Herz is a German surname meaning "heart". Notable people with the surname include:
A. de Herz (1887–1936), Romanian playwright, literary journalist, poet, short story author and stage actor Adam Herz, American writer and producer Adolf Herz (1862–1947), Austrian engineer, inventor of Herz spark plug, photographer and first editor of Camera Magazine Alfred Otto Herz (1856–1905), German entomologist Alice Herz (1882–1965), American pacifist Alice Herz-Sommer (1903–2014), née Herz, Czech-born Jewish pianist, oldest Holocaust survivor Carl Herz (1831–1897), German lawyer and politician Carl S. Herz (1930–1995), American-Canadian mathematician Cornelius Herz (1845-1898), French-American businessman and politician involved in the 1892 Panama scandals Daniela Herz-Schnoekel (born 1954), née Herz, German businesswoman DJ Herz (born 2001), American Major League Baseball pitcher Eberhard Herz (), German-born American footballer Elise Herz (1788–1868), Austrian philanthropist Emil Herz (1877–1971), German publisher Günter Herz (born 1940), German businessman Henri Herz (1803–1888), Austrian pianist, composer and piano manufacturer Henriette Herz (1764–1847), German writer best known for the literary salons that she started Herbert Herz (1924–2016), World War II French Resistance member Joachim Herz (1924–2010), German opera director and manager John H. Herz (1908–2005), American scholar of international relations Julia Herz (born 1997), German politician Juraj Herz (1934–2018), Slovak film director, writer and actor Laura Herz (born 1974), British-German physicist Leopold Herz (1953–2026), German politician Marce Herz (1911–1964), American educator and professional skier Markus Herz (1747–1803), German Jewish physician and philosophy professor Martin F. Herz (1917–1983), American diplomat and ambassador Max Herz (1856–1919), Hungarian architect, conservator, museum director and architectural historian Max Herz (businessman) (1905–1965), German businessman Michael Herz (businessman) (born 1943), German businessman Michael Herz (producer) (born 1949), American film producer, director and screenwriter Nat Herz (1920–1964), American photographer, poet and writer Rachel Sarah Herz, Canadian and American psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist Shirley Herz (1925–2013), American Broadway theater publicist Wilhelm Herz (1912–1998), German motorcycle racer and manager and land speed racer Winfried Herz (1929–2022), German footballer Wolfgang Herz (born 1950), German businessman
See also Hertz (disambiguation)