Hering is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Constantine Hering (1800–1880), German-born pioneer of homeopathy in the United States
Daniel Webster Hering (1850–1938), American physicist
Erich Martin Hering (1893–1967), German entomologist
Ewald Hering (1834–1918), German physiologist
Frank E. Hering (1874–1943), American football player and coach
Gottlieb Hering (1887–1945), German Nazi SS extermination camp commandant
Harold Hering (born 1936), American former officer of the U.S. Air Force
Henry Hering (1874–1949), American sculptor
Jutta Hering (born 1924), German film editor
Kathleen Hering, German bobsledder
Kristof Hering (born 1989), German singer
Loy Hering (1484–1564), German Renaissance sculptor
Mandy Hering (born 1984), German handball player
Jeanie Hering, pseudonym of Marion Jean Catherine Adams-Acton (1846–1928), Scottish novelist
Robert Hering (born 1990), German sprinter
Rudolph Hering (1847–1923), civil engineer