Schlichting is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jonas Schlichting, 17th-century German-Polish Socinian theologian
Sigismund von Schlichting (1829–1909), Prussian general and military theorist
Hermann Schlichting (1907–1982), German engineer
Joachim Schlichting (1914–1982), German major
Hilke E. Schlichting (1982), an assistant professor of planetary science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lars Schlichting (1982), German footballer
Mark Schlichting, CEO of Noodleworks Interactive, author of Understanding Kids, Play andInteractive Design, writer of Harry and the Haunted House
Kurt C. Schlichting, American sociologist and anthropologist
Reinhard Schlichting (1835-1897), American politician
