Bernal is a

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given name and surname, equivalent to the English name

Bernard Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...

. Bernal may refer to:

People with the name

Given name

Bernal de Bonaval Bernal(do) de Bonaval(le), also known as Bernardo (de) Bonaval, was a 13th-century troubadour in the Kingdom of Galicia (in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in parts of modern Portugal and Spain) who wrote in the Galician-Portuguese langua ...

, 13th century Galician troubadour *

Bernal de Foix, 1st Count of Medinaceli Bernal de Foix, 1st Count of Medinaceli ( es, Mosén Bernardo de Bearne y Foix, primer conde de Medinaceli; d. 1381), also known as "the Bastard of Bearn", was a military officer in the Crown of Castile, a region that is now part of Spain. Life a ...

, Spanish military officer *

Bernal Díaz del Castillo Bernal Díaz del Castillo ( 1492 – 3 February 1584) was a Spanish conquistador, who participated as a soldier in the conquest of the Aztec Empire under Hernán Cortés and late in his life wrote an account of the events. As an experienced ...

(c. 1492 – 1581), Spanish conquistador

Middle name

Ralph Bernal Osborne Ralph Bernal Osborne of Newtown Anner House, County Tipperary, MP (26 March 1808 – 4 January 1882), born and baptised with the name of Ralph Bernal, Jr., was a British Liberal politician. Life He was the eldest son of London Sephardic Spanis ...

(1808–1882), British Liberal politician

Surname

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Agostino Bernal Agostino Bernal (born at Magallon in Aragon in 1587; died at Saragossa, 13 September 1642) was a Spanish Jesuit theologian. Life He entered the Society of Jesus in 1603 when sixteen years old. A classical scholar, he taught humanities and rheto ...

, Spanish Jesuit theologian *

Agustín Bernal Agustín Bernal (born Romualdo Bucío Bucío; 1959 in the town of El Cahulote in Parácuaro, Michoacán – 8 January 2018) was a Mexican actor, film director, writer, and producer, mostly known for his frequent appearances in Mexican urban weste ...

, Mexican film actor *

Alejandro Bernal Alejandro Bernal Ríos (born 3 June 1988) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Atlético Bucaramanga. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder. Honours Club Independiente Santa Fe * Copa Colombia (1): 2009 Atlético Nacional *Categorí ...

, Colombian football player *

Andy Bernal Andrew Bernal (born Andrés Bernal; 16 May 1966 in Canberra, Australia) is a former professional football defender, and later football agent and personal manager for David Beckham. In 2021 he wrote and released his autobiography Riding Shotgun � ...

, Australian football player

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Cassie Bernall Cassie René Bernall (November 6, 1981April 20, 1999) was a student who was killed in the Columbine High School massacre, where 11 more students and a teacher were killed by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who then committed suicide. It was repo ...

(1981–1999), student killed in the Columbine High School massacre *

César Bernal César Enrique Bernal Ávila (born 14 February 1995) is a Mexican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender. He made his professional debut with Santos Laguna during a Copa MX victory ...

(born 1995), Mexican footballer *

Chesús Bernal Chesús Gregorio Bernal Bernal (8 January 1960 – 22 March 2019) was a Spanish academic and politician. He was a professor at the University of Zaragoza, specialising in Romance languages. In 1986, he co-founded the Chunta Aragonesista (CHA), and ...

(1960–2019), Spanish professor and politician

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Darío Yazbek Bernal Darío Yazbek Bernal (born 30 November 1990) is a Mexican actor, known for playing Julián in '' The House of Flowers'' on Netflix. Early life Yazbek is the son of Sergio Yazbek and Patricia Bernal; his siblings are the actors Tamara Yazbek Be ...

(1990), Mexican actor * David "Elsewhere" Bernal (1979), American popping dancer *

Delfina Bernal Delfina Bernal (born 1941 in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a Colombian painter and multimedia artist. Life Delfina Bernal studied painting and sculpture at the Escuela de las Bellas Artes in Barranquilla, Colombia. She studied with the institute's d ...

(born 1941), Colombian painter and multimedia artist *

Diana Bernal Diana Rosalía Bernal Ladrón de Guevara is a Mexican jurist and politician who has served in the lower house of the Mexican Congress. Bernal studied law at the Ibero-American University (''Universidad Iberoamericana''). In the early 1980s sh ...

, Mexican politician

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Egan Bernal Egan Arley Bernal Gómez (born 13 January 1997) is a Colombian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . In 2019 he won the Tour de France, becoming the first Latin American rider to do so, and the youngest winner since 1909. At the 2021 Giro d'Ita ...

, Colombian road cyclist

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* Gabriel Bernal, Mexican boxer *

Gael García Bernal Gael García Bernal (; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and producer. He is best known for his performances in the films '' Bad Education'', '' The Motorcycle Diaries'', '' Amores perros'', '' Y tu mamá también'', '' Babel'', '' Coco' ...

(born 1978), Mexican film actor

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Heraclio Bernal Heraclio Bernal (1855-1888) was a bandit from the Sinaloa region of Mexico. He is widely known as the "Thunderbolt of Sinaloa." Bandit years Bernal led a group of pistoleros, who operated along the mining zones of the Sierra Madre Occidental, domi ...

, Mexican bandit

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Ignacio Bernal Ignacio Bernal (February 13, 1910 in Paris - January 24, 1992 in Mexico City) was an eminent Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist. Bernal excavated much of Monte Albán, originally starting as a student of Alfonso Caso, and later led major ...

(1910–1992), Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist *

Ishmael Bernal Ishmael Bernal (30 September 1938 – 2 June 1996) was a Filipino filmmaker, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Noted for his melodramas, particularly with feminist and moral issues, he directed many landmark Filipino film ...

(1938–1996), Filipino filmmaker

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Jair Bernal Jair Humberto Bernal Sepúlveda (born February 12, 1968 in Tunja, Central Boyacá Province) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia. Career ;1989 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a El Salvador (ESA) ;1992 :1st in Stage 9 Vuelta a ...

(born 1968), Colombian road cyclist *

Jesús Aparicio-Bernal Jesús Aparicio-Bernal Sánchez (born june 15, 1929 in Madrid) is a Spanish politician who began his career under the Francoist State. Biography Having read jurisdiction at university, Aparicio-Bernal became a representative (''procurador'') ...

, Spanish politician * Jesús Mosquera Bernal, Spanish actor *

John Desmond Bernal John Desmond Bernal (; 10 May 1901 – 15 September 1971) was an Irish scientist who pioneered the use of X-ray crystallography in molecular biology. He published extensively on the history of science. In addition, Bernal wrote popular book ...

(1901–1971), Irish-born biophysicist, crystallographer, historian of science, and British Communist *

Jorge Bernal Jorge Bernal Alarcón (born October 24, 1979) is a Mexican former footballer who last played as a goalkeeper with Delfines F.C. Club career He made his professional debut for Veracruz on 27 August 2003 against C.F. Monterrey, immediately savi ...

, Mexican football player *

José Bernal José Bernal Romero (January 8, 1925 – April 19, 2010, known by his first name and by his paternal family name José Bernal) was a Cuban-American artist, born in Santa Clara, Cuba, in the former province of Las Villas (now Villa Clara). He ...

(1925–2010), Cuban-American artist *

José Daniel Bernal José Daniel Bernal García (born March 15, 1973 in Bogotá) is a male road cyclist from Colombia. Career ;1992 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a El Salvador (ESA) ;1997 :1st in Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Puerto Salgar (COL) ;2000 :1s ...

(born 1973), Colombian road cyclist *

José León Bernal José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

(born 1995), Spanish football player *

Joyce E. Bernal Joyce E. Bernal (born May 6, 1968) is a Filipina film and television director in the Philippines who started as a film editor for Viva Films in 1994. Career On July 23, 2018, she directed the third State of the Nation Address of President Rodr ...

, Filipina director *

Juan Bernal Ponce Juan Bernal Ponce (17 July 1938 in Valparaíso, Chile – 19 January 2006 in San José, Costa Rica) was a Chilean architect, artist, and university professor who spent half of his life in Costa Rica. Early life He left in 1974 after a brief ...

, Costa Rican architect * Julio Ernesto Bernal, Colombian road cyclist

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Kris Bernal Kristine Ann Tan Bernal (born May 17, 1989) is a Filipino actress who became known for winning the fourth season of the reality-based talent search '' StarStruck'' of GMA Network. Bernal rose to fame as the other half in her loveteam with Al ...

, Filipina actress

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* Laura Bernal (195?–2020), Argentine diplomat * Lorena Bernal, Argentinian-Spanish beauty queen and actress *

Lorenzo Bernal del Mercado Lorenzo Bernal del Mercado (1530–1593) was a Spanish captain who was one of the more successful soldiers in the Arauco War in Chile rising to the rank of Maestre de Campo and temporary Capitán General of the Captaincy General of Chile. Lore ...

, Spanish captain *

Luz Marina Bernal Luz Marina Bernal Parra (born 1960) is a Colombian peace and human rights activist, a founding member of the group ( es, Madres de Soacha, links=no). She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016 and has been a champion of the struggle of wo ...

(born 1960), Colombian human rights activist

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Marcelino Bernal Marcelino Bernal Pérez (born 27 May 1962) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career A talented all-around midfielder, able to win possession effectively as well as score goals, Bernal spent most of his ...

, Mexican football player *

Martin Bernal Martin Gardiner Bernal (; 10 March 1937 – 9 June 2013) was a British scholar of modern Chinese political history. He was a Professor of Government and Near Eastern Studies at Cornell University. He is best known for his work '' Black Athena'', ...

(1937–2013), British scholar of modern Chinese political history *

Miguel Bernal Jiménez Miguel Bernal Jiménez (16 February 1910 – 26 July 1956) was a Mexican composer, organist, pedagogist and musicologist. He is widely regarded as the best representative of 20th century Mexican religious music, in addition to his important co ...

(1910–1956), Mexican composer, organist, pedagogist and musicologist

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Paulino Bernal Paulino Bernal (June 22, 1939 – September 10, 2022) was an American accordion player and Christian evangelist. He was a member of the Texano Tex-Mex group Conjunto Bernal. In 1972, Paulino converted from the apostolic Christian Evangelical and ...

, American accordion player

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Ralph Bernal Ralph Bernal (2 October 1783 ''available online to subscribers, and also in print'' or 2 October 1784 – 26 August 1854) was a British Whig politician and art collector. His parents, Jacob Israel Bernal and wife Leah da Silva, were Sephardi Je ...

, British Whig politician *

Rodrigo Bernal Rodrigo Bernal González (born June 6, 1959 in Medellín) is a Colombian botanist who specialises in the palm family. Bernal was a faculty member at the Institute of Natural Sciences, National University of Colombia until 2007. He received his ...

(born 1959), Colombian botanist *

Rogelio Bernal Andreo Rogelio Bernal Andreo (born 9 January 1969) is a Spanish-American astrophotographer. He is known for his photographs of deep sky objects. His work has been recognized by NASA as a regular contributor to their Astronomy Picture of the Day (APO ...

(born 1969), Spanish-American astrophotographer

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* Sergio Bernal, Mexican football player *

Susan Bernal Susan Andrea Bernal López (born 1982) is a Colombian materials scientist who is Professor of Structural Materials at the University of Leeds. Her research considers design, development and characterisation of novel cements. She was awarded th ...

, Colombian materials scientist

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Victor Bernal Victor Hugo Bernal (October 6, 1953 – September 2, 2006) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. Bernal was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 6th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft. He played for the San ...

, Major League Baseball pitcher

Geography

Peña de Bernal Peña de Bernal (; English: ''Bernal's Boulder'' or ''Bernal Peak'') is a monolith, one of the tallest in the world. It is located in San Sebastián Bernal, a small town in the Mexican state of Querétaro. It is one of the most touristic sites ...

monolith A monolith is a geological feature consisting of a single massive stone or rock, such as some mountains. For instance, Savandurga mountain is a monolith mountain in India. Erosion usually exposes the geological formations, which are often ma ...

in Mexico **

Bernal, Querétaro San Sebastián Bernal, better known as Bernal (; from Basque ''Vernal'', "place of stones or boulders"), is a colonial village in the Mexican state of Querétaro. It was founded in 1642 by Spanish soldier Alonso Cabrera. Bernal is located 40 m ...

, Mexico ( San Sebastián Bernal), site of the Peña de Bernal *

Bernal, Argentina Bernal is a city located in the northeast of Quilmes in the province of Buenos Aires, approximately 10 miles south of the city of Buenos Aires. It is the second largest and most populated city in the Partido of Quilmes. Bernal borders Avellaneda P ...

* Bernal, New Mexico, United States *Bernal, a location in Serafina, New Mexico, United States *

Bernal Heights Bernal Heights ( ) is a residential neighborhood in southeastern San Francisco, California. The prominent Bernal Heights hill overlooks the San Francisco skyline and features a microwave transmission tower. The nearby Sutro Tower can be seen from ...

, neighborhood of San Francisco, United States ** Bernal Heights Summit, a nearby hill * Bernal District, Peru *

Bernal Islands The Bernal Islands are a group of four mainly snow-covered islands and a number of rocks lying in Crystal Sound, about east of the south end of Lavoisier Island, Biscoe Islands. They were mapped from surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies ...

, sub-group of the Biscoe Islands, Antarctica * Bernal/Singleton Transfer Location, bus station in Dallas, Texas. United States *

Bernal Subbasin The Bernal Subbasin is an aquifer located in the southwestern corner of Livermore Valley Groundwater Basin, Alameda County, California, United States. All of the groundwater in Livermore Valley moves toward the Bernal Subbasin, which is bounde ...

, an aquifer in California, United States *

Augustin Bernal Park Augustin Bernal Community Park is a park in the hills southwest of Pleasanton, California. The park was donated to the city in 1971 by Walter S. Johnson, and connects to Pleasanton Ridge Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park is a park in the East ...

, a park in Pleasanton, California, United States

Other

Bernal Lecture The Bernal Lecture was an annual lecture on the social function of science organised by the Royal Society of London and endowed by Professor John Desmond Bernal. It was last delivered in 2004, after which it was merged with the Wilkins Lecture and ...

(endowed by John Desmond Bernal), organised by the Royal Society of London *

Bernal sphere A Bernal sphere is a type of space habitat intended as a long-term home for permanent residents, first proposed in 1929 by John Desmond Bernal. Bernal's original proposal described a hollow non-rotating spherical shell in diameter, with a tar ...

(named after John Desmond Bernal), a type of space habitat *''

Bernal v. Fainter ''Bernal v. Fainter'', 467 U.S. 216 (1984), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Equal Protection Clause prohibited the state of Texas from barring noncitizens from applying for commission as a notary public. ...

'', 1984 US Supreme Court case