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

, and may refer to: * Bernie Babcock (1868–1962), real name Julia Burnelle Smade Babcock, American author * Bernie Bickerstaff (born 1944), American former National Basketball Association head coach *

Bernie Casey Bernard Terry Casey (June 8, 1939 – September 19, 2017) was an American actor, poet and professional American football player. Early life Casey was born in Wyco, West Virginia, the son of Flossie (Coleman) and Frank Leslie Casey. He graduated ...

(1939–2017), American actor, poet, and professional football player *

Bernie Ebbers Bernard John Ebbers (August 27, 1941 – February 2, 2020) was a Canadian businessman, the co-founder and CEO of WorldCom and a convicted fraudster. Under his management, WorldCom grew rapidly but collapsed in 2002 amid revelations of accounting ...

(1941–2020), Canadian businessman, founder and former chief executive officer of WorldCom *

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 sports entrepreneur * Bernie Erickson (born 1944), American football player * Bernie Geoffrion (1931–2006), Canadian National Hockey League Hall-of-Fame player and coach *

Bernie Goetz On December 22, 1984, Bernhard Goetz () shot four young men on a New York City Subway train in Manhattan after they allegedly tried to rob him. Goetz surrendered to police nine days later and was charged with attempted murder, assault, reck ...

(born 1947), American vigilante *

Bernie Kopell Bernard Morton Kopell (born June 21, 1933) is an American character actor known for his roles as Siegfried in ''Get Smart'' from 1966 to 1969 and as Dr. Adam Bricker ("Doc") on ''The Love Boat'' from 1977 to 1986. Early beginnings Kopell was bo ...

(born 1933), American actor *

Bernie Kosar Bernard Joseph Kosar Jr. (born November 25, 1963) is a former American football quarterback who played collegiately at the University of Miami where he led the team to a national championship in 1983. He subsequently played professionally in ...

(born 1963), American former National Football League quarterback * Bernie Leahy (1908–1978), American football player * Bernie Lewis (born 1945), Welsh former footballer *

Bernie Mac Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008), better known by his stage name Bernie Mac, was an American comedian and actor. Born and raised on Chicago's South Side, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined fell ...

(1957–2008), American comedian, actor, and voice actor * Bernie Madoff (1938–2021), American convicted scammer and businessman * Bernie Mangiboyat, American musician and founder of the band The Fifth * Bernie Opper (1915–2000), American basketball player *

Bernie Parent Bernard Marcel Parent (born April 3, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 13 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, and Toronto Maple Leafs, and also spent one seaso ...

(born 1945), Canadian former National Hockey League goaltender *

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), American senator and presidential candidate * Bernie Taupin (born 1950), longtime lyricist for Elton John *

Bernie Tiede Bernhardt Tiede II (; born August 2, 1958) is an American mortician who was convicted of the November 19, 1996 murder of his companion, wealthy 81-year-old widow Marjorie "Marge" Nugent, in Carthage, Texas. He was 38 at the time of the murder. ...

(born 1958), American mortician and convicted murderer *

Bernie Wagenblast Bernie Wagenblast (born September 1, 1956 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is a transportation journalist and voice-over artist. He is the founder and editor of the Transportation Communications Newsletter. The newsletter originated as a discussion grou ...

(born 1956), American journalist and voice-over artist *

Bernie Williams Bernabé Williams Figueroa Jr. (born September 13, 1968) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and a musician. He played his entire 16-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees from 1991 through 2006. ...

(born 1968), Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball player *

Bernie Willock Bernard Willock is a Canadian businessman and former cyclist. Willock has worked as the President and CEO of Food for the Hungry Canada, and owned La-Z-Boy licensed furniture stores. As a cyclist, Willock won the 1980 Canadian National Road ...

, Canadian cyclist and businessman *

Bernie Wijesekara Bernie Wijesekara (1930 – 1 October 2014) was a senior sports journalist in Sri Lanka. He received his secondary school education at Nalanda College in Colombo (largest city of Sri Lanka) before joining the ''Times of Ceylon'' as a junior spo ...

(1930-2014), Sri Lankan Sinhala sports journalist *

Bernie Wolfe (hockey) Bernard Ronald Wolfe (born December 18, 1951) is a Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey player. Wolfe played 120 games over four seasons in the National Hockey League. Early life Wolfe was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and ...

(born 1951), Canadian NHL hockey player *

Bernie Worrell George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American keyboardist and record producer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll ...

(1944–2016), American keyboardist and composer

Fictional Characters

* Bernie Abrahms, on the soap opera ''General Hospital'' * Bernie Steinberg, one of the main characters of the 1972–1973 television series ''

Bridget Loves Bernie ''Bridget Loves Bernie'' is an American sitcom created by Bernard Slade. Depicting an interfaith marriage between a Catholic woman and a Jewish man, ''Bridget Loves Bernie'' was based loosely on the premise of the 1920s Broadway play and 1940s ra ...

'' * Bernie (''Doonesbury''), a comic strip character * Bernie, a

Beanie Baby Beanie Babies are a line of stuffed toys created by American businessman H. Ty Warner, who founded Ty Inc. in 1986. The toys are stuffed with plastic pellets ("beans") rather than conventional soft stuffing. They come in many different forms, m ...

St. Bernard produced by Ty, Inc. * Bernie Barges, one of the main protagonists of the animated TV series ''

Watch My Chops ''Watch My Chops'' (also known as ''Corneil & Bernie'') is a French animated series about an intelligent talking dog, Corneil, and his " dog sitter", Bernie Barges. It starred Keith Wickham, Ben Small, Dian Perry, Dan Russell, Becca Stewart, Lau ...

'' * Bernie Kropp, a minor character in the 2004 Pixar film ''The Incredibles'' {{given name, Bernie Hypocorisms Masculine given names English masculine given names