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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]]
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