Iván Hindy
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- The native form of this personal name is vitéz kishindi Hindy Iván. This article uses the Western name order.
Iván vitéz Hindy de Kishind (born 1890; died 1946) was an officer in the Hungarian Army during World War II.
Colonel-General Hindy commanded the Hungarian I Corps from 16 October 1944 to 12 February 1945.
From 29 December 1944, Hindy also commanded the Hungarian defenders of Budapest during the Battle of Budapest. On 11 February 1945, Hindy was captured by the Soviets trying to escape just prior to the fall of the city on 13 February. The commander of the German defenders of Budepest, Waffen SS General Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch, orchestrated the breakout attempt and was also captured.
Hindy was sentenced to death after the war. In 1946, he was executed.
