Siddalingaiah (1954 in Magadi, Bangalore – 11 June 2021), was an Indian poet, playwright, and Dalit activist, writing in the Kannada language.

He is one of the founders of the Dalita Sangharsh Samiti along with B. Krishnappa.

In 1988, at the age of 34, he became a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, serving till 2001 and, in 2006, chairman of the Kannada Development Authority, a post with Cabinet rank that he held until 2008.

He is acknowledged as a symbol of the Dalit movement and a leading public intellectual and Kannada poet.

[1] Siddalingaiah died on 11 June 2021, Bengaluru, due to a COVID-19 illness.