Herold is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
August Herold (1902–1973), German grape breeder Carl Herold (1848–1931), German politician Charles Hérold Jr. (born 1990), Haitian footballer Constantin Herold (1912–1984), Romanian multi-sport athlete David Herold (1842–1865), American conspirator in the Lincoln assassination Deborah Herold (born 1995), Indian cyclist Diana Herold (born 1974), German photomodel Don Herold (1889–1966), American humorist Else Herold (1906–1999), German pianist
Felicia Herold (1915–2003), English actress Ferdinand Hérold (1791–1833), French composer Georg Herold (born 1947), German artist Gérard Hérold (1939–1993), French actor Horst Herold (1923–2018), German police officer J. Christopher Herold (1919–1964), Czech-American editor and author Jacques Hérold (1910–1987), Romanian painter Jens-Peter Herold (born 1965), German middle-distance runner Johann Gregor Herold (1696–1775), German painter Justin Herold (born 1991), American basketball player Kim Herold (born 1979), Finnish model and singer-songwriter Maxime Hérold (born 1989), French rugby league footballer Robert Herold (1910–1969), French gymnast Rudolph A. Herold (1870–1926), American architect Sabine Herold (born 1981), French libertarian Ted Herold (1942–2021), German Schlager singer Vilhelm Herold (1865–1937), Danish operatic tenor Volker Herold (born 1959), German actor Walter Herold (1897–1944), German Wehrmacht officer Willi Herold (1925–1946), German war criminal Wolfgang Herold (born 1961), German film producer