Alfred Malherbe (14 July 1804 – 14 August 1865) was a French magistrate and amateur naturalist born in Mauritius to Pierre Marie François Malherbe and Rosalie Le Meusnier Molineuf.
The family originally came from Metz.
Alfred became the administrator of the Museum of Metz (being its director until 1863).
He devoted his spare time to botany and zoology (especially ornithology).