Gérard Noiriel is a French historian. He is one of the pioneers of immigration history in France. He has also focused on the history of the working class, as well as on interdisciplinary and epistemological questions in history. In this regard, he contributed to the development of socio-historical studies and was involved in founding the journal Genèses. He is a director of studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS).