Parke Shepherd Rouse Jr. (1915 – March 5, 1997) was an American journalist, writer and historian in Tidewater Virginia. Born in Smithfield, Rouse grew up in Newport News. He attended Washington and Lee University, later moving to Williamsburg, where he worked as director of publications at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Rouse also held several public positions in the Hampton Roads area during his career.