Gangadhar Vithoba Chittal (November 12, 1923 – January 28, 1987) was an Indian Kannada poet and recipient of Karnataka Sahitya Academy award.

[1] He was the elder brother of Kannada writer Yashwant Vithoba Chittal.He held several administrative positions for the Government of India and audited several Indian Embassies and Consulates.

Initially he worked as Assistant Accountant General in Bombay and then moved to Washington D.C. as Deputy Director of Audit.

In 1983, he was honored by the Karnataka Sahitya Academy (Karnatak State Literary Society) for his contributions to Kannada Literature.

At an early age Chittal was afflicted with Parkinson's disease which curtailed his gifted and exceptional literary career.