Rudolf Vimer (21 March 1863 – 28 October 1933) was a Croatian prebendary, rector of the University of Zagreb, dean of the Catholic Faculty of Theology, corresponding member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, writer, polyglot and benefactor.
From 1890, Vimer served as a catechist at the Zagreb Upper Town Gymnasium and longtime Prefect of the Noble Convict.
In 1895 he received a scholarship from the Provincial Government of Croatia, Slavonia, and Dalmatia so he went on a scientific journey through the Middle East.
Because of his reputation as a scholar, he was elected as a dean of the Faculty, the Rector of the University of Zagreb (1900/1901) and a corresponding member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts.
In his late years, he left 100,000 Austrian krones for building a Franciscan monastery in his hometown of Bjelovar, which was later achieved.