Gerd is a common Germanic name. As a masculine name it is a shortened form of

Gerhard Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–19 ...

and Gerardus. As a feminine name it may be a form of Gerda or Gertrud. See also

Gert Gert is a mainly masculine given name ( short form of Gerrit, Gerard, etc.) with some female bearers (short for Gertrude). Since 1993 no one in Sweden has been baptised as Gert according to the Swedish Bureau of Census, so the name is becomin ...

. People with this name include:

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Gerd B. Achenbach Gerd B. Achenbach (born 11 February 1947 in Hameln as ''Gerd Böttcher'') is a German philosopher. He is widely noted for founding the world's first philosophical practice in 1981, a contemporary movement in practical philosophy. He received a doc ...

(born 1947), German philosopher *

Gerd Achgelis Gerd Achgelis (16 July 1908 – 18 May 1991) was a German aviator, test pilot, and pioneer in the development of helicopters. Biography Achgelis was born in Golzwarden in Oldenburg, and after an apprenticeship as an electrician, began working ...

(1908–1991), German aviator and test pilot * Gerd Achterberg (born 1940), German football manager *

Gerd Albrecht Gerd Albrecht (19 July 1935 – 2 February 2014) was a German conductor. Biography Albrecht was born in Essen, the son of the musicologist Hans Albrecht (1902–1961). He studied music in Kiel and in Hamburg, where his teachers included Wilhel ...

(1935–2014), German conductor * Gerd Andres (born 1951), German politician * Gerd Aretz (1930–2009), German artist *

Gerd Arntz Gerd Arntz (11 December 1900, in Remscheid – 4 December 1988, in The Hague) was a German Modernist artist renowned for his black and white woodcuts. A core member of the Cologne Progressives, he was also a council communist. The Cologne Progres ...

(1900–1988), German artist * Gerd Audehm (born 1968), German former professional cyclist * Gerd Bachmann (born 1943), German wrestler * Gerd Backhaus (born 1942), German football player *

Gerd Baltus Gerd Baltus (29 March 1932 – 13 December 2019) was a German television actor. Baltus was born in Bremen. While doing law studies Baltus became interested in acting. In 1952 he got his first theatre booking in Hamburg, later in Bonn, West Ber ...

(1932–2019), German television actor *

Gerd Becker (chemist) Gerd Becker (3 May 1940 in Eschwege Eschwege (), the district seat of the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, is a town in northeastern Hesse, Germany. In 1971, the town hosted the eleventh '' Hessentag'' state festival. Geography Location The town lies o ...

(1940–2017), German chemist *

Gerd Becker (handballer) Gerd Becker (born April 12, 1953) is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * ...

(born 1953), German handball player *

Gerd Binnig Gerd Binnig (; born 20 July 1947) is a German physicist. He is most famous for having won the Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Heinrich Rohrer in 1986 for the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope. Early life and education Binnig ...

(born 1947), German physicist *

Gerd Böckmann Gerd Böckmann (born 11 January 1944 in Chemnitz, Germany) is a German television actor. Selected filmography Television * ''Derrick'' - Season 2, Episode 10: ''"Kamillas junger Freund"'' (1975, TV) * ''Derrick'' - Season 4, Episode 6: ''"Das Kuc ...

(born 1944), German actor *

Gerd Boder Gerd Boder (13 June 1933, Saarbrücken – 2 June 1992) was a German composer. He studied music at the Hochschule für Musik Saar, the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Poitiers, and the Conservatoire de Paris. Among his teachers were H ...

(1933–1992), German composer *

Gerd Bohner Gerd Bohner (born 1959) is a professor of social psychology at Bielefeld University. Academia Bohner studied psychology at Heidelberg University (1980-1986) and obtained his PhD in 1990. Since 2001, he has been head of the Social Psychology Unit ...

(born 1959), professor of social psychology *

Gerd Bohnsack Gerd Bohnsack (born 15 February 1939 in Hanover) is a German former football player and manager. Bohnsack managed SV Arminia Hannover, VfL Osnabrück, VfB Oldenburg, and Hannover 96 in the 2. Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the seco ...

(born 1939), German football player and manager *

Gerd Bollmann Gerd Friedrich Bollmann (September 28, 1947 in Wanne-Eickel, Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia – September 17, 2017) was a German politician. A member of the SPD, Bollman served in the Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German f ...

(1947–2017), German politician *

Gerd Bonk Gerd Bonk (26 August 1951 – 20 October 2014) was a weightlifter active for East Germany from 1969 to 1980 who during his career won a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics, set two world records an ...

(1951–2014), weightlifter *

Gerd Brenneis Gerd Brenneis (1 March 1930, Nienhagen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - 13 March 2003, Güstrow) was a German operatic tenor who had an active international career from the late 1950s through the 1990s. Known for his interpretations of the works of Rich ...

(1930–2003), German operatic tenor *

Gerd Briese Gerd Briese (25 December 1897 – August 1957) was a German stage and film actor. Briese's film career began in 1924, and he late worked as a stage actor and director. He was killed in a traffic accident in Berlin in 1957, aged 59. Selected fi ...

(1897–1957), German actor * Gerd vom Bruch (born 1941), German football player and coach *

Gerd Bucerius Gerd Bucerius (19 May 1906 – 29 September 1995) was a German politician, publisher and journalist, one of the founding members of '' Die Zeit''. He is the namesake of the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and of the Bucerius Kunst Forum, an art ...

(1906–1995), German politician, publisher, and journalist * Gerd Buchdahl (1914–2001) * Gerd Buschhorn (1934–2010), German physicist * Gerd Cintl (1938–2017), West German rower * Gerd Dais (born 1963), German football player * Gerd Domhardt (1945–1997), German composer * Gerd Dörich (born 1968), German racing cyclist *

Gerd Dose Gerd Dose (born 9 October 1942 in Halstenbek, died 16 July 2010 in Großensee (Holstein)) was a professor of English literature and culture at the University of Hamburg The University of Hamburg (german: link=no, Universität Hamburg, al ...

(1942–2010), German literature and culture professor *

Gerd Dudek Gerhard Rochus "Gerd" Dudek (28 September 1938 – 3 November 2022) was a German jazz Tenor saxophone, tenor and Soprano saxophone, soprano saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist. Dudek studied clarinet privately and attended music school in the ...

(born 1938), German jazz tenor saxophonist, soprano saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist *

Gerd Dudenhöffer Gerd Dudenhöffer (born 13 October 1949 in Bexbach, Saarland) is a German cabaret artist and writer. Life Dudenhöffer studied graphic and design in Munich. Since 1977, he works in Germany as a cabaret artist. His most famous role is ''Heinz ...

(born 1949), German cabaret artist *

Gerd Egger Gerd Egger (born 8 October 1943) is a German judoka. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 ...

(born 1943), German judoka *

Gerd Faltings Gerd Faltings (; born 28 July 1954) is a German mathematician known for his work in arithmetic geometry. Education From 1972 to 1978, Faltings studied mathematics and physics at the University of Münster. In 1978 he received his PhD in mathema ...

(born 1954), German mathematician * Gerd Frähmcke (born 1950), German middle-distance runner * Gerd Frick (born 1974), Italian mountain runner *

Gerd Frickhöffer Gerd Frickhöffer (21 November 1913 – 4 July 1980) was a German film and television actor. He appeared as Captain Donvan in the television detective series ''Sergeant Berry''. Selected filmography * ''Chemistry and Love'' (1948) * ''Everything ...

(1913–1980), German actor * Gerd Geerling (born 1965), German surgeon and professor * Gerd Gies (born 1943), German politician *

Gerd Gigerenzer Gerd Gigerenzer (born 3 September 1947) is a German psychologist who has studied the use of bounded rationality and heuristics in decision making. Gigerenzer is director emeritus of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition (ABC) at the Max ...

(born 1947), German psychologist * Gerd F. Glang, NOAA Corps rear admiral *

Gerd Grabher Gerd Grabher (born 2 November 1953 in Lustenau) is a retired Austrian football referee. He is known for having refereed one match in the 1996 UEFA European Football Championship in England. A former FIFA referee, Grabher is known to have served ...

(born 1953), Austrian football referee * Gerd Gradwohl (born 1960), German paralympic alpine skier * Gerd Greune (1949–2012), German politician * Gerd Grochowski (1956–2017), German operatic bass-baritone * Gerd Gruber (born 1982), Austrian ice hockey defenceman * Gerd Hahn (born 1981), German economist and professor *

Gerd Hatje Gerd Hatje (14 April 1915 – 24 July 2007) was a German publisher. The publishing house that he founded in 1945, named the Humanitas Verlag, renamed in 1947 as Verlag Gerd Hatje, is internationally known for contemporary art, photography and archi ...

(1915–2007), German publisher * Gerd Haxhiu (born 1972), Albanian football coach *

Gerd Heßler Gerd Heßler (born 13 September 1948 in Tannenbergsthal) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s. He earned two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold (1974) and a ...

(born 1948), East German cross-country skier *

Gerd Heidemann Gerd Heidemann (born 4 December 1931) is a German journalist best known for his role in the publication of purported Hitler Diaries that were subsequently proved to be forgeries. In the 1970s, Heidemann bought the yacht ''Carin II'', which had ...

(born 1931), German journalist *

Gerd Heinrich Gerd Hermann Heinrich (7 November 1896 in Berlin, German Empire, Germany – 16 December 1984 in Farmington, Maine, Farmington, USA) was a German entomologist and ornithologist known for his studies of parasitic Hymenoptera of the Ichneumonidae f ...

(1896–1984), German entomologist and ornithologist * Gerd Heinz (born 1940), German actor and stage director * Gerd Hennig (1935–2017), German football referee *

(born 1948), East German cross-country skier * Gerd Heusch (born 1955), German physician, physiologist, and professor * Gerd Hirzinger (born 1945), German roboticist * Gerd Honsik (1941–2018), Austrian writer and lyric poet *

Gerd Hornberger Gerd Hornberger (17 February 1910 – 13 September 1988) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for Germany in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay, winning the bron ...

(1910–1988), German sprinter * Gerd Jendraschek, German linguist * Gerd Jüttemann (born 1933), German psychologist *

Gerd Kanter Gerd Kanter (born 6 May 1979) is a retired Estonian discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance th ...

(born 1979), Estonian discus thrower * Gerd Kehrer (born 1939), German painter *

Gerd Kische Gerhard Kische (born 23 October 1951 in Teterow) is a former German football player. Kische played for FC Hansa Rostock from 1970 to 1981. On the national level, he played for the East German national team (59 and 63 matches respective ...

(born 1951), German football player *

Gerd Kühr Gerd Kühr, also Gerd Kuhr (born 28 December 1952 in Lesachtal, Maria Luggau), is an Austrian conductor, composer of classical music and academic teacher. He is known for operas, such as ''Stallerhof'' on a libretto by the author of Stallerhof, th ...

(born 1952), Austrian conductor and composer *

Gerd Leers Gerardus Bernardus Maria "Gerd" Leers (born 12 July 1951) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. He is the acting Mayor of Brunssum since 1 January 2018. Biography Politics On 4 September 1990 Leers became a Mem ...

(born 1951), Dutch politician * Gerd E. Mäuser (born 1958), German businessman *

Gerd Michael Henneberg Gerd Michael Henneberg (14 July 1922 – 1 January 2011) was a German actor and theater director. Biography Gerd Henneberg's father, Richard, was a theater director. After the young Heeneberg took private acting classes, he debuted on stage at a ...

(1922–2011), German actor and theater director * Gerd Mischke (1920–1992), German military commander *

Gerd Müller Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (; 3 November 1945 – 15 August 2021) was a German professional footballer. A striker renowned for his clinical finishing, especially in and around the six-yard box, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalsco ...

(1945–2021), German football player *

Gerd Müller (politician) Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (born 25 August 1955) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria who has served as Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization since 2021. He was German Federal Minister ...

(born 1955), German politician * Gerd B. Müller (born 1953), Austrian theoretical biologist *

Gerd Nagel Gerd Nagel (born 22 October 1957 in Sulingen, Lower Saxony) is a retired West German high jumper. Biography He won the 1979 University Games and finished fourteenth at the 1987 World Championships. At the European Indoor Championships he won ...

(born 1957), German high jumper *

Gerd Oswald Gerd Oswald (June 9, 1919 – May 22, 1989) was a German director of American films and television. Biography Born in Berlin, Oswald was the son of German film director Richard Oswald and actress Käthe Oswald. He worked as a child actor b ...

(1919–1989), American film director *

Gerd R. Puin Gerd Rüdiger Puin (born 1940) is a German scholar of Oriental studies, specializing in Quranic palaeography, Arabic calligraphy and orthography. He was a lecturer of Arabic language and literature at Saarland University in Saarbrücken, German ...

(born 1940), German orientalist *

Gerd Riss Gerd Riss (born 17 March 1965) is a German former professional motorcycle speedway rider. Speedway career He was a member of Germany team at 2001 Speedway World Cup and who was started in Speedway Grand Prix of Germany. Riss won the title a ...

(born 1965), German speedway rider * Gerd Roggensack (born 1941), German football player and manager *

Gerd Ruge Gerd Ruge (9 August 1928 – 15 October 2021) was a German journalist, author and filmmaker. As a journalist he was associated with public broadcasters Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (NWDR), ARD and WDR. Through his career spanning over 50 years, he ...

(born 1928), German journalist, author and filmmaker * Gerd Ruge (soldier) (1913–1997), German military commander *

Gerd von Rundstedt Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December 1875 – 24 February 1953) was a German field marshal in the '' Heer'' (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II. Born into a Prussian family with a long military tradition, Rundstedt entered th ...

(1875–1953), German World War II field marshal * Gerd Saborowski (born 1943), German football player * Gerd Schädlich (born 1952), German footballer *

Gerd Schönfelder Gerd Schönfelder (born 2 September 1970 in Kulmain) is a German para-alpine skier, one of the most decorated in the sport's history. Biography Schönfelder is a multiple Paralympic Champion who won his first three gold medals at the 1992 Win ...

(born 1970), German para-alpine skier * Gerd Schwidrowski (born 1947), German footballer * Gerd Siegmund (born 1973), German ski jumper *

Gerd Springer Gerhard "Gerdi" Springer (6 February 1927 – 28 July 1999) was an Austrian footballer and coach. He was also an ice hockey player (bronze medalist with the Austrian team at the World Championships 1947; member of the Austrian team in the men's ...

(1927–1999), Austrian footballer and coach * Gerd Tacke (1906–1997), German businessman *

Gerd Theissen Gerd Theißen (or Theissen; born 24 April 1943) is a German Protestant theologian and New Testament scholar. He is Professor of New Testament Theology at the University of Heidelberg. Early life and education Theissen obtained his doctorate in th ...

(born 1943), German theologian *

Gerd Türk Gerd Türk is a German classical tenor. Biography Gerd Türk received his first musical training as a choir boy at the cathedral of Limburg. He studied in Frankfurt and then at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Richard Levitt and René Jaco ...

, German tenor *

Gerd Völs Gerd Völs (22 December 1909 – 15 March 1991) was a German rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat ...

(1909–1991), German rower *

Gerd Wessig Gerd Wessig (, ; born 16 July 1959 in Lübz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) was an East German high jumper who won the gold medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics, the first man ever to set a world record in the high jump at the Olympics. Early li ...

(born 1959), East German high jumper *

Gerd Zimmermann (footballer) Gerd Zimmermann (26 September 1949 – 6 April 2022Gerd Zimmermann (speed skater) (born 1942), German speed skater

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* Gerd Andersson (born 1932), Swedish actress * Gerd Barkman, shooting competitor for New Zealand *

Gerd Benneche Gerd Benneche (1 December 1913 – 26 March 2003) was a Norwegian jurist, journalist, non-fiction writer and politician for the Liberal Party. Biography She was born Bergen, and is the mother of Sissel Benneche Osvold. She worked for the news ...

(1913–2003), Norwegian jurist, journalist, non-fiction writer, and politician * Gerd Kjellaug Berge (born 1943), Norwegian hotelier *

Gerd Brantenberg Gerd Mjøen Brantenberg (born October 27, 1941) is a Norwegian author, teacher, and feminist writer. Biography Brantenberg was born in Oslo, but grew up in Fredrikstad. She studied English, History, and Sociology in London, Edinburgh, and Oslo. ...

(born 1941), Norwegian author, teacher, and feminist writer * Gerd Dvergsdal (born 1946), Norwegian politician * Gerd Fleischer (born 1942), Norwegian human rights activist * Gerd Grieg (1895–1988), Norwegian actress * Gerd Grønvold Saue (born 1930), Norwegian journalist, literary critic, novelist, hymnwriter, and peace activist * Gerd Grubb (born 1939), Danish mathematician * Gerd Gudding (1951–2015), Norwegian musician *

Gerd Hagman Gerd Hagman (4 July 1919 – 30 November 2011) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 20 films and television shows between 1940 and 2007. Selected filmography * '' Blossom Time'' (1940) * '' The Fight Continues'' (1941) *'' Home ...

(1919–2011), Swedish actress *

Gerd Hegnell Gerd Anne Therése Hegnell (born 25 June 1935 in Helsingborg, Sweden) is a Swedish actress. Earlier she was married to Per Oscarsson. She received the " Carl Åkermark Scholarship" of the Swedish Academy in 1992. Hegnell educated at a "theatre ...

(born 1935), Swedish actress * Gerd Janne Kristoffersen (born 1952), Norwegian politician *

Gerd Larsen Gerd Larsen born Gerd Elly (19 February 1921 – 4 October 2001) was a Norwegian ballerina who performed frequently with England's Royal Ballet, in a career lasting over fifty years up until her seventy-fifth birthday. In her later years she wa ...

(1921–2001), Norwegian-British ballerina *

Gerd Neggo Gerd or GERD may refer to: * Gerd (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname * Gerd (moon), a moon of Saturn * Gerd Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica * Gastroesophageal reflux disease, a chronic symptom of mucosal damage ...

(1891–1974), Estonian dancer and choreographer *

Gerd Søraa Gerd Søraa (8 April 1934 – 8 March 2018) was a Norwegian writer and politician for the Liberal People's Party. She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag for the joint list of the Cen ...

(1934–2018), Norwegian writer and politician {{given name German masculine given names Norwegian feminine given names