Harvey C. Stein (1904–1996), known as Harve Stein, was an American illustrator. Born in Chicago, he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and with Harvey Dunn at the Grand Central School of Art in New York. He illustrated general-interest magazines and books, including Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women and Little Men.

During the 1930s and 1940s, Stein drew story illustrations for pulp magazines such as Blue Book, Double Action Stories, Love Book, and Argosy. In 1944 he became founding chair of the Commercial Illustration Department at the Rhode Island School of Design. He later taught painting in Connecticut and lectured at Connecticut College.