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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
* Allan Herschell, creator of amusement park rides
*Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell (1837-1899), and hence theBaron Herschell lineHerschel can also be used as a first name:
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Herschell Gordon Lewis (born 1929), a U.S. filmmaker
*Herschelle Gibbs , South African cricketer
* Herschel Krustofski, fictional character fromThe Simpsons , better known as "Krusty The Clown".
*Herschel Walker , American football playerHerschel 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 onLa Palma
*Herschel Museum of Astronomy
*Herschel Island
*Herschel Greer Stadium
*Herschel, Saskatchewan , a small rural village that is home to theAncient Echoes Interpretive Centre ee also
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*Herzl
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