Hershey is a surname, given name and nickname. Notable people with the name include:
Surname Alfred Hershey (1908–1997), American Nobel Prize–winning bacteriologist and geneticist Almira Hershey (1843–1930), American hotel proprietor and property developer, daughter of Benjamin Hershey Amos Shartle Hershey (1867–1933), American professor of political science Arthur D. Hershey (born 1937), American politician Barbara Hershey (born 1948), American actress Benjamin Hershey (1813–1893), American lumber and farming magnate Frank Hershey (1907–1997), American automobile designer Harry B. Hershey (1885–1967), American jurist and politician, Illinois Supreme Court justice John W. Hershey (1898–1967), American agroforester Laura Ann Hershey (1962–2010), American poet, journalist, speaker, feminist and disability rights activist and consultant Lewis Blaine Hershey (1893–1977), US Army general Milton S. Hershey (1857–1945), American confectioner and philanthropist, founder of the Hershey Company Sara Hershey-Eddy (1837–1911), née Sarah Hershey, American musician, pianist, contralto vocalist, vocal instructor, musical educator and founder of the Hershey School of Musical Art Steve Hershey (born 1964), Maryland State Senator Therese Tartlon Hershey (1923–2017), American conservationist and environmentalist
Given name Hershey Felder, (born 1968), pianist, actor, playwright, composer and producer Hershey Friedman (born 1950), Canadian businessman and philanthropist Hershey Misener (1878–1966), suffragist and one of the first women elected to the Indiana General Assembly Hershey Strosberg, American retired soccer coach
Nickname Hiroshi H. Miyamura (1925–2022), US Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient Bill Nershi (born 1961), a founding member and acoustic guitarist for the American band The String Cheese Incident
See also Hershey (disambiguation)