Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1907-1944), failed assassin of Adolf Hitler

Robert C. Schenck, American Civil War general and U.S. Congressman

Paul Schenck (born 1958) and his brother Robert Schenck, pro-life activists

Schenck v. United States 249 U.S. 47 (1919), decision by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the right to free speech

Ernst-Günther Schenck (1904-1998), German doctor

Paul F. Schenck (1899-1968), U.S. Representative from Ohio

Joseph Schenck (1878-1961), pioneer executive of the American film industry

Joe Schenck (1891-1930), singer from the duo Van and Schenck

Charles Schenck, American socialist

Aubrey Schenck (1908-1999), film producer

Carl Schenck (1835-1910), German mercantilist and founder of the Carl Schenck Eisengießerei & Waagenfabrik

Nicholas Schenck (1881-1969), a founder of the film industry in Hollywood