Dankwart is a German given name. Notable people with the given name include:
Dankwart Danckwerts (1933–2012), German sociologist Dankwart Guratzsch (born 1939), German journalist Dankwart Rustow (1924–1996), American political scientist
See also Dankvart Dreyer (1816–1852), Danish artist Dankward Buwitt (born 1939), German politician Dankwardt Park, Burlington, Iowa, US