Léon Bouffard (24 June 1893 inGeneva,Switzerland – 23 July 1981 inGeneva,Switzerland) was a Swiss athlete and sports administrator. As an athlete, he competed inpole vault, winning the Swiss championship in 1914. He was the founder (in 1929) and president of theSwiss Basketball Federation. He co-foundedFIBA in 1932 and served as FIBA's president from 1932 to 1948. He organized1st European Basketball Championship in 1935 and4th European Basketball Championship in 1946, both in Geneva. Since 1948 he served as the Honorary President of FIBA. In 2007, he was enshrined as a contributor into theFIBA Hall of Fame.

• FIBA Hall of Fame page on Bouffard

• 1893 births
• 1981 deaths
• Sportspeople from Geneva
• FIBA Hall of Fame inductees
• Basketball in Switzerland