Ronald Milner (1938 – 2004) was an African-American playwright.

Milner translated the workaday rhythms and jazz riffs of his native Detroit into portraits of the struggles and triumphs of urban African-Americans.

In 1974 Mr. Milner's What the Wine-Sellers Buy became the first play by an African-American to be produced by Joseph Papp at the New York Shakespeare Festival at Lincoln Center.

He presented his works at Concepts East Theater, founded in 1959 by Mr. King, which as a key component of the Black Arts Movement pioneered by the thinking of Malcolm X and Mary Baraka, produced such notable writers as Ed Bullins, Ben Caldwell, Amiri Baraka and J.E. Franklin.

In New York, Mr. Milner broke into the Off Broadway scene with Who's Got His Own. In 1988 Mr. Milner's play Checkmates was presented, with Paul Winfield, Ruby Dee and Denzel Washington in the lead roles.