Herzfeld (surname)

Herzfeld is a German and Ashkenazi surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Avraham Herzfeld (1891–1973), Zionist activist and Israeli politician
• Charles M. Herzfeld (1925–2017), American scientist
• Ernst Herzfeld (1879–1948), German archaeologist and Iranologist
• Estella Herzfeld (1837–1881), Dutch poet
• Guido Herzfeld (1851–1923), German actor
• Helmut Herzfeld or John Heartfield (1891–1968), German photomontage artist
• Ida of Herzfeld (c. 788 – c. 813), widow of a Saxon duke who devoted her life to the poor following the death of her husband in 811
• Jacob Herzfeld (1762–1826), German actor and theatre director
• Jim Herzfeld, American film and television screenwriter
• John Herzfeld (born 1948), American motion picture and television director, screenwriter, actor and producer
• Judith Herzfeld (b. 1948), American biophysical chemist
• Karl Herzfeld (1892–1978), Austrian-American physicist
• Levi Herzfeld (1810–1884), German rabbi and historian.
• Shmuel Herzfeld (b. 1974), American Modern Orthodox rabbi who heads the National Synagogue of Washington DC
• Thomas J. Herzfeld (b. 1945), American businessman
• Victor von Herzfeld (1856–1919), Hungarian violinist and composer.

• Wieland Herzfelde (1896–1988), German publisher and writer
• Reuben Herzfeld House, historic house in Alexander City, Alabama named after German immigrant Reuben Herzfeld