Herald (family name)
Herold is a German-speaking family name derived from the activity of the herald .
Herold is the name of the following people:
- Herold (Salzburg) († after 967), Archbishop of Salzburg and Abbot of St. Peter's Monastery
- Herold (Würzburg) († 1171), Bishop of Würzburg
- Herold (Münsterschwarzach) († 1233), Abbot of Münsterschwarzach
Name bearer
A.
- Adam Herold (1659–1711), German educator and theologian
- Albert Herold (1894–1974), German painter and graphic artist
- Albrecht Herold (* 1929), German politician (SPD)
- Andreas Herold (1623–1696), German piece and bell caster
- August Herold (1902–1973), German farmer
B.
- Balthasar Herold (1553–1628) , German bell and gun founder
- Balthasar Herold (also Balthasar II. Herold or Balthasar II. Von Herold ; 1620–1683), German metal caster and sculptor
C.
- Carl Herold (1848–1931), German politician (center)
- Charlotte Scheier-Herold (1900–1969), German actress and voice actress
- Christian von Herold (1669–1744), German civil servant
- Christian Friedrich Herold (1700–1779), German painter
- Christian Viktor Herold (1698–1775), German bell caster, redsmith and piece caster
- Conrad Herold (1835–1914), Berlin cloth manufacturer and entrepreneur
- Corinna Herold (* 1961), German politician (AfD)
D.
- David Herold (1842–1865), American assassin
- Deborah Herold (* 1995), Indian track cyclist
- Diana Herold (* 1974), German model
E.
- Eduard Herold († 1872), German administrative officer
- Elisabeth Herold , German foil fencer
- Erasmus Herold (* 1969), German writer
F.
- Falko Herold (* 1972), German stage and costume designer
- Ferdinand Herold (1783–1860), German pharmacist and chemist
- Ferdinand Hérold (1791–1833), French composer
- François-Joseph Hérold (1755–1802), Alsatian composer
- Franz Herold (1854–1943), Austrian poet and writer
- Franz Joseph Herold (1787–1862), German Catholic priest, grammar school director and official
G
- Georg Herold (Gießer, 1590) (1590–1632), German redsmith, piece and bell caster
- Georg Herold (caster, 1832) (1832–1871), German caster
- Georg Herold (* 1947), German sculptor
- Gérard Hérold (1939–1993), French actor
- Gerd Herold (* 1945), German internist and author
- Gottfried Herold (* 1929), German writer
- Gustav Herold (1839–1927), Swiss sculptor
H
- Hans Herold (lawyer) (1908–2002), Swiss law and university professor
- Hans Herold (politician) (* 1955), German politician (CSU)
- Hans Georg von Herold (* 1621; † after 1671), German bell founder
- Heinrich Herold (1900–1984), German manager
- Helmuth Herold (1928–2001), German harmonica player
- Hermann Herold (1890–1967), German banker and lawyer
- Horst Herold (1923–2018), German detective, President of the Federal Criminal Police Office (1971–1981)
- Hugo Herold (1880–1945), German composer
J
- Jan Herold (* 1976), German radio presenter and program director
- Jens-Peter Herold (* 1965), German athlete
- Johann von Herold († 1656), German bell founder
- Johann Herold (politician) (1884–1964), German politician (SPD)
- Johann Balthasar von Herold († 1727), German bell founder and gun founder
- Johann Basilius Herold (1514–1567), German historian
- Johann Konrad Herold (1612–1682), Vice-Rector of the University of Padua, Apostolic Protonotary, Bavarian clergyman and prince educator
- Johann Moritz David Herold (1790–1862), German physician, natural scientist and university professor
- Johann Theodor Herold (around 1660–1720), German composer
- Johannes Herold (Rector) , German university professor
- Johannes Herold (composer) (around 1550–1603), German composer
- Jonas Herold (* 1995), German basketball player
- Jörg Herold (* 1965), German artist
- Josef Herold (politician, 1850) (1850–1908), Bohemian-Czech politician
- Josef Herold (politician, 1861) (1861–1932), Bohemian-German politician
- Joseph Dionys Herold (1829–1898), German theologian and poet
K
- Karl Herold (1921–1977), German politician (SPD)
L.
- Leonhard Herold (1819–1902), Swiss pastor
M.
- Maik Herold (* 1982), German political scientist
- Max Herold (1840–1921), Lutheran theologian and pastor
- Melchior Ludolf Herold (1753–1810), German hymn composer and priest
- Mimi Herold (1925–2015), German singer
- Mira Herold (* 1984), German actress
O
- Otto Herold (1848–1945), Swiss theologian
P
- Paul Herold (Artist) (1874–1939), German-American artist
- Paul Herold (historian) (* 1969), Austrian historian
- Peter Herold († 1700), German organ builder
- Philipp Herold (* 1991), German poet
R.
- Rainer Herold (* 1940), German painter, graphic artist and sculptor
- Robert Herold (1879–1938), Swiss lawyer and civil servant
- Rudolf Herold (1893–1982), German composer
S.
- Sabine Herold (* 1973), German and Swiss pastor, editor and speaker
- Simon Herold (* 1987), German handball player
- Susanne Herold (politician) (* 1959), German CDU politician
- Susanne Herold (physician) (* 1975), German physician and infectiologist at the University of Giessen
T
- Ted Herold (* 1942), German singer
- Tilia Herold (* 1948), Austro-British journalist
U
- Ulrich Müller-Herold (* 1943), German chemist and university professor
V
- Victor Herold (1890–1956), German historian and high school director
- Volker Herold (* 1959), German actor
W.
- Wieland Herold (* 1950), German teacher, game expert and games critic
- Wilhelm Herold (politician) , German politician, MdL Saxony
- Wilhelm Herold (entrepreneur) (1874–1945), German cooper and winemaker
- Willi Herold (1925–1946), German war criminal
- Wolf Hieronymus Herold (1627–1693), German bell founder, brother of Andreas Herold
- Wolfgang Herold (* 1961), German film producer and sound supervisor
- Wolfram Herold , German gymnast