Elsa Cayat (; 9 March 1960 – 7 January 2015) was a French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst and a columnist for the satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris, France. She was one of 12 victims of the "Charlie Hebdo" attack and was killed along with the seven journalists, maintenance worker, one visitor and two police officers. She was the only woman working for "Charlie Hebdo" to die in the attack. She was one of two Jews killed in the attack, along with Georges Wolinski.