Johann Georg Palitzsch (1723–1788) was a German astronomer.
Palitzsch may also refer to: Gerhard Palitzsch (1913–1944), German SS non-commissioned officer in Auschwitz concentration camp Palitzsch (crater) and Vallis Palitzsch, moon features 11970 Palitzsch, an asteroid Peter Palitzsch (1918–2004), a German theatre director associated with Bertold Brecht