Bernadette is a

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name, a female form of the name Bernard, which means "brave bear". Notable persons with the name include:

People

* Bernadette (singer) (born 1959), Dutch singer *

Bernadette Allen Bernadette Mary Allen (born 1956) is a United States foreign service officer and ambassador. She is the former United States Ambassador to Niger, U.S. Ambassador to Niger. Education and career Allen was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Seat ...

(born 1956), American foreign service officer and ambassador *

Bernadette Banner Bernadette Banner (born ) is an American YouTuber, author, and former costume assistant currently based in London. She is known for her interest in and promotion of historical dress reconstruction and study of a range of historical fashion period ...

(born 1994/1995), American-English dress historian and YouTuber * Bernadette Beauvais (born 1949), French politician * Bernadette Bowyer (born 1966), Canadian field hockey player *

Bernadette Carroll The Angels were an American girl group that originated from New Jersey, best known for their 1963 No. 1 hit single " My Boyfriend's Back". History The group originated in New Jersey as the Starlets which consisted of sisters Barbara "Bibs" ...

(1944–2018), American singer, member of the Angels in the 1960s * Bernadette Castro (born 1944), American businesswoman * Bernadette Caulfield, American television producer * Bernadette Charleux, French polymer chemist * Bernadette Clement, Canadian politician *

Bernadette Collins Bernadette Collins is a strategy engineer from Northern Ireland, who most recently worked for the Aston Martin Formula One team. She began her career as a trainee with McLaren after graduating from Queen's University Belfast in 2009. Three y ...

, British strategy engineer from Northern Ireland *

Bernadette Cooper Klymaxx is an American all-female pop/ R&B band from Los Angeles, California. The band's classic lineup consisted of Bernadette Cooper, Lorena Porter Shelby, Cheryl Cooley, Robbin Grider, Lynn Malsby, and Joyce "Fenderella" Irby. History Klyma ...

, American singer *

Bernadette Coston Bernadette Coston (born 17 August 1989, Johannesburg) is a South African field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the South Africa women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament. She was also part of ...

(born 1989), South African field hockey player * Bernadette Chirac (born 1933), French politician, wife of former French President Jacques Chirac *

Bernadette Eberlain Bernadette Eberlein is a dermatologist, allergologist Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, refer a number of conditions caused by the hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment. These ...

, German dermatologist, allergologist, and researcher. *

Bernadette Després Bernadette Després (born March 28, 1941) is a French illustrator and comic book artist. She was born in Paris and studied at the Ecole de l' Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs there. She began working as an illustrator at Bayard Presse, whe ...

(born 1941), French illustrator and comic book artist *

Bernadette Graf Bernadette Graf (born 25 June 1992) is an Austrian judoka. Graf represented Austria at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August ...

(born 1992), Austrian judoka *

Bernadette Hall Bernadette Hall (born 1945) is a New Zealand playwright and poet. Biography Hall was born in 1945 in Alexandra, New Zealand. She was raised in what she describes as "a small-city Catholic community that was proud, theatrical and pretty much en ...

(born 1948), New Zealand playwright and poet *

Bernadette Farrell Bernadette Farrell (born 26 March 1957) is a British hymnographer and composer of Catholic liturgical music. Among her compositions are "Christ, Be Our Light,” "Restless Is The Heart," "God, Beyond All Names" and "O God, You Search Me." Biogra ...

(born 1957), British hymnographer and composer * Bernadette Kelly (born 1964), British civil servant *

Bernadette Lafont Bernadette Lafont (28 October 1938 – 25 July 2013) was a French actress who appeared in more than 120 feature films. She has been considered "the face of French New Wave". In 1999 she told ''The New York Times'' her work was "the motor of my e ...

(1938–2013), French actress *

Bernadette Luciano Bernadette Mary Luciano is a New Zealand Italian language and culture academic, and a full professor at the University of Auckland. Luciano serves as Italian honorary consul in Auckland. Academic career After a 1990 PhD thesis titled '' 'Port ...

, New Zealand language and culture academic * Bernadette Mayer (born 1945), American poet, writer, and visual artist *

Bernadette McDonald Bernadette McDonald (born 1951) is a Canadian-born author of several non-fiction books, primarily on mountain culture topics. Her books include ''Brotherhood of the Rope'', ''Tomaž Humar'', ''Freedom Climbers'', ''Alpine Warriors'', ''Art Of Fr ...

(born 1951), Canadian author * Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (born 1947), Irish political activist * Bernadette Meehan (born 1975), American diplomat and nonprofit organization executive * Bernadette Menu (born 1942), French Egyptologist *

Bernadette Meyler Bernadette Meyler is the Carl and Sheila Spaeth Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, where she has taught since 2013. Meyler's scholarship focuses on British and American constitutional law, the history of the common law, and the intersection o ...

, American law academic *

Bernadette Moriau The Lourdes Medical Bureau (''Bureau des Constatations Médicales'') is an official medical organization based in Lourdes, France, within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. Its function is to transfer medical investigation of apparent cures assoc ...

, French nun whose recovery from a spinal problem was declared a miracle *

Bernadette Nolan Bernadette Therese Nolan (17 October 1960 – 4 July 2013) was an Irish actress, singer and television personality, formerly lead vocalist of the girl group the Nolans. She was the second youngest of sisters Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda and C ...

(1960–2013), Irish singer and actress * Bernadette O'Farrell (1924–1999), Irish actress *

Bernadette Pajer Bernadette Pajer is an author known for her works, particularly the Professor Bradshaw Mystery series, whodunnits set in her home of Washington State circa 1900, about a professor who applies his knowledge of the new science of electrical engineeri ...

, American author * Bernadette Peters (born 1948), American actress and singer *

Bernadette Quigley Bernadette Quigley is an American television, film, stage and voice-over actress. She is known for her recurring role of the Chaplain in ''Mr. Robot'' (Season 2) and numerous guest-star appearances on shows such as ''The Blacklist'', ''Law & Ord ...

(born 1960), American actress *

Bernadette Romulo-Puyat Bernadette Fatima Tecson Romulo-Puyat (born May 14, 1971) is a Filipino government official, economist, and academic who served as the Secretary of Tourism under the Duterte administration from May 2018 to June 2022, heading the Philippines' To ...

(born 1971), Filipino government official * Bernadette Roberts (1931–2017), American nun * Bernadette Sanou Dao (born 1952), Burkinabé author and politician * Bernadette Sands McKevitt (born 1958), Irish politician *

Bernadette Sanchez Bernadette M. Sanchez (born May 20, 1953) is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 26th District since 2001. She did not seek re-election in 2012 and was succeeded by Democrat Jacob Can ...

(born 1953), American politician * Bernadette Schild (born 1990), Austrian ski racer * Bernadette Seacrest, American vocalist * Bernadette Sembrano (born 1976), Filipino television reporter, newscaster, and host *

Bernadette Smith Bernadette Smith is a Canadian First Nations politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in a by-election on June 13, 2017. She represents the electoral district of Point Douglas as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic ...

, Canadian politician * Bernadette Strachan (born 1962), English author * Bernadette Soubirous (1844–1879), also known as Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, French Marian visionary *

Bernadette Speach Bernadette Speach (born January 1, 1948) is an American avant-garde composer and pianist. Known for her minimalist approach, she often synthesizes improvisation and through-composed material. Biography Born in Syracuse, New York, Speach earned her ...

(born 1948), American composer and pianist *

Bernadette Stanislaus Bernnadette Stanis, also billed as Bern Nadette Stanis (born Bernadette Stanislaus, December 22, 1953), is an American actress and author. Stanis is best known for her role as Thelma Evans, the only daughter of Florida and James Evans Sr. on the ...

(born 1954), American actress and writer known as Bernadette Stanis and Bern Nadette Stanis * Bernadette Szőcs (born 1995), Romanian table tennis player * Bernadette Van Roy (born 1948), Belgian middle-distance runner

Fictional characters

*Bernadette Fox, the titular character in the novel '' Where'd You Go, Bernadette'' and its film adaptation * Bernadette Rostenkowski, on the American television series ''The Big Bang Theory'' * Bernadette Taylor, in the British television series ''EastEnders'' * Bernadette, in the animated television series '' Bob and Margaret'' * Bernadette Thompson, in the 2014 film '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''

Animals

Bernadette (tiger) Bernadette (born September 14, 2016) is a female captive-bred Siberian tiger that lives at the Oregon Zoo, in Portland, Oregon, United States. Bernadette was born as part of a captive breeding program at the Milwaukee County Zoo in Wisconsin on ...

People

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Animals

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