Burckhardt is a German-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Members of the patrician family from Basel Christoph Burckhardt (1740–1812), a Swiss merchant involved in international trade and slave trade Jacob Burckhardt (1818–1897), Swiss historian of art and culture, author of "The Culture of the Renaissance" Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784–1817), Swiss traveler and orientalist who re-discovered the ancient city of Petra Carl Jacob Burckhardt, diplomat and President of the Red Cross Karl Burckhardt (1830–1893), Swiss politician Johann Gottlieb Burckhardt (1836–1907), Swiss psychiatrist and founder of modern psychosurgery Charlotte Louise Burckhardt (1862–1892), daughter of a Swiss merchant from Basel Titus Burckhardt (1908–1984), Swiss author and member of the Traditionalist School Rudy Burckhardt (1914–1999), Swiss-American filmmaker and photographer Martin Burckhardt (1921–2007), Swiss architect, politician, and patron of the arts Tom Burckhardt (born 1964), American artist
Others Carl Nathanael Burckhardt (1878–1923), Swiss painter and sculptor Elsa Burckhardt-Blum (1900–1974), Swiss architect and painter Fabian Burckhardt, Swiss curler Friedrich-Karl Burckhardt, World War I flying ace Heinrich Christian Burckhardt (1811–1879), German forester and entomologist Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt (born 1956), German author, television presenter, and talkshow host Jenny Burckhardt (1849–1935), Swiss painter Johann Karl Burckhardt (1773–1825), German-born astronomer and mathematician Johann Jakob Burckhardt (1903–2006), Swiss mathematician and crystallographer Johannes Burckhardt (1853–1914), German Protestant minister Louise Bachofen-Burckhardt (1845–1920), Swiss philanthropist Lucius Burckhardt (1925–2003), Swiss sociologist and economist Lutz-Wilhelm Burckhardt (1919–1993), German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II Marc Burckhardt, American fine artist and illustrator Martin Burckhardt (born 1957), German author and cultural theorist Ute Trekel-Burckhardt (born 1939), German operatic mezzo-soprano Walter Burckhardt (1905–1971), Swiss dermatologist William Burckhardt Barker (1810?–1856), English orientalist
See also Burckhardt Helferich (1887–1982), German chemist Burckhardt Hoppe (born 1946), German former sports shooter Burchard (name) Burkhardt Burghardt