Herschel 265550 195834735 2008-03-04T17:25:51Z BlueMoonlet 210350 Herschel Walker Notable people or families with the surname '''Herschel''' include: * Sir [[William Herschel]] (1738-1822), astronomer and composer, discoverer of Uranus * [[Caroline Lucretia Herschel]] (1750-1848), astronomer and singer, sister of Sir William Herschel * [[John Frederick William Herschel]] (1792-1871), mathematician and astronomer, son of Sir William Herschel * [[Alexander Stewart Herschel]] (1836-1907), astronomer, grandson of Sir William Herschel * [[William James Herschel]] (1833-1917), grandson of Sir William Herschel * [[The Allan Herschell Company|Allan Herschell]], creator of amusement park rides * [[Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell]] (1837-1899), and hence the [[Baron Herschell]] line Herschel can also be used as a first name: * [[Herschell Gordon Lewis]] (born 1929), a U.S. filmmaker * [[Herschelle Gibbs]], South African cricketer * [[Krusty|Herschel Krustofski]], fictional character from [[The Simpsons]], better known as "Krusty The Clown". * [[Herschel Walker]], American football player '''Herschel''' could also refer to a place: * [[Herschel, South Africa]], town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa * [[Herschel Girls School]], a private day and boarding school for girls in Claremont, [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]] * [[Herschel (crater)]], various craters in the solar system named after William Herschel ** [[Herschel (crater on Mars)]] ** [[C. Herschel (crater)]] ** [[Herschel (lunar crater)]] ** [[Herschel (crater on Mimas)]] ** [[J. Herschel (crater)]] * [[Herschel Space Observatory]], ESA's far infrared space telescope * [[William Herschel Telescope]], Ground-based telescope on [[La Palma]] * [[Herschel Museum of Astronomy]] * [[Herschel Island]] * [[Herschel Greer Stadium]] * [[Herschel, Saskatchewan]], a small rural village that is home to the [[Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre]] ==See also== *[[Hersch]] *[[Hirsch]] *[[Hirsh]] *[[Herzl]] *[[Hertz]] [[Category:Surnames]] {{disambig}} [[de:Herschel]] [[es:Herschel]] [[eo:Herschel]] [[fr:Herschel]] [[it:Herschel]] [[ja:ハーシェル]] [[pt:Herschel]] [[sk:Herschel]] [[sv:Herschel]]