Bernardo is a given name and less frequently an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish surname. Possibly from the Germanic "Bernhard".

Given name

People

* Bernardo the Japanese (died 1557), early Japanese Christian convert and disciple of Saint Francis Xavier *

Bernardo Accolti Bernardo Accolti (September 11, 1465March 1, 1536) was an Italian poet. He was born at Arezzo, the son of Benedetto Accolti. Known in his own day as ''l'Unico Aretino'', he acquired great fame as a reciter of impromptu verse. He was listened to ...

(1465–1536), Italian poet *

Bernardo Bellotto Bernardo Bellotto (c. 1721/2 or 30 January 172117 November 1780), was an Italian urban landscape painter or ''vedutista'', and printmaker in etching famous for his ''vedute'' of European cities – Dresden, Vienna, Turin, and Warsaw. He was t ...

(c. 1721/2-1780), Venetian urban landscape painter and printmaker in etching *

Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci (; 16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in Italian cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international ...

(born 1940), Italian film director and screenwriter *

Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Buontalenti (), byname of Bernardo Delle Girandole ( 1531 – June 1608), was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist and inventor of italian ice cream. Biography Buontalenti was born in ...

(c. 1531–1608), Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist * Bernardo Clesio (1484–1539), Italian cardinal, bishop, prince, diplomat, humanist and botanist * Bernardo Corradi (born 1976), Italian footballer * Bernardo Daddi (c. 1280–1348), Italian Renaissance painter * Bernardo Domínguez (born 1979), Spanish footballer known as Bernardo * Bernardo Dovizi (1470–1520), Italian cardinal and comedy writer * Bernardo Espinosa (born 1989), Colombian footballer * Bernardo Frizoni (born 1990), Brazilian footballer * Bernardo Fernandes da Silva (born 1965), Brazilian footballer * Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior (born 1995), Brazilian footballer and son of the previous Bernardo *

Bernardo de Gálvez Bernardo Vicente de Gálvez y Madrid, 1st Count of Gálvez (23 July 1746 – 30 November 1786) was a Spanish military leader and government official who served as colonial governor of Spanish Louisiana and Cuba, and later as Viceroy of New Spai ...

(1746–1786), Spanish military leader and colonial administrator who aided the United States in the American Revolutionary War *

Bernardo Gandulla Bernardo José Gandulla, better known as Bernardo Gandulla (March 1, 1916 – July 7, 1999) was an Argentine football forward and head coach. He died in Buenos Aires from respiratory problems. Career Playing career Born in Buenos Aires, Be ...

, Argentine footballer *

Bernardo Guimarães Bernardo Joaquim da Silva Guimarães (; August 15, 1825 – March 10, 1884) was a Brazilian poet and novelist. He is the author of the famous romances '' A Escrava Isaura'' and '' O Seminarista''. He also introduced to Brazilian poetry the ''verso ...

(1825–1884), Brazilian poet and novelist *

Bernardo Houssay Bernardo Alberto Houssay (April 10, 1887 – September 21, 1971) was an Argentine physiologist. Houssay was a co-recipient of the 1947 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovering the role played by pituitary hormones in regulating the ...

(1887–1971), Argentine physiologist and Nobel Prize laureate * Bernardo Kuczer, Argentinian composer, music theoretician and architect *

Bernardo Leighton Bernardo Leighton Guzmán (August 16, 1909, Negrete, Bío Bío Province – January 26, 1995, Santiago) was a Chilean Christian Democratic Party politician and lawyer. He served as minister of state under three presidents over a 36-year car ...

(1909–1995), Chilean politician *

Bernardo di Niccolò Machiavelli Bernardo di Niccolò Machiavelli (between 1426 and 1429 – 1500) was a citizen of Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 3 ...

(between 1426 and 1429–1500), Doctor of Law and father of Niccolò Machiavelli *

Bernardo Mattarella Bernardo Mattarella (15 September 1905 – 1 March 1971) was an Italian politician for the Christian Democrat party (''Democrazia Cristiana'', DC). He was a cabinet minister of Italy several times, becoming one of the most important politicians o ...

(1905–1971), Italian politician *

Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco Bernardo is a given name and less frequently an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish surname. Possibly from the Germanic "Bernhard". Given name People * Bernardo the Japanese (died 1557), early Japanese Christian convert and disciple of Saint Franc ...

(1713–1785), cartographer and artist in New Spain *

Bernardo Mota Bernardo Gonçalves Pereira Mota (born 14 July 1971 in Lisbon) is a former tennis player from Portugal, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the fir ...

(born 1971), Portuguese tennis player *

Bernardo O'Higgins Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (; August 20, 1778 – October 24, 1842) was a Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. He was a wealthy landowner of Basque-Spanish and Irish ancestry. Alth ...

(1778–1842), Chilean independence leader, one of the founders and ruler of Chile *

Bernardo Pasquini Bernardo Pasquini (Massa e Cozzile, 7 December 1637Rome, 21 November 1710) was an Italian composer of operas, oratorios, cantatas and keyboard music. A renowned virtuoso keyboard player in his day, he was one of the most important Italian compos ...

(1637–1710), Italian composer and virtuoso keyboard player *

Bernardo Peres da Silva Bernardo Peres da Silva (15 October 1775—18 November 1844) was a governor of Portuguese India. He was the first and only native Goan to be appointed to this post during the 451 years of Portuguese colonial and provincial governance. He was als ...

(1775–1844), only native governor of Portuguese India *

Bernardo Putairi Bernardo Putairi (died 1 January or 7 January 1889) was the Prince Regent of the island of Mangareva, and other Gambier Islands including Akamaru, Aukena, Taravai and Temoe from 1873 to 1881. He served as regent and de facto monarch during the in ...

(died 1889), last native ruler of Mangareva *

Bernardo Provenzano Bernardo Provenzano (; 31 January 1933 – 13 July 2016) was an Italian mobster and chief of the Sicilian Mafia clan known as the Corleonesi, a Mafia faction that originated in the town of Corleone, and ''de facto'' the boss of bosses (''il capo ...

(born 1933), leader of the Sicilian Mafia *

Bernardo Reyes Bernardo Doroteo Reyes Ogazón (30 August 1850 – 9 February 1913) was a Mexican general and politician, with aspirations to be President of Mexico. He died in a coup d'état against President Francisco I. Madero. Born in a prominent libera ...

(1850–1913), Mexican general and state governor * Bernardo Rezende (born 1959), Brazilian volleyball coach and player *

Bernardo Romeo Bernardo Daniel Romeo (born 10 September 1977) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a striker. He amassed Argentine Primera División totals of 226 games and 85 goals, mainly at the service of San Lorenzo with whom he had three spe ...

(born 1977), Argentine footballer * Bernardo Rossellino (1409–1464), Italian sculptor and architect *

Bernardo Rucellai Bernardo Rucellai (11 August 1448 – 7 October 1514), also known as Bernardo di Giovanni Rucellai or as la, Bernardus Oricellarius, italic=no, was a member of the Florentine political and social elite. He was the son of Giovanni di Paolo ...

(1448/49-1514), Italian oligarch, banker, ambassador and man of letters * Bernardo Samper, Colombian squash player * Bernardo Saraiva (born 1993), Portuguese tennis player * Bernardo Segura (born 1970), Mexican race walker *

Bernardo Saracino Bernardo Saracino is an American actor. He is a native of New Mexico. Filmography Film Television References External links * Living people American male film actors American male television actors Year of birth missing (living ...

, American actor *

Bernardo Strozzi Bernardo Strozzi, named il Cappuccino and il Prete Genovese (c. 1581 – 2 August 1644) was an Italian Baroque painter and engraver. A canvas and fresco artist, his wide subject range included history, allegorical, genre and portrait painti ...

(c. 1581–1644), Italian painter * Bernardo Tolomei (1272–1348), Italian saint, theologian and founder of the Roman Catholic Congregation of the Blessed Virgin of Monte Oliveto *

Bernardo Trujillo Bernardo Trujillo (1920-1971) was a Colombian-born American marketing executive. He hosted merchandizing seminars as part of cash register company NCR Corporation's marketing strategy, ultimately influencing the development of modern supermarkets ...

(1920–1971), Colombian-born American marketing executive * Bernardo Vieira de Souza (born 1990), Brazilian footballer better known as Bernardo *

Bernardo Yorba Bernardo Yorba (August 20, 1800 – November 28, 1858), was a prominent Californio landowner, public figure, and one of the wealthiest men in early 19th-century California. Yorba also served as alcalde (mayor) of Santa Ana. The city of Yorba ...

(1800–1858), American rancher

Fictional characters

* Bernardo, from William Shakespeare's play ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depi ...

'' * Bernardo,

Zorro Zorro ( Spanish for 'fox') is a fictional character created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo of Los Angeles in Alta California. He is typically portrayed as a dashing masked vigilant ...

's deaf-mute servant * Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks in ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid- ...

'' * Bernardo O'Reilly in

The Magnificent Seven ''The Magnificent Seven'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges. The screenplay by William Roberts is a remake – in an Old West–style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film '' Seven Samurai'' (itself initially ...

* Bernardo de la Paz in

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress ''The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress'' is a 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein about a lunar colony's revolt against absentee rule from Earth. The novel illustrates and discusses libertarian ideals. It is respected for it ...

Mythical people

* Bernardo del Carpio, a mythical Spanish medieval hero.

Surname

* José-Miguel Bernardo, Spanish statistician *

Joseph Bernardo Joseph Bernardo (born 31 May 1929) is a French swimmer and Olympic medalist. He married actress and theater director Simone Turck in 1952. Career Bernardo was born in Algiers, French Algeria. He competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in ...

(born 1929), French swimmer *

Kathryn Bernardo Kathryn Chandria Manuel Bernardo (; born March 26, 1996) is a Filipino actress and singer. Dubbed as “''Asia's Superstar”'' by various media outlets, People Asia hailed Bernardo as the Box Office Queen of her generation for being the onl ...

(born 1996), Filipina actress * Mariano Bernardo (born 1988), Brazilian footballer *

Mike Bernardo Michael Shawn Bernardo (28 July 1969 – 14 February 2012) was a South African kickboxer and boxer from Cape Town. Bernardo was known as Beru-chan in Japan, where he has taken part in K-1 World GPs since 1994. He holds notable wins over ...

(1969–2012), South African kickboxer and boxer *

Noah Bernardo Noah "Wuv" Bernardo Jr. (born February 24, 1974) is an American musician, most notably the guitarist and drummer for Christian nu metal band P.O.D.. According to a FAQ, Bernardo is Filipino, Italian, German, and Chamorro. He is the first cou ...

(born 1972), drummer and a founding member of the San Diego-based band P.O.D. *

Paul Bernardo Paul Kenneth Bernardo (born August 27, 1964), also known as The Scarborough Rapist and The Schoolgirl Killer, is a Canadian serial killer and serial rapist. He is known for initially committing a series of rapes in Scarborough, Ontario, a sub ...

(born 1964),

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

serial killer and rapist *

Samantha Bernardo Samantha Mae Adaliga Bernardo (born November 10, 1992) is a Filipino television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who was appointed as Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2020. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Grand In ...

(born 1992), Filipina beauty pageant titleholder,

Binibining Pilipinas Binibining Pilipinas (abbreviated as Bb. Pilipinas; ) is a national beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects Filipina representatives to compete in one of the Big Four international beauty pageants: Miss International and selects two ...

Grand International 2020, and 1st runner up Miss Grand International 2020

Places

* Bernardo, Texas

References

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