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derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:

People

Archduke Ernest of Austria Archduke Ernest of Austria (german: Ernst von Österreich; 15 June 1553 – 20 February 1595) was an Austrian prince, the son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria of Spain. Biography Born in Vienna, he was educated with his brothe ...

(1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor *

Ernest, Margrave of Austria Ernest (german: Ernst, 1027 – 10 June 1075), known as Ernest the Brave (''Ernst der Tapfere''), was the Margrave of Austria from 1055 to his death in 1075. He was a member of the House of Babenberg.Lingelbach 1913, p. 90. Biography He was born t ...

(1027–1075) * Ernest, Duke of Bavaria (1373–1438) *

Ernest, Duke of Opava Ernest of Opava (german: Ernst von Troppau; cz, Arnošt Opavský; – 1464) was a member of the Opava branch of the Přemyslid dynasty. He was Duke of Duchy of Opava, Opava (german: Troppau) from 1433 to 1461 and Duke of Duchy of Münsterbe ...

(c. 1415–1464) * Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1482–1553) *

Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels Landgrave Ernest of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (8 December 1623 – 2 May 1693) was from 1649 to 1658 Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels and from 1658 until his death Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg. Because his brothers died young, all later Lan ...

(1623–1693) *

Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ernest Augustus (german: Ernst August; 20 November 1629 – 23 January 1698) was ruler of the Principality of Lüneburg from 1658 and of the Principality of Calenberg from 1679 until his death, and father of George I of Great Britain. He was appo ...

(1629–1698) * Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Ilsenburg (1650–1710) *

Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover Ernest Augustus (german: Ernst August; 5 June 177118 November 1851) was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death in 1851. As the fifth son of King George III of the United Kingdom and Hanover, he initially seemed unlikely to become a m ...

(1771–1851), son of King George III of Great Britain *

Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ernest II (german: Ernst August Karl Johann Leopold Alexander Eduard, link=no; 21 June 181822 August 1893) was Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 29 January 1844 to his death in 1893. He was born in Coburg to Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ...

(1818–1893), sovereign duke of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha *

Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover en, Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick , house = Hanover , father = George V of Hanover , mother = Marie of Saxe-Altenburg , birth_date = , birth_place = Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover , death_date = , death_place = Gmunde ...

(1845–1923) * Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (1846–1925) * Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987) * Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 1954) * Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 1983) * Saint Ernest (died 1148), German abbot * Ernest Adams (disambiguation) * Ernie Anderson (1923–1997), American radio and television announcer * Ernie Banks (1931–2015), American baseball player * Ernest Benach (born 1959), President of the Catalan parliament *

Ernest Bevin Ernest Bevin (9 March 1881 – 14 April 1951) was a British statesman, trade union leader, and Labour Party politician. He co-founded and served as General Secretary of the powerful Transport and General Workers' Union in the years 1922–19 ...

(1881–1951), British Labour politician *

Ernest Bohr Ernest David Bohr (7 March 1924 – 26 February 2018) was a Danish lawyer, former barrister, and field hockey player who played for Denmark in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Biography Bohr was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark on 7 March 1924, ...

(1924–2018), Danish lawyer, former barrister, and field hockey player *

Ernest Broșteanu Ernest Broșteanu (January 24, 1869 June 6, 1932) was a Romanian general during World War I, best known for his leading role in the 1918 Romanian military intervention in Bessarabia. Early life He was born on January 24, 1869, in Roman, Neamț ...

(1869–1932), Romanian general during World War I *

Ernest Buckmaster Ernest William Buckmaster (1897–1968) was an Australian artist born in Victoria. He won the Archibald Prize in 1932 with a portrait of Sir William Irvine. He also served as an Australian war artist during World War II. Life and career Buckm ...

(1897–1968), Australian artist *

Ernest Radcliffe Bond Ernest Radcliffe Bond, OBE, QPM, (1 March 1919 – 20 November 2003), also called Commander X, was a British soldier, and later policeman famous for his service in the Metropolitan Police Service. Bond experienced the Fraud Squad, the F ...

(1919–2003), British police officer and soldier *

Ernie Bond (footballer) James Ernest Bond (born 4 May 1929) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as an Outside forward, outside left. Born in Preston, Lancashire, Preston, he played in the Football League for Manchester United F ...

(born 1929), English footballer * Ernie Bond (politician) (1897–1984), Australian politician * Ernest Borgnine (1917–2012), American actor * Ernie Calloway (born 1948), American football player *

Ernie Cooksey Ernest George Cooksey (11 June 1980 – 3 July 2008) was an English footballer, who was a utility player. He started as a trainee with Colchester United, before joining non-League clubs Heybridge Swifts, Bishop's Stortford, Chesham United and ...

(1980–2008), English footballer *

Ernest Corea Ernest Corea (1932–11 May 2017) was a Sri Lankan journalist and a diplomat noted for his work to maintain a free and independent press and for negotiations involving Sri Lanka's development programs. Early life Corea was born in 1932 in Col ...

(1932–2017), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States from 1981-1986 *

Ernie Cox Ernest Cox (February 17, 1894 – February 26, 1962), was a Canadian football player in the Canadian Football League. Cox was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He played for eleven seasons for the Hamilton Tigers. He died in his home town of Ham ...

(1894–1962), Canadian football player * Ernest Daltroff (1867–1941), French perfumer, and founder of Parfums Caron *

Ernie DiGregorio Ernest DiGregorio (born January 15, 1951), also known as "Ernie D.", is an American former professional basketball player. He was named NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1973–74 season and shares the NBA rookie record for assists in a single game w ...

(born 1951), American basketball player *

Ernest Duff Ernest Duff (June 2, 1931 - May 27, 2016) was an American businessman, lawyer and former bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was the founder of Southern Tire Mart, a large independent commercial tire dealership in North ...

(1931-2016), American businessman, lawyer and Mormon bishop * Ernie Els (born 1969), South African golfer *

Ernest Evans (cricketer) Ernest Evans (21 August 1861 – 4 November 1948) was an English cricketer who played for Somerset. He was born and died in Clifton, Bristol. Evans made one first-class appearance for Somerset, during the 1891 season, against Gloucestershire. ...

(1861–1948), English cricketer who played for Somerset *

Ernest Evans (politician) Ernest Evans (18 May 1885 – 18 January 1965) was a Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician from Wales. Family and education Ernest Evans was born at Aberystwyth, the son of Evan Evans, the Clerk to the Cardiganshire County Council a ...

(1885–1965), Welsh politician *

Ernest E. Evans Ernest Edwin Evans (August 13, 1908 – October 25, 1944) was an officer of the United States Navy who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle off Samar in World War II. Biography Evans, of Native American a ...

(1908–1944), officer of the United States Navy in WWII *

Ernest Peter Arnold Fernando Sir Ernest Peter Arnold Fernando, (7 February 1904 - 3 December 1956) was a Ceylonese businessman and mine owner. He was the owner of the Bogala Graphite Mine, one of the largest graphite mines in Ceylon. A patron of the arts, he gifted the buildi ...

(1919–1957), Sri Lankan Sinhala businessman and mine owner *

Ernie Fletcher Ernest Lee Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) is an American physician and politician. In 1998, he was elected to the first of three consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives; he resigned in 2003 after being elected the 60th ...

(born 1952), American physician and politician, 60th Governor of Kentucky * Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919–1991), American country singer * Ernest Gold (composer) (1921–1999), American composer *

Ernest Gold (meteorologist) Ernest Gold CB DSO OBE FRS (24 July 1881 – 30 January 1976) was a British meteorologist. He was born at Berkswell, near Coventry and educated at Mason University College (which later became the University of Birmingham) and St John's Co ...

(1881–1976), British meteorologist *

Ernest Gjoka Ernest Gjoka (born 25 January 1970) is an Albanian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of ...

(born 1970), Albanian football coach * Ernie Green (born 1938), American football player *

Ernesto "Che" Guevara Ernesto Che Guevara (; 14 June 1928The date of birth recorded on /upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Ernesto_Guevara_Acta_de_Nacimiento.jpg his birth certificatewas 14 June 1928, although one tertiary source, (Julia Constenla, quoted ...

(1928-1967), Argentine physician, author and Marxist revolutionary * Ernie Harwell (1918–2010), American baseball broadcaster *

Ernest Haycox Ernest James Haycox (October 1, 1899 – October 13, 1950) was an American writer of Western fiction. Biography Haycox was born in Portland, Oregon, to William James Haycox and the former Martha Burghardt on October 1, 1899.Corning, Howard M. (1 ...

(1899–1950), American writer of Westerns *

Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fic ...

(1899–1961), American writer * Ernest George Horlock (1885–1917), English recipient of the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...

E. W. Hornung Ernest William Hornung (7 June 1866 – 22 March 1921) was an English author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles (character), A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. Hornung was educa ...

(1866–1921), English author and poet *

Ernie Hughes Ernest Loyal Hughes Jr. is a former American football center who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants. He was drafted by the 49ers in the third round of the 1978 NFL Draft. He ...

(born 1955), American football player * Ernie Isley (born 1952), American musician, the Isley Brothers *

Ernest Jones (disambiguation) Ernest Jones (1879–1958) was a Welsh neurologist, psychoanalyst, and Sigmund Freud's official biographer. Ernest Jones may also refer to: Sportspeople American football *Ernest T. Jones (born 1970), head football coach at Alcorn State Universit ...

, multiple people *

Ernest Juvara Ernest Juvara (May 5, 1870, Bârlad, Vaslui County – May 5, 1933, Bucharest) was a Romanian physician, innovative in surgical and instrumental techniques. He was a professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bucharest, with contri ...

(1870–1933), Romanian physician * Ernest Koliqi (1903–1975), Albanian writer *

Ernie Kovacs Ernest Edward Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was a Hungarian-American comedian, actor, and writer. Kovacs's visually experimental and often spontaneous comedic style influenced numerous television comedy programs for years afte ...

(1919–1962), American comedian, actor and writer *

Ernest Krausz Ernest (Kopul) Krausz (ארנסט קראוס; August 13, 1931 - December 10, 2018) was an Israeli professor of sociology who served as rector and Acting President of Bar Ilan University. He also taught at Netanya Academic College. Biography Ernes ...

(1931–2018), Israeli professor of sociology and President at Bar Ilan University *

Ernest Lawrence Ernest Orlando Lawrence (August 8, 1901 – August 27, 1958) was an American nuclear physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939 for his invention of the cyclotron. He is known for his work on uranium-isotope separation f ...

(1901–1958), American nuclear scientist *

Ernest Lluch Ernest Lluch Martín, (21 January 1937 – 21 November 2000) was a Spanish economist and politician, member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC). He was Minister of Health and Consumption from 1982 to 1986 in the first Spanish Socialist Wor ...

(1937–2000), Catalan-Spanish politician *

Ernest Millington Ernest Rogers Millington (15 February 19169 May 2009) was a British Common Wealth and later Labour Member of Parliament (MP). Following the death of John Profumo on 10 March 2006, Millington was the only living former MP from the 38th Parl ...

(1916–2009), British politician * Ernie Morgan (1927–2013), English football player and manager *

Ernie Nordli Ernest Nordli (June 15, 1912 – April 22, 1968) was an American animation designer and layout artist, most notably for Walt Disney Studios. Biography He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Norwegian immigrant Hans Magnus Nordli (1884-1975) and ...

(1912–1968), American animation artist and graphic designer *

Ernest O. Lawrence Ernest Orlando Lawrence (August 8, 1901 – August 27, 1958) was an American nuclear physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939 for his invention of the cyclotron. He is known for his work on uranium-isotope separation f ...

(1901–1958), American physicist *

Ernest Perera Ernest Edward Boniface Perera (29 November 1932 – 16 August 2013) was the 23rd Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Police, serving between 1988 and 1993. Ernest Edward Boniface Perera was born on 29 November 1932 in Dalugama, a suburb of Colo ...

(1932-2013, Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1988-1993 *

Ernie Phythian Ernest Rixon Phythian (16 July 1942 – 3 August 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. Active between 1960 and 1968, Phythian made over 250 appearances in the Football League, scoring nearly 100 goals. Early and ...

(1942–2020), English footballer * Ernest Victor Pieris (1926-1991), Sri Lankan Sinhala physician, medical educator, cricketer, and rugby union player * Ernest Poruthota (1931–2020), Sri Lankan Sinhala Roman Catholic priest and author *

Ernest Prakasa Ernest Prakasa (born in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 29, 1982) is an Indonesian comedian, stand up performer, writer, and actor. He became popular after receiving third place in '' Stand Up Comedy Indonesia'' (SUCI) in 2011. He is known as a ...

(born 1982), Indonesian comedian, stand up performer, writer, and actor *

Ernie Price Ernest Price (born September 20, 1950) is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League. He played for seven seasons for the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professiona ...

(1926–2013), English footballer *

Ernst Reuter Ernst Rudolf Johannes Reuter (29 July 1889 – 29 September 1953) was the mayor of West Berlin from 1948 to 1953, during the time of the Cold War. Biography Early years Reuter was born in Apenrade (Aabenraa), Province of Schleswig-Holstein ...

(1889–1953), German politician and mayor of Berlin * Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937), New Zealand chemist and nuclear physicist *

Ernest Shackleton Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of ...

(1874–1922), Anglo-Irish explorer *

Ernest de Silva Sir Albert Ernest de Silva (26 November 1887 – 9 May 1957) was a Ceylonese business magnate, banker, barrister and public figure, considered to be the most prominent Ceylonese philanthropist of the 20th century. A wealthy and influential poly ...

(1887–1957), Sri Lankan philanthropist * Ernest (musician) (K. Smith), American country music artist *

Ernest Spybuck Earnest Spybuck (January 1883 – 1949) was an Absentee Shawnee Native American artist, who was born on the land allotted the Shawnee Indians in Indian Territory and what was to later become Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, near the town of Tec ...

(1883–1949), American Indian autoethnographer *

Ernest Thayer Ernest Lawrence Thayer (; August 14, 1863 – August 21, 1940) was an American writer and poet who wrote the poem "Casey" (or "Casey at the Bat"), which is "the single most famous baseball poem ever written" according to the Baseball Almanac, and ...

(1863–1940), American poet *

Ernest William Tristram Ernest William Tristram (1882–1952) was a British art historian, artist and conservator, and Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art (1926–1948). Life Tristram was born in Carmarthen, the son of Francis William Tristram, a railway i ...

(1882-1952), British art historian, artist and conservator *

Ernest Troubridge Admiral Sir Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge, (15 July 1862 – 28 January 1926) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the First World War. Troubridge was born into a family with substantial military connections, with several of his ...

(1862–1926), British naval officer *

Ernest Tubb Ernest Dale Tubb (February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984), nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" (1941), m ...

(1914–1984), American country music singer and songwriter * Ernest Veuve (1843–1916), American Civil War soldier *

Ernest Vinberg Ernest Borisovich Vinberg (russian: Эрне́ст Бори́сович Ви́нберг; 26 July 1937 – 12 May 2020) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician, who worked on Lie groups and algebraic groups, discrete subgroups of Lie groups, inva ...

(born 1937), Russian mathematician *

Ernest Walker (disambiguation) Ernest or Ernie Walker may refer to: * Ernest Walker (composer) Ernest Walker (15 July 187021 February 1949) was an Indian-born English composer and writer on music, as well as a pianist, organist and teacher. Biography Ernest Walker was born ...

* Ernest Walton (1903–1995), Irish physicist and Nobel laureate *

Ernie Watts Ernest James Watts (born October 23, 1945) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Zappa's ...

(born 1945), American saxophonist *

Ernie Watts (Small Heath footballer) Ernest Watts ( fl. 1889) was an English footballer born in Birmingham who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. After Small Heath's 9–1 defeat against The Wednesday in the inaugural season of the Football Alliance, Watts was given ...

, English footballer *

Ernie Watts (footballer, born 1872) Ernest Arthur Watts (11 April 1872 – 1956) was an English footballer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Woolhampton in Berkshire, his earliest known club was Reading, before he moved to Notts County, where he made 17 appearan ...

(1872–1???), English footballer *

Ernie Wise Ernest Wiseman, (27 November 1925 – 21 March 1999), known by his stage name Ernie Wise, was an English comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, who became a national institution on British television, especially ...

(1925–1999), stage name of English comedian Ernest Wiseman (1925–1999), Morecambe and Wise * Ernie Zalejski (1925–2012), American football player

Fictional characters

* Ernest T. Bass, a recurring character on the American TV sitcom ''The Andy Griffith Show'' * Ernest Denouement, a character in Lemony Snicket's ''

A Series of Unfortunate Events ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' is a series of thirteen children's novels written by American author Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket. The books follow the turbulent lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. After their p ...

'' *

Monsieur Ernest LeClerc This is a list of all main and recurring characters of BBC television's sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' that ran from 1982 until 1992 and 85 episodes. Overview René Artois René Francois Artois (Gorden Kaye) – The local café proprietor who, whi ...

, on the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' *

Ernest P. Worrell Ernest P. Worrell is a fictional character portrayed by American actor Jim Varney in a series of television commercials and later in a television series (''Hey Vern, It's Ernest!'') as well as a series of feature films. Ernest was created with ...

, main comic character of the series of ''Ernest'' films as played by Jim Varney *

Ernest B. Raykes Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People * Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor * Ernest, ...

, in the film ''Cars'' * Ernest, one of the title characters of the Belgian-French francise '' Ernest & Célestine'' *Ernest, in ''

The Swiss Family Robinson ''The Swiss Family Robinson'' (German: ''Der Schweizerische Robinson'') is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwreck ...

'' *Ernest Worthing, main character in ''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious ...

'', a play by Oscar Wilde *Ernest Perriclof, one of the main characters in

Alexandra Adornetto Alexandra Adornetto is an Australian actress and author who writes for children and young adults. Her works include The Strangest Adventures series, the Halo trilogy and The Ghost House Saga. Books Adornetto's completed books are ''The Shadow T ...

's ''The Strangest Adventures'' series *Ernest Greeves, a main character from the video game ''

Layton's Mystery Journey ''Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy'' is a puzzle video game developed and published by Level-5. It is the seventh main entry in the ''Professor Layton'' series and follows a new protagonist, Katrielle Layton. ...

'' and the associated anime '' Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File'' *Ernest Bonhour, one of the main protagonist in the French animated series

The Long Long Holiday ''The Long Long Holiday (Les Grandes Grandes Vacances)'' is a French animated series broadcast in 2015 on France 3 France 3 () is a French free-to-air public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also include ...

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