Postgate is a surname, and may refer to: The Postgate family, whose members include: John Percival Postgate, British classical scholar Margaret Postgate, married name Margaret Cole, daughter of John Nicholas Postgate (1596 or 1597 – 1679), English Catholic martyr (probably in the same family as the other Postgates) Nicholas Postgate (academic), Professor of Assyriology at the University of Cambridge Oliver Postgate, British animator, son of Raymond Raymond Postgate, British historian, son of John Daniel Postgate, British writer, son of Oliver