Basil Davenport (1905–1966) was an American literary critic, academic, anthologist, and writer of science fiction novels[1] and other genres. He was a member of the Baker Street Irregulars literary society. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky on March 7, 1905, the son of Ira William Davenport and Emily Andrews Davison. He died on April 7, 1966, in New York County, New York, at the age of 61.