Hershey is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Alfred Hershey, American Nobel Prize-winning bacteriologist and geneticist
Amos Shartle Hershey, (1867–1933), American professor of political science
Barbara Hershey, American actress
Frank Hershey, (1907–1997) American automobile designer
Harry B. Hershey, (1885-1967), American jurist
Lewis Blaine Hershey, (1893–1977) American four-star general who was the director of the U.S. Selective Service System from 1941 to 1970
Milton S. Hershey, (1857–1945) American founder of The Hershey Company
Stephen S. Hershey, (b. 1964) Maryland State Senator
Given name:
Hershey Felder, (born 1968), pianist, actor, playwright, composer and producer
Fictional characters:
Judge Hershey, a character in Judge Dredd
