Daniel Esteban Herrendorf (born June 18, 1965) is an Argentine writer, essayist and philosopher.

He served as an expert witness to the UN on human rights before joining the Argentine presidential cabinet.

His novel Memorias de Antínoo was translated into French by Michel J. Wagner and presented in 2013 at the Argentine embassy in Paris, by ambassador Juan Archibaldo Lanús, president of the International Society of Yourcenerian Studies Remy Piognault, vicepresident Jean-Pierre Castellani, and editor Samuel Tastet.

Simultaneously with his studies, Herrendorf published a number of books and articles in journals in Mexico, Paris, Rome, Madrid, and Buenos Aires.

In 2004, alongside other intellectuals, Herrendorf created El Fondo de Cultura y Mecenazgo del Sur as an association to develop the arts.