Bernal is a

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given name and surname, equivalent to the English name

Bernard Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...

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People with the name

Given name

Bernal de Bonaval Bernal(do) de Bonaval(le), also known as Bernardo (de) Bonaval, was a 13th-century troubadour in the Kingdom of Galicia (in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in parts of modern Portugal and Spain) who wrote in the Galician-Portuguese langua ...

, 13th century Galician troubadour *

Bernal de Foix, 1st Count of Medinaceli Bernal de Foix, 1st Count of Medinaceli ( es, Mosén Bernardo de Bearne y Foix, primer conde de Medinaceli; d. 1381), also known as "the Bastard of Bearn", was a military officer in the Crown of Castile, a region that is now part of Spain. Life an ...

, Spanish military officer *

Bernal Díaz del Castillo Bernal Díaz del Castillo ( 1492 – 3 February 1584) was a Spanish conquistador, who participated as a soldier in the conquest of the Aztec Empire under Hernán Cortés and late in his life wrote an account of the events. As an experienced ...

(c. 1492 – 1581), Spanish conquistador

Middle name

Ralph Bernal Osborne Ralph Bernal Osborne of Newtown Anner House, County Tipperary, MP (26 March 1808 – 4 January 1882), born and baptised with the name of Ralph Bernal, Jr., was a British Liberal politician. Life He was the eldest son of London Sephardic Spani ...

(1808–1882), British Liberal politician

Surname

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Agostino Bernal Agostino Bernal (born at Magallon in Aragon in 1587; died at Saragossa, 13 September 1642) was a Spanish Jesuit theologian. Life He entered the Society of Jesus in 1603 when sixteen years old. A classical scholar, he taught humanities and rheto ...

, Spanish Jesuit theologian *

Agustín Bernal Agustín Bernal (born Romualdo Bucío Bucío; 1959 in the town of El Cahulote in Parácuaro, Michoacán – 8 January 2018) was a Mexican actor, film director, writer, and producer, mostly known for his frequent appearances in Mexican urban weste ...

, Mexican film actor * Alejandro Bernal, Colombian football player * Andy Bernal, Australian football player

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Cassie Bernall Cassie René Bernall (November 6, 1981April 20, 1999) was a student who was killed in the Columbine High School massacre, where 11 more students and a teacher were killed by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who then committed suicide. It was repo ...

(1981–1999), student killed in the Columbine High School massacre * César Bernal (born 1995), Mexican footballer * Chesús Bernal (1960–2019), Spanish professor and politician

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Darío Yazbek Bernal Darío Yazbek Bernal (born 30 November 1990) is a Mexican actor, known for playing Julián in '' The House of Flowers'' on Netflix. Early life Yazbek is the son of Sergio Yazbek and Patricia Bernal; his siblings are the actors Tamara Yazbek Be ...

(1990), Mexican actor * David "Elsewhere" Bernal (1979), American popping dancer * Delfina Bernal (born 1941), Colombian painter and multimedia artist * Diana Bernal, Mexican politician

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Egan Bernal Egan Arley Bernal Gómez (born 13 January 1997) is a Colombian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . In 2019 he won the Tour de France, becoming the first Latin American rider to do so, and the youngest winner since 1909. At the 2021 Giro d'It ...

, Colombian road cyclist

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Gabriel Bernal Gabriel Bernal (24 March 1956-June 12, 2014) was a Mexican professional boxer. He was the WBC and Lineal Flyweight Champion for six months in 1984 and a super champion in the ring in the 1970s. Pro career Bernal came from Cruz Grande, Mexico. ...

, Mexican boxer *

Gael García Bernal Gael García Bernal (; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and producer. He is best known for his performances in the films '' Bad Education'', '' The Motorcycle Diaries'', ''Amores perros'', ''Y tu mamá también'', ''Babel'', '' Coco'', ...

(born 1978), Mexican film actor

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Heraclio Bernal Heraclio Bernal (1855-1888) was a bandit from the Sinaloa region of Mexico. He is widely known as the "Thunderbolt of Sinaloa." Bandit years Bernal led a group of pistoleros, who operated along the mining zones of the Sierra Madre Occidental, domi ...

, Mexican bandit

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Ignacio Bernal Ignacio Bernal (February 13, 1910 in Paris - January 24, 1992 in Mexico City) was an eminent Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist. Bernal excavated much of Monte Albán, originally starting as a student of Alfonso Caso, and later led major ar ...

(1910–1992), Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist *

Ishmael Bernal Ishmael Bernal (30 September 1938 – 2 June 1996) was a Filipino filmmaker, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Noted for his melodramas, particularly with feminist and moral issues, he directed many landmark Filipino films ...

(1938–1996), Filipino filmmaker

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Jair Bernal Jair Humberto Bernal Sepúlveda (born February 12, 1968 in Tunja, Central Boyacá Province) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia. Career ;1989 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a El Salvador (ESA) ;1992 :1st in Stage 9 Vuelta a Co ...

(born 1968), Colombian road cyclist *

Jesús Aparicio-Bernal Jesús Aparicio-Bernal Sánchez (born june 15, 1929 in Madrid) is a Spanish politician who began his career under the Francoist State. Biography Having read jurisdiction at university, Aparicio-Bernal became a representative (''procurador'') ...

, Spanish politician * Jesús Mosquera Bernal, Spanish actor *

John Desmond Bernal John Desmond Bernal (; 10 May 1901 – 15 September 1971) was an Irish scientist who pioneered the use of X-ray crystallography in molecular biology. He published extensively on the history of science. In addition, Bernal wrote popular book ...

(1901–1971), Irish-born biophysicist, crystallographer, historian of science, and British Communist *

Jorge Bernal Jorge Bernal Alarcón (born October 24, 1979) is a Mexican former footballer who last played as a goalkeeper with Delfines F.C. Club career He made his professional debut for Veracruz on 27 August 2003 against C.F. Monterrey, immediately savin ...

, Mexican football player *

José Bernal José Bernal Romero (January 8, 1925 – April 19, 2010, known by his first name and by his paternal family name José Bernal) was a Cuban-American artist, born in Santa Clara, Cuba, in the former province of Las Villas (now Villa Clara). He ...

(1925–2010), Cuban-American artist *

José Daniel Bernal José Daniel Bernal García (born March 15, 1973 in Bogotá) is a male road cyclist from Colombia. Career ;1992 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a El Salvador (ESA) ;1997 :1st in Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Puerto Salgar (COL) ;2000 :1st i ...

(born 1973), Colombian road cyclist *

José León Bernal José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

(born 1995), Spanish football player *

Joyce E. Bernal Joyce E. Bernal (born May 6, 1968) is a Filipina film and television director in the Philippines who started as a film editor for Viva Films Viva Films is a Philippine film production company established under Viva Communications. It was f ...

, Filipina director * Juan Bernal Ponce, Costa Rican architect *

Julio Ernesto Bernal Julio Ernesto Bernal González (born April 16, 1966 in Anolaima, Cundinamarca) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2002. Career ;1991 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Venezuela (VEN) ; ...

, Colombian road cyclist

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Kris Bernal Kristine Ann Tan Bernal (born May 17, 1989) is a Filipino actress who became known for winning the fourth season of the reality-based talent search '' StarStruck'' of GMA Network. Bernal rose to fame as the other half in her loveteam with Al ...

, Filipina actress

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* Laura Bernal (195?–2020), Argentine diplomat *

Lorena Bernal Lorena Bernal Pascual (born 12 May 1981) is an Argentine-Spanish actress, television host, and model. Early life Bernal was born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. She moved to San Sebastián, Spain, when she was a year old, and studied at ...

, Argentinian-Spanish beauty queen and actress *

Lorenzo Bernal del Mercado Lorenzo Bernal del Mercado (1530–1593) was a Spanish captain who was one of the more successful soldiers in the Arauco War in Chile rising to the rank of Maestre de Campo and temporary Capitán General of the Captaincy General of Chile. Lorenzo ...

, Spanish captain *

Luz Marina Bernal Luz Marina Bernal Parra (born 1960) is a Colombian peace and human rights activist, a founding member of the group ( es, Madres de Soacha, links=no). She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016 and has been a champion of the struggle of wo ...

(born 1960), Colombian human rights activist

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Marcelino Bernal Marcelino Bernal Pérez (born 27 May 1962) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career A talented all-around midfielder, able to win possession effectively as well as score goals, Bernal spent most of his ...

, Mexican football player *

Martin Bernal Martin Gardiner Bernal (; 10 March 1937 – 9 June 2013) was a British scholar of modern Chinese political history. He was a Professor of Government and Near Eastern Studies at Cornell University. He is best known for his work ''Black Athena'', a ...

(1937–2013), British scholar of modern Chinese political history *

Miguel Bernal Jiménez Miguel Bernal Jiménez (16 February 1910 – 26 July 1956) was a Mexican composer, organist, pedagogist and musicologist. He is widely regarded as the best representative of 20th century Mexican religious music, in addition to his important co ...

(1910–1956), Mexican composer, organist, pedagogist and musicologist

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Paulino Bernal Paulino Bernal (June 22, 1939 – September 10, 2022) was an American accordion player and Christians, Christian Evangelism, evangelist. He was a member of the Texano Tex-Mex group Conjunto Bernal. In 1972, Paulino converted from the apostolic s ...

, American accordion player

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Ralph Bernal Ralph Bernal (2 October 1783 ''available online to subscribers, and also in print'' or 2 October 1784 – 26 August 1854) was a British Whig politician and art collector. His parents, Jacob Israel Bernal and wife Leah da Silva, were Sephardi Je ...

, British Whig politician *

Rodrigo Bernal Rodrigo Bernal González (born June 6, 1959 in Medellín) is a Colombian botanist who specialises in the palm family. Bernal was a faculty member at the Institute of Natural Sciences, National University of Colombia until 2007. He received his P ...

(born 1959), Colombian botanist *

Rogelio Bernal Andreo Rogelio Bernal Andreo (born 9 January 1969) is a Spanish-American astrophotographer. He is known for his photographs of deep sky objects. His work has been recognized by NASA as a regular contributor to their Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) ...

(born 1969), Spanish-American astrophotographer

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Sergio Bernal Sergio Arturo Bernal Hernández also known as "El Puma Mayor" (The Eldest Puma) (born 9 February 1970) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Bernal played as a goalkeeper for Club Universidad Nacio ...

, Mexican football player * Susan Bernal, Colombian materials scientist

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* Victor Bernal, Major League Baseball pitcher

Geography

* Peña de Bernal,

monolith A monolith is a geological feature consisting of a single massive rock (geology), stone or rock, such as some mountains. For instance, Savandurga, Savandurga mountain is a monolith mountain in India. Erosion usually exposes the geological for ...

in Mexico ** Bernal, Querétaro, Mexico ( San Sebastián Bernal), site of the Peña de Bernal *

Bernal, Argentina Bernal is a city located in the northeast of Quilmes in the province of Buenos Aires, approximately 10 miles south of the city of Buenos Aires. It is the second largest and most populated city in the Partido of Quilmes. Bernal borders Avellaneda P ...

Bernal, New Mexico Bernal is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County, New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , Offic ...

, United States *Bernal, a location in

Serafina, New Mexico Serafina is an unincorporated community located in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located along Interstate 25, south-southwest of Las Vegas. Serafina has a post office A post office is a public facility and ...

, United States *

Bernal Heights Bernal Heights ( ) is a residential neighborhood in southeastern San Francisco, California. The prominent Bernal Heights hill overlooks the San Francisco skyline and features a microwave transmission tower. The nearby Sutro Tower can be seen from ...

, neighborhood of San Francisco, United States **

Bernal Heights Summit Bernal Heights Summit ( ) or Bernal Heights Hill is a hill in the San Francisco, California neighborhood of Bernal Heights. Upper elevations are part of Bernal Heights Park, which is managed by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department. At i ...

, a nearby hill *

Bernal District Bernal District is one of six districts of the province of Sechura in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is ...

, Peru *

Bernal Islands The Bernal Islands are a group of four mainly snow-covered islands and a number of rocks lying in Crystal Sound, about east of the south end of Lavoisier Island, Biscoe Islands. They were mapped from surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies ...

, sub-group of the Biscoe Islands, Antarctica * Bernal/Singleton Transfer Location, bus station in Dallas, Texas. United States *

Bernal Subbasin The Bernal Subbasin is an aquifer located in the southwestern corner of Livermore Valley Groundwater Basin, Alameda County, California, United States. All of the groundwater in Livermore Valley moves toward the Bernal Subbasin, which is bounded o ...

, an aquifer in California, United States *

Augustin Bernal Park Augustin Bernal Community Park is a park in the hills southwest of Pleasanton, California. The park was donated to the city in 1971 by Walter S. Johnson, and connects to Pleasanton Ridge Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park is a park in the East ...

, a park in Pleasanton, California, United States

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Bernal Lecture The Bernal Lecture was an annual lecture on the social function of science organised by the Royal Society of London and endowed by Professor John Desmond Bernal. It was last delivered in 2004, after which it was merged with the Wilkins Lecture and ...

(endowed by John Desmond Bernal), organised by the Royal Society of London *

Bernal sphere A Bernal sphere is a type of space habitat intended as a long-term home for permanent residents, first proposed in 1929 by John Desmond Bernal. Bernal's original proposal described a hollow non-rotating spherical shell in diameter, with a tar ...

(named after John Desmond Bernal), a type of space habitat *''

Bernal v. Fainter ''Bernal v. Fainter'', 467 U.S. 216 (1984), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Equal Protection Clause prohibited the state of Texas from barring noncitizens from applying for commission as a notary public. B ...

'', 1984 US Supreme Court case