Francis Wheen (born January 1957) is a British writer and journalist, who was educated at Harrow School and Royal Holloway College, University of London. He is the author of several books including a biography of Karl Marx, which won the Isaac Deutscher prize. An award-winning column for The Guardian ran for several years. He writes for Private Eye and is the magazine's deputy editor.
His collected journalism - Hoo-hahs and Passing Frenzies won him the George Orwell Prize in 2003.
Wheen broadcasts regularly (mainly on BBC Radio 4) and is a regular panellist on The News Quiz.
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