Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a

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

(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

, 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.

Given name

Catholic saints

*Saint Bernard: see Saint Bernard (disambiguation)#People

Medieval

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 *

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 ...

(died 1047) * Bernard (bishop of St Davids) (1115–1148) * Bernard (son of Charles the Fat) (died 891 or 892), Duke of Alemannia * Bernard Gui (c. 1260–1331), 14th century inquisitor * Bernard of Calvo (

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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

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 Anício Caldeira Duarte), Brazilian footballer *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 Bernard Herrmann (born Maximillian Herman; June 29, 1911December 24, 1975) was an American composer and conductor best known for his work in composing for films. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. He is widely re ...

(1911–1975), American film composer *

Bernard Hill Bernard Hill (born 17 December 1944) is an English actor. He is well recognized for playing King Théoden in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Captain Edward Smith in ''Titanic'', and Luther Plunkitt, the Warden of San Quentin Prison in the ...

(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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 Bernard Looney (born 1970) is an Irish businessman and CEO of BP. During Looney's tenure as CEO of BP, he promised to end BP's relationship with Rosneft, the Russian state-owned energy giant, amid Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Looney was ...

(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 Bernard Malamud (April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986) was an American novelist and short story writer. Along with Saul Bellow, Joseph Heller, and Philip Roth, he was one of the best known American Jewish authors of the 20th century. His baseba ...

(1914–1986), American writer *

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 *

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 Br ...

, English turkey farmer, founder of Bernard Matthews Limited *

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 *

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 Bernard Mosiuoa Mohlalisi O.M.I. (March 16, 1933 – July 24, 2020) was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maseru in Lesotho from 1990 to 2009. On June 30, 2009, his resignation due to age was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI. He wa ...

(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 Bernard Opper (September 1, 1915 – February 24, 2000) was an All-American basketball player at Kentucky and then professional player in the National Basketball League and American Basketball League. Early life Opper was a native of the Bron ...

(1915–2000), American basketball player * Bernard Peiris (1908–1977), Sri Lankan lawyer *

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 *

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 ...

(born 1957), Brazilian volleyball player * Bernard H. "Johnny" Rogers (1905–1977), American politician * Bernard Sachs (1858–1944), American neurologist *

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 *

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 *

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 George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...

(1856–1950), usually referred to as "Bernard Shaw", Irish playwright, critic, and essayist * Bernard Shaw (1940–2022), American broadcast journalist *

Bernard Shir-Cliff Bernard W. Shir-Cliff (November 7, 1924-February 28, 2017) was an editor for Ballantine Books, Contemporary Books, Warner Books and other publishers, who also translated books and later became a well-known literary agent. As a senior editor at Warn ...

(1924-2017), American editor * Bernard Spilsbury (1877–1947), English pathologist *

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 Lav ...

(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 bor ...

(1943–2021), French businessman and politician *

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 *

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 *

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 Bernard Wolfman (July 8, 1924 – August 20, 2011) was the Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School as well as its Gemmill Professor of Tax Law and Tax Policy, and the Fessenden Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Biography Wolfma ...

(1924–2011), American dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and law professor *

Bernard Zehrfuss Bernard Louis Zehrfuss (Angers, 20 October 1911 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 3 July 1996) was a French architect. Life He was born at Angers, into a family that had fled from the Alsace in 1870 after the Franco-Prussian War. Zehrfuss's father was ki ...

(1911–1996), French architect * Bernard Welsh (1959)

Surname

Agnes Bernard Agnes Morrogh Bernard aka Sister Mary Joseph Arsenius (24 February 1842 – 20 April 1932) was a Roman Catholic nun who founded two convents, and a woollen mill in Foxford, Ireland. Life Bernard was born in Cheltenham on 24 February 1842 to John ...

(1842–1932), British Roman Catholic nun *

Alain Bernard Alain Bernard (; born 1 May 1983) is a former French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône. Bernard won a total of four medals (two golds, one silver, and one bronze) at two Olympic Games (2008 and 2012). He also won numerous medals at the W ...

(born 1983), French swimmer *

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 blackface ...

(1888–1949) American vaudeville singer *

Antoine Bernard d'Attanoux Antoine Bernard d'Attanoux (18 March 1853 – December 1954) was a French soldier, journalist and explorer. After leaving the army he spent several years in Morocco as correspondent for the newspaper ''Le Temps''. He is known for a mission he und ...

(1853–1954), French journalist and explorer * Armand Bernard (1893–1968), French comic actor and composer *

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 ...

(1980–2020), American convicted murderer * Carlos Bernard (born 1962), American actor *

Catherine Bernard Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and Catherina, other variations are feminine Given name, names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria ...

(1662–1712), French novelist *

Cheryl Bernard Cheryl Bernard (born June 30, 1966) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She represented Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics as the team's skip, winning the silver medal in women's curling after falling to Sweden in the final. Her fi ...

(born 1966), Canadian curler * Claude Bernard (1813–1878), French physiologist * Crystal Bernard (born 1961), American actress *

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 ...

, multiple people * Dave Bernard (American football) (1912–1973), American football player *

David Bernard (cricketer) David Eddison Bernard (born 19 July 1981) is a West Indian cricketer who has played for the West Indies in Tests and ODI ODI may refer to: * Object Design, Incorporated, a defunct database software company * One Day International, cricket ma ...

(born 1981), West Indian cricketer *

David Bernard (orchestra conductor) David Bernard is an American orchestral conductor. David Bernard has conducted in the United States and in over 20 countries. He serves as Music Director of the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and the Massapequa Philharmonic. A multiple First Pri ...

(born 1964), American conductor, pianist and clarinetist *

Dwight Bernard Dwight Vern Bernard (born May 31, 1952) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who is and currently a coach in the San Francisco Giants organization. Belmont University After attending Mt. Vernon Township High School (Illinois), Mount Vernon T ...

(born 1952), American baseball player *

Ed Bernard Ed Bernard (born July 4, 1939) is an American actor best known for his roles as Detective Joe Styles on '' Police Woman'', Principal Jim Willis on '' The White Shadow'', and as Lieutenant Bill Giles on ''Hardcastle and McCormick''. Career Be ...

(born 1939), American actor * Edward Bernard (1638–1697), English scholar *

Émile Bernard (composer) Jean Émile Auguste Bernard (28 November 1843 – 11 September 1902) was a French Romantic composer and organist. Bernard was born in Marseille and studied at the Paris Conservatoire; his organ teacher was François Benoist and his piano te ...

(1843–1902), French composer and organist *

Émile Bernard (painter) Émile Henri Bernard (28 April 1868 – 16 April 1941) was a French Post-Impressionist painter and writer, who had artistic friendships with Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin and Eugène Boch, and at a later time, Paul Cézanne. Most of his not ...

(1868–1941), French painter *

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) Jay Bernard (born 1988), FRSL, is a British writer, artist, film programmer, and activist from London, UK. Bernard has been a programmer at BFI Flare since 2014, co-editor of ''Oxford Poetry'', an ...

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 John Henry Bernard, PC (27 July 1860 – 29 August 1927), was an Irish Anglican clergyman. Biography Bernard was born in Raniganj, India. He was a scholar in Trinity College Dublin in 1879, graduated with a BA in mathematics in 1880. He was ele ...

(1860–1927) Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin *

Joseph E. Bernard Joseph E. Bernard (June 1, 1880 – October 18, 1958) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Bernard was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to James Alfred Bernard and Katherine Bernard (née Tuite). He had a younger bro ...

(1880–1958), American character actor *

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 Lawrence George Bernard (February 9, 1914 – March 29, 1997), was a submarine commander during World War II who reached the rank of Rear admiral (United States), rear admiral in the United States Navy. Ensign Bernard graduated from the United St ...

(1914-1997), rear admiral in the U.S. Navy *

Léonce Bernard Joseph Gérard Léonce Bernard, (May 23, 1943 in Abram Village, Prince Edward Island – March 25, 2013 in Prince Edward Island) was an Acadian-Canadian politician, who was the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, the third Is ...

(1943–2013), Canadian politician * Lucas M. Bernard, American financial economist * Marvin Bernard, American rapper, better known by his stage name

Tony Yayo Marvin Bernard (born March 31, 1978), better known by his stage name Tony Yayo, is an American rapper. He is best known as a member of G-Unit, a hip hop group he formed with his childhood friends 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks. Yayo released his deb ...

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 with Roya ...

, Indian footballer *

Oliver Bernard Oliver Bernard (6 December 1925 – 1 June 2013) was an English poet and translation, translator. He is perhaps best known for translating Arthur Rimbaud into English as part of the Penguin Classics collection. Bernard was born in London, to t ...

(1925–2013), English poet and translator *

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; mu ...

(1881–1939), English architect and scenic designer *

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 *

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 *

Rod Bernard Rod Bernard () was an American singing, 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 Louisiana Creole people, Creole music. He ...

(1940–2020), American singer * Samuel Bernard (1615–1687), French miniature painter *

Sherman A. Bernard Sherman Albert Bernard Sr. (June 10, 1925 – May 11, 2012) was an American businessman from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Jefferson Parish in the New Orleans suburbs, who served from 1972 to 1988 as the Insurance commissioner, Louisiana Commissio ...

(1925–2012), Louisiana politician *

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 *

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 ...

(1892–1910), French aviator *

Terrel Bernard Terrel Bernard (born May 7, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor. Early life and high school Bernard grew up in La Porte, Texas and attended ...

(born 1999), American football player * Tristan Bernard (1866–1947), French playwright and novelist *

Valère Bernard Valère Bernard ( oc, Valèri Bernard; 10 February 1860 – 6 October 1936) was a Provençal painter, engraver, novelist and poet, writing in the Occitan language. He left an important body of graphic work, and his works continued to be publis ...

(1860–1936), French artist and writer *

William Bernard (disambiguation) William Bernard may refer to: * William Bernard (sailor) ( 1849), sailor known as the notorious "Barnacle Bill" of American yore * William Bayle Bernard (1807–1875), American-born London playwright and drama critic * William Larkins Bernard (184 ...

, multiple people * Wynton Bernard (born 1990), American baseball player

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* ''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 ''Megamind'' is a 2010 American computer-animated superhero comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Tom McGrath from a screenplay by Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, the film stars the ...

'' * Bernard, a character from ''

The Waves ''The Waves'' is a 1931 novel by English novelist Virginia Woolf. It is critically regarded as her most experimental work, consisting of ambiguous and cryptic soliloquies spoken mainly by six characters; Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny an ...

'' * 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's Watch'' (informally known as ''Bernard'' in the reboot series) is a British children's drama series about a young boy who could stop time with a magical pocket watch. The show was created by Andrew Norriss and was produced for seven ...

'' *

Bernard Bernoulli ''Maniac Mansion'' is a 1987 graphic adventure video game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games. It follows teenage protagonist Dave Miller as he attempts to rescue his girlfriend Sandy Pantz from a mad scientist, whose mind has been enslav ...

, a character from ''Maniac Mansion'' * Bernard Black, a character from ''Black Books'' * Bernard "Barney" Fife, deputy sheriff of Mayberry from ''

The Andy Griffith Show ''The Andy Griffith Show '' is an American situation comedy television series that aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black and white and 90 in color. The ...

'' * Bernard Lowe, a character from '' Westworld'' *

Bernard Marx ''Brave New World'' is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published in 1932. Largely set in a futuristic World State, whose citizens are environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hierarch ...

from ''Brave New World'' *

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'' *

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 ordi ...

, 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 *

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 ''Weekend at Bernie's'' is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff and written by Robert Klane, loosely based on the 1959 novella ''The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell'' by Jorge Amado. The film stars Andrew McCarthy and Jona ...

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* Andy Bernard, character on the United States television series ''The Office''

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