Simon James Arthur Taufel, (born 21 January 1971 in St Leonards, New South Wales), is a former Australian cricket umpire who was earlier a member of the ICC Elite umpire panel.
He won five consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards between 2004 and 2008, and was generally considered to have been the best umpire in the world during his time.
He announced his retirement from international cricket on 26 September 2012, after the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 final.
He subsequently worked as the ICC's Umpire Performance and Training Manager until October 2015.