Hauptmann (German: [ˈhaʊ̯pman] ⓘ) is an officer rank in the armies of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

"[1][2] More generally, a Hauptmann can be the head of any hierarchically structured group of people, often as a compound word.

For example, a Feuerwehrhauptmann is the captain of a fire brigade[citation needed][dubious – discuss], while Räuberhauptmann refers to the leader of a gang of robbers.

Official Austrian and German titles incorporating the word include Landeshauptmann, Bezirkshauptmann, Burghauptmann, and Berghauptmann.

In Saxony during the Weimar Republic, the titles of Kreishauptmann, and Amtshauptmann were held by senior civil servants.