Benjamin Franklin Lindheimer (October 1, 1889 – June 5, 1960) was an American businessman who owned Chicago's Washington Park Race Track from 1935 until his death in 1960 and was the majority shareholder and managing director of Arlington Park Race Track.

[2] Widely respected Hall of Fame trainer Jimmy Jones of Calumet Farm was quoted by Sports Illustrated as saying that Lindheimer "was the savior of Chicago racing" and that "Arlington Park became the finest track in the world—certainly the finest I've ever been on.

[6] Benjamin Lindheimer died in 1960 at his vacation home in Beverly Hills, California.

[8] Long involved with the business, adopted daughter Marjorie Lindheimer Everett assumed management of the racetracks.

[9] Funds from his estate were used by his widow to create the Lindheimer Astrophysical Research Center at Northwestern University.