Gao Zhao (died 515), courtesy name Shouwen, was a high level official of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei.

He is a maternal uncle of Emperor Xuanwu, and he becomes increasingly powerful during Emperor Xuanwu's reign, drawing anger from other high level officials not only for his power plays (including involvement in the death of the highly regarded imperial prince Yuan Xie) and corruption, but also because he was a mere commoner before Emperor Xuanwu's reign and not from the aristocracy and might have been Korean in origin.

After Emperor Xuanwu dies in 515, the other officials set a trap for Gao Zhao and have him killed.