Hyman Kreitman (3 June 1914 – 8 May 2001) was a British businessman, philanthropist and art collector. He served as the chairman of Tesco from 1970 to 1974. He was a donor to Tate and the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Hyman Kreitman was born on 3 June 1914.^[1][2] He had four older brothers.^[1] His father was Abraham Kreitman, who owned A. Kreitman & Sons, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, of 28 Cambridge Road, Mile End, London.^[3] The business was "one of London's largest and most successful shoe manufacturers".^[1]

He was educated at Cordwainers College, now part of the London College of Fashion.^[1] He served in the Royal Artillery during World War II.^[1]

Kreitman became an executive at Tesco, the supermarket chain.^[1] He served as its managing director from 1968 to 1970, and as its chairman from 1970 to 1974.^[1]

With his wife, Kreitman endowed the Kreitman Foundation.^[1][4] They donated to Wigmore Hall and the Royal National Theatre.^[4] They also donated GBP£2.2 million to Tate Britain,^[5] where the Hyman Kreitman Reading Rooms are named in his honour.^[6] Meanwhile, they supported the establishment of Tate Modern.^[4]

Kreitman and his wife were donors to the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel,^[1] where the Kreitman Plaza is named in their honour, as is the Irene and Hyman Kreitman Annual Memorial Lecture.^[7] Kreitman received an honorary doctorate in philosophy from BGU in 1979.^[1]

With his wife, Kreitman collected sculptures by Kenneth Armitage, Michael Ayrton, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Elisabeth Frink, Anthony Caro and Lynn Chadwick.^[1][4] They also collected paintings by John Piper and Ben Nicholson.^[4]

Kreitman married Irene Cohen, the daughter of Tesco founder Jack Cohen.^[1] They had two sons and one daughter.^[1] He died on 8 May 2001 at the age of 86.^[1][2] His widow, Irene, died in 2005.^[8] Their art collection was auctioned by Sotheby's in October 2005.^[4]