Frederick Samuel Northedge (16 October 1918 – 3 March 1985) was a British Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics.
He attended Bemrose Grammar School in Derby. Northedge then read classics at Merton College, Oxford, before moving on to study international relations at the London School of Economics.
The Northedge Essay Competition was established in 1986 to recognize Professor Northedge's contribution to the creation of the journal Millennium.