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– ...

and

Gerardus Gerardus is a Latinized version of the Germanic name Gerard. It has been in use as a birth name in the Low Countries. In daily life, most people use a shorter version, such as Geert, Ger, Gerard, Gerd, Gerhard, Gerrie, Gerrit, Gert, and Geurt. Amo ...

. 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 becomi ...

. People with this name include:

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* Gerd B. Achenbach (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 Gerd Achterberg (born 4 December 1940 in Berlin) is a former German football manager. Achterberg scored 131 goals in 327 games for Spandauer BC as a player and later went on to coach the team in two stints as manager. He also led Tennis Boruss ...

(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 Wilhelm ...

(1935–2014), German conductor *

Gerd Andres Gerd Andres (born 8 April 1951 in Wirges, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German politician and member of the SPD. From 1987 to 2009 he was a member of the Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet (assembly), Diet") is the German Federalism, fede ...

(born 1951), German politician *

Gerd Aretz Gerd Aretz (18 February 1930 – 5 July 2009) was a German artist. From 1960 until his death he designed postage stamp for the Deutsche Bundespost including the Women in German history series portraits. Born in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, ...

(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 Gerd Bachmann (born 14 August 1943 in Gera) is a German former wrestler who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly kn ...

(born 1943), German wrestler *

Gerd Backhaus Gerd Backhaus (born 8 September 1942) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. In all his senior playing career Backhaus wore the jersey of BSG Lokomotive Stendal. He scored in each of his first two international ...

(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, Germany – 10 January 2017) was a German chemist. He held a chair of inorganic chemistry at the University of Stuttgart. In 1974 he synthesized the first localized phosphaalkene Phosphaalkenes ( IUPAC name: ...

(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 w ...

(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 He ...

(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 second ...

(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 from 2002 to 2013, representing the electoral district ...

(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 fil ...

(1897–1957), German actor *

Gerd vom Bruch Gerd vom Bruch (born 19 August 1941) is a German former football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of footba ...

(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 Gerd Buchdahl (12 August 1914 – 17 May 2001) was a German-English philosopher of science. Life Buchdahl was born to German-Jewish parents in Mainz; his younger brother, Hans Adolph Buchdahl was a well-known physicist. Both were transported fr ...

(1914–2001) *

Gerd Buschhorn Gerd W. Buschhorn (21 June 1934 – 20 January 2010) is the former director of the Max Planck Institute for Physics. References

Max Planck Institutes 1934 births 2010 deaths People from Bad Homburg vor der Höhe 20th-century German physic ...

(1934–2010), German physicist *

Gerd Cintl Gerd Cintl (11 December 1938 – 26 December 2017) was a West German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Düsseldorf in 1938. At the 1958 European Rowing Championships in Poznań, he w ...

(1938–2017), West German rower *

Gerd Dais Gerd Dais (born 11 August 1963) is a German football manager and former player. References External links * * 1963 births Living people German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Karlsruher SC players FC 08 ...

(born 1963), German football player *

Gerd Domhardt Gerd Domhardt (19 February 1945 in Wolmirstedt – 18 February 1997 in Halle) was a German composer. Domhardt grew up in Schleusingerneundorf. He studied music education, German studies and musicology at the University of Halle-Wittenberg from ...

(1945–1997), German composer *

Gerd Dörich Gerd Dörich (born February 14, 1968, in Sindelfingen) is a German professional racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicy ...

(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 and soprano saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist. Dudek studied clarinet privately and attended music school in the 1950s, before joining a big band le ...

(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 (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 Gerd Frähmcke (born 22 September 1950) is a German middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social a ...

(born 1950), German middle-distance runner *

Gerd Frick Gerd Frick (born 24 July 1974) is an Italian male mountain runner, who won a bronze medal at the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships (2007) and won the Zermatt marathon in 2008. References External links * * Gerd Frickat FIDA ...

(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) * ''Everyt ...

(1913–1980), German actor *

Gerd Geerling Gerd Geerling (born 9 June 1965 in Cologne) is a German consultant ophthalmic surgeon, Professor of Ophthalmology and since 2011 head of the Universitäts-Augenklinik Düsseldorf of the University of Düsseldorf, Germany. Biography Geerling studi ...

(born 1965), German surgeon and professor *

Gerd Gies Gerd Gies (born 24 May 1943 in Stendal, Germany) is a German politician ( CDU). He was the 1st Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt after its creation following the reunification of Germany. Gies held office from October 1990 to 4 July 1991, wh ...

(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 P ...

(born 1947), German psychologist *

Gerd F. Glang Gerd F. Glang is a former NOAA Corps rear admiral who last served as the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Coast Survey. In this position, he also concurrently served as the U.S. National Hydrographer and ...

, 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 Gerd Gradwohl (born 16 January 1960 in Kempten) is a visually impaired alpine skier from Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europ ...

(born 1960), German paralympic alpine skier *

Gerd Greune Gerd Greune (15 March 1949 in Hannover – 24 August 2012 in Hamburg Germany) was the president of the Institute for International Assistance and Solidarity (IFIAS). He graduated as a teacher but discovered politics very early. The right to co ...

(1949–2012), German politician *

Gerd Grochowski Gerd Grochowski (28 February 28, 1956 in Krefeld – 16 January 2017 in Mainz) was a German operatic bass-baritone who had an active international career from 1986 until his death in 2017. Particularly known for his performances in the operas of R ...

(1956–2017), German operatic bass-baritone *

Gerd Gruber Gerd Gruber (born April 27, 1982 in Graz) is an Austrian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for EHC Black Wings Linz in the Erste Bank Hockey League The ICE Hockey League (International Central European Hockey League), known as the win2day ...

(born 1982), Austrian ice hockey defenceman *

Gerd Hahn Gerd Jürgen Hahn (born 1981) is a German economist and professor for business economy. He holds an endowed professorship for Operations Management and Process Innovation at the German Graduate School of Management and Law (GGS) in Heilbronn. ...

(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 Gerd Haxhiu (born 11 October 1972) is an Albanian football coach who has managed Apolonia Fier, Bylis Ballsh, Skënderbeu Korçë, Besa Kavajë Besa or BESA may refer to: Arts & entertainment * ''Besa'' (newspaper), a newspaper published in Al ...

(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, Germany – 16 December 1984 in Farmington, USA) was a German entomologist and ornithologist known for his studies of parasitic Hymenoptera of the Ichneumonidae family and for the description of ...

(1896–1984), German entomologist and ornithologist *

Gerd Heinz Gerd Heinz (born 21 September 1940) is a German stage, film and television actor and a stage director. He was also active as an academic teacher and theatre manager (Intendant). From 1989, he turned more towards opera. He staged a drama by Thomas ...

(born 1940), German actor and stage director *

Gerd Hennig Gerd Hennig (24 April 1935 – 26 December 2017) was a German football referee. Between 1964 and 1982, he refereed a total of 161 games in the Bundesliga, Germany's top football league. He refereed the DFB-Pokal final between FC Bayern Munich a ...

(1935–2017), German football referee *

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

Gerd Heusch Gerd Heusch (born May 20, 1955, in Bonn) is a German physician and physiologist. From 1989 until 2024 he was professor and chair of the Institute for Pathophysiology at the University of Essen Medical School. Biography Heusch attended the Medi ...

(born 1955), German physician, physiologist, and professor *

Gerd Hirzinger Gerd Hirzinger received his Dipl.-Ing. degree and the doctor’s degree from the Technical University of Munich, in 1969 and 1974 respectively. In 1969 he joined DLR (the German Aerospace Center) where he first worked on fast digital control sys ...

(born 1945), German roboticist *

Gerd Honsik Gerd Honsik (10 October 1941 – 7 April 2018) was an Austrian writer and lyric poet, and a prominent neo-Nazi and Holocaust denier. Life Honsik was born in Vienna, Austria. He was a functionary in the Austrian "Volksbewegung"

(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 Jendraschek, Gerd is a German linguist specialized in Basque, Turkish, and Iatmul (a language from the East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea). He was assistant professor of General and Comparative Linguistics at the University of Regensburg, Ge ...

, German linguist *

Gerd Jüttemann Gerd Jüttemann (7 December 1933 – 28 July 2023) was a German psychologist. He was the originator of the "Komparative Kasuistik" (Comparative Casuistics), a method widely applied in qualitative psychological research and in other social sciences ...

(born 1933), German psychologist *

Gerd Kanter Gerd Kanter (born 6 May 1979) is a retired Estonian discus thrower. He was the 2007 World Champion in the event and won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and bronze in London 2012. His personal best throw of 73.38 m is the Estoni ...

(born 1979), Estonian discus thrower *

Gerd Kehrer Gerd Kehrer (born 7 April 1939) is a German painter. Gallery James Dean (09).jpg Orson Welles, 1985.jpg Pegasus, 2001.jpg Wüstentraum, 2005.jpg Barranco, 2005.jpg References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Kehrer, Gerd Li ...

(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 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 the play, Franz Xaver ...

(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 Gerd Ernst Mäuser (born 16 March 1958 in Berlin) is a German businessman who is currently Chairman of Jaguar Racing.Jaguar Racing, Gerd Mäuser, Jaguar Racing Chairman, accessed 18 January 2021 He previously had a long career at Porsche, having ...

(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 The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of rea ...

(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 goalscor ...

(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 Ministe ...

(born 1955), German politician *

Gerd B. Müller Gerd B. Müller (born 1953) is an Austrian biologist who is emeritus professor at the University of Vienna where he was the head of the Department of Theoretical Biology in the Center for Organismal Systems Biology. His research interests focus on ...

(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 (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, Ge ...

(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 r ...

(born 1965), German speedway rider *

Gerd Roggensack Gerd Roggensack (born 5 October 1941) is a German former football player and manager. Career As a player, he spent three seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Arminia Bielefeld, and was also part of Borussia Dortmund's 1963 ...

(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) The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military of the Third Reich during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of ...

(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 the ...

(1875–1953), German World War II field marshal *

Gerd Saborowski Gerd Saborowski (born 3 September 1943) is a German former professional footballer played as a striker. He spent five seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig. Honours Eintracht Braunschweig * Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), s ...

(born 1943), German football player *

Gerd Schädlich Gerd Schädlich (30 December 1952 – 29 January 2022) was a German football player and manager who is most known for managing East German professional teams Erzgebirge Aue and Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer Fußballclub e.V. is a German associa ...

(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 Wint ...

(born 1970), German para-alpine skier *

Gerd Schwidrowski Gerd Schwidrowski (born 19 September 1947 in Rendsburg) is a former professional German footballer. Schwidrowski made a total of 9 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga for Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin is a Football in Ger ...

(born 1947), German footballer *

Gerd Siegmund Gerd Siegmund (born 7 February 1973) is an East German/German former ski jumper. Career He won a silver medal in the team large hill at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, Ontario and finished 10th in the individual lar ...

(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 Gerd Tacke (20 August 1906 in Mittel-Sohra – 23 October 1997) was the CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number ...

(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 who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics ( German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad ( German: '' ...

(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 l ...

(born 1959), East German high jumper * Gerd Zimmermann (footballer) (born 1949), German football player *

Gerd Zimmermann (speed skater) Gerhard "Gerd" Zimmermann (born 23 September 1942) is a retired German speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skat ...

(born 1942), German speed skater

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Gerd Andersson Gerd Gunvor Andersson (born 11 June 1932) is a Swedish film actress. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden and is the sister of Bibi Andersson and the mother of Lars Bethke. Andersson studied at the Royal Swedish Ballet School and was promoted to ...

(born 1932), Swedish actress *

Gerd Barkman Gerd Barkman is a shooting competitor for New Zealand. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten ...

, 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 newsp ...

(1913–2003), Norwegian jurist, journalist, non-fiction writer, and politician *

Gerd Kjellaug Berge Gerd Kjellaug Berge, née Lerum (born 20 March 1943) is a Norwegian hotelier and national business council leader. She was born in Sogndal, as a sister of Kåre Lerum and Bjarne Lerum. She became director of a hotel in Selje in 1976, and co-owner ...

(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 Gerd Dvergsdal (born 18 July 1946) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane during the term 2001–2005. On the local level she was mayor of Jøls ...

(born 1946), Norwegian politician *

Gerd Fleischer Gerd Fleischer (born 17 September 1942) is a Norwegian human rights defender. Her activism stems from her experience as a war child, with a Norwegian-Sami mother and a German father. Fleischer is the leader of ''Selvhjelp for innvandrere og flykt ...

(born 1942), Norwegian human rights activist *

Gerd Grieg Gerd Grieg ( Egede-Nissen, 21 April 1895 – 9 August 1988) was a Norwegian stage and film actress. Biography She was born in Bergen, Norway. Her parents were Georga Wilhelma Ellertsen (1871–1959) and politician Adam Egede-Nissen (1868–1953 ...

(1895–1988), Norwegian actress *

Gerd Grønvold Saue Gerd Grønvold Saue (20 January 1930 – 22 June 2022) was a Norwegian journalist, literary critic, novelist, hymnwriter, and peace activist. Her authorship mainly comprised novels, many of which convey her Christian views. Biography She grew up i ...

(born 1930), Norwegian journalist, literary critic, novelist, hymnwriter, and peace activist *

Gerd Grubb Gerd Grubb (born 1939) is a Danish mathematician known for her research on pseudo-differential operators. She is a professor emerita in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, where she was the first female profes ...

(born 1939), Danish mathematician *

Gerd Gudding Gerd Ellen "Lillemor" Gudding (November 15, 1951 – July 14, 2015) was a Norwegians, Norwegian musician, fiddler, bass guitarist, and singer, married 9 June 1973 to the artist Øystein Dolmen (divorced). Life Gudding grew up in Oslo's Frogner n ...

(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 fr ...

(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 s ...

(born 1935), Swedish actress *

Gerd Janne Kristoffersen Gerd Janne Kristoffersen (born 18 November 1952 in Verdal) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 2005. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the ...

(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 Cent ...

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