Nitschke is the name of:

Jack Nitschke (1905–1982), South Australian cricketer Philip Nitschke (1947– ), South Australian medical doctor, founder of pro-euthanasia group Exit Ray Nitschke (1936–1998), American football player Richard Nitschke (1863–1944), South Australian baritone and racehorse owner Shelley Nitschke (1976– ), South Australian woman cricketer Theodor Rudolph Joseph Nitschke (1834–1883), German botanist