Gottschalk or Godescalc (Old High German) is a male German name that can be translated literally as "servant of God". Latin forms include Godeschalcus and Godescalcus.
Given name Godescalc of Benevento, 8th-century Lombard duke Godescalc (), Carolingian scribe of the Godescalc Evangelistary Godescalc (bishop of Le Puy), 10th-century bishop, first documented pilgrim of the Via Podiensis Gottschalk of Orbais, a 9th-century theologian, poet, and unwilling monk, best known for his conflict with Hincmar Gottschalk of Aachen, 11th-century monk Gottschalk (Slavic prince), 11th-century Slavic Prince of the Wends (Saint Gottschalk) Gottschalk of Gembloux (), Benedictine historian and poet Godeschalc, a 12th-century Holstein peasant, protagonist of the Visio Godeschalci Gottschalk von Ahlefeldt (died 1541), last Catholic bishop of Schleswig
Surname Alfred Gottschalk (biochemist) (1894–1973), German biochemist Alfred Gottschalk (rabbi) (1930–2009), German-born American rabbi Andreas Gottschalk (1815–1849), German communist Arthur R. Gottschalk (1925–2020), American politician from Illinois Ben Gottschalk (born 1992), American NFL football player Carl W. Gottschalk (1922–1997), American professor and kidney researcher Elisabeth Gottschalk (1912–1989), German-born Dutch historical geographer and professor Fred Gottschalk (1902–1965), American politician from Nebraska Heyno Gottschalk, († 1541), Lutheran monk, the last abbot in Oldenstadt Jacob C. Gottschalk (c. 1670–c. 1763), American Mennonite bishop Joachim Gottschalk (1904–1941), German actor John Gottschalk (1943–2024), American newspaper publisher Joseph Gottschalk (1950–2003), American cycling exhibitionist Kay Gottschalk (born 1965), German politician Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869), American composer and pianist Louis F. Gottschalk (1864–1934), American composer Louis A. Gottschalk (1916–2008), American psychiatrist Marie Gottschalk (born 1958), American political scientist Robert Gottschalk (1918–1982), American camera technician and founder of Panavision Timo Gottschalk (born 1974), German rally navigator Thomas Gottschalk (born 1950), German entertainer and actor Walter Gottschalk (1918–2004), American mathematician
Other uses Gottschalks, a former retail chain in the United States Gottschalk v. Benson, a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court patent case
See also Gotschalk Gottschall Gottschalck Godchaux Godshall Abdullah (name)