Waltraud is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Waltraud Dietsch (born 1950), retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metresWaltraut Haas (born 1927), Austrian stage and film actress and singerWaltraud Kretzschmar (born 1948), former East German handball playerWaltraud Meier (born 1956), Grammy-award winning German dramatic soprano and mezzo-soprano singerWaltraud Pöhlitz (born 1942), German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metresWaltraud Schale, East German slalom canoeist who competed in the late 1950sWaltraud Strotzer (born 1952), German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres