Hurwitz is a surname and may refer to:
- Aaron Hurwitz, musician, see Live on Breeze Hill
- Adolf Hurwitz (1859-1919), German mathematician
- Hurwitz polynomial
- Hurwitz matrix
- Hurwitz quaternion
- Hurwitz's automorphisms theorem
- Hurwitz zeta function
- Hurwitz's theorem (disambiguation) Five theorems named after Adolf Hurwitz
- Alexander Hurwitz (born 1937), American mathematician
- Edward Hurwitz (born 1931), American diplomat
- Emanuel Hurwitz (1919-2006), British violinist
- Gregg Hurwitz, American Novelist
- Henry Hurwitz Jr., nuclear physicist
- Hyman Hurwitz (1770–1844), professor of Hebrew in England
- Jon Hurwitz (born 1977), American screenwriter best known for Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
- Leo Hurwitz (1909-1991), American documentary film maker who filmed the Eichmann trial
- Yosef Yozel Horwitz (1849-1919), the Alter of Navordok
- Mitchell Hurwitz, American television writer and producer best known for his work on Arrested Development
- Routh Hurwitz, see Routh Hurwitz stability criterion
- T. Alan Hurwitz (born 1942), 10th president of Gallaudet University
- William Hurwitz, American pain management physician
- Lieutenant Hurwitz, a minor character in the movie Airplane!. A patient in a military hospital, he was suffering from "severe shell-shock," causing him to think he was Ethel Merman. Played by Merman herself, in her final screen appearance.
A variation of the name is Hurvitz, which may refer to:
- Yair Hurvitz, Hebrew language poet.
- Igael Hurvitz, Likud Knesset Member
- Yigal Hurvitz, Israeli former finance minister
A variation of the name is Gurvitz, which may refer to:
- Adrian Gurvitz, English singer-songwriter.
A variation of the name is Gurwits, which may refer to:
- Eduard Gurwits, Ukrainian politician, Mayor of Odessa