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Gopal Ganesh Agarkar | |
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| Born | 14 July 1856 |
| Died | 17 June 1895 (aged 38) |
| Nationality |  British India |
| Education | Deccan College (B.A.), (M.A.) |
| Occupation(s) | Educationalist, writer, editor, social reformer |
| Known for | Founder of the Deccan Education Society |
| Spouse | Yashodabai Agarkar |
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (14 July 1856 – 17 June 1895) () was a social reformer, educationist, and thinker from Bombay Presidency, British India.
At one time a close associate of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, he co-founded educational institutes such as the New English School, the Deccan Education Society and Fergusson College along with Tilak, Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi, Vaman Shivram Apte, V. B. Kelkar, M. S. Gole and N. K. Dharap.[citation needed] He was the first editor of the weekly Kesari newspaper and founder and editor of a periodical, Sudharak. He was the second principal of Fergusson College, serving in that post from August 1895 until his death.
A locality in Andheri, Mumbai outside the railway station (east side) is named after him as Agarkar Chowk, and another locality in Pune containing the Pune railway station and General post office of Pune (with the Zero Milestone of Pune) is named after him as Agarkar Nagar.