Herndon (surname)

Herndon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Adrienne McNeil Herndon (1869–1910), African American woman in Atlanta, Georgia
 * Alonzo Herndon (1858–1927), African-American businessman
 * Angelo Herndon (1913–1997), African-American communist organizer
 * C. Nash Herndon (1916–1998), American geneticist and eugenicist
 * Charles Herndon, American sculptor
 * Charles W. Herndon, American politician from Arizona
 * Chris Herndon (born 1996), American football player
 * Curtis C. Herndon (1925–2009), American politician
 * Dallas T. Herndon (1878–1953), American author and historian
 * David Herndon (born 1985), American professional baseball player
 * David R. Herndon (born 1953), United States federal judge
 * Don Herndon (1936–2009), American professional football player
 * Ellen Lewis Herndon (1837–1880), wife of the 21st President of the United States, Chester A. Arthur
 * Holly Herndon (born 1980), American composer, musician, and sound artist
 * James Herndon (writer) (1926–1990), American writer and educator
 * Jimmy Herndon (born 1973), American professional football player
 * J. Marvin Herndon (born 1944), American scientist who founded the georeactor theory
 * Joe Herndon (born 1949), American R&B and soul singer for The Spaniels and The Temptations
 * John Hunter Herndon (1813-1878), American judge and planter in antebellum Texas
 * Judith Herndon (1941–1980), American Senator of West Virginia
 * Junior Herndon (born 1978), American professional baseball player
 * Kelly Herndon (born 1976), American professional football player
 * Kenneth Herndon (born 1985), American professional baseball player
 * Larry Herndon (born 1953), American professional baseball player
 * Marcia Herndon (1941-1997), American ethnomusicologist and anthropologist
 * Patrick Herndon (1802–1836), American soldier who fought at the Alamo
 * Raymon W. Herndon (1918–1942), United States Marine Corps Navy Cross recipient
 * Steve Herndon (born 1977), American professional football player
 * Susan Herndon, American singer-song writer
 * Thomas Herndon (born 1985)
 * Thomas H. Herndon (1828–1883), U.S. Representative from Alabama
 * Tre Herndon (born 1996), American football player
 * Ty Herndon (born 1962), American country music singer
 * William Herndon (lawyer) (1818–1891), law partner and biographer of Abraham Lincoln
 * William Lewis Herndon (1813–1857), United States Navy scientist, explorer, and hero
 * William S. Herndon (1835–1903), U.S. Representative from Texas