Carl Hilgers, also written as Karl Hilgers was a German landscape painter from the Düsseldorf School.

Hilgers attended the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1833 to 1844 as a student of Johann Wilhelm Schirmer. After a four-year stopover in Berlin, he returned to Düsseldorf. In addition to other painters from the Düsseldorf School, he was friends with the Rhenish painter Caspar Scheuren . At that time he was known for his winter landscapes, which were painted in large numbers in the Düsseldorf style. After his death, his fame faded.

Hilgers' son Karl was a sculptor.