Gottschall is a German surname meaning "God's echo". Notable people with the surname include:
Elaine Gottschall (1921–2005), American proponent of specific carbohydrate diet Joan B. Gottschall (born 1947), United States federal judge Jonathan Gottschall (born 1972), American literary scholar Robert Gottschall (1915–2005), American actor, a/k/a Robert Shaw or Bob Shaw Rudolf von Gottschall (1823–1909), German poet and dramatist Hermann von Gottschall (1862–1933), German chess master, son of Rudolf Zsófia Gottschall (born 1978), Hungarian biathlete and skier
See also Gottschalk
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