Delbert is a given name. It is a short form of Adelbert, which is a combination of adal, meaning noble, and Bert meaning bright. Notable people with the name include: * John Delbert Van Allen, retail dry goods merchant and department store owner who came to Clinton, Iowa in 1892 * Delbert F. Anderson (1919–1999), American farmer and politician *

Delbert Baker Delbert W. Baker is a Seventh-day Adventist minister, author, educator, and administrator. Formerly the tenth president of Oakwood University (1996–2010) and a vice president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (2010–2015), Ba ...

, Seventh-day Adventist minister, author, educator, and administrator *

Delbert Black Delbert D. Black (11 July 1922 – 5 March 2000) was a senior sailor in the United States Navy who served as the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy from 13 January 1967 to 1 April 1971. Early life and family Black was born in Orr, O ...

(1922–2000), the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, from 1967 to 1971 *

Samuel Delbert Clark Samuel Delbert Clark (1910–2003), known as S. D. Clark or Del Clark, was a Canadian sociologist. Born on 24 February 1910 in Lloydminster, Alberta, Clark grew up near Streamstown, Alberta. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in ...

, OC (1910–2003), Canadian sociologist *

Ira Delbert Cotnam Ira Delbert Cotnam (19 December 1883 – 25 February 1966) was a Canadian politician and physician. Cotnam served as a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Pontiac County, Quebec and became a physician. C ...

(1883–1966), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons * Delbert Cowsette (born 1977), former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League * Delbert Daisey (born 1924), known as Cigar Daisey, American waterfowl wood carver * Delbert Day, American engineer and co-inventor of TheraSphere glass microspheres and glasphalt *

Delbert Fowler Delbert "Treetop" Fowler (born May 4, 1958) is a former American football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. Fowler was born in Cleveland, Ohio where he played high school football for Glenville High School in ...

(born 1958), former American football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League * Delbert Ray Fulkerson (1924–1976), mathematician who co-developed the Ford–Fulkerson algorithm * William Delbert Gann (1878–1955), finance trader who developed technical analysis tools *

Delbert Gee Delbert C. Gee is a retired Judge of the Superior Court of California (United States) in the County of Alameda and served from his appointment in 2002 by the Governor of the State of California until his retirement in 2022. Judge Gee presided ov ...

, judge of the Superior Court of California (USA) in Alameda County since 2002 *

Delbert W. Halsey This is a list of Navy Cross recipients for actions of valor carried out during World War II, awarded by the United States Department of the Navy. World War II was a World war, global military War, conflict, the joining of what had initially been ...

(1919–1942), United States Navy officer, received the Navy Cross posthumously for actions in World War II *

Delbert Hosemann Charles Delbert Hosemann Jr. (born June 30, 1947) is an American politician serving as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Mississippi, since January 2020. From 2008 to 2020, he served as the secretary of state of Mississippi. Early life Hosemann w ...

(born 1947), the Republican Secretary of State of Mississippi * Delbert O. Jennings (1936–2003), United States Army soldier, recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in the Vietnam War *

Delbert Kirsch Delbert Kirsch is a Canadian provincial politician, who serves as the current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Batoche. He is a member of the Saskatchewan Party The Saskatchewan Party is a centre-ri ...

, Canadian provincial politician * Delbert Lamb (1914–2010), American speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics * Delbert Latta or Del Latta (born 1920), former member of the United States House of Representatives *

Delbert Mann Delbert Martin Mann Jr. (January 30, 1920 – November 11, 2007) was an American television and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film '' Marty'' (1955), adapted from a 1953 teleplay of the same name which he ...

(1920–2007), American television and film director *

Delbert McClinton Delbert McClinton (born November 4, 1940) is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist. From his first professional stage appearance in 1957 to his most recent national tour in 2018, ...

(born 1940), American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player and pianist * Delbert Miller, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * G. Delbert Morris (1909–1987), United States Republican politician who served in the California legislature * Delbert Philpott (1923–2005), American soldier and scientist * Delbert Riley, Canadian First Nations leader of Chippewa background * Delbert Lee Scott (born 1949), businessman and politician from Missouri * Delbert Spurlock (born 1941), US Assistant Secretary of the Army (1980–1989), Deputy Secretary of Labor (1991–1993) * Delbert L. Stapley (1896–1978), member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1950–1978) *

Harry Delbert Thiers Harry Delbert Thiers (January 22, 1919 in Fort McKavett, Texas – August 8, 2000 in Ohio) was an American mycologist who studied and named many fungi native to North America, particularly California. Thiers taught mycology at San Francisco ...

(1919–2000), American mycologist * Delbert D. Thiessen or Del Thiessen, American psychology professor emeritus *

Delbert Tibbs Delbert Lee Tibbs (June 19, 1939 – November 23, 2013) was an American man who was wrongfully convicted of murder and rape in 1974 in Florida and sentenced to death. Later exonerated, Tibbs became a writer and anti-death penalty activist. Earl ...

(1939–2013), American man wrongfully convicted of murder and rape in 1974 and sentenced to death * Delbert Leroy True (1923–2001), archaeologist who worked in California, particularly San Diego County, and in northern Chile * Delbert E. Webb or Del Webb (1899–1974), American real estate developer and a co-owner of the New York Yankees baseball club * Delbert Wilkins or Lenny Henry, CBE (born 1958), British actor, writer, comedian, co-founder of ''Comic Relief'' * Delbert E. Wong (1920–2006), the first Chinese American judge in the continental United States * Delbert Yocam or Del Yocam (born 1943), American technology executive

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