Henry Potez (Méaulte, September 30, 1891 – Paris, November 9, 1981) was a French business leader who worked in the airplane industry.

He studied at the French Aeronautics School Supaéro. Along with Marcel Dassault, he helped create the Potez-Bloch propeller, which was used on most Allied planes during World War I after 1917.

In 1919, he started his own company, Aviations Potez. During the time between World Wars I and II, the company built many airplanes and seaplanes in factories that were considered the most modern in the world. In 1923, he purchased the Alessandro Anzani company. Several Potez planes, including the Potez 25, 39, 54, 62, and 63, became well-known worldwide and set world records.

Over twenty years, 7,000 planes were made. Forty airplane designs were created, and more than twenty of them were produced, which was unusual for that time.

In 1936, his factories were taken over by the French Front populaire government because they were considered important to the country.

After World War II, Potez gained majority ownership of Air-Fouga, a company that designed and built the Magister, a two-seat, twin-engine training plane that became very successful.