Baumgarten is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714–1762), German philosopherFritz Baumgarten (1886–?), German footballerHermann Baumgarten (1825-1893), German historian and political publicistKonrad Baumgarten, hero of the Swiss liberation legend, character in the drama William TellLudwig Friedrich Otto Baumgarten-Crusius (1788–1843), German Protestant theologianMartin Baumgarten (1507?), an explorerMichael Baumgarten (1812–1889), German Protestant theologianPaul Clemens von Baumgarten (1848–1928), German pathologistSiegmund Jakob Baumgarten (1706-1757), German theologianVasily Baumgarten (1879-1962), Russian and Yugoslavian architect