Adelbert is a given name of

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origin, which means "noble bright" or "noble shining", derived from the words ''adal'' (meaning noble) and ''berht'' (shining or bright). Alternative spellings include Adalbart and Adalberto. Related names include

Albert Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Alber ...

Delbert Delbert is a given name. It is a short form of Adelbert, which is a combination of adal, meaning noble, and Bert meaning bright. Notable people with the name include: *John Delbert Van Allen, retail dry goods merchant and department store owner who ...

, and Elbert. The name Adelbert may refer to: *

Adelbert Althouse Adelbert Althouse (May 23, 1869 – May 17, 1954) was a United States Navy Captain who served as the 27th and 29th Naval Governor of Guam. Prior to his Governorship, he served on ships in the Navy and participated in both the Spanish–America ...

(1869–1954), American politician *

Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames (October 31, 1835 – April 13, 1933) was an American sailor, soldier, and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. A Radical Republican, he was military governor, U.S. Senato ...

(1835–1933), American politician *

Adelbert Ames Jr. Adelbert Ames Jr. (August 19, 1880 – July 3, 1955) was an American scientist who made contributions to physics, physiology, ophthalmology, psychology, and philosophy. He pioneered the study of physiological optics at Dartmouth College, serving ...

(1880–1955), American scientist *

Adelbert Anson Adelbert John Robert Anson DD (20 December 184027 May 1909) was a clergyman from the Anson family. He served as an Anglican bishop in late 19th century western Canada. Early life Anson was the fourth and youngest son of Thomas Anson, 1st Earl ...

(1840–1909), English-born Canadian clergyman *

Adelbert S. Atherton Adelbert S. Atherton (October 13, 1850 – December 14, 1920) was an American politician from Chicopee, Massachusetts, who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives after being elected to the 125th Massachusetts General Court in 1903. ...

(1850–1920), American politician *

Adelbert Bleekman Adelbert E. Bleekman, Sr., (March 26, 1846January 27, 1908) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate ( 1874 & 1875) and State Assembly ( 1873), and served as district attorney of Monroe Cou ...

(1846–1908), American politician *

Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow Adelbert Wellington Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow (19 August 1844 – 17 March 1921), was a British soldier, courtier and Conservative politician. Background and education Brownlow was the second son of John Egerton, Viscount Alford, eldest ...

(1844–1921), British soldier, courtier and Conservative politician *

Adelbert Bryan Adelbert Bryan is a U.S. Virgin Islands politician and former senator. Political Career Adelbert Bryan served as Frederiksted police commander. In 1989, he won 35 percent of the vote for USVI Governor. Bryan has also served as Senator and on ...

(fl. 1980s–2000s), U.S. Virgin Islands politician *

Adelbert Rinaldo Buffington Adelbert Rinaldo Buffington (November 22, 1837 – July 10, 1922) was a United States Army Brigadier General who served as the 10th Chief of Ordnance for the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps. Biography Adelbert Rinaldo Buffington was born in Wheeling ...

(1837–1922), United States Army Brigadier General *

Adelbert Cronkhite Adelbert Cronkhite (January 6, 1861June 15, 1937) was a career officer in the United States Army. He was notable for his command of the 80th Division (United States), 80th Division during World War I. He also served as interim commander of IX Cor ...

(1861–1937), career United States Army officer * Adelbert Delbrück (1822–1890), German banker *

Adelbert Heinrich Graf von Baudissin Adelbert Heinrich Graf von Baudissin (born 25 January 1820 in Horsens, Jutland, died 28 March 1871 in Wiesbaden Wiesbaden () is a city in central western Germany and the capital of the state of Hesse. , it had 290,955 inhabitants, plus ap ...

(1820–1871), German writer * Adelbert Edward Hanna (1863–1918), Canadian politician *

Adelbert Everson Adelbert N. Everson (April 12, 1841 – July 23, 1913) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Everson received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Fi ...

(1841–1913), American Civil War soldier *

Adelbert Ford Adelbert Ford (April 23, 1890 – April 1976) was an American psychologist who looked at the role of our senses in learning, as well as how distractions interact with this process. Life and career Ford was born and raised in Michigan. He completed ...

(1890–1976), American psychologist * Adelbert Jenkins (fl. 1960s–2000s), African American clinical psychologistknown for his humanistic approach to Black psychology *

Adelbert J. McCormick Adelbert J. McCormick (December 16, 1845 – December 27, 1903) was an American merchant and politician from New York. Life McCormick was born on December 16, 1845, in Ridgeway, New York, the son of Nelson McCormick. He attended Medina Academy. ...

(1845–1903), American merchant and politician *

Adelbert Mühlschlegel Adelbert Mühlschlegel (June 16, 1897 – July 29, 1980) was a prominent German Baháʼí from a Protestant family. He became a Baháʼí in 1920, translated Baháʼí literature and served as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Germany ...

(1897–1980), prominent German Baháʼí *

Adelbert Niemeyer Adelbert Hans Gustav Niemeyer (15 April 1867 in Warburg – 21 July 1932 in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population ...

(1867–1932), German painter *

Adelbert Nongrum Adelbert Nongrum is former president of the Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM), a political party in Meghalaya, north-eastern India. He is the party's only representative in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly The Meghalaya ...

(fl. 2010s–2020s), Indian politician * Adelbert H. Roberts (1866–1937), first African-American to serve in the Illinois Senate *

Adelbert Schulz Adelbert Schulz (20 December 1903 – 28 January 1944) was a German officer of the police and the Wehrmacht, at last general and division commander in the Panzertruppe during World War II. He was one of only 27 recipients of the Knight's Cross o ...

(1903–1944), German general *

Adelbert St. John Adelbert "Del" St. John (October 6, 1931 – December 18, 2009) was a Canadian-Austrian professional ice hockey player. St. John, a forward, scored 17 goals and 16 assists in 31 games for the Nottingham Panthers of the British National League. ...

(1931–2009), Canadian-Austrian professional ice hockey player *

Adelbert Delos Thorp Adelbert Delos Thorp (April 15, 1844February 10, 1919) was an American farmer, fisherman, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Door County in the 1882 session, and later served as sergeant-at-arms ...

(1844–1919), American farmer, fisherman, and Wisconsin pioneer * Adelbert L. Utt (1856–1936), American politician *

Adelbert Van de Walle Adelbert Van de Walle (1922–2006) was a Flemish-Belgian architect, art historian and professor in the History of Art and Archaeology at the University of Ghent (UGent). Life Van de Walle obtained successively academic degrees in Architecture, ...

(1922–2006), Belgian architect and art historian *

Adelbert von Chamisso Adelbert von Chamisso (; 30 January 178121 August 1838) was a German poet and botanist, author of ''Peter Schlemihl'', a famous story about a man who sold his shadow. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso (or Chamissot) de Bonc ...

(1781–1838), German writer *

Adelbert von Keller Adelbert von Keller (5 July 1812 – 13 March 1883) was a German philologist. Biography He was born at Pleidelsheim, and educated at the University of Tübingen, where, after study at Paris, he became Privatdozent and assistant librarian (1835) ...

(1812–1883), German scholar *

Adelbert Waldron Adelbert F. "Bert" Waldron III (March 14, 1933 – October 18, 1995) was a United States Army sniper who served during the Vietnam War with the 9th Infantry Division. Until 2011, Waldron held the record for most confirmed kills by any American sn ...

(1933–1995), United States Army sniper *

Adelbert Theodor Wangemann Adelbert Theodor Edward Wangemann (February 13, 1855 – June 1906), known as Theo, was a German who emigrated to the United States. In 1888, he began working for Thomas Edison as an assistant at his laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey. In 1889, ...

(1855–1906), German-born American laboratory assistant to Thomas Edison

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