Carl Steenstrup (1934 – 11 November 2014)) was a Danish japanologist. Carl Steenstrup is known for translating several works of Japanese literature, mostly those relating to the historical development of Bushido, , and the Kakun (House Codes) of famous Samurai Leaders Hōjō Shigetoki and Imagawa Ryoshun. Steenstrup's dissertation at Harvard University was entitled Hôjô Shigetoki (1198–1261) and his Role in the History of Political and Ethical Ideas in Japan.