Hersh () is a given name and surname. People with the name include:

Given name

  • Hersh Leib Sigheter (1829–1930), Hungarian Yiddish writer
  • Hersh Wolch (1940–2017), Canadian lawyer
  • Hersh Goldberg-Polin (2000–2024), American-Israeli hostage and terrorism victim

Surname

  • Arek Hersh, concentration camp survivor and writer (born 1928)
  • Kristin Hersh, American singer-songwriter (born 1966)
  • Mayer Hersh, Polish concentration camp survivor (1926–2016)
  • Patricia Hersh, American mathematician (born 1973)
  • Peter Hersh, American ophthalmologist
  • Reuben Hersh, American mathematician (1927–2020)
  • Seymour Hersh, American journalist (born 1937)

See also

  • Hertz (name)
  • Herzl