and How to Study Public Life (Island Press, 2013), among others.[2]​.

He is an honorary member of the institutes of architects of Denmark, England, Scotland, the United States and Canada, has been awarded the Sir Patrick Abercrombie Award for his "exemplary contributions to urban planning" by the International Union of Architects and has been recognized with the honorary title of doctor honoris causa by the universities of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt, Varna and Toronto.[2]