R. C. Hiremath (kannada:ಆರ್.ಸಿ.ಹಿರೇಮಠ 1921 - November 3, 1998) was a professor of kannada and the vice-chancellor of Karnataka University, Dharwar after A. S. Adke. Hiremath was the president of the 59th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana. His work includes Samanjali, and Moun Spandan in poetry and Vachan Sampadane and others in essays.
Hiremath was born and raised in a poor Jangam family. With his parents facing grave difficulties, he managed to study M.A. and Ph.D. in kannada. He studied in the US on a Rockefeller Foundation scholarship for a period 3 years. He was the head of the department of kannada, Karnataka University, Dharwad.