Czesław Hernas (July 12, 1928 – December 11, 2003) was a Polish philologist, folklorist and professor at the University of Wrocław. Hernas was Director of the Institute of Polish Philology (1971–1885) and a member of the Wroclaw Citizen's Committee of Solidarity (1989–1990). Hernas was born in Sokal and died in Wrocław.