Bernhard is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar Bernard of Saxe-Weimar (german: Bernhard von Sachsen-Weimar; 16 August 160418 July 1639) was a German prince and general in the Thirty Years' War. Biography Born in Weimar within the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Bernard was the eleventh son of Joha ...

(1604–1639), Duke of Saxe-Weimar *

Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (german: link=no, Bernhard, Prinz von Sachsen-Meiningen; 30 June 1901 – 4 October 1984) was the head of the House of Saxe-Meiningen from 1946 until his death. Prince of Saxe-Meiningen Bernhard was born in K� ...

(1901–1984), head of the House of Saxe-Meiningen 1946–1984 * Bernhard, Count of Bylandt (1905–1998), German nobleman, artist, and author *

Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld , house = Lippe , father = Prince Bernhard of Lippe , mother = Armgard von Cramm , birth_date = , birth_name = Count Bernhard of Biesterfeld , birth_place = Jena, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany , death_date = ...

(1911–2004), Prince Consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands * Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden (born 1970), German prince *

Bernhard Frank Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) Bernhard Frank (15 July 1913 – 29 June 2011) was an SS Commander of the Obersalzberg complex who arrested Hermann Göring on April 25, 1945, by order of Adolf Hitler, who had been manipulated by Reichsle ...

(1913–2011), German SS Commander *

Bernhard Garside Bernhard Herbert Garside (born 21 January 1962) is a British diplomat who served as Ambassador to El Salvador from 2015 to 2019. Career Garside attended the University of Glasgow and obtained an MA in German and Social & Political Philosoph ...

(born 1962), British diplomat *

Bernhard Goetzke Bernhard Goetzke (5 June 1884 – 7 October 1964) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in 130 films between 1917 and 1961. Selected filmography * ''Fear'' (1917) * ''The Last Sun Son'' (1919) * ''The Japanese Woman'' (1919) * ''The P ...

(1884–1964), German actor *

Bernhard Grill Bernhard Grill (born January 5, 1961) is one of the developers of the MP3 technology. Grill was born in Schwabach and studied Electrical Engineering at the Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg. From 1988 to 1995 he engaged in the d ...

(born 1961), one of the developers of MP3 technology *

Bernhard Heiliger Bernhard Heiliger (11 November 1915, Stettin – 25 October 1995, Berlin) was a German artist. He was considered "West Germany's foremost sculptor", and his large public artworks are a prominent presence in many German cities, especially B ...

(1915–1995), German sculptor *

Bernhard Langer Bernhard Langer (; born 27 August 1957) is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, he became the sport's first official number one ra ...

(born 1957), German golfer *

Bernhard Maier Bernhard Maier (born 1963 in Oberkirch (Baden), Oberkirch, Baden) is a German professor of religious studies, who publishes mainly on Celtic studies, Celtic culture and religion. Maier studied comparative religion, comparative linguistics, Celtic ...

(born 1963), German celticist * Bernhard Raimann (born 1997), Austrian American football player *

Bernhard Riemann Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann (; 17 September 1826 – 20 July 1866) was a German mathematician who made contributions to analysis, number theory, and differential geometry. In the field of real analysis, he is mostly known for the first rig ...

(1826–1866), German mathematician *

Bernhard Siebken __NOTOC__ Bernhard Siebken (4 April 1910 – 20 January 1949) was a German SS commander during World War II and a convicted war criminal. He was sentenced to death for the killing of Canadian prisoners of war and was executed in 1949. Siebken w ...

(1910–1949), German Nazi SS commander, executed for war crimes *

Bernhard Vogel Bernhard Vogel (; born 19 December 1932) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the 4th Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1976 to 1988 and the 2nd Minister President of Thuringia from 1992 to 2003. ...

(born 1932), German politician *

Bernhard Zintl Bernhard Zintl (born June 16, 1965) is a retired male pole vaulter from Germany, who represented West Germany during his career. He set his personal best (5.65 metres) on 26 August 1989 in the final of the 1989 Summer Universiade in Duisburg Du ...

(born 1965), German pole vaulter * Prince Bernhard von Bülow (born 1849) Prince, Prime Minister of Prussia and Chancellor of the German Empire

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Christian Bernhard Christian Bernhard (born 15 November 1963, Lustenau, Austria) is an Austrian politician in Vorarlberg. Bernhard is, since 6 June 2012, the Landesrat of Health and Disabled Aide of the Vorarlberg regional government. Bernhard is single and lives i ...

(born 1963), Austrian politician (

ÖVP The Austrian People's Party (german: Österreichische Volkspartei , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria. Since December 2021, the party has been led provisionally by Karl Nehammer. It is currentl ...

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Christoph Bernhard Christoph Bernhard (1 January 1628 – 14 November 1692) was born in Kolberg, Pomerania, and died in Dresden. He was a German Baroque composer and musician. He studied with former Sweelinck-pupil Paul Siefert in Danzig (now Gdańsk) and in War ...

(1628–1692), German composer *

Marc Bernhard Marc Bernhard (born 5 February 1972) is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD), and since 2017 member of the Bundestag, the federal legislative body. Life and politics Bernhard was born 1972 in the west German town of Reutli ...

(born 1972), German politician *

Rudolf Bernhard Rudolf Bernhard or Rudolf Bernhard Conrath (26 March 1901 – 21 October 1962) was a Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actor starring usually in Swiss German language cinema and television and stage productions. In 1941 Berhard ...

(1901-1962), Swiss comedian *

Ruth Bernhard Ruth Bernhard (October 14, 1905 – December 18, 2006) was a German-born American photographer. Early life and education Bernhard was born in Berlin to Lucian Bernhard and Gertrude Hoffmann. Lucian Bernhard was known for his poster and typeface ...

(1905–2006), photographer *

Thomas Bernhard Nicolaas Thomas Bernhard (; 9 February 1931 – 12 February 1989) was an Austrian novelist, playwright and poet who explored death, social injustice, and human misery in controversial literature that was deeply pessimistic about modern civilizati ...

(1931–1989), Austrian playwright and novelist *

Sandra Bernhard Sandra Bernhard (born June 6, 1955) is an American actress, singer, comedian and author. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy, where she often critiqued celebrity culture and political figures. She is perhaps b ...

(born 1955), comedian, singer, actress and author *

Timo Bernhard Timo Bernhard (born 24 February 1981) is a former driver from Germany. He was a sports car driver from Porsche, but was seconded to Audi for selected events in 2009 and 2010. He is a winner of the Triple Crown in endurance racing. On 29 June 20 ...

(born 1981), sports car racer *Nadja Bernhard (born 1975), Austrian news presenter