Ferenc Herczeg (born Franz Herzog, 22 September 1863, Versec, Hungarian Kingdom - 24 February 1954, Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian playwright and author who promoted conservative nationalist opinion in his country. He founded and edited the magazine Új Idők ("New Times") in 1895. In 1896 he was elected to parliament and in 1901 became the president of the Petőfi Society. In 1926 and in 1927 he was nominated for the Nobel prize.
Some of his works include;
- Above and Below (1890)
- Mutamur (1893)
- The Gyurkovics Girls (1893)
- The Daughter of the Landlord of Dolova (1893)
- The Gyurkovics Boys (1895)
- The House of Honthy (a drama, 1896)
- The First Storm (a drama, 1899)
- Hand Washes Hand (a drama, 1903)