Rudolf Nassauer (8 November 1924 – 5 December 1996) was a German novelist and wine merchant best known as the author of The Hooligan (1960), a novel which explores the nuances of Nazi psychology by following protagonist Andreas Felber as he transforms from the Head Clerk of his local Town Council into the deputy commandant of a concentration camp. Nassauer also wrote the novels The Cuckoo (1962) and Kramer’s Goats (1986), among others.