# 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
* 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

## 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

* 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
* 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
* 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

## 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
* Rudolf Herzog (1869–1943), German writer and journalist
* 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