Wilhelm von Gottberg (born March 30, 1940) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union.
Gottberg was born in Bartenstein (now Bartoszyce), East Prussia. His family fled from East Prussia during World War II.
Gottberg is president of the Territorial Association of East Prussia (since 1992) and Vice President of the Federation of Expellees (since 1992) in Germany. He is also a member of the board of the Ostpreußische Kulturstiftung, and is mayor of the community of Schnega in Lower Saxony.
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