Bernie is a given name, most often a
shortened form of
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 ...
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Bernie Babcock
Julia Burnelle Smade Babcock (born April 28, 1868, Union, Ohio - June 14, 1962 Petit Jean, Arkansas) was an American writer who wrote over 40 novels, as well as numerous essays and newspaper articles.
Biography
After being widowed at age 29 w ...
(1868–1962), real name Julia Burnelle Smade Babcock, American author
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Bernie Bickerstaff (born 1944), American former National Basketball Association head coach
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Bernie Casey (1939–2017), American actor, poet, and professional football player
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Bernie Ebbers (1941–2020), Canadian businessman, founder and former chief executive officer of WorldCom
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Bernie Ecclestone (born 1930), British sports entrepreneur
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Bernie Erickson
John Bernard Erickson (born October 16, 1944) is a former American football linebacker who played two seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the San Diego Chargers and Cincinnati Bengals. He was drafted by the Chargers in the fifth rou ...
(born 1944), American football player
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Bernie Geoffrion (1931–2006), Canadian National Hockey League Hall-of-Fame player and coach
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Bernie Goetz
On December 22, 1984, Bernhard Goetz () shot four young men on a New York City Subway train in Manhattan after they allegedly tried to rob him.
Goetz surrendered to police nine days later and was charged with attempted murder, assault, reckl ...
(born 1947), American vigilante
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Bernie Kopell (born 1933), American actor
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Bernie Kosar (born 1963), American former National Football League quarterback
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Bernie Leahy (1908–1978), American football player
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Bernie Lewis
Bernard Lewis (born 12 March 1945) is a former Welsh professional footballer.
Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Lewis was working as an apprentice mechanic before joining Cardiff City as a part-time professional, making his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Rot ...
(born 1945), Welsh former footballer
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Bernie Mac (1957–2008), American comedian, actor, and voice actor
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Bernie Madoff
Bernard Lawrence Madoff ( ; April 29, 1938April 14, 2021) was an American fraudster and financier who was the admitted mastermind of the largest Ponzi scheme in history, worth about $64.8 billion. He was at one time chairman of the NASDAQ ...
(1938–2021), American convicted scammer and businessman
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Bernie Mangiboyat, American musician and founder of the band The Fifth
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Bernie Opper
Bernard Opper (September 1, 1915 – February 24, 2000) was an NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, All-American basketball player at Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky and then professional player in the National Basketball League (Uni ...
(1915–2000), American basketball player
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Bernie Parent
Bernard Marcel Parent (born April 3, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 13 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, and Toronto Maple Leafs, and also spent one seaso ...
(born 1945), Canadian former National Hockey League goaltender
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Bernie Sanders (born 1941), American senator and presidential candidate
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Bernie Taupin
Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English songwriter, singer and visual artist. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with musician Elton John, a songwriting partnership that is one of the most successful in history. Ta ...
(born 1950), longtime lyricist for Elton John
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Bernie Tiede (born 1958), American mortician and convicted murderer
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Bernie Wagenblast (born 1956), American journalist and voice-over artist
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Bernie Williams (born 1968), Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball player
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Bernie Willock, Canadian cyclist and businessman
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Bernie Wijesekara (1930-2014), Sri Lankan Sinhala sports journalist
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Bernie Wolfe (hockey) (born 1951), Canadian NHL hockey player
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Bernie Worrell (1944–2016), American keyboardist and composer
Fictional Characters
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Bernie Abrahms, on the soap opera ''General Hospital''
* Bernie Steinberg, one of the main characters of the 1972–1973 television series ''
Bridget Loves Bernie''
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Bernie (''Doonesbury''), a comic strip character
* Bernie, a
Beanie Baby St. Bernard produced by Ty, Inc.
* Bernie Barges, one of the main protagonists of the animated TV series ''
Watch My Chops''
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Bernie Kropp, a minor character in the 2004 Pixar film ''The Incredibles''
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Hypocorisms
Masculine given names
English masculine given names