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Bernard Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''be ...

. It may refer to: * Bernardina

Berny Boxem-Lenferink Bernardina Maria "Berny" Boxem-Lenferink (; 12 May 1948 – 12 April 2023), was a Dutch middle-distance runner. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 1500 metres event and finished in ninth place. She won a silver medal at the 1971 Int ...

(born 1948), Dutch retired middle-distance runner *

Berny Burke Berny Thomas Burke Montiel (born 16 March 1996) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Liga FPD club Sporting San José. Club career Burke started his career at hometown club Santos de Guápiles and made his ...

(born 1996), Costa Rican footballer * Bernabé Berny Peña (born 1980), Costa Rican footballer *

Bernard Stone Bernard "Berny" L. Stone (November 24, 1927 – December 22, 2014) was alderman of the 50th Ward of the City of Chicago, Illinois from 1973 to 2011. The 50th Ward encompasses part of Chicago's far North Side and includes the West Ridge and Pete ...

(1927–2014), American politician * Berny Ulloa Morera (born 1950), retired football referee from Costa Rica * Berny Wiens (born 1945), Canadian politician *

Bernard Wolf Bernard "Berny" Wolf (July 18, 1911 - September 7, 2006) was an American animator and television producer. Biography Wolf was born in New York City. His career in animation started either in 1924, or 1927. He began work as an inker on Charles M ...

(1911–2006), American animator and television producer *

Berny Wright Berny Elisio Wright McClean (born June 8, 1979) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer. Club career He had a stint in the Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; , ''Rossiyskaya premyer-liga''; РПЛ), also written ...

(born 1979), Costa Rican footballer * Berny-Ignatius, famous music composer-duo-brothers in the Malayalam film industry

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