Hertz (surname)

Hertz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alfred Hertz (1872–1942), German musician
• Arne Hertz (born 1939), Swedish racer
• Carl Hertz (1859–1924), American performer
• Carl Hellmuth Hertz (aka Carl Helmut Hertz) (1920–1990), German-born medical researcher
• Carmen Hertz (born 1945), Chilean lawyer and politician
• Fanny Hertz (1830–1908), German-born British educationalist and feminist
• Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887–1975), German physicist
• Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857–1894), German physicist. The scientific unit of frequency—cycles per second—was named the "hertz" in his honor.
• Henrik Hertz (1797–1870), Danish writer
• Henry L. Hertz (1847-1926), American politician
• John Hertz (fan) (born mid-20th century), American writer & activist
• John D. Hertz (1879–1961), American entrepreneur
• Joseph Hertz (1872–1946), Hungary-born religious leader and Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom
• Judah Hertz, American real estate investor
• Naftali Hertz (fl. 1648), German religious leader a.k.a. Rabbi Naftali Hertz Ben Ya’acov Elchanon
• Noreena Hertz (born 1967), British economist
• Robert Hertz (1881–1915), French sociologist
• Rosanna Hertz, American sociologist
• Saul Hertz (1905–1950), American physician
• Steve Hertz, American baseball player and coach
• Wilhelm Hertz (1835–1902), German writer