Gert is a mainly masculine given name ( short form of

Gerrit Gerrit is a Dutch male name meaning "''brave with the spear''", the Dutch and Frisian form of Gerard. People with this name include: * Gerrit Achterberg (1905–1962), Dutch poet * Gerrit van Arkel (1858–1918), Dutch architect * Gerrit Badenh ...

, 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 becoming increasingly rare. In 2010 around 12,000 in Sweden had the name as their first name according to the same source. Gert is most common in Sweden among males over 50 years of age. Around 400 females in Sweden have Gert as their first name according to the Swedish Bureau of Census. It may refer to:

Men

Gert Aandewiel Gert Aandewiel (born 9 September 1969 in Leiden) is a Dutch football manager and former football player. Club career He played professional football for FC Volendam (1996-1997), Sparta Rotterdam (1997-1999) and FC Dordrecht (1999). Manageri ...

(born 1969), Dutch football player and manager *

Gert Alberts Gert Andries Jacobus Alberts (born 3 January 1836 in Swellendam – died 29 March 1927 in Humpata) was the leader of the First Dorsland Trek. He was a member of the Gereformeerde Kerk (or 'Dopper' church) and served as a church elder (‘kerkr ...

(1836–1927), South African Voortrekker * Gert Andersen (born 1939), Danish handball player *

Gert Bals Gerrit "Gert" Bals (18 October 1936 – 20 May 2016) was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Bals became the first Dutch goalkeeper in an UEFA Cup final, when he played for Ajax in the 1969 European Cup Final against Milan. Club car ...

(1936–2016), Dutch footballer *

Gert Bastian Gert Bastian (26 March 1923 – presumably 1 October 1992) was a German military officer and politician with the German Green Party. Biography Born in Munich, Bastian volunteered for the Wehrmacht in 1941, at the age of nineteen. In World War I ...

(1923–1992), German military officer and politician *

Gert Bender Gert Bender was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. His best year was in 1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Chil ...

(born 1948), German motorcycle racer *Gerrit

Gert van den Berg (cyclist) Gerrit "Gert" van den Berg (24 May 1903 – ?) was a Dutch cyclist who won a bronze medal in the road race at the 1925 World Championships. References 1903 births Year of death missing Dutch male cyclists Cyclists from Amsterdam UCI Road ...

(1903-?), Dutch cyclist *Gerrit Gert van den Berg (politician) (born 1935), Dutch politician *

Gert Bettens Gert Bettens is the lead guitarist of the Belgian band K's Choice. He, with his brother Sam Bettens, is the face of the band. The band is popular in Europe and had toured in the U.S. with The Verve Pipe, Tonic, Alanis Morissette and the Indi ...

(born 1970), Belgian guitarist *

Gert Blomé Gert Arne Blomé (28 August 1934 – 27 January 2021) was a Swedish ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belong ...

(born 1934), Swedish ice hockey player *

Gert Bolmer Gert Bolmer (born April 25, 1983, in Almelo, Netherlands) is a professional horse rider competing in dressage. He is grade II disabled. Career Apart from numerous participations in national as well as international contests, he is best known for ...

(born 1983), Dutch dressage equestrian *

Gert Bongers Gert Bongers (born 22 August 1946) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He won the individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the tra ...

(born 1946), Dutch track cyclist *

Gert Boshoff Lieutenant General Gert Johannes Jacob Boshoff SSAS SD SM (28 April 1931 - 22 October 2014) was a South African Army general. He attended school at Barberton High School in the Eastern Transvaal but left at the age of 15 before joining the Post ...

(1931–2014), South African Army lieutenant general *

Gert Brauer Gert Brauer (; 7 September 1955 – January 2018) was a German footballer. Club career He played 270 Oberliga matches in East Germany. International career Three of his four international matches for East Germany where part of the UEFA Eu ...

(born 1955), German footballer *

Gert Chesi Gert Chesi in the Voodoo forest. Gert Chesi (born 22 August 1940 in Schwaz, Tyrol) is an Austrian photographer, author, journalist and filmmaker. At the end of the 1970s he became internationally famous after publishing the book ''Last Africans'' ...

(born 1940), Austrian photographer, author, journalist and filmmaker *

Gert Claessens Gert Claessens (born 21 February 1972 in Tongeren) is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive r ...

(born 1972), Belgian footballer *

Gert Coetzer Gert Coetzer ( – 10 November 2018), also known by the nickname of "Oupa" (meaning "Old Man" in Afrikaans), was a South African rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played representative le ...

(born 1940s), South African rugby player *

Gert De Kock 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 ...

(born 1980), South African rugby player *

Gert Dockx Gert Dockx (born 4 July 1988) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer who rode for UCI ProTour team . Career achievements Major results ;2010 : 7th Hel van het Mergelland ;2012 : 6th Druivenkoers Overijse ;2013 : 1st Stage 7 La Trop ...

(born 1988), Belgian road cyclist *

Gert Dorbek Gert Dorbek (born 10 June 1985) is an Estonian retired basketball player. He is a 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall shooting guard. He has also represented the Estonian national basketball team internationally. Professional career Dorbek began playin ...

(born 1985), Estonian basketball player *

Gert Dörfel 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 ...

(born 1939), German footballer *

Gert Doumen Gert Doumen (born 24 June 1971 in Bree) is a retired Belgian football goalkeeper who played several seasons at the highest level of professional football with Genk, RWDM, Mouscron and Heusden-Zolder. Doumen started his career with Genk, where ...

(born 1971), Belgian football goalkeeper *

Gert Eg Gert Eg (born 26 February 1954) is a Danish former footballer. He played his entire career for Vejle Boldklub and holds the club record for most played matches. He was an allrounder that could cover almost any position on the field. However, he w ...

(born 1954), Danish footballer *

Gert van Egen Gert van Egen (I) (alternative names: Gert va Egerem, Gert van Eggernn) (Mechelen, c. 1550 – Elsinore, 1612) was a Flemish sculptor who became a sculptor working for the Royal Danish Court.Gert Elsässer (born 1949), Austrian skeleton racer * Gert Engels (born 1957), German footballer *

Gert Frank Gert Frank (15 March 1956 – 19 January 2019) was a cyclist and Olympic medalist from Denmark. Amateur Frank won the bronze medal in the Team Time Trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, alongside Verner Blaudzun, Jørgen Hanse ...

(born 1956), Danish cyclist * Gert Fredholm (born 1941), Danish film director and screenwriter * Gert Fredriksson (1919-2006), Swedish sprint canoer and coach * Gert Fröbe (1913–1988), German actor * Gert Fylking (born 1945), Swedish actor, journalist, politician and anchorman *

Gert van Groningen Gert van Groningen (died ca. 1577) was a sculptor active in Denmark in the 1570s, who probably came from Groningen in the Netherlands. Gert is known to have been a citizen of Aarhus in 1573 when he was commissioned by King Frederik II to build a ...

(died 1577), Dutch-born sculptor active in Denmark * Gert Haller (1944–2010), German politician and manager *

Gert Handberg Gert Handberg (born 30 May 1969 in Brædstrup, Denmark) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider form Denmark. Career Gert joined Cradley Heathens in 1988 on a recommendation, after winning the Danish Junior Championship during the ...

(born 1969), Danish motorcycle racer *

Gert Haucke Gert Haucke (1929–2008) was a German film and television actor. Partial filmography * ''Rumpelstilzchen'' (1960) as Haushofmeister * ''Das Glück läuft hinterher'' (1963) as Bedeutender Mann * ' (1966), as Arthur * ' (1968, TV miniseries), as ...

(1929–2008), German film and television actor * Gert Heerkes (born 1965), Dutch football manager * Gert Heidler (born 1948), German footballer * Gert Helbemäe (1913–1974), Estonian writer and journalist * Gert Hildebrand (born 1953), German car designer * Gert Hofbauer (born 1937), Austrian conductor and trumpeter *

Gert Günther Hoffmann Gert Günther Hoffmann (21 February 1929 – 17 November 1997) was a German actor and director. He achieved fame in German film and television as a voice actor in dubbing. He was the official voice of Sean Connery in the German language, as wel ...

(1929–1997), German actor and director * Gert Hofmann (1931–1993), German writer and literary scholar * Gert Holstege (born 1948), Dutch neuroscientist * Gert Bo Jacobsen (born 1961), Danish boxer *

Gert Jakobs Gert Jakobs (born 29 April 1964) is a Dutch former racing cyclist. He rode in ten Grand Tours between 1986 and 1993. He also competed in the team time trial event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Jakobs has admitted to have used EPO during his care ...

(born 1964), Dutch racing cyclist * Gert Jeschonnek (1912–1999), German navy officer * Gert Jõeäär (born 1987), Estonian road bicycle racer *

Gert Jonke Gert Jonke (8 February 1946 – 4 January 2009) was an Austrian poet, playwright and novelist. Life Jonke was born and educated in Klagenfurt, Austria. He attended the Gymnasium (university preparatory school) and the Conservatory. After h ...

(1946-2009), Austrian poet, playwright and novelist *

Gert Joubert Gert Joubert (born 1948 in Mowbray, Cape Town) is a Namibian businessperson. Joubert was born in South Africa but moved to Namibia during the 1960s. While in university, Joubert was followed as a suspected communist by the secret police of the apa ...

(bor 1948), Namibian businessperson * Gert Kams (born 1985), Estonian footballer *

Gert Kleinert Gert Kleinert is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s and the 1960s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C-1: 1965, C-1 team: 1963), four silvers (C-1: 1963; C-1 team: 1957, 1 ...

(born 1930s), East German slalom canoeist * Gert Kölli (born 1940), Austrian swimmer * Gert Korthof, Dutch biologist *

Gert Krawinkel Gert "Kralle" Krawinkel (21 April 1947 – 16 February 2014) was a German musician, best known as the guitarist of the 1980s pop group Trio. Biography Krawinkel's father was a sailor in his hometown of Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony. Krawinkel' ...

(1947–2014), German guitarist known as "Kralle" * Gert Krenn, Austrian bobsledder * Gert Kruys (born 1961), Dutch football player and manager * Gert Kullamäe (born 1971), Estonian basketball player * Gert Jan Lebbink (born 1961), Dutch sprint canoer *Robert Gerhard

Gert Ledig Gert Ledig, full name Robert Gerhard Ledig (4 November 1921, Leipzig – 1 June 1999 in Landsberg am Lech), was a German writer. Biography Gert Ledig, son of a merchant, spent his early childhood in Vienna. From 1929 he lived in Leipzig. After ...

(1921–1999), German writer * Gert Ligterink (born 1949), Dutch chess player *

Gert Lotter Gerhard Petrus Lotter (born 3 January 1993) is a Namibian cricketer and rugby union player. Rugby career In rugby union, Lotter usually plays as a hooker, but can also play as an eighth man. He currently plays for Namibian side in the Sout ...

(born 1993), Namibian cricketer and rugby player *

Gert Louis Lamartine Gert Louis Lamartine (20 July 1898 in Uiffingen – 9 January 1966 in Stuttgart) was a German painter, sculptor and interior designer. Biography Gert Louis Lamartine, born under the name ''Gerhard Ludwig Gustav Lamerdin'', was the son of Gusta ...

(1898–1966), German painter, sculptor and interior designer * Gert Lundqvist (1937–2001), Swedish footballer *

Gert Metz Gert Metz (7 February 1942 – 17 April 2021) was a German sprinter who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x100 meter relay. Metz was born in Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhinelan ...

(1942–2021), German sprinter *

Gert Miltzow Gert Miltzow (16 February 1629 – 6 December 1688) was a Norwegian clergyman, theologian and historical writer. Gert Henrikssøn Miltzow was born in Voss, in Hordaland county, Norway. He was the son of Henrik Gertsen Miltzow (1599-1666), vicar ...

(1629–1668), Norwegian clergyman, theologian and historical writer *

Gert Mittring Gert Mittring (born May 26, 1966 in Stuttgart) is a German mental calculator. He was inspired by the late Wim Klein. He has competed in the MSO mental calculation event every year since 2004, failing to win the gold medal outright on only fou ...

(born 1966), German mental calculator * Gert Muller (rugby union, born 1986), South African rugby union player *

Gert Muller (rugby union, born 1948) Gert Hendrik Muller (born 10 May 1948) is a former South African rugby union player. Playing career Muller represented the Schools team at the 1965 annual Craven Week tournament and after finishing school, he furthered his studies at Stellenbo ...

, South African rugby union player *Gert Munkholm, Danish karting champion and father of Kevin Munkholm, also a Danish karting champion * Gert Cornelius Nel (1885–1950), South African botanist * Gert Neuhaus (born 1939), German artist * Gert Nygårdshaug (born 1946), Norwegian author * Gert Olesk (born 1973), Estonian footballer *

Gert Palmcrantz Gert Palmcrantz (born 1 February 1938) is one of the most distinguished sound engineers in Sweden. He commenced his career in the late 1950s, at the gramophone studios of Europa Film. In 1976 Palmcrantz recorded Sweden's best-selling jazz record ...

(born 1938), Swedish sound engineer *

Gert Peens Gert Peens (born 22 March 1974 in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa) is a former Italian rugby union footballer. His usual position is on the wing. Playing career Rugby Union He played for Italian club L'Aquila Rugby. Peens has also been capped ...

(born 1974), South African-born Italian rugby player * Gert Petersen (1927-2009), Danish journalist and politician who helped found the Socialist People's Party * Gert Pettersson (born 1950s), Swedish orienteering competitor * Gert Postel (born 1958), German impostor * Gert Potgieter (1929–1977), South African tenor * Gert Potgieter (born 1937), South African hurdle runner * Gert Prokop (1932–1994), German science fiction writer *

Gert Rosenthal Gert Rosenthal Königsberger (born 11 September 1935) is a Guatemalan diplomat. He was born in Amsterdam to a German father and Guatemalan mother and came to Guatemala at the age of three. After secondary education in Guatemala, he studied in ...

(born 1935), Guatemalan diplomat *Gerhardus Gert Rudolph (1797–1851), South African Voortrekker and political leader *

Gert Sabidussi Gert Sabidussi (born 28 October 1929 in Graz- 1 April 2022) is an Austrian mathematician specializing in combinatorics and graph theory. Biography Sabidussi was born in Graz, Austria. His family later moved to Innsbruck where his father was a P ...

(born 1929), Austrian mathematician * Gert Schalkwyk (born 1982), South African footballer *

Gert Jan Schlatmann Gert Jan Schlatmann (born 6 December 1963) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who earned a total of 50 caps, scoring fourteen goals in the 1980s for the Netherlands national field hockey team. Schlatmann was born in Bloemendaal, North ...

(born 1963), Dutch field hockey player * Gert Schnider (born 1979), Austrian board-game player * Gert Schramm (1928–2016), German concentration camp survivor *Gerrit Gert Schutte (born 1939), Dutch politician * Gert Sellheim (1901–1970), German-Australian artist *Richard

Gert Sibande Richard "Gert" Sibande (born 1907 near Ermelo, Mpumalanga, died 1987) was a South African political activist. He was one of the ANC co-accused to stand trial in the treason trial of 1956-61 alongside Nelson Mandela and 154 others. Sibande played ...

(1907–1987), South African political activist *

Gert Smal Gert Petrus Smal (born 27 December 1961, Kimberley, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player and assistant coach of the South African and Irish national rugby union teams. He is currently the forwards coach at Japanese Top Le ...

(born 1961), South African rugby player * Gert Smit (1944–1998), South African singer known as "Gene Rockwell" * Gert Spaargaren (born 1954), Dutch environmental sociologist *

Gert Steegmans Gert Steegmans (born 30 September 1980 in Hasselt) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam . He was noted for a strong finishing sprint and could compete in the sprint with fellow Belgian cyclist, and ...

(born 1980), Belgian road bicycle racer *

Gert Thys Gert Thys (born 12 November 1971) is a male long-distance runner from South Africa, who represented his native country in the marathon at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Thys is a former African record holder in the marathon, and is the ...

(born 1971), South African long-distance runner *

Gert Jan Timmerman Gert Jan Timmerman (born 15 April 1956) is a Dutch chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is s ...

(born 1956), Dutch correspondence chess player * Gert Trasha (born 1988), Albanian weightlifter * Gert Trinklein (born 1949), German footballer * Gert van den Bergh (1920–1968), South African film actor *Gert van Kruiningen (born 1961), New Zealand aeronautical engineer * Gert van der Merwe, South African paralympic athlete * Gert Van Mol (born 1969), Belgian entrepreneur and CEO * Gert van Rooyen (1938–1990), South Africa serial killer * Gert Van Walle (born 1987), Belgian volleyball player *

Gert Verheyen Gert Verheyen (; born 20 September 1970) is a Belgian retired footballer and manager, who was last in charge of Oostende. In a 20-year professional career, he was mainly associated with Anderlecht and Club Brugge (especially the latter), scor ...

(born 1970), Belgian retired footballer * Gert Verhulst (born 1968), Belgian television presenter, actor and singer * Gert Vlok Nel (born 1963), South African poet *

Gert Voss Gert Voss (10 October 1941 – 13 July 2014) was a German actor. He was known for his roles in ''Labyrinth of Lies'' (2014), ''Sometime in August'' (2009) and ' (1987). He was member of the ensemble of the Burgtheater, and a ''Kammerschauspie ...

(1941–2014), German actor * Gert Weil (born 1960), Chilean retired shot putter * Gert Weisskirchen (born 1944), German politician *

Gert Wieczorkowski Gert Wieczorkowski (born 24 July 1948) is a German former professional footballer who played in Germany and the United States including the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1971, Wieczorkowski joined FC St. Pauli ...

(born 1948), footballer * Gert Wiescher (born 1944), German graphic artist, type designer and author * Gert Wilden (1917–2015), German film composer *

Gert Willner Gert Willner was a CDU politician in Schleswig-Holstein. He was a member of the Bundestag for Pinneberg from the 1994 federal election until his death. External links * From the Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the Germ ...

(1940–2000), German politician *

Gert Wingårdh Gert Wingårdh (born 1951) is a Swedish architect whose company, Wingårdh arkitektkontor, maintains an international practice.''Gert Wingårdh; Thirty Years of Architecture'', Mikael Nanfeldt (ed.) (Birkhäuser Publishers for Architecture, 2008 ...

(born 1951), Swedish architect *

Gert Heinrich Wollheim Gert Heinrich Wollheim (11 September 1894 – 22 April 1974) was a German expressionist painter later associated with the New Objectivity, who fled nazi Germany and worked in the United States after 1947. Life and work Gert Heinrich Wollheim wa ...

(1894–1974), German painter * Gert Jan van Woudenberg (born 1951), Dutch rower * Gert Wünsche (born 1943), German footballer

Women

*Gertrude Gert Boyle (born 1924), German-born American businesswoman *Gertrude Gert Clarke (born ca. 1933), American nuclear scientist

Fictional characters

*One of the title characters of

Gert and Daisy Florence Elsie Waters (19 August 1893–14 June 1990) and her sister Doris Ethel Waters (20 December 1899–18 August 1978) were English comic actresses and singers who performed as a double act. They are remembered for creating the c ...

, a British film and radio comedy act *One of the title characters of the TV series '' Samson en Gert'', a Flemish children's series *

Gertrude Yorkes Gertrude Yorkes (self-referred to as Arsenic''Runaways'' #6), is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She was created by author Brian K. Vaughan and artist Adrian Alphona, and debuted in '' Runaways ...

, a Marvel Comics superheroine and member of ''The Runaways''

Men

Women

Fictional characters

References

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