Mihály Horváth (20 October 1809, Szentes – 19 August 1878, Karlsbad) was a Hungarian Roman Catholic bishop, historian, and politician. He was an exponent of Hungarian nationalism with an emphasis on its historical culture.

• Baar, Monika. Historians and Nationalism: East-Central Europe in the Nineteenth Century (2010) excerpt, pp 35–40 and passim

• His portrait
• His biography on the Szentes's Horváth Mihály Secondary School homepage
• His activity in the Hungarian Historical Society (in Hungarian: Magyar Történelmi Társulat).