Heinrich Lindlar (6 August 1912 – 23 March 2009) was a German musicologist and music educator.
After studying music and musicology in Cologne, Bonn and Berlin, Lindlar was awarded the title of Dr. phil.
After the Second World War he worked as music critic first for the General-Anzeiger in Bonn, later also for various national daily newspapers and specialist publications.
In addition, he taught at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln.
Among his numerous publications some are considered standard works, such as the Wörterbuch der Musik published by Suhrkamp or his lexicon on Igor Stravinsky and Béla Bartók.