Herter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Albert Herter, American painter; son of Christian, the furniture maker Christian Herter (1895–1966), American politician; son of Albert, the painter Christian Archibald Herter (physician) (1865–1910), American physician; son of Christian, the furniture maker David Herter, American author Ernst Gustav Herter, German sculptor George Leonard Herter, American manager of Herter's Inc. sporting goods business and author Gérard Herter, German actor Hans Herter (1899–1984), German philologist Wilhelm Gustav Franz Herter (1894−1958), German botanist