Gérard ( French: ) is a French masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and

Romance languages The Romance languages, sometimes referred to as Latin languages or Neo-Latin languages, are the various modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic languages in the Indo-European language ...

. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this case, those constituents are ''gari'' > ''ger-'' (meaning 'spear') and -''hard'' (meaning 'hard/strong/brave'). The English cognate of Gérard is Gerard.

As a given name

* Gérard Adanhoumé (born 1986), Beninese footballer *

Gérard Araud Gérard Araud (born 20 February 1953) is a retired French diplomat who served as Ambassador of France to the United States from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as Director General for Political and Security Affairs of the Ministry of Forei ...

(born 1953), Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations * Gérard Asselin (born 1950), Canadian politician *

Gérard Audran Gérard Audran (or Girard Audran) (2 August 164026 July 1703), was a French engraver of the Audran family, the third son of Claude Audran. Life He was born in Lyon and was taught the first principles of design and engraving by his father. Foll ...

(1640-1703), French engraver * Gérard Bailly (born 1940), French politician *

Gérard Balanche Gérard Balanche (born 18 January 1964) is a Swiss ski jumper who competed from 1985 to 1989. He finished eighth in the team large hill event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Balanche finished 34th in the individual normal hill event at ...

(born 1968), Swiss ski jumper and Olympian * Gérard Banide (born 1936), French football coach *

Gérard Bapt Gérard Bapt (born 4 February 1946 in Saint-Étienne) is a French politician. He was the deputy for Haute-Garonne's 2nd constituency in the National Assembly of France. He was a member of the Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of ...

(born 1946), French politician *

Gérard Barray Gérard Barray (born 2 November 1931 in Toulouse) is a French actor. Early life and education Barray's parents split up quickly and his mother, who came from Montauban decided to return to her hometown with her little boy. Around the age of 15, h ...

(born 1931), French film and television actor *

Gérard Barreaux Gérard Barreaux (1948 – 16 October 2010) was a French accordionist, composer, and actor. He regularly appeared in performances of Yiddish music with singer-guitarist Moshé Leiser and violin The violin, sometimes known as a '' fid ...

(1948-2010), French accordionist, composer and actor *

Gerard Béhague Gerard Henri Béhague (November 2, 1937 – June 13, 2005) was an eminent Franco-American ethnomusicologist and professor of Latin American music. His specialty was the music of Brazil and the Andean The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean ...

(1937-2005), Franch-born American ethnomusicologist and professor of Latin American music * Gérard Bélanger (born 1940), Canadian economist and educator *

Gérard Berliner Gérard Berliner (1956–2010) was a French actor and composer. 1956 births 2010 deaths French male composers Male actors from Paris Musicians from Paris Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery 20th-century French male singers {{Fra ...

(1956–2010), French actor and composer *

Gérard Berry Gérard Philippe Berry (born 25 December 1948) is a French computer scientist, member of the French Academy of Sciences (Académie des sciences), French Academy of Technologies (Académie des technologies), and Academia Europaea. He was the Chie ...

(born 1948), French computer scientist *

Gérard Bessette Gérard Bessette (25 February 1920, in Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois, Quebec – 21 February 2005, in Kingston, Ontario) was a French Canadian writer and educator. Bessette grew up in Montreal and attended the Collège Saint-Ignace. He continued h ...

(1920–2005), Canadian author and educator *

Gérard Bessière Gérard Bessière (born 1928) is a French diarist, poet, priest of the Diocese of Cahors, former national chaplain for the teaching staff of university parish, former journalist of the weekly magazine '' La Vie'', and author of numerous books on ...

(born 1928), French author and priest *

Gérard Biguet Gérard Biguet (born 16 June 1946 in Jarny) is a retired French football referee, who refereed one match at the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship: CIS versus Germany.UEFA"USSR 1-1 Germany" 12 June 1992. Retrieved on 27 May 2013. He is ...

(born 1946), French football referee *

Gérard Binet Gérard Binet (born November 11, 1955) is a politician from the Canadian province of Quebec. He was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Frontenac—Mégantic. Born in Thetford Mines, Quebec, he was a businessman and draftsman bef ...

(born 1955), Canadian politician *

Gérard Bitsindou Gérard Bitsindou (15 November 1941 – 26 August 2012Parfait Wilfried Douniama, "Disparition : dernier hommage de la République à Gérard Bitsindou", ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 6 September 2012 .) was a Congolese political figure who ...

(1941–2012), Republic of the Congo politician and judge *

Gérard Blain Gérard Blain (23 October 1930 – 17 December 2000) was a French actor and film director. Biography Blain appeared in sixty films between 1944 and 2000. He also directed nine films between 1971 and 2000. In 1971, he won the Golden Leopard ...

(1930-2000), French actor and film director *

Gérard Blanc Gérard Blanc (8 December 1947 – 24 January 2009) was a French singer, guitarist and actor. Life and career He began to sing in the 1970s with the band Martin Circus. Then in the 1980s, he participated in the production of Princess Stephanie o ...

(1947– 2009), French pop singer and guitarist * Gérard Blitz (1912–1990), Belgian water polo player, Yogi and entrepreneur * Gérard Blitz (1901–1979), Belgian Olympic swimmer and water polo player *

Gérard Bonnevie Gérard Bonnevie (born 20 February 1952 in Val-d'Isère) is a retired French alpine skier who competed in the men's slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. O ...

(born 1952), French alpine skier and Olympian *

Gérard Bouchard Gérard Bouchard (born 1943) is a Canadian historian and sociologist affiliated with the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Born on 26 December 1943 in Jonquière, Quebec, he obtained his master's degree in sociology from Université Laval i ...

(born 1943), Canadian historian, sociologist and writer * Gérard Bougrier (born 1944), French civil servant * Gérard Boulanger (born 1948), French politician, lawyer and human rights activist *

Gérard Brach Gérard Brach (23 July 1927 – 9 September 2006) was a French screenwriter best known for his collaborations with the film directors Roman Polanski and Jean-Jacques Annaud. He directed two movies: ''La Maison'' and ''The Boat on the Grass''. ...

(1927–2006), French screenwriter *

Gérard Brachet Gérard Brachet (born 27 October 1944 in Lyon) is a French space scientist.Kai-Uwe Schrogl, Charlotte Mathieu, Agnieszka Lukaszczyk ''Threats, Risks, and Sustainability: Answers by Space'' 2009 Page 302 "In 1982, Gérard Brachet left CNES and took ...

(born 1944) French aerospace engineer *

Gérard Brosselin Gérard Brosselin (5 October 1870, Paris, France – 12 January 1905, Paris, France) was a tennis player. He competed for France. Brosselin was twice a runner-up in the singles event of the Amateur French Open, French Championships, losing in ...

(1870–1905), French tennis player *

Gérard Bruchési Gérard Bruchési (born March 30, 1931) is a Canadian former politician and insurance broker. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party in the 1958 election to represent the riding of B ...

(born 1931), Canadian politician and insurance broker * Gérard Buquet (born 1954), French conductor and composer *

Gérard Buscher Gérard Buscher (born 5 November 1960 in Algiers) is a French association football manager and former professional player. Buscher has a son, Mickaël Buscher who last played for Tunisian CA Bizertin Club Athlétique Bizertin ( ar, الن� ...

(born 1960), French football player and manager *

Gérard Calvet Dom Gérard Calvet (18 November 1927 – 28 February 2008) was a French Catholic abbot and founder of the Sainte Madeleine du Barroux abbey in Le Barroux, France. He was considered to be an important figure in contemporary Catholic traditionalism ...

(1927–2008), French Roman Catholic abbot *

Gérard Calvi Gérard Calvi (born Grégoire Krettly; 26 July 1922 – 20 February 2015) was a French composer. Interested in music from an early age, Calvi's first composing work was for the French production ''The Patron'' in 1949. From here he provided m ...

(born 1922), French composer *

Gérard d'Aboville Gérard ( French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constit ...

(born 1945) French rower, first man to row across two oceans solo * Gérard Thibault d'Anvers (c.1574–1627), Dutch fencing master and author *

Gérard de Balorre Gérard de Balorre (1899–1974) was a French equestrian. He won a silver medal in team dressage at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, together with André Jousseaume and Daniel Gillois. Personal life Balorre was born in Paris Pari ...

(1899–1974), French equestrian and Olympian * Gérard of Brogne (c.895–959), Belgian Roman Catholic abbot *

Gérard Le Cam Gérard Le Cam (born 24 February 1954, in Côtes-d'Armor) was a member of the Senate of France, who represented the Côtes-d'Armor department from 1998 to 2014. He is a member of the Communist, Republican, and Citizen Group The Communist, Repu ...

(born 1954), French politician *

Gérard Caron Gérard Caron (30 August 1938 – 31 October 2020) was a French designer. He was the co-founder of Carré Noir, the very first French design marketing agency, making him one of the inventors of the concept of brand design in France. He also co ...

(1916-1986), Canadian organist and pianist *

(born 1938), French advertiser and designer *

Gérard Caussé Gérard Caussé (born 26 June 1948, Toulouse, France) is a French violist. He gave the first performance of the celebrated '' Ainsi la nuit'' quartet by Henri Dutilleux. The first movement of Gérard Grisey's celebrated work, ''Les Espaces Acous ...

(born 1948), French violist *

Gérard Cauvin Gérard Calvin (died 26 May 1531) was the father of the Protestant Reformer John Calvin. Calvin lived in Noyon, France, located in the province of Picardy. A man of hard and severe character, he occupied a prominent position as apostolic secreta ...

(????-1531), French father of the Protestant Reformer John Calvin *

Gérard César Gérard César (born 19 December 1934 in Bordeaux, Gironde) is a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Gironde department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. ReferencesPage on the Senate website
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(December 1934), French politician * Gérard Chaliand (born 1934), French expert in armed-conflict studies and international and strategic relations *

Gérard Chapdelaine Gérard Chapdelaine (31 July 1935 7 August 1994) was a Social Credit party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a lawyer by career. He was first elected at the Sherbrooke riding in the 1962 general election and re-elected in 19 ...

(born 1935), Canadian politician and lawyer * Gérard Charasse (born 1944), French politician * Gérard Cherpion (born 1948), French politician * Gérard Cholley (born 1945), French international rugby union player * Gérard Cochet (1888–1969), French illustrator *

Gérard Collomb Gérard Collomb (; born 20 June 1947) is a French politician who served as Mayor of Lyon from 2001 to 2017 and again from 2018 until 2020. A member of La République En Marche! (LREM) since he left the Socialist Party (PS) in 2017, he was Mini ...

(born 1947), French politician, Mayor of Lyon *

Gérard Cooreman Gérard (Gerard) François Marie Cooreman (25 March 1852 – 2 December 1926) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician. Born in Ghent, Cooreman was trained in law, and practised as a lawyer, but was more active as a businessman and financier, an ...

(1852–1926), Belgian politician *

Gérard Corbiau Gérard Corbiau (; born 19 September 1941) is a Belgian film director. Corbiau was born in Brussels, Belgium. He is best known for his costume dramas about music, '' Le maître de musique'' (1987), '' Farinelli'' (1994) and ''Le roi danse ''T ...

(born 1941), Belgian film director * Gérard de Cortanze (born 1948,) French writer, essayist, translator and literary critic * Gérard Coste (born 1939), French painter and diplomat *

Gérard Côté Gérard Côté, (July 26, 1913 – 12 June 1993) was a Canadian marathon runner and a four-time winner of the Boston Marathon. Born in Saint-Barnabé-Sud, Quebec, Côté was training to be a boxer when he switched to running marathons. He ...

(1913–1993), Canadian marathon runner *

Gérard de Courcelles Gérard de Courcelles (21 May 1889, Paris - 2 July 1927, Paris) was a French racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the French Lorraine-Dietrich automobile company, along with teammate André Rossignol. Career De Courcelles was a deco ...

(????-1927), French racing driver *

Gérard Cournoyer Gérard Cournoyer (18 April 1912 – 11 November 1973) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Sorel, Quebec and became a lawyer by career. Cournoyer studied at the Saint Hyacinthe Seminary, then atten ...

(1912–1973), Canadian politician and lawyer *

Gérard Crombac Gérard "Jabby" Crombac (7 March 1929, Zurich – 18 November 2005, Paris) was a Swiss auto-racing journalist and author. Biography In 1954 Crombac bought the Lotus Mark VI previously owned by Lotus founder Colin Chapman and began racing with th ...

(1929–2005), Swiss auto-racing journalist * Gérard Dagon (1936-2011), French evangelical Protestant pastor, teacher, author, publisher anti-cult activist *

Gérard Darmon Gérard Darmon (born 29 February 1948) is a French- Moroccan actor and singer. Personal life He was the second husband of actress Mathilda May (mother of his two youngest children). He has three children: Virginie (born 1968) and, by May, daug ...

(born 1948), French actor and singer *

Gérard Darrieu Gérard Darrieu (1925–2004) was a French actor. Selected filmography *1950: ''Three Telegrams'' (directed by Henri Decoin) - Jeune dragueur *1951: '' Juliette, or Key of Dreams'' - Un prisonnier (uncredited) *1951: ''Boîte de nuit'' - Le g ...

(1925–2004), French actor * Gérard Daucourt (born 1941), Swiss Catholic Bishop * Gérard Debreu (1921–2004), French economist and mathematician * Gérard Delbeke (1903-1977), Belgian footballer *

Gérard Deltell Gérard Deltell (born August 8, 1964) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Louis-Saint-Laurent since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, Deltell was Opposition House Leader from 2020 to 2022 under ...

(born 1964), Canadian politician * Gérard Depardieu (born 1948), French-born Russian actor and film-maker *

Gérard Deprez Gérard M.J. Deprez (born 13 August 1943 in Noville, Bastogne) is a Belgian politician. He was the president of the Walloon Christian Social Party (PSC) from 1981 to 1996. In 1998 he left the PSC and founded the Citizens' Movement for Change (MC ...

(born 1943), Belgian politician * Gérard Dériot (born 1944), French politician *

Gérard Desargues Girard Desargues (; 21 February 1591 – September 1661) was a French mathematician and engineer, who is considered one of the founders of projective geometry. Desargues' theorem, the Desargues graph, and the crater Desargues on the Moon a ...

(1591-1661), French mathematician and engineer *

Gérard Deschamps Gérard Deschamps (born 1937) is a French contemporary artist associated with the Nouveau réalisme movement. Career Deschamps was born in Lyon, France. His first exhibition took place in 1955 at the Gallery Fachetti in Paris. At this time he a ...

(born 1937), French contemporary artist *

Gérard Paul Deshayes Gérard Paul Deshayes (; 13 May 1795 – 9 June 1875) was a French geologist and conchologist. Career He was born in Nancy, his father at that time being professor of experimental physics in the École Centrale of the département Meurthe He s ...

(1795– 1875), French geologist and conchologist *

Gérard Desrosiers Gérard Desrosiers, (1919 – 1 December 2016) was a Canadian physician and the founder of the first regional library in Quebec. In 2006, he was named Grand officer (''grand officier'') of the Ordre national du Québec (GOQ) for his work in fo ...

(born 1919), Canadian physician and founder of the first regional library in Quebec *

Gérard Devos Gérard Devos (19 August 1903, Sint-Andries – 5 January 1972, Tielt) was a Belgian football striker. Career Devos started playing football with Cercle Brugge. He made his debut in a 5–1 loss against Standard Liège on 23 October 1921. He ...

(1903-1972), Belgian footballer *

Gérard Diffloth Gérard Diffloth (born in Châteauroux, France, 1939) is a French linguist who is known as a leading specialist in the Austroasiatic languages. As a retired linguistics professor, he was former employed at the University of Chicago and Cornell Univ ...

(born 1939), French linguist *

Gérard Dionne Gérard Dionne (19 June 1919 – 13 May 2020) was a Canadian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics ...

(born 1919), Canadian Roman Catholic Bishop *

Gérard Ducarouge Gérard Ducarouge (23 October 1941 – 19 February 2015) was a French Formula One car designer whose career in motorsport started in 1965 when he joined Equipe Matra Sports. His Matra MS80 car, entered by the privateer Matra International te ...

(born 1941), French Formula One race car designer * Gérard Dufresne (born 1918), Canadian politician and a military officer *

Gérard Duquet Gérard Duquet (17 April 1909 – 26 January 1986) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Montmorency, Quebec and became a business agent, businessman and manager by career. He represented the Quebec East e ...

(1909-1986), Canadian politician * Gérard Edelinck (1640–1707), Flemish-born French copper-plate engraver and print publisher *

Gérard Encausse Gérard Anaclet Vincent Encausse (July 13, 1865 – 25 October 1916), whose esotericism, esoteric pseudonyms were Papus and Tau Vincent, was a French people, French physician, hypnotist, and popularizer of occultism, who founded the modern mar ...

(1865-1916), Spanish-born French physician, hypnotist, popularizer of occultism, founder of the modern Martinist Order *

Gérard Errera Gérard Paul Errera (born 30 October 1943) is a French diplomat and serves as an advisor to a number of American, Chinese and French international firms. Early life and education Gérard Errera comes from a Jewish family, and was born in Br ...

(born 1943), French diplomat * Gérard Farison (born 1944), French footballer * Gérard Feldzer (born 1944), French aviator and consultant and aerospace engineer *

Gérard Fenouil Gérard Fenouil (born 23 June 1945) is a former athlete from France who mainly competed in the 100 metres. Born in Paris, he competed for France in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico, where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x ...

(born 1945), French track and field athlete and Olympian * Gérard Férey (born 1941), French chemist and teacher *

Gérard Filion Gérard Filion, (August 18, 1909 – March 26, 2005) was a Canadian businessman and journalist. Born in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec, the youngest of 17 children, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Université Laval in 1931 and a diploma in 1934 f ...

(1909–2005), Canadian businessman and journalist * Gérard Fombrun (born 1931), Haitian sculptor *

Gérard La Forest Gérard Vincent La Forest (born April 1, 1926) is a former puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. He served there from January 16, 1985 to September 30, 1997. He is currently counsel at law firm Stewart McKelvey in Fredericton, New Brunsw ...

(born 1926), Canadian former member of the Supreme Court of Canada and lawyer * Gérard Fromanger (1939–2021), French artist * Gérard Fussman (born 1940) French indologist *

Gérard Gagnon Gérard Gagnon, Vietnamese name Nhân (floruit, fl. 1970s), is a Canadian Redemptorist priest formerly based in Da Lat, Vietnam. He worked on new Bible translations into Vietnamese, the ''Tâm Ngọc'', following the work of the Alsatian priest Albe ...

(fl. 1970s), Canadian priest and translator *

Gérard Garitte Gérard Garitte (1914–1990) was a Belgian historian and an academic at the Catholic University of Leuven and later the French-speaking University of Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. He raised the study of Georgian ecclesiastical li ...

(1914–1992), Belgian scientist and historian *

Gérard Garouste Gérard Garouste (born 10 March 1946) is a French contemporary artist having the primary field of work as visual and performative domain. Since 1979, he has lived and worked in Marcilly-sur-Eure in Normandy, where he founded an educational and s ...

(born 1946), French painter, illustrator, and decorator *

Gérard Gasiorowski Gérard Gasiorowski (1930–1986) was a French photographer, painter, and fictive artist. Life and work Gasiorowski was born in Paris on March 30, 1930. He studied at the School of Applied Arts between 1947 and 1951, and he married Marie-Cla ...

(1930—1986), French photographer, painter, and fictive artist * Gérard Gaudron (born 1949), French politician *

Gérard Gauthier Gérard Gauthier (born September 5, 1948) is a retired National Hockey League linesman. His career started in 1971 and ended in 2003. During his career, he officiated 2,345 regular season games, 250 playoff games, three All-Star games, two Canad ...

(born 1948), Canadian hockey player *

Gérard Geisbusch Gérard Geisbusch (born 4 May 1988 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg) is a Luxembourgian-Norway, Norwegian football (soccer), football midfielder, he plays for Luxembourg National Division side CS Fola Esch. International career Has played for the ...

(born 1988), Luxembourger footballer * Gérard Genette (born 1930), French literary theorist *

Gérard Gili Gérard Gili (born 7 August 1952) is a French football manager and former player. Gili's highest profile appointment was as manager of Ivory Coast. He was named as the Ivorians' head coach in January 2008, following the resignation of Ulrich ...

(born 1952), French football manager *

Gérard Girouard Gérard Girouard (born 27 March 1933 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec – d. 22 May 2017) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a lawyer and professor of law by career. The son of Joseph Girouard and Marie Roy, he was educated at th ...

(born 1933), Canadian politician *

Gérard Gnanhouan Gérard Amoukou Okosias Gnanhouan (born 12 February 1979) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is a goalkeeping coach at Sochaux. Career Gnanhouan was born in Adzopé. He earned 7 caps for the Ivory Coast ...

(born 1979), Ivorian footballer *

Gérard Granel Gérard Granel (; 1930 – 10 November 2000) was a French philosopher and translator. Life and work Born in Paris, Granel attended the lycée Louis-le-Grand and the courses of Michel Alexandre, Jean Hyppolite and, later, of Louis Althusser ...

(1930– 2000), French philosopher and translator * Gérard Grenier (????-c. 1165 and 1171), French Christian Crusader *

Gérard Grisey Gérard Henri Grisey (; ; 17 June 1946 – 11 November 1998) was a twentieth-century French composer of contemporary classical music. His work is often associated with the Spectralist Movement in music, of which he was a major pioneer. Biograp ...

(1946–1998), French composer *

Gérard Gropaiz Gérard Gropaiz (1 August 1943 in Paris – 6 October 2012) was a French swimmer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an int ...

(1943–2012), French swimmer and Olympian * Gérard Guillaumaud (1961–2006), French Air Force test pilot * Gérard Hallet (born 1946), French footballer * Gérard Hamel (born 1945), French politician * Gérard Hausser (born 1939), French footballer * Gérard Hekking (1879—1942), French cellist *

Gérard Hernandez Julio Gerardo "Gérard" Hernandez (born 20 January 1933) is a Spanish-born French actor. Biography Hernandez was born in Valladolid, Spain and was naturalized French only in 1975. He is mostly famous for his mustache and for having voiced seve ...

(born 1933), Spanish-born French film, television and voice actor *

Gérard Hérold Gérard Hérold (Mulhouse, 10 September 1939 - Paris, 19 August 1993) was a French actor, appearing in several films, TV series and on theatre. Biography Gérard Hérold was born in Alsace in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin) on 10 September 1935. He studied ...

(1935–1993), French actor *

Gérard Hoarau Gérard Hoarau (7 December 1950 – 29 November 1985) was an exiled opposition leader from Seychelles and was head of the Mouvement Pour La Resistance (MPR) that sought the peaceful overthrow of the France-Albert René regime which had come to po ...

(1950–1985), Seychellois politician * Gérard Holtz (born 1946), French sports journalist *

Gérard Houllier Gérard Paul Francis Houllier (; 3 September 194714 December 2020) was a French professional football manager and player. Clubs he managed include Paris Saint-Germain, Lens and Liverpool, where he won the FA Cup, League Cup, FA Charity Shield, U ...

(born 1947), French football manager *

Gérard Huet Gérard Pierre Huet (; born 7 July 1947) is a French computer scientist, linguist and mathematician. He is senior research director at INRIA and mostly known for his major and seminal contributions to type theory, programming language theory and ...

(born 1947), French computer scientist *

Gérard Jaffrès Gérard Jaffrès (born 15 December 1956 in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Finistère) is a French singer, writer and performer. He started playing the guitar at the age of 15, playing mostly folk repertoire (Alan Stivell, Tri Yann...) and rock music ( De ...

(born 1956), French singer, writer and performer * Gérard Janvion (born 1953), French footballer *

Gérard Jarry Gérard Jarry ( Châtellerault, 6 June 1936 – Saint-Eliph, 18 January 2004) was a French classical violinist. In June 1951, he won the "Premier Grand Prix" at the Concours-Long-Thibaud, at the age of 14. In 1959, he founded the String Trio F ...

(1936–2004), French violinist *

Gérard Jean-Juste Gérard Jean-Juste (February 7, 1946 – May 27, 2009) was a Roman Catholic priest and rector of Saint Claire's church for the poor in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He was also a liberation theologian and a supporter of the Fanmi Lavalas political party ...

(1946–2009), Haitian Roman Catholic priest and rector *

Gérard Joseph Gérard Joseph (born 22 October 1949) is a Haitian football goalkeeper who was a member of the Haitian squad in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Haiti at the 1981 CONCACAF Championship versus Cuba and El Salvador. He played for Racing ...

(born 1949), Haitian footballer *

Gérard Jugnot Gérard Jugnot (; born 4 May 1951) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy ''troupe'' Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian C ...

(born 1951), French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer * Gérard Klein (born 1937), French science fiction writer *

Gérard Kobéané Gérard Kobéané (born 24 April 1988 in Karangasso-Vigué Department) is a Burkinabé sprinter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 100 metres preliminaries advancing to the first round where he was eliminated. Competition record ...

(born 1988), Burkinabe sprinter and Olympian *

Gérard Krawczyk Gérard Krawczyk (17 May 1953, Paris) is a French film director. He is of Polish descent (his grandparents were from Częstochowa). Filmography Director * ''Homicide by Night'' (1984) * ''Je hais les acteurs'' (a.k.a. ''I hate actors'') (1986 ...

(born 1953), French film director * Gérard Labrune (born 1943), French syndicalist * Gérard de Lally-Tollendal (1751–1830), French politician * Gérard Lamy (born 1919), Canadian politician *

Gérard Landry Landry Fernand Charles Marrier de Lagatinerie (16 October 1912 – 18 September 1999), known professionally as Gérard Landry, was an Argentinian actor. He began acting in 1932 with his first movie ''Mirages de Paris'', acted for over fifty ...

(1914–1989), Argentine actor *

Gérard Lanvin Gérard Lanvin (; born 21 June 1950) is a César Award-winning French actor. He quit his studies when he was 17 to become an actor. He took on a role in '' Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine'' in 1977 on an offer from the actor Coluche. H ...

(born 1950), French actor *

Gérard Laprise Gérard Laprise (19 April 1925 – 14 November 2000) was a Social Credit Party and Ralliement créditiste member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in La Sarre, Quebec and became a carpenter by career. He was first elected at ...

(1925–2000), Canadian politician *

Gérard Larcher Gérard Philippe René André Larcher (born 14 September 1949) is a French politician serving as President of the Senate since 2014, previously holding the office from 2008 to 2011. A member of The Republicans, he has been a Senator for the Yveli ...

(born 1949), French politician *

Gérard Larrousse Gérard Gilles Marie Armand Larrousse (born 23 May 1940) is a former sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver from France. His greatest success as a driver was winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1973 and 1974, driving a Matra-Simca MS670. ...

(born 1940), French sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver *

Gérard Latortue Gérard Latortue (born 19 June 1934 in Gonaïves) is a Haitian politician and diplomat who served as the prime minister of Haiti from 12 March 2004 to 9 June 2006. He was an official in the United Nations for many years, and briefly served as f ...

(born 1934), former Haitian Prime Minister * Gérard Laumon (born 1952), French mathematician * Gérard Mentor Laurent (1933-2001), Haitian historian and educator *

Gérard Lauzier Gérard Lauzier (30 November 1932 – 6 December 2008) was a French comics author and movie director, best known as one of the leading authors in the more adult-oriented French comics scene of the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Gérard Lauzier was bo ...

(1932–2008), French comics author and film director *

Gérard Lebel Gérard Lebel (January 12, 1930 – July 15, 2020) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. Background Gérard Lebel was born on January 12, 1930, in Rivière-du-Loup, Bas-Saint-Laurent. He became an attorney. Political career Lebel ran as a Un ...

(born 1930), Canadian politician *

Gérard Lebovici Gérard Lebovici (25 August 1932 – 5 March 1984) was a French film producer, editor and impresario. Background His mother was executed in a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War. While on the verge of embarking on a promising stage ...

(1932–1984), French film producer and editor * Gérard Lefranc (born 1935), French fencer and Olympian * Gérard Légaré (1908–1997), Canadian politician * Gérard Lelièvre (born 1949), French race walker and Olympian * Gérard Leman (1851–1920), Belgian military general *

Gérard Lenorman Gérard Lenorman (born 9 February 1945) is a French singer-songwriter. Lenorman was born at the Château de Bénouville, Calvados (Normandy) when it was a maternity hospital. He is the son of Madeleine Lenormand and an unknown German soldier. ...

(born 1945), French singer * Gérard Lesne (born 1956), French opera countertenor *

Gérard D. Levesque Gérard D. Levesque (May 2, 1926 – November 17, 1993) was a longtime Quebec politician and Cabinet minister, who twice served as interim leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. Levesque was first elected to what is now called the Quebec Na ...

(1926–1993), Canadian politician * Gérard Lifondja (born 1989), Belgian footballer * Gérard Loiselle (born 1921-1994), Canadian politician *

Gérard Loncke Gérard Loncke (15 January 1905 in Overpelt – 13 March 1979 in Neerpelt) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1932 he finished 4th place in the Tour de France. Major results Source: ;1930 : Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten ;1931 ...

(1905-1979), Belgian professional road bicycle racer *

Gérard Longuet Gérard Longuet (; born 24 February 1946 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French conservative politician who has served as a member of the Senate from 2001 to 2011 and again since 2012, representing Meuse. He served as Minister of ...

(born 1946), French politician, former French Minister of Defense * Gérard Lorgeoux (born 1943), French politician * Gérard, Duke of Lorraine (c. 1030–1070), French Duke of Alsace * Gérard Magnin (born 1951), French ecologist *

Gérard Majax Gérard Faier, known as Gérard Majax (April 28, 1943) is a French illusionist. He has appeared in many television programs, magic demonstrations, and movies. From 1987 until 2002 he, along with Jacques Théodor and Henri Broch of the Lab ...

(1943), French illusionist *

Gérard Manset Gérard Manset (also known as Manset; born 21 August 1945 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French singer-songwriter, painter, photographer and writer. He is best known for his musical work. Since 1972, the covers of his albums state his name ...

(born 1945), French singer-songwriter, painter, photographer and writer * Gérard de la Martinière (born 1943), French businessman *

Gérard Masson Gérard Masson (born 12 August, 1936, in Paris) is a French composer. Biography Gérard Masson grew up listening to jazz, played jazz trumpet, and began studying the piano in 1945, but had no formal training in composition until, after militar ...

(born 1936), French composer * Gérard Mendel (1930–2004), French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist * Gérard Mestrallet (born 1949), French aerospace engineer, businessman * Gérard Millet (born 1939), French politician *

Gérard Miquel Gérard Miquel (born 17 June 1946) was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Lot department from 1992 to 2017. He was a member of the Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the wor ...

(born 1946), French politician * Gérard Mourou (born 1944), French physicist and engineer *

Gérard Mulliez Gérard Paul Louis Marie-Joseph Mulliez (born 13 May 1931) is a French entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Auchan chain of department stores. Early life Gérard Mulliez was born on 13 May 1931 in Roubaix, France. His father, Gérard Mulliez, ...

(born 1931), French businessman and entrepreneur *

Gérard de Nerval Gérard de Nerval (; 22 May 1808 – 26 January 1855) was the pen name of the French writer, poet, and translator Gérard Labrunie, a major figure of French romanticism, best known for his novellas and poems, especially the collection '' Les ...

(1808–1855), French poet, essayist and translator *

Gérard Niding Gérard Niding (1924–2011) was a Canadian politician and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec. City Councillor He was elected to Montreal's City Council in 1954 as a Civic Action League candidate in the district of Papineau. He was defeated i ...

(????-????), Canadian politician * Gérard Onesta (born 1960), French politician *

Gérard Kango Ouédraogo Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (French pronunciation: �eʁaʁ kɑ̃ɡo wedʁaɔɡo September 19, 1925 – July 1, 2014) was a Burkinabé statesman and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) from 13 February 1971 to 8 ...

(born 1925), Burkinabé politician * Gérard Ouellet (1913–1975), Canadian politician * Gérard Oury (1919– 2006), French film director, actor and screenwriter *

Gérard Pape Gérard Pape (born April 22, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York) is a composer of electronic music, author, and Lacanian psychologist. He is a former student of David Winkler, George Cacioppo, William Albright, and George Balch Wilson. He became the d ...

(born 1955) American composer, author and psychologist * Gérard Patris (1931−1990), French film and television director * Gérard Pierre-Charles (1935–2004), Haitian politician *

Gérard Pelletier Gérard Pelletier, (June 21, 1919 – June 22, 1997) was a Canadian journalist and politician. Career Pelletier initially worked as a journalist for ''Le Devoir'', a French-language newspaper in Montreal, Quebec. In 1961 he became editor-i ...

(1919–1997), Canadian journalist and politician *

Gérard Perrier Gérard Perrier (5 January 1928 – 11 October 2012) was a French cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s and in the 1950s. In 1948 he was a member of the French relay team which finished seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay. Four years ...

(born 1928), French cross country skier and Olympian *

Gérard Perron Gérard Perron (14 November 1920 – 2 April 1981) was a Social Credit party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a hotel operator by career. He was first elected at the Beauce riding in the 1962 general election and re-elected ...

(1920–1981), Canadian politician *

Gérard Philipe Gérard Philipe (born Gérard Albert Philip, 4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor who appeared in 32 films between 1944 and 1959. Active in both theatre and cinema, he was, until his early death, one of the main ...

(1922–1959), French actor * Gérard Pirès (born 1942), French film director and screenwriter *

Gérard Prunier Gérard Prunier (born 1942, in Paris ) is a French academic, historian, and consultant. He specializes in African history and affairs —particularly the Horn of Africa and the African Great Lakes regions. Biography Prunier received a PhD in Afr ...

(born 1942), French academic and historian *

Gérard du Puy Gérard du Puy (died 14 February 1389) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and cardinal-nephew of Pope Gregory XI. Papal legate In 1372, du Puy, already abbot of Marmoutier ( it, abate di Monmaggiore) with the diocese of Tours, Fra ...

(????-1389), French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *

Gérard Rabinovitch Gérard Rabinovitch (born 1948, Paris) is a French philosopher and sociologist. He is a researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), member of the Center for Research on Sense, Ethics, Society and of the Center for Resear ...

(born 1948), French philosopher and sociologist * Gérard Rancinan (born 1953), French photographer *

Gérard Rinaldi Gérard Rinaldi (February 17, 1943 – March 2, 2012) was a French actor, musician, lyricist, artistic director and singer with Les Charlots. Career Death Rinaldi died of lymphoma on March 2, 2012. He was 69. A few days later, holding back ...

(1943-2012), French singer and actor * Gérard Roland (born 1954), Belgian economist * Gérard Roland (born 1981), French footballer * Gérard Roussel (1500–1550) French cleric and theologian * Gérard Rousset (1921–2000), French fencer and Olympian * Gérard Rozenknop (born 1950) French public servant and aerospace engineer * Gérard Rudolf (born 1966), South African actor * Gérard Saint (1935—1960), French professional road bicycle racer * Gérard Schivardi (born 1950), French politician * Gérard Ernest Schneider (1896–1986), Swiss painter *

Gérard de Sède Géraud-Marie de Sède, baron de Liéoux (5 June 1921 – 29 May 2004) was a French author, writing under the Pen name, nom-de-plume of Gérard de Sède, and a member of various surrealist organizations. He was born into an aristocratic family ...

(1921-2004), French author and supporter of the ''Action française'' political movement *

Gérard Séty Gérard Séty (13 December 1922 – 1 February 1998) was a French actor. Partial filmography *'' The Temptation of Barbizon'' (1946) - Le chauffeur (uncredited) *'' Night Warning'' (1946) - Un pilote américain (uncredited) *''Patrie'' (19 ...

(1922–1998), French actor *

Gérard Soisson Gérard Soisson (1935–1983) was a Luxemburgish banker who was at the center of the Clearstream Affair. He was the person who authorized each non-published account, which would be known only by some insiders, including the auditors and members of ...

(1935–1983), Luxembourger banker * Gérard Soler (born 1954), French footballer and coach *

Gérard Solvès Gérard Solvès (born 7 April 1968) is a French tennis player, coach and director of the Tennis Club de Paris. Career Solvès arrived on the scene in 1993, making the quarterfinals in Munich and Gstaad. He defeated some good players in both tour ...

(born 1968), French tennis player and coach *

Gérard Souzay Gérard Souzay (8 December 1918 – 17 August 2004) was a French baritone, regarded as one of the very finest interpreters of mélodie (French art song) in the generation after Charles Panzéra and Pierre Bernac. Background and education He wa ...

(1918–2004), French baritone opera singer *

Gérard Théberge Conrad Gérard Théberge (December 18, 1930– May 1, 2000) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics. Théberge was a member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen who won the bronze medal for Canada in ice ho ...

(1930-2000), Canadian ice hockey player and Olympian * Gérard Théodore (1920–2012), French military officer and statistician *

Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault General Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault, CMM, CD (June 5, 1932 in Gaspé, Quebec, Canada – October 13, 1998 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) was Chief of the Defence Staff between 1983 and 1986. Military service Thériault graduat ...

(1932–1998), Canadian Air Force General and Chief of the Defence Staff * Gérard Tremblay (born 1918), Canadian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church * Gérard Tremblay (born 1950), French race car driver * Gérard Vachonfrance (1933–2008), French physician *

Gérard de Vaucouleurs Gérard Henri de Vaucouleurs (25 April 1918 – 7 October 1995) was a French astronomer. Life and career Born in Paris, he had an early interest in amateur astronomy and received his undergraduate degree in 1939 at the Sorbonne in that city. ...

(1918–1995), French astronomer *

Gérard Veilleux Gérard Veilleux, OC (born 1942) was president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1989 to 1993. He became president of Power Communications in 1994. Born in East Broughton, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1963 fr ...

(born 1942), Canadian businessman, former president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation * Gérard Vergnaud (1933–2021), French mathematician, philosopher, educator and psychologist *

Gérard de Villiers Gérard de Villiers (; 8 December 1929 – 31 October 2013) was a French writer, journalist and publisher whose ''SAS'' series of spy novels have been major bestsellers. Life Born in Paris in 1929, Villiers was the son of playwright Jacques Ad ...

(born 1929), French writer, journalist and editor * Gérard Voisin (born 1945), French politician *

Gérard Wertheimer Gérard Paul Philippe Wertheimer (born 17 April 1951) is a French billionaire businessman based in New York City and Geneva, who owns Chanel in partnership with his brother, Alain. As of October 2022, Wertheimer's net worth was estimated at US ...

(b. 1950), French businessman, entrepreneur, racehorse breeder and perfumer * Gérard Aristote Zaonarivelo (????-????) Malagasy politician

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Adolphe Gérard Adolphe Gérard (1844–1900) was a French chef, restaurant and hotel owner in Colorado, US. Gérard was born in Alençon, France, in 1844. At age 15, he enrolled in a seminary in the commune of Sées. At age 20, Gérard moved to Paris, where he ...

(1844–1900), French chef *

André Gérard André Gérard (3 July 1911 – 26 May 1994) was a French football player and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for Bordeaux. In France, he coached Bordeaux, FC Nancy, Toulon, Stade Français and Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on th ...

(1911–1994, French footballer and football manager. *

Arnaud Gérard Arnaud Gérard (born 6 October 1984 in Dinan, Côtes-d'Armor) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the and teams. The cousin of former professional cyclist Cédric Hervé, Gérar ...

(born 1984), French professional road bicycle racer *

Balthasar Gérard Balthasar Gérard (alternative spellings Gerards or Gerardts; c. 1557 – 14 July 1584) was the assassin of the Dutch revolt's leader, William the Silent of the House of Orange (William the Silent, and later known as the "Father of the Fatherla ...

(c.1557– 1584), French assassin of the Dutch independence leader William I of Orange * Bernard Gérard (1930-2000), French composer * Bernard Gérard (born 1953), French politician * Charles Gérard (born 1926), French actor *

Christopher Gérard Christopher Gérard (born 7 July 1962) is a Belgian novelist, publisher and literary critic. He is known as a promoter of modern Paganism, drawing much inspiration from Hinduism, and published the journal ''Antaios'' from 1992 to 2001. He has wr ...

(born 1962), Belgian writer and critic * Danyel Gérard (born 1939), French pop singer and composer * David Gérard (born 1977), French rugby union player *

Étienne Maurice Gérard Étienne Maurice Gérard, 1st Comte Gérard (4 April 177317 April 1852) was a French general, statesman and Marshal of France. He served under a succession of French governments including the ''ancien regime'' monarchy, the Revolutionary govern ...

(1773–1852), French Napoleonic military officer and statesman *

François Gérard François Pascal Simon Gérard (, 4 May 1770 – 11 January 1837), titled as Baron Gérard in 1809, was a prominent French painter. He was born in Rome, where his father occupied a post in the house of the French ambassador, and his mother was It ...

(1770–1837), French painter *

Jacques Gérard Adjutant Jacques Gérard (1890-1918) was a French World War I flying ace. He was credited with eight confirmed aerial victories before dying while battling to liberate his homeland. Early life Jacques Gérard was born in Paris, France, on 26 Octo ...

(1890-1918), French pilot and World War I flying ace *

Jean-Claude Gérard Jean-Claude Gérard, a flutist born in Angers, he studied with Gaston Crunelle and later with Marcel Moyse studied flute at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris with Marcel Moyse. He won several international competitions a ...

(born 1944), French flautist *

Joseph Gérard Joseph Gérard (12 March 1831 – 29 May 1914) was a French Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; he worked in the missions among the Basotho people in Lesotho and the Free State province ...

(1831-1914), French Catholic missionary * Lucy Gérard (1872-1941), French actress *

Marguerite Gérard Marguerite Gérard (28 January 1761 in Grasse – 18 May 1837 in Paris) .Note that contrary to all other sources, the given death date is 1 January 1832, not 18 May 1837. was a successful French painter and printmaker working in the Rococo style. ...

(1761–1837), French painter and etcher * Raphaël Gérard (born 1968), French politician *

Rosemonde Gérard Louise-Rose-Étiennette Gérard, known as Rosemonde Gérard (April 5, 1871, Paris – July 8, 1953, Paris) was a French poet and playwright. She was the wife of Edmond Rostand (1868–1918, author of ''Cyrano de Bergerac''), and was a granddaugh ...

(1871–1953), French poet and playwright * Yves Gérard (born 1932), French musicologist

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