Hugh Kaufman (born January 14, 1943), better known as the Rubber Chicken Man, is a Washington Nationals baseball fan who can be seen at most games at Nationals Park waving a rubber chicken over the Nationals dugout to ward off bad "juju" or bad luck. Sports reporters writing for The Washington Post have written about his giving chicken soup to struggling Nats players to improve their play and that his ritual "sacrificing" of chickens often seems to precede turnarounds in the Nationals' performance.

As an employee of the Environmental Protection Agency, Kaufman has repeatedly been a whistleblower, including matters relating to the Rita Lavelle convictions and the post-9-11 cleanup of Ground Zero.

Kaufman was born January 14, 1943, in Washington, D.C., to Milton and Lillie Kaufman. There, he became a fan of the old Washington Senators.^{[citation needed]} His father was a mathematician in the Department of Commerce. He continues his father's tradition of keeping box score statistics of each game.^{[citation needed]}

Kaufman got a master's degree in engineering administration from George Washington University.

Kaufman served in the Air Force from 1965 to 1971, leaving as a captain.

Kaufman joined the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1971.

Kaufman was one of the authors of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, more commonly known as Superfund.

Kaufman turned whistleblower on Anne Gorsuch's actions with Superfund money to a Senate subcommittee.