Buchwald is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Art Buchwald (1925–2007), American humoristCharles Buchwald (1880–1951), Danish amateur footballerDavid Buchwald (born 1970), American hacker and filmmakerEphraim Buchwald, American Orthodox rabbiEphraim Buchwald, American Orthodox rabbiGerhard Buchwald (1920–2009), German medical doctor and vaccination criticGuido Buchwald (born 1961), German footballer and managerHarold Buchwald (1928–2008), Canadian lawyerJed Buchwald, American historianManuel Buchwald (born 1940), Peruvian-Canadian geneticist and academicNaomi Reice Buchwald (born 1944), American jurist, federal judgeNathaniel A. Buchwald (1924–2006), American neuroscientist, educator and administrator