Hermann Hinz (13 February 1916 – 21 December 2000) was a German archaeologist who was Professor and Head of the Institute for Prehistory and Protohistory at the University of Kiel.

After graduating from the gymnasium in Köslin in 1935, Hinz served in the Freiwillige Arbeitsdienst [de] and the Wehrmacht.

He was released from captivity in 1945, and worked until 1948 as an elementary school teacher in Langenhorn.

From 1954 to 1965 Hinz held a variety of senior positions at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn.

Hinz retired from Kiel in 1981, and died in Bad Krozingen on 21 December 2000.