| James R. Hindman | |
| Office: | 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky |
| Term Start: | September 5, 1883 |
| Term End: | August 30, 1887 |
| Governor: | J. Proctor Knott |
| Predecessor: | James E. Cantrill |
| Successor: | James William Bryan |
| Birth Name: | James Robert Hindman |
| Birth Date: | February 4, 1839 |
| Birth Place: | Adair County, Kentucky |
| Death Place: | Columbia, Kentucky |
| Party: | Democrat |
James Robert Hindman (February 4, 1839 – October 12, 1912)[1] was an American politician who served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky under J. Proctor Knott from 1883 to 1887.
He was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky in 1839. In 1883, he ran for and was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, serving a full four-year term under Governor J. Proctor Knott, a Democrat.
The city of Hindman in Knott County, Kentucky is named after him.