Herzog (surname)

Last updated July 21, 2025

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
Herta Herzog (1910–2010), Austrian-American social scientist specializing in communication and media research.
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
Walter Herzog (born 1955), Professor of Kinesiology at The University of Calgary

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

Bernhard Herzog (born 1984), Austrian politician
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
Otto Herzog (1900–1945), German politician
Robert Herzog (1823–1886), Polish Roman Catholic bishop
Roman Herzog (1934–2017), President of Germany from 1994 to 1999
Ronald Paul Herzog (1942-2019), American Roman Catholic bishop
Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog (1889–1959), Chief Rabbi of Ireland and later of Israel
Enrique Múgica Herzog (1932–2020), Spanish politician

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
Emil Herzog (born 2004), German cyclist
Maurice Herzog (1919–2012), French mountaineer and politician
Whitey Herzog (1931–2024), American baseball player and Hall of Fame baseball manager

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
Rudolf Herzog (1869–1943), German writer and journalist
Vladimir Herzog (1937–1975), Jewish-Brazilian journalist
Wilhelm Herzog (1884–1960), German historian, dramatist and pacifist