Franz Lindt (11 September 1844 – 17 November 1901) was a Swiss politician who served as the sixth mayor of Bern.
Lindt graduated from the engineering School of Federal Polytechnic in Zürich.
After a brief stay abroad he became Adjunct at Bern Kantonsgeometer Franz Rudolf Jacob pipe.
In 1894, he was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern, where he took over the building department.
In 1899, he resigned because of a back injury leaving him incapable to fulfill his duties as Mayor.