Bernhard is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar Bernard of Saxe-Weimar (; 16 August 160418 July 1639) was a German prince and general in the Thirty Years' War. Biography Born in Weimar in the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Bernard was the eleventh son of Johann, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Dorothea Mar ...

(1604–1639), Duke of Saxe-Weimar * Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (1901–1984), head of the House of Saxe-Meiningen 1946–1984 *

Bernhard, Count of Bylandt Bernhard, Count of Bylandt (3 January 1905 – 4 April 1998) was a German nobleman, artist, sculptor, writer and member of the House of Bylandt or more specifically the branch of Bylandt-Rheydt. He studied art under Professor Eduard Kämpffe ...

(1905–1998), German nobleman, artist, and author *

Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (later Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands; 29 June 1911 – 1 December 2004) was Prince consort of the Netherlands, Prince of the Netherlands from 6 September 1948 to 30 April 1980 as the husband of Queen J ...

(1911–2004), Prince Consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands * Bernhard, Margrave of Baden (born 1970), German prince *

Bernhard Beibl Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The group has seen many personnel changes over the years, with Froese the only constant member until his death in January 2015. The best-known lineup of the grou ...

(born 1979), Austrian musician *

Bernhard Frank Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) Bernhard Frank (15 July 1913 – 29 June 2011) was an SS Commander of the Obersalzberg complex who arrested Hermann Göring on April 25, 1945, by order of Adolf Hitler, who had been manipulated by Reichsl ...

(1913–2011), German SS Commander * Bernhard Garside (born 1962), British diplomat *

Bernhard Goetzke Bernhard Goetzke (5 June 1884 – 7 October 1964) was a German stage and film actor, renowned for his contributions to German silent cinema. Born in Danzig, German Empire (now Gdańsk, Poland), Goetzke began his acting career in theaters acros ...

(1884–1964), German actor * Bernhard Grill (born 1961), one of the developers of MP3 technology *

Bernhard Hantzsch Bernhard Adolph Hantzsch (12 January 1875 – June 1911) was a German ornithologist, Arctic researcher, and writer, notable for his discovery of two Icelandic bird subspecies. Hantzsch was the first white man to cross Baffin Island.Anderson (1928 ...

(1875-1911), German ornithologist, Arctic researcher, and writer *

Bernhard Heiliger Bernhard Heiliger (11 November 1915, Stettin – 25 October 1995, Berlin) was a German artist. He was considered "West Germany's foremost sculptor", and his large public artworks are a prominent presence in many German cities, especially Be ...

(1915–1995), German sculptor *

Bernhard Höfler Bernhard Höfler (born 1986) is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Tyrol since October 2024. Höfler was born in 1986 in Innsbruck. He studied at the Villa Bla ...

(born 1986), Austrian politician *

Bernhard Langer Bernhard Langer (; born 27 August 1957) is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, he became the sport's first number one ranked playe ...

(born 1957), German golfer *

Bernhard Maier Bernhard Maier (born 1963 in Oberkirch, Baden) is a German professor of religious studies, who publishes mainly on Celtic culture and religion. Maier studied comparative religion, comparative linguistics, Celtic and Semitic studies at the Al ...

(born 1963), German celticist * Bernhard Raimann (born 1997), Austrian American football player *

Bernhard Riemann Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann (; ; 17September 182620July 1866) was a German mathematician who made profound contributions to analysis, number theory, and differential geometry. In the field of real analysis, he is mostly known for the f ...

(1826–1866), German mathematician *

Bernhard Siebken Bernhard Siebken (4 April 1910 – 20 January 1949) was a German SS commander during World War II and a convicted war criminal. He was sentenced to death for the killing of Canadian prisoners of war and was executed in 1949. Life Siebken, a driv ...

(1910–1949), German Nazi SS commander, executed for war crimes *

Bernhard Vogel Bernhard Vogel (; 19 December 1932 – 2 March 2025) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the 4th Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1976 to 1988 and the sec ...

(1932–2025), German politician * Bernhard Zintl (born 1965), German pole vaulter * Prince Bernhard von Bülow (1849–1929) Prince, Prime Minister of Prussia and Chancellor of the German Empire

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Christian Bernhard Christian Bernhard (born 15 November 1963, Lustenau, Austria) is an Austrian politician in Vorarlberg. Bernhard is, since 6 June 2012, the Landesrat of Health and Disabled Aide of the Vorarlberg regional government. Bernhard is single and lives i ...

(born 1963), Austrian politician (

ÖVP The Austrian People's Party ( , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria. Since January 2025, the party has been led by Christian Stocker (as an acting leader). It is currently the second-largest p ...

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Christoph Bernhard Christoph Bernhard (1 January 1628 – 14 November 1692) was born in Kolberg, Pomerania, and died in Dresden. He was a German Baroque composer and musician. He studied with former Sweelinck-pupil Paul Siefert in Danzig (now Gdańsk) and in W ...

(1628–1692), German composer *

Georg Bernhard Georg Bernhard (October 20, 1875 in Berlin – February 10, 1944 in New York) was a left-liberal German journalist of Jewish descent who became active against National Socialism early on. He had to emigrate in 1933 and was the founder of an ...

(1875–1944), German journalist and politician *

Marc Bernhard Marc Bernhard (born 5 February 1972) is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD), and since 2017 member of the Bundestag, the federal legislative body. Life and politics Bernhard was born in 1972 in the west German town of Reut ...

(born 1972), German politician *

Michael Bernhard Michael Bernhard (born 30 April 1981) is an Austrian politician from NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum. He was sworn in as a member of the National Council on 23 October 2019 following his election in the 2019 Austrian legislative el ...

(born 1981), Austrian politician *

Rolf Bernhard Rolf Bernhard (born 13 December 1949) is a retired long jumper from Switzerland. A three-time Olympian, he won two medals at the European Indoor Championships. Bernhard competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), off ...

(born 1949), Swiss long jumper *

Rudolf Bernhard Rudolf Bernhard or Rudolf Bernhard Conrath (26 March 1901 – 21 October 1962) was a Switzerland, Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actor starring usually in Swiss German language cinema and television and stage productions. I ...

(1901–1962), Swiss comedian *

Ruth Bernhard Ruth Bernhard (October 14, 1905 – December 18, 2006) was a German-born American photographer.Sabin Russell,Ruth Bernhard: Photographer of nudes and still lifes (obituary), ''San Francisco Chronicle,'' December 19, 2006. Early life and educatio ...

(1905–2006), photographer *

Thomas Bernhard Nicolaas Thomas Bernhard (; 9 February 1931 – 12 February 1989) was an Austrian novelist, playwright, poet and polemicist who is considered one of the most important German-language authors of the postwar era. He explored themes of death, iso ...

(1931–1989), Austrian playwright and novelist *

Sandra Bernhard Sandra Bernhard (born June 6, 1955) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy, where she often critiqued celebrity culture and political figures. Bernhard is also well kn ...

(born 1955), comedian, singer, actress and author *

Timo Bernhard Timo Bernhard (born 24 February 1981) is a former racing driver from Germany. He was a sports car racing, sports car driver from Porsche, but was seconded to Audi for selected events in 2009 and 2010. He is the ninth and most recent driver to c ...

(born 1981), sports car racer * (born 1975), Austrian news presenter