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 Fred F. Herzog (1907–2008), Austrian-American jurist and academic Fritz Herzog (1902–2001), American mathematician George Herzog (1901-1983), American ethnomusicologist 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 Rudolf Herzog (1871–1953), German archeologist 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 George Herzog (1851-1920), German-born, American interior designer 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 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 Simon Herzog (born 1999), German politician Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog (1889–1959), Chief Rabbi of Ireland and later of Israel Enrique Múgica Herzog (1932–2020), Spanish politician
Sportspeople and mountaineers Andreas Herzog (born 1968), Austrian footballer Buck Herzog (1885–1953), American baseball player Dieter Herzog (1946–2025), 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 of Israeli rabbis and politicians Gioacchino Ersoch (born Herzog; 1812–1902), Italian architect 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
See also Ferenc Herczeg (1863–1954), born Franz Herzog, German-Hungarian writer Hartsock, an anglicized variant of the Herzog surname.