Charles Auguste Désiré Filon (1800–1875) was a French historian. He served as professor of history at Douai and at the École normale supérieure, and later became inspecteur d'académie in Paris. His son, Augustin Filon, also became a distinguished scholar.
His principal published works include:
- Histoire comparée de la France et de l'Angleterre (1832)
- Histoire de l'Europe au XVIe siècle (1838)
- La Diplomatie française sous Louis XV (1843)
- Histoire de l'Italie méridionale (1849)
- Histoire du Sinai romain (1850)
- Histoire de la démocratie athénienne (1854)
Filon died on 1 December 1875 in Paris and is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
