| Herman Verlinde | |
| Birth Place: | Woudenberg |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Field: | Theoretical physics |
| Work Institution: | Princeton University |
| Alma Mater: | Utrecht University |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Gerard 't Hooft |
| Thesis Title: | The path-integral formulation of supersymmetric string theory |
| Thesis Year: | 1988 |
| Thesis Url: | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/905500565 |
| Known For: | Matrix string theory |
Herman Louis Verlinde (born 21 January 1962) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is the Class of 1909 Professor of Physics at Princeton University, where he is also the chair of the Department of Physics.[1] He is the identical twin brother of Erik Verlinde.