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Angus Daniel Campbell (March 19, 1884 in Stayner, Ontario – 1976) was the founder of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) an executive member of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Campbell graduated from the University of Toronto in 1911 with a B.A.Sc. in Mining engineering. While at the University of Toronto, he played on the University's hockey and lacrosse teams. After graduation he began working in Cobalt, Ontario. In Cobalt, he played on a hockey team in the Temiskaming Hockey League. This team included other greats such as: Walter Smaill, Art Ross, Herb Clarke and Bruce Ridpath.

In October 1919, Campbell helped found the NOHA and became its president. Shortly after NOHA was founded, it joined the OHA. Campbell also served on the executive of the OHA. For his work in developing these organization, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder in 1964.

He died in 1976.

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