Dronke is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Ernst Friedrich Johann Dronke (1797–1849), German philologist and educator Ernst Dronke (1822–1891), German socialist and journalist, son of Ernst Friedrich Johann Dronke Maria Dronke (1904–1987), New Zealand actor, drama producer and teacher; sister of psychiatrist Arthur Kronfeld Peter Dronke (1934–2020), German academic, son of Maria, husband of Ursula Ursula Dronke (1920–2012), British medievalist, wife of Peter