Herbst is the German word for autumn or fall. Herbst may also refer to: Surnames Christoph Maria Herbst (born 1966), German actor and comedian Eduard Herbst (1820–1892), Austrian jurist and statesman János Herbst (1956–2015), Hungarian politician Jess Herbst (born 1958), American politician Johan Herbst (born 1987), South African rugby union player Johann Andreas Herbst (1588–1666), German composer Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst (1743–1807), German biologist John Herbst (disambiguation), multiple people Josephine Herbst (1892–1969), American novelist Manasse Herbst (1913–1997), Austrian-German actor and singer Rebecca Herbst (born 1977), American actress Reinfried Herbst (born 1978), Austrian skier Riley Herbst (born 1999), American NASCAR driver Sabine Herbst (born 1974), German swimmer Sharon Tyler Herbst and her husband Ron Herbst (1942–2007), American food and wine authors Thomas Herbst (footballer) (born 1962), German footballer and football manager Thomas Herbst (painter) (1848-1915), German Impressionist painter Torsten Herbst (born 1973), German politician Other uses Herbst Gaming, gas station and casino operator using the name of "Terrible Herbst" Herbst Theatre, an auditorium in the War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in the Civic Center, San Francisco, USA Herbst maneuver, an aerobatic maneuver named after Wolfgang Herbst Herbst, Indiana, a small town in the United States Corpuscles of Herbst, avian mechanoreceptors German-language surnames Surnames of German origin Surnames from nicknames