French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
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'' "brave, hardy". Its native Old English reflex was ''Beornheard'', which was replaced by the French form ''Bernard'' that was brought to England after the
Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conque ...
. The name ''Bernhard'' was notably popular among
Old Frisian
Old Frisian was a West Germanic language spoken between the 8th and 16th centuries along the North Sea coast, roughly between the mouths of the Rhine and Weser rivers. The Frisian settlers on the coast of South Jutland (today's Northern Friesl ...
speakers. Its wider use was popularized due to Saint
Bernhard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux, O. Cist. ( la, Bernardus Claraevallensis; 109020 August 1153), venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templars, and a major leader in the reformation of the Benedictine Order through ...
(canonized in 1174). Bernard is the second most common surname in
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bernard'' were residents of
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
(frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
(1:7,203), 7.0% of
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
(1:382), 6.6% of
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
(1:1,961), 4.8% of
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
(1:1,896), 3.6% of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
(1:12,221), 2.7% of
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
(1:894), 1.9% of
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
(1:1,500), 1.6% of
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
(1:1,745), 1.2% of
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
(1:16,397), 1.2% of
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
(1:595), 1.1% of
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
(1:6,179), 1.0% of
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
(1:13,691) and 1.0% of
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
(1:6,098).
In
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:392) in the following regions:Bernard surname distribution /ref>
* 1.
Collectivity of Saint Martin
The Collectivity of Saint Martin (french: Collectivité de Saint-Martin), commonly known as simply Saint Martin (, ), is an overseas collectivity of France in the West Indies in the Caribbean, on – but not identical with – the island of S ...
(1:60)
* 2.
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Barthélemy (french: Saint-Barthélemy, ), officially the Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy, is an overseas collectivity of France in the Caribbean. It is often abbreviated to St. Barth in French, and St. Barts in English ...
(1:189)
* 3.
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...
(1:260)
* 4.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...
(1:283)
* 5.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...
(1:296)
* 6.
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
(1:333)
* 7.
Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire (; ; br, Broioù al Liger) is one of the 18 regions of France, in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful of "balancing metropolises" ().
...
(1:336)
* 8.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pref ...
(1:348)
* 9.
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...
(1:391)
List of people with the name
The following people and items share the name Bernard.
Bernard (bishop of Carlisle)
Bernard (died 1214) was a medieval English Bishop of Carlisle.
Bernard was the custodian of vacant see of Carlisle from about 1200. He was translated from the bishopric of Ragusa to the bishopric of Carlisle on 15 May 1203 by Pope Innocent III ...
(died 1214), 13th-century Catholic bishop
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Bernard (bishop of Gaeta)
Bernard (died between 1047 and 1049) was the Bishop of Gaeta for fifty years from his appointment in 997 until his death. He was a member of the Docibilan dynasty which ruled the Duchy of Gaeta from 867 to 1032. During his long episcopate he achiev ...
Bernat Calbó
Bernat Calbó (or Calvó) (''c''. 1180 – 26 October 1243), sometimes called Bernard of Calvo, was a Catalan jurist, bureaucrat, monk, bishop, and soldier.
Born and educated in Manso Calvo near Reus, Bernat belonged to a family of the knightly c ...
), 13th-century saint and Bishop of Vich
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Bernard of Carinola
Bernard of Carinola, also known as Bernard of Capua, was Bishop of Carinola. He was the confessor of Duke Richard II of Capua until appointed the Bishop of Forum Claudii in 1087 by Pope Victor III. He was later transferred to the see of Carinola ...
(died 1109), 12th-century saint and Bishop of Carinola
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Bernard of Cluny
Bernard of Cluny (or, of Morlaix or Morlay) was a twelfth-century French Benedictine monk, best known as the author of ''De contemptu mundi'' (''On Contempt for the World''), a long verse satire in Latin.
Life
Bernard's family of origin and place ...
, 12th-century Benedictine monk
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Bernard of Kilwinning
Bernard (died c. 1331) was a Tironensian abbot, administrator and bishop active in late 13th- and early 14th-century Scotland, during the First War of Scottish Independence. He first appears in the records already established as Abbot of Kilwin ...
(d. c. 1331), Scottish abbot and chancellor
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Bernard of Quintavalle
Bernard of Quintavalle (died 1241) was the first disciple of St. Francis of Assisi. Bernard was declared as the ''Minorum Ordinis prima plantula,'' the "First fruits of the Minor Orders". He accompanied Francis on a number of missionary journeys ...
(died 1241), companion of St. Francis of Assisi
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Bernard of Verdun Little is known of the life of Bernard of Verdun, except that he was a Franciscan friar who may have been born in Verdun and lived in the second half of the thirteenth century. His most significant work was the Treatise on the Whole of Astronomy (' ...
, author of the ''Tractatus super totam astrologiam''
Modern
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Bernard (footballer)
Bernard Anício Caldeira Duarte (born 8 September 1992), better known as Bernard () and Bernard Duarte, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos. A left-sided player, he is known for his pace a ...
Bernard Aluwihare
Uda Walawwe Bernard Herbert Aluwihare also known as Bernard Aluwihare (6 April 1902 - 22 January 1961) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician who served in both the State Council of Ceylon and Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was a Sri Lankan Cabin ...
(1902–1961), Sri Lankan politician
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Bernard Alvarez
Bernard Alvarez is a retired NASCAR Grand National Series race car driver whose career spanned from 1964 to 1965.Bernard Anício Caldeira Duarte
Bernard Anício Caldeira Duarte (born 8 September 1992), better known as Bernard () and Bernard Duarte, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos. A left-sided player, he is known for his pace ...
, known as "Bernard", Brazilian footballer
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Bernard Baruch
Bernard Mannes Baruch (August 19, 1870 – June 20, 1965) was an American financier and statesman.
After amassing a fortune on the New York Stock Exchange, he impressed President Woodrow Wilson by managing the nation's economic mobilization in ...
(1870–1965), American financier and political adviser
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Bernard Berrian
Bernard Berrian (born December 27, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State.
Berrian also played for the Minnes ...
(born 1980), American football player
* Bernard Blaut (1940–2007), Polish football player
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Bernard Bonnejean
Bernard Bonnejean (born 10 June 1950 in Ernée, Mayenne), is a French author, specialist of catholic French poetry of 19th and 20th centuries.
Youth
Bernard Bonnejean is the last of eight children of a family of Picardy’s origin. In 1959 the f ...
(born 1950), French author
*
Bernard Boursicot
Bernard Boursicot (born on 12 August 1944) is a French diplomat who was caught in a honeypot trap (seducing him to participate in Chinese espionage) by Shi Pei Pu, a male Peking opera singer who performed female roles, whom Boursicot believed to ...
(born 1944), on whom the play ''M. Butterfly'' was based
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Bernard Butler
Bernard Joseph Butler (born 1 May 1970) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the first guitarist with Suede, until his departure in 1994. He has been hailed by some critics as the greatest guitarist of his ...
(born 1970), English musician
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Bernard Caprasse
Bernard Caprasse (born 24 January 1949) is a Belgian politician. He was governor of the province of Luxembourg from 1996 until 2016. He is a member of the Centre démocrate humaniste.
Biography
Caprasse was born on 24 January 1949 in Lierneux. H ...
(born 1949), Belgian politician
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Bernard Cerquiglini
Bernard Cerquiglini (born 8 April 1947 in Lyon, France), is a French linguist.
A Graduate of the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud, having received an agrégé and a doctorate in letters, he was a teacher of linguistics in University o ...
(born 1947), French linguist
* Bernard Cottret (1951–2020), French historian
* Bernard Cribbins (1928–2022), English children's TV personality, actor and voice artist
* Bernard Ebbers (born 1941), engineered an accounting fraud at WorldCom while he was its CEO
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Bernie Ecclestone
Bernard Charles Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930) is an English business magnate. He is the former chief executive of the Formula One Group, which manages Formula One motor racing and controls the commercial rights to the sport, and part-owns ...
(born 1930), British business magnate and primary authority in Formula One
* Bernard Edwards (American football) (born 1969), American football player
* Bernard Fanning (born 1969), Australian singer, Powderfinger
*
Bernard Finnigan
Bernard Vincent Finnigan (born 8 December 1972) is an Australian former politician who served as a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 2006 until 2015. He was appointed in May 2006 as a member of the South Australian Branch ...
(born 1972), Australian politician and sex offender
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Bernard T. Feld
Bernard Taub Feld (December 21, 1919 – February 19, 1993) was a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He helped develop the atomic bomb, and later led an international movement among scientists to banish nuclear we ...
(1919–1993), 20th century physicist and anti-nuclear activist
* Bernard Fox (Irish republican) (born 1951), Provisional Irish Republican Army member
* Bernard Freeman, birth name of American rapper
Bun B
Bernard James Freeman (born March 19, 1973), known professionally as Bun B, is an American rapper. He is best known as one half of the southern rap duo UGK (UnderGround Kingz), a group he formed in 1987 alongside Pimp C. Aside from his work with ...
*
Bernard Freyberg
Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, (21 March 1889 – 4 July 1963) was a British-born New Zealand soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who served as the 7th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1946 to 1952.
Freyb ...
, New Zealand's most famous soldier and General of World War II
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Bernard Guignedoux
Bernard Guignedoux (31 January 1947 – 1 January 2021) was a French professional football player and manager. He is known for being the first goal-scorer in the history of Paris Saint-Germain.
Playing career
Guignedoux was a graduate of the ...
(1947–2021), French football player
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Bernard Hall (disambiguation) Bernard Hall may refer to:
* Bernard Hall (footballer) (born 1942), English footballer
* Bernard Hall (American football) (born 1967), American football player
* Lindsay Bernard Hall
Lindsay Bernard Hall (28 December 1859 – 14 February 19 ...
, multiple people
*
Bernard Henry Bernard Henry may refer to:
* Bernard Henry (American football)
Bernard Henry (born April 9, 1960) is a former American football wide receiver who played five seasons in the National Football League with the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts and Los ...
(born 1960), American football player
* Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975), American film composer
* Bernard Hill (born 1944), English actor
* Bernard Hinault (born 1954), French cyclist, five-time winner of the Tour de France
* Bernard Hopkins (born 1965), boxer
* Bernard Jayamanna (1908-1965), Sri Lankan Sinhala playwright, director, producer, actor
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Bernard Jayasuriya
Bernard Jayasuriya was a Ceylonese businessman and politician.
Bernard Jayasuriya was the son of D. C. D. Jayasuriya, a rubber plantation and graphite mine owner. He received his education at S. Thomas College and St. Joseph's College, Colombo, ...
, Sri Lankan businessman and politician
* Bernard Kalb (born 1922), American broadcast journalist
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Bernard Koura
Bernard Koura (25 May 1923 – 9 February 2018) was a French painter who was best known for his use of shades of blue. He graduated from École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts (; ) refers to a number of influential art schools in Franc ...
(1923–2018), French painter
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Bernard Ładysz
Bernard Ładysz (24 July 192225 July 2020) was a Polish bass-baritone and actor. He performed internationally at major opera houses and festivals, known for the title roles of Mozart's ''Don Giovanni'' and Mussorgsky's ''Boris Godunov''. His reco ...
(1922–2020), Polish singer and actor
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Bernard Lagat
Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat (born December 12, 1974) is a Kenyan-American middle and long-distance runner.
Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya. Prior to his change of domicile to the US, Lagat had an extensive competitive career representing his ...
(born 1974), Kenyan-American distance runner
* Bernard Lee (1908–1981), English actor
* Bernard Lepkofker, American competitive judoka
* Bernard Looney (born 1969/1970), Irish businessman, CEO of BP
* Bernie Mac (born Bernard McCullough, 1957–2008), comedian and actor
* Bernard Madoff (1938-2021), American stockbroker who engineered a $65 billion Ponzi scheme
* Bernard Malamud (1914–1986), American writer
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Bernard Manning
Bernard John Manning (13 August 1930 – 18 June 2007) was an English comedian and nightclub owner.
Manning gained a high profile on British television during the 1970s, appearing on shows such as '' The Comedians'' and ''The Wheeltappers and ...
(1930–2007), British stand-up comedian
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Bernard Matthews
Bernard Trevor Matthews CVO CBE QSM (24 January 1930 – 25 November 2010) was the founder of Bernard Matthews Farms, a company that is best known for producing turkey meat products.
Early life
Bernard Trevor Matthews was born in 1930 in Bro ...
, English turkey farmer, founder of Bernard Matthews Limited
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Bernard McGinley
Bernard L. McGinley was a judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.
He attended John Carroll University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He worked as a judicial law clerk for the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. He wa ...
, American judge
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Bernard Ménétrel
Bernard Ménétrel (1906-1947) was a French physician and political advisor to Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. He met with Helmut Knochen and tried to negotiate with Charles de Gaulle on Pétain's behalf.
Early life
Bernard Ménétr ...
(1906–1947), French physician and advisor to Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II
* Bernard Mohlalisi (1933–2020), Mosotho Roman Catholic bishop
*
Bernard Montgomery
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, (; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and t ...
(1887–1976), English military officer
* Bernard Opper (1915–2000), American basketball player
* Bernard Peiris (1908–1977), Sri Lankan lawyer
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Bernard Perera
Jayalathge Bernard Nihal Perera (27 May 1956 – 9 November 2012) was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He played eight first-class cricket, first-class matches between 1980 and 1983.
Perera, a hard-hitting batsman, was twelfth man in Sri Lanka crick ...
(1956–2012), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Bernard Rajzman
Bernard Rajzman (born April 25, 1957) is a former Brazilian volleyball player. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He was enshrined in the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2005. Nowadays, Bernard is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Ra ...
Bernie Sanders
Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. He was the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007 ...
(born 1941), US Senator from Vermont
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Bernard Satenstein
Bernard Oliver Satenstein (c. 1906 – May 1, 1959) was an American football player who five seasons in the National Football League with the Staten Island Stapletons and New York Giants. He played college football at New York University and atte ...
(1906–1959), American football player
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Bernard Schuiteman
Bernard Schuiteman (, born October 3, 1973) is a Dutch former football defender. Born in Garderen, Gelderland, he began his professional career in the 1993–94 season with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He later played with Feyenoord Rotterdam, FC Utrech ...
(born 1973), Dutch football player
* George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), usually referred to as "Bernard Shaw", Irish playwright, critic, and essayist
* Bernard Shaw (1940–2022), American broadcast journalist
* Bernard Shir-Cliff (1924-2017), American editor
* Bernard Spilsbury (1877–1947), English pathologist
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Bernard Soysa
Bernard Soysa (20 March 1914 - 30 December 1997) was a Sri Lankan politician.
Early life and education
Bernard Soysa was born 20 March 1914 in Colombo, Ceylon. He attended the Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya, S. Thomas' College, Mount L ...
(1914–1997), Sri Lankan Trotskyist
* Bernard Sumner (born 1956), British musician
*
Bernard Tapie
Bernard Roger Tapie (; 26 January 1943 – 3 October 2021) was a French businessman, politician and occasional actor, singer, and TV host. He was Minister of City Affairs in the government of Pierre Bérégovoy.
Life and career
Tapie was bo ...
(1943–2021), French businessman and politician
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Bernie Taupin
Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English songwriter, singer and visual artist. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with musician Elton John, a songwriting partnership that is one of the most successful in history. Tau ...
(born 1950), British songwriter and collaborator with Elton John
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Bernard Tilakaratna
Bernard Tilakaratna, SLOS (1927–2004) was a senior diplomat and bureaucrat of the Sri Lankan government. He was an ambassador to many countries and prior to retirement was the permanent secretary to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Early life
He w ...
(1927–2004), Sri Lankan diplomat
* Bernard Tomic (born 1992), Australian tennis player
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Bernard Vogler
Bernard Vogler (30 April 1935 – 2 December 2020) was a French academic and historian. A professor at the University of Strasbourg, he was a specialist in the History of Alsace from the 15th to the 20th Centuries.
Biography
Bernard was the son o ...
(1935–2020), French historian and academic
* Bernard "Bernie" Wolfe (born 1951), Canadian hockey player
* Bernard Wolfman (1924–2011), American dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and law professor
* Bernard Zehrfuss (1911–1996), French architect
* Bernard Welsh (1959)
Alfred Aloysous Bernard
Alfred Aloysous Bernard (November 23, 1888 – March 6, 1949) was an American vaudeville singer, known as "The Boy From Dixie", who was most popular during the 1910s through early 1930s.
Life
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he became a blackfa ...
(1888–1949) American vaudeville singer
* Antoine Bernard d'Attanoux (1853–1954), French journalist and explorer
* Armand Bernard (1893–1968), French comic actor and composer
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Brandon Bernard
Brandon Anthony Micah Bernard (July 3, 1980 – December 10, 2020) was an American man convicted and executed for the 1999 robbery, kidnapping, and murder of Todd Bagley, 26, and Stacie Bagley, 28. He was sentenced to death for the murders and re ...
Daniel Bernard (disambiguation) Daniel Bernard may refer to:
* Daniel Bernard (academic) (died 1588), English clergyman and scholar
* Daniel Bernard (businessman) (born 1946), French businessman
* Daniel Bernard (politician) (born 1959), Canadian serving as Member of the Nation ...
David Bernard (cricketer)
David Eddison Bernard (born 19 July 1981) is a West Indian cricketer who has played for the West Indies in Test
Test(s), testing, or TEST may refer to:
* Test (assessment), an educational assessment intended to measure the respondents' know ...
Francis Bernard (disambiguation) Francis Bernard may refer to:
*Francis Bernard (physician) (died 1698), English apothecary, physician and bibliophile
* Francis Bernard (judge) (1663–1731), Solicitor-General for Ireland and Irish MP for Clonakilty, Bandonbridge
* Sir Francis Be ...
, multiple people
*
Giovani Bernard
Giovani Govan Bernard (born November 22, 1991) is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in t ...
, American football player
* Henri Bernard (1899–1986), French judge
* Henri Bernard (1900–1967), French hurdler
*
Henry Boyle Bernard
The Honourable Henry Boyle Bernard (6 February 1812 – 14 March 1895) was an Irish Conservative Party politician from County Cork who sat in the House of Commons from 1863 to 1868.
Bernard was the third son of James Bernard, 2nd Earl of Bandon ( ...
(1812–1895), Irish Conservative Party politician, MP for Bandon 1863–68
* Henry Bernard, designer of the Palace of Europe, the seat of the Council of Europe
* Hilda Bernard (born 1920), Argentine actress
* Jacques Bernard (born 1929), French actor
*
Jay Bernard Jay Bernard may refer to:
*Jay Bernard (writer) (born 1988), British writer, artist, and film programmer
* Raymond Harold Sawkins
Raymond Harold Sawkins (14 July 1923 – 23 August 2006) was a British novelist, who mainly published under the pse ...
FRSL
The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) is a learned society founded in 1820, by George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV, to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent". A charity that represents the voice of literature in the UK, th ...
(born 1988), British writer.
* Jean-David Bernard (born 1977), French rower
*
Jean-Pierre Bernard
Jean-Pierre Bernard (22 January 1933 – 7 July 2017) was a French film, television and stage actor.Jeffrey Bernard (1932–1997), English journalist
* John Henry Bernard (1860–1927) Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin
* Joseph E. Bernard (1880–1958), American character actor
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Joseph Karl Bernard Joseph Karl Bernard (forenames also spelled Joseph Carl, Josef Karl and Josef Carl; 26 January 1780 – 31 March 1850) was an Austrian journalist and librettist, and friend of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Life
Bernard was born in Horatitz (present-day Ho ...
(c.1781–1850), Austrian journalist and librettist
* Jules Bernard (born 2000), American basketball player
*
Laurent Bernard
Laurent Bernard (born June 15, 1971 in Chatenay-Malabry, France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories i ...
(born 1971), French basketball player
* Lawrence G. Bernard (1914-1997), rear admiral in the U.S. Navy
* Léonce Bernard (1943–2013), Canadian politician
* Lucas M. Bernard, American financial economist
* Marvin Bernard, American rapper, better known by his stage name Tony Yayo
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Michel Bernard (disambiguation) Michel Bernard may refer to:
* Michel Bernard (runner) (1931–2019), French Olympic runner
* Michel Bernard (politician) (1932–2021), French politician
* Michel Bernard (administrator) (born 1943), French administrator
* Michel Bernard (writer) ( ...
, multiple people
*
Nikhil Bernard
Nikhil Bernard (born 30 December 1989) is an Indian professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League.
Career Royal Wahingdoh
Born in Bangalore, Karnataka, Bernard started his career wit ...
, Indian footballer
* Oliver Bernard (1925–2013), English poet and translator
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Oliver Percy Bernard
Oliver Percy Bernard OBE MC (8 April 1881 – 15 April 1939) was an English architect, and scenic, graphic and industrial designer. He was instrumental in developing conservative Victorian British taste in a modernist European direction; much ...
(1881–1939), English architect and scenic designer
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Raymond Bernard
Raymond Bernard (10 October 1891 – 12 December 1977) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career spanned more than 40 years. He is best remembered for several large-scale historical productions, including the silent films '' Le Mi ...
(1891–1977), French film director and screenwriter
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Raymond W. Bernard
Walter Isidor Siegmeister (October 5 or 6, 1903 – September 10, 1965),Brad Whitsel (2001)Walter Siegmeister's Inner-Earth Utopia ''Utopian Studies'' 12 (2): 82-102. later known as Raymond W. Bernard, was an early 20th-century American alternativ ...
(1903–1965), early 20th-century American alternative health, esoteric writer, author, and mystic
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Rod Bernard
Rod Bernard () was an American singer who helped to pioneer the musical genre known as "swamp pop", which combined New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and Cajun and black Creole music. He is generally considered one of th ...
(1940–2020), American singer
* Samuel Bernard (1615–1687), French miniature painter
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Sherman A. Bernard
Sherman Albert Bernard Sr. (June 10, 1925 – May 11, 2012) was an American businessman from Jefferson Parish in the New Orleans suburbs, who served from 1972 to 1988 as the Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance. He is mainly remembered for havi ...
(1925–2012), Louisiana politician
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Susan Bernard
Susan Lynn Bernard (February 11, 1948 – June 21, 2019) was an American author, actress, model and businesswoman from Los Angeles, California. She was the daughter of photographer Bruno Bernard.
Career
Susan Bernard was the author of six books, ...
(1948–2019), American actress and author
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Suzanne Bernard
Suzanne Bernard (1892 – 10 March 1912) was a pioneer French aviator. She was killed in a plane crash at the age of 19.
Bernard was killed at Étampes
Étampes () is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located sou ...
* ''Bernard'' (TV shorts), the curious polar bear from the animation series ''Bernard''Bernard (TV series)
* Bernard, a character from Blackadder II, who is usually only called by her title: Nursie
* Bernard, a character from '' Megamind''
* Bernard, a character from '' The Waves''
* Bernard, a mouse from '' The Rescuers'' books and films
* Bernard, the Sea Hag's pet vulture in the '' Popeye'' comics/cartoons
* Bernarda Alba, the mother in Federico García Lorca's drama, '' La casa de Bernarda Alba''
* Bernard Beasley, a character from the children's programme '' Bernard's Watch''
* Bernard Bernoulli, a character from ''Maniac Mansion''
* Bernard Black, a character from ''Black Books''
* Bernard "Barney" Fife, deputy sheriff of Mayberry from '' The Andy Griffith Show''
* Bernard Lowe, a character from '' Westworld''
* Bernard Marx from ''Brave New World''
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Bernard Nadler
Rose and Bernard Nadler are fictional characters on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television series ''Lost'', played by L. Scott Caldwell and Sam Anderson respectively. Rose and Bernard visit a faith healer on their honeymoon in Australi ...
, a character from the television show ''Lost''
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Bernard the Arch-elf
''The Santa Clause'' is a 1994 American Christmas fantasy comedy film written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick, and directed by John Pasquin. The first installment in ''The Santa Clause'' franchise, it stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, an ...
, The Head elf from Disney's Santa Clause Movies
* Bernard the Bee Boy, a boy raised by bees seen in two commercials for Honey Comb cereal
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Bernard Wiseman
Bernard Wiseman (26 August 1922 – 11 January 1995) was an American author of children's books. He wrote ''Morris and Boris: Three Stories'' (1974) and other children's books. He was active from 1958 to 1995.
Early Years
Wiseman was born in the ...
, a character from ''Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket''
* Bernard Woolley, a character from '' Yes Minister''
* Bernard Mickey Wrangle, an explosive character from ''
Still Life with Woodpecker
''Still Life With Woodpecker'' (1980) is the third novel by Tom Robbins, concerning the love affair between an environmentalist princess and an outlaw. The novel encompasses a broad range of topics, from aliens and redheads to consumerism, the bui ...
'' by Tom Robbins
* Bernardo, Zorro's companion
* Giant Bernard, wrestling name of Matt Bloom
* Bernie Lomax The Boss who dies in the 80's comedy film Weekend at Bernie's
Surname
* Andy Bernard, character on the United States television series ''The Office''
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Barnard (disambiguation) Barnard is a given name and family name.
Barnard may also refer to:
Places Australia
* Barnard Island Group National Park, a national park in Queensland
Canada
* Mount Barnard (Alsek Ranges), aka Boundary Peak 160, a mountain on the British Col ...
Bernat (disambiguation)
Bernat may refer to:
People Given name
*Bernat Calbó (c. 1180–1243), Catalan jurist, bureaucrat, monk, bishop, and soldier
*Bernat Fenollar (1438–1516), Valencia poet, cleric and chess player
* Bernat Francés y Caballero, Spanish Roman Cat ...
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Bernhard (disambiguation) Bernhard is a given name and family name.
Bernhard may also refer to:
Places
* Sankt Bernhard-Frauenhofen, Austria; a town
* Sankt Bernhard, Thuringia, Germany; a municipality in Thuringia
* Sànkt Bernhàrd, Alsace, France
Other
* Bernhard- ...