The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the SI derived unit of frequency. Look up hertz in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hertz may also refer to: People Hertz (name), a German surname that has also been used as a given name. Heinrich Hertz, (1857–1894), German physicist after whom the unit of frequency was named Gustav Hertz (1887–1975), German experimental physicist (see Franck–Hertz experiment) Places 16761 Hertz, a minor planet Hertz (crater), on Moon Arts and entertainment "Hertz", a song by Amyl and the Sniffers from their 2021 album Comfort to Me "Hertz", a song by Eden from his 2020 album No Future Pierre Jerksten, a Swedish disc jockey, working under the alias Hertz. Companies and organizations The Hertz Corporation, American car and equipment rental company Hertz Foundation, charitable scholarship foundation for science education in Livermore, California See also Herz (disambiguation) Hurts (disambiguation) 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, one of the four electric transmission operators in Germany Franck–Hertz experiment, a fundamental experiment in quantum physics Herts, an abbreviation of Hertfordshire This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hertz.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.