Darwin Alexander Hindman (April 30, 1933 – June 17, 2019)[1] was an American politician and mayor of Columbia, Missouri.

[1] During Hindman's term as mayor, Columbia and three other cities received 25 million dollars in federal funding to run a pilot project to promote bicycling and walking as an alternative to driving.

[2] In 2009 he was one of three mayors to receive the Leadership for Healthy Communities Award, along with Michael Bloomberg of New York City and Gavin Newsom of San Francisco.

Hindman flew bombers and transport planes during two tours of active duty as a pilot in the United States Air Force.

He was an advocate of building a pedestrian-based transportation system in Columbia and was active in political groups and committees across the state of Missouri.