Godden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Brad Godden, Australian rugby league footballer
Edwin J. Godden (1888–1979), English-born businessman and political figure in Newfoundland
Ernie Godden (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player
Gertrude M. Godden, author of works on anthropology and folklore
Jean Godden, member of the Seattle City Council
Jimmy Godden (1879–1955), British film actor
Jon Godden (1906–1984), English novelist
Luke Godden (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
Malcolm Reginald Godden (born 1945), chair holder of the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
Matthew Godden (born 1991), English footballer
Rumer Godden (1907–1998), English author
Salena Godden, a British poet, performer and writer
Thomas Godden, real name Tylden (1624–1688), English courtier implicated in the Titus Oates
Tony Godden (born 1955), English football goalkeeper
Tony Godden (Australian rules footballer) (born 1972), Australian rules footballer
