Herzog (surname)

Herzog is a German-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Academia

 * Albin Herzog (1852–1909), Swiss mathematician
 * Don Herzog (born 1956), American political scientist
 * Fritz Herzog (1902–2001), American mathematician
 * Hanna Herzog (born 1946), sociology professor at Tel Aviv University
 * Johann Jakob Herzog (1805–1882), German Protestant theologian
 * Marvin Herzog (1927–2013), Yiddish linguist, professor at Columbia University
 * T. K. G. Herzog (1880–1961), German bryologist and phytogeographer
 * Ze'ev Herzog (born 1941), archaeology professor at Tel Aviv University

Artists, entertainers, film and stage people

 * Arthur Herzog, Jr. (1900–1983), American jazz songwriter
 * Hermann Ottomar Herzog (1831–1932), German-American artist
 * Jens-Daniel Herzog (born 1964), German stage director
 * Mikel Herzog (born 1960), Spanish singer-songwriter
 * Rudolph Herzog (born 1973), German film director, producer and writer
 * Seth Herzog (born 1970), American comedian
 * Werner Herzog (born 1942), German: screenwriter, film director, actor and opera director

Politicians and religious leaders

 * Chaim Herzog (1918–1997), sixth president of Israel; son of Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog
 * Aura Herzog (1928–2022), wife of Chaim Herzog
 * Gustav Herzog (born 1958), German SPD politician, member of the Bundestag
 * Henry Herzog (1848–1935), American politician
 * Isaac ("Bougie") Herzog (born 1960), eleventh and current president of Israel, son of Chaim Herzog
 * Jakob Herzog (1892–1931), Swiss socialist
 * J. B. M. Hertzog (1866–1942), German-South African politician
 * Martin H. Herzog, (1878–1971), American politician
 * Maurice Herzog (1919–2012), French mountaineer and politician
 * Robert Herzog (1823–1886), Polish Roman Catholic bishop
 * Roman Herzog (1934–2017), President of Germany from 1994 to 1999
 * Ronald Paul Herzog (1942–1942), American Roman Catholic bishop
 * Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog (1889–1959), Chief Rabbi of Ireland and later of Israel

Sportspeople and mountaineers

 * Andreas Herzog (born 1968), Austrian footballer
 * Buck Herzog (1885–1953), American baseball player
 * Dieter Herzog (born 1946), German footballer
 * Elvira Herzog (born 2000), Swiss footballer
 * Maurice Herzog (1919–2012), French mountaineer and politician
 * Whitey Herzog (1931–2024), American baseball player and Hall of Fame baseball manager

Writers and journalists

 * Amy Herzog, American playwright
 * Arthur Herzog (1927–2010), American novelist
 * Émile Herzog (1885–1967), Franco-German writer, known by his pen name André Maurois
 * Frank Herzog, American retired sportscaster
 * Jakob Herzog (writer) (1842–1915), writer, journalist, and dramatist
 * Vladimir Herzog (1937–1975), Jewish-Brazilian journalist
 * Wilhelm Herzog (1884–1960), German historian, dramatist and pacifist

Others

 * Herzog family
 * Jacques Herzog (born 1950), Swiss architect, founder of Herzog & de Meuron
 * Karl Herzog (1906–1998), German military officer
 * Sofie Herzog (1846–1925), Texas physician
 * Todd Herzog (born 1985), winner of Survivor: China