Gerard is a masculine forename of

Proto-Germanic Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the linguistic reconstruction, reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic languages, Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. Proto-Germanic eventually developed from ...

origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and

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. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this case, those constituents are ''gari'' > ''ger-'' (meaning 'spear') and -''hard'' (meaning 'hard/strong/brave'). Common forms of the name are Gerard (English, Scottish, Irish,

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Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

and Catalan); Gerrard (English, Scottish, Irish); (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

, and

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); ( Portuguese); (

); (

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, now only a surname); (variant forms and , now only surnames, French); ( Irish);

Gerhardt Gerhardt is a masculine name of German origin. It can refer to the following: As a first name * Ants Eskola (1908–1989), Soviet-Estonian actor and singer born Gerhardt Esperk * Gerhardt Knodel (born 1940), American textile artist, educator * G ...

and

Gerhart Gerhart is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include: As a given name * Gerhart Baum (1932–2025), German lawyer and politician, Federal Minister of the Interior * Gerhart Eisler (1897–1968), German communist politician * ...

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� ...

Gerhardus Gerhardus and its shortened form Hardus are masculine given names of Dutch-language origin. People with those names include: * Bernardus Gerhardus Fourie (AKA Brand Fourie, 19162008), South African youth pastor * Francois Gerhardus Joubert (1827190 ...

(

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

, Dutch, and

Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...

); ( Hungarian); ( Lithuanian) and / ( Latvian); (

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). A few abbreviated forms are

Gerry Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (hypocorism) of Gerard, Gerald or Geraldine. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice pres ...

and Jerry (English); (German) and (Afrikaans and Dutch); (Afrikaans and Dutch); (Afrikaans); (Dutch) and ( Bulgarian). The introduction of the name 'Gerard' into the English language took place following the

Norman conquest of England The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, French people, French, Flemish people, Flemish, and Bretons, Breton troops, all led by the Du ...

in 1066. Its original forms in Old French were ", " and "".

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s derived from a form of Gerard include Garrard, Garritsen, Gerard, Geertsen, Gerardet, Gerardi,

Gerdes Gerdes or Geerdes ( , ) is a surname of German origin. It is a patronymic name, i.e. it comes from "son of Gerhard". When around 1800 the Prussian government under French occupation decided to fix the surnames, the contemporary "son of Gerhard" had ...

, Gerrard, Gerretsen, Gerrits(e), Gerritsen, Ghiraldi, and

Giraud Giraud is a surname. It is a variant of the Proto-Germanic name ''Gerard'', meaning spear-strong. Notable people with this surname * Alain Giraud (born 1959), French chef * Albert Giraud (1860–1929), Belgian poet * Alexis Giraud-Teulon (1839–19 ...

. The name

Gerald Gerald is a masculine given name derived from the Germanic languages prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Gerald is a Norman French variant of the Germanic name. An Old English equivalent name was Garweald, the likely original ...

, while

phonetic Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that studies how humans produce and perceive sounds or, in the case of sign languages, the equivalent aspects of sign. Linguists who specialize in studying the physical properties of speech are phoneticians ...

ally similar to Gerard, derives from a slightly different set of constituents: ''ger'' and ''wald'' (meaning 'rule/lead').

First name

Academics

* Gerard A. Alphonse, Haitian electrical engineer *

Gerard Bolland Gerardus Johannes Petrus Josephus Bolland (9 June 1854, Groningen (city), Groningen – 11 February 1922, Leiden), also known as G.J.P.J. Bolland, was a Dutch Autodidacticism, autodidact, linguist, philosopher, biblical scholar, and lecturer. An e ...

(1854–1922), Dutch philosopher and radical *

Gerard Clauson Sir Gerard Leslie Makins Clauson (28 April 1891 – 1 May 1974) was an English civil servant, businessman, and Orientalist best known for his studies of the Turkic languages. He was born in Malta. The eldest son of Major Sir John Eugene Clauso ...

(1891–1974), English Orientalist *

Gerard of Cremona Gerard of Cremona (Latin: ''Gerardus Cremonensis''; c. 1114 – 1187) was an Italians, Italian translator of scientific books from Arabic into Latin. He worked in Toledo, Spain, Toledo, Kingdom of Castile and obtained the Arabic books in the libr ...

(1114–1187), Italian translator of scientific Arabic works *

Gerard De Geer Baron Gerard Jacob De Geer (20 November 1858 – 24 July 1943) was a Swedish geologist who made significant contributions to Quaternary geology, particularly geomorphology and geochronology. De Geer is best known for his work on varves. In 1890 ...

(1858–1943), Swedish geologist * Gerard Heymans (1857–1930), Dutch philosopher and psychologist * Gerard Hendrik Hofstede (1928–2020), Dutch social psychologist *

Gerard 't Hooft Gerardus "Gerard" 't Hooft (; born July 5, 1946) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and professor at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his thesis advisor Martinus J. G. Veltman "for elucidating t ...

(born 1946), Dutch theoretical physicist * Gerard de Jode (1509–1591), Dutch cartographer, engraver and publisher *

Gerard Krefft Johann Ludwig (Louis) Gerard Krefft (17 February 1830 – 18 February 1881), was an Australian artist, draughtsman, scientist, and natural historian who served as the curator of the Australian Museum for 13 years (1861–1874). He was one of A ...

(1830–1881), Australian zoologist * Gerard de Kremer (1512–1594), Flemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer *

Gerard Kuiper Gerard Peter Kuiper ( ; born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper, ; 7 December 1905 – 23 December 1973) was a Dutch-American astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor. The Kuiper belt is named after him. Kuiper is consi ...

(1905–1973), Dutch–American astronomer *

Gerard Labuda Gerard Labuda (; 28 December 1916 – 1 October 2010) was a Polish historian whose main fields of interest were the Middle Ages and the Western Slavs. He was born in Kashubia. He lived and died in Poznań, Poland. Life Labuda was born in N ...

(1916–2010), Polish historian * Gerard van der Leeuw (1890–1950), Dutch historian and philosopher of religion * Gerard Luttikhuizen (born 1940), Dutch scholar of religion and early Christianity *

Gerard K. O'Neill Gerard Kitchen O'Neill (February 6, 1927 – April 27, 1992) was an American physicist and space activist. As a faculty member of Princeton University, he invented a device called the particle storage ring for high-energy physics experiments. ...

(1927–1992), American physicist and space activist *

Gerard Salton Gerard A. "Gerry" Salton (8 March 1927 – 28 August 1995) was a professor of computer science at Cornell University. Salton was perhaps the leading computer scientist working in the field of information retrieval during his time, and "the father ...

(1927–1995), German–born American computer scientist *

Gerard van Swieten Gerard van Swieten (7 May 1700 – 18 June 1772) was a Dutch physician who from 1745 was the personal physician of the Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and transformed the Austrian health service and medical university education. He was the f ...

(1700–1772), Dutch–Austrian physician

Arts

Music

Gerard Joling Gerard Jan Joling (born 29 April 1960) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Known for his high tenor voice, he rose to fame in the late 1980s and released a string of singles including "Ticket to the Tropics" and "Love Is in Your Eyes". H ...

(born 1960), Dutch pop singer * Gerard Mortier (1943–2014), Belgian opera director and administrator * Gerard Nolan (1946–1992), American rock drummer *

Gerard Schwarz Gerard Schwarz (born August 19, 1947), also known as Gerry Schwarz or Jerry Schwarz, is an American symphony conductor and trumpeter. As of 2019, Schwarz serves as the Artistic and Music Director of Palm Beach Symphony and the Director of Orc ...

(born 1947), American conductor *

Gerard Way Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and comic book writer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the Rock music, rock band My Chemical Romance. He released his debut solo album, ''Hesitan ...

(born 1977), American singer-songwriter and comic book writer

Theater and film

Gerard Montgomery Bluefeather Gerard Montgomery Blue (January 11, 1887 – February 18, 1963) was an American film actor who began his career as a romantic lead in the silent era; and for decades after the advent of sound, he continued to perform as a supporting player ...

(1887–1963), American movie actor known as "Monte Blue" *

Gerard Butler Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as '' Mrs Brown'' (1997), the James Bond film ''Tomorrow Never ...

(born 1969), Scottish actor *

Gerard Damiano Gerardo Rocco "Gerard" Damiano (August 4, 1928 – October 25, 2008) was an American director of adult films. Damiano wrote and directed the 1972 pornographic film '' Deep Throat,'' which starred Linda Lovelace. He also directed '' The Devil ...

(1928–2008), American director of adult films *

Gerard Depardieu Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this cas ...

(born 1948), French actor, filmmaker, and vineyard owner *

Gerard Kennedy (actor) Gerard Kennedy (8 March 1932 – 21 April 2025) was an Australian double Gold Logie award-winning actor. Kennedy started his career in theatre, before going on to appear in early television series, primarily with Crawford Productions, with se ...

(1932–2025), Australian actor * Gerard Marenghi (1920–2018), American actor *

Gerard McCarthy Gerard McCarthy (born 31 March 1981) is an actor from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Biography McCarthy was born in Belfast and attended St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast, St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School. They ca ...

(born 1981), Northern Irish actor *

Gerard McSorley Gerard McSorley (Irish: Gearóid Mac Somhairle; born 1 January 1950) is an Irish theatre, television and film actor. Early life He was born in the County Tyrone town of Omagh and, after attending a Christian Brothers school in his hometown, ...

(born 1950), Irish actor * Gerard Murphy (Irish actor) (1948–2013), Northern Irish actor * Gerard Kenneth Tierney (1924–1985), American TV and western actor known as Scott Brady

Visual arts

* Gerard Bilders (1838–1865), Dutch painter and art collector *

Gerard ter Borch Gerard ter Borch (; December 1617 – 8 December 1681), also known as Gerard Terburg (), was a Dutch Golden Age painter mainly of genre subjects. He influenced his fellow Dutch painters Gabriel Metsu, Gerrit Dou, Eglon van der Neer and Johan ...

(1617–1681), Dutch painter *

Gerard David Gerard David ( – 13 August 1523) was an Early Netherlandish painter and manuscript illuminator known for his brilliant use of color. Only a bare outline of his life survives, although some facts are known. He may have been the Meester ghera ...

(1460–1523), Dutch painter *

Gerard Dou Gerrit Dou (; 7 April 1613 – 9 February 1675), also known as Gerard Douw or Dow, was a Dutch Golden Age painting, Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders. He specialised in genre s ...

(1613–1675), Dutch genre painter * Gerard Douffet (1594–1660), Flemish painter * Gerard Edelinck (1640–1707), Flemish–born French engraver *

Gerard Hoet Gerard Hoet (; 22 August 1648 – 2 December 1733) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver. Biography Gerard Hoet trained with his father and brother who were glass painters, and Warnard van Rijsen, who lived in Zaltbommel, and who hi ...

(1648–1733), Dutch painter and engraver *

Gerard van Honthorst Gerard van Honthorst (Dutch: ''Gerrit van Honthorst''; 4 November 1592 – 27 April 1656) was a Dutch Golden Age painting, Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the nickn ...

(1592–1656), Dutch painter * Gerard Horenbout (c. 1465–c. 1541), Flemish miniaturist a.k.a. the Master of James IV of Scotland * Gerard Houckgeest (c. 1600–1661), Dutch architectural and church interior painter *

Gerard de Lairesse Gerard or Gérard (de) Lairesse (; 11 September 1641 – June 1711) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist. His broad range of skills included music, poetry, and theatre. De Lairesse was influenced by the Perugian Cesare Ripa and ...

(1641–1711), Dutch painter and art theorist * Gerard Moerdijk (1890–1958), South African architect * Gerard Thomas Rietveld (1888–1964), Dutch furniture designer and architect *

Gerard Seghers Gerard SeghersGerard Seghers
at the

(1591–1651), Flemish painter, art collector, and art dealer *

Gerard van Spaendonck Gerard van Spaendonck (22 March 1746 – 11 May 1822) was a Dutch Painting, painter. Life Gerard was born in Tilburg, an older brother of Cornelis van Spaendonck (1756–1840), who was also an accomplished artist. In the 1760s he studied with de ...

(1746–1822), Dutch floral painter

Writing

* Gerard F. Conway (born 1952), American writer of comic books and television shows *

Gerard Manley Hopkins Gerard Manley Hopkins (28 July 1844 – 8 June 1889) was an English poet and Society of Jesus, Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame places him among the leading English poets. His Prosody (linguistics), prosody – notably his concept of sprung ...

(1844–1889), British poet *

Gerard Malanga Gerard Joseph Malanga (born March 20, 1943) is an American poet, photographer, filmmaker, actor, curator and archivist. Malanga worked with pop artist Andy Warhol from 1963 to 1970. The New York Times referred to him as "Andy Warhol's most import ...

(born 1943), American poet, photographer, filmmaker, curator and archivist *

Gérard de Nerval Gérard de Nerval (; 22 May 1808 – 26 January 1855), the pen name of the French writer, poet, and translator Gérard Labrunie, was a French essayist, poet, translator, and travel writer. He was a major figure during the era of French romantici ...

(1808–1855), nom-de-plume of French writer, poet, and translator Gérard Labrunie *

Gerard Reve Gerard Kornelis van het Reve (14 December 1923 – 8 April 2006) was a Dutch writer. He started writing as Simon Gerard van het Reve and adopted the shorter Gerard Reve in 1973. Together with Willem Frederik Hermans and Harry Mulisch, he i ...

(1923–2006), Dutch writer * Gerard Soeteman (1936–2025), Dutch screenwriter and comics writer *

Gerard Walschap Jacob Lodewijk Gerard, Baron Walschap (9 July 1898 – 25 October 1989), was a Belgium, Belgian writer. Early life Walschap was born in Londerzeel-St. Jozef in 1898. He went to ''highschool'' at the ''Klein seminarie'' in Hoogstraten, and later ...

(1898–1989), Belgian writer

Business

* Gerard Adriaan Heineken (1841–1893), Dutch founder of Heineken beer * Gerard Kleisterlee (born 1946), Dutch business executive, CEO of Philips *

Gerard Philips Gerard Leonard Frederik Philips (9 October 1858 – 26 January 1942) was a Dutch industrialist and co-founder, with his father Frederik Philips, of Philips as a family business in 1891. In 1912, Gerard and his younger brother Anton Philips conv ...

(1858–1942), Dutch co–founder of "Philips" * Gerard Reynst (1560s–1615), Dutch merchant and Governor–General of the Dutch East Indies

Crime

* Gerard Conlon (1954–2014), wrongfully imprisoned Northern Irishman, subject of "In the Name of the Father," * Gerard John Schaefer (1946–1995), American serial killer * Gerard Mahon, part of a married Irish couple who with wife was murdered in Twinbrook, Belfast

Medieval rulers

* Gerard I of Paris (died 779), count of Paris * Gerard, Count of Auvergne (died 841), son of Pepin I * Gerhard I of Metz (c. 875–910), count of Metz *

Gerard, Duke of Lorraine Gerard ( 1030 – 14 April 1070), also known as Gerard the Wonderful, was a Lotharingian nobleman. He was the count of Metz and Châtenois from 1047 to 1048, when his brother Duke Adalbert resigned them to him upon his becoming the Duke of Upp ...

(c. 1030–1070), Lotharingian nobleman * Gerard Grenier (died c. 1170), Lord of Sidon, Kingdom of Jerusalem * Gerard I, Count of Guelders (c. 1060–1120) *

Gerard II, Count of Guelders Gerard II was Count of Guelders from March 1129 until his death on October 24, 1131. He was the son of Gerard I, Count of Guelders. Around 1116, Gerard married Ermgard of Zutphen, daughter of Otto II, Count of Zutphen and Judith of Arnstein.Lindeb ...

(died 1131) * Gerard, Count of Loon (died 1191) *

Gerard, Count of Rieneck Gerard (died 1216), Count of Rieneck, son of Gerard, Count of Loon, and Adelaide of Gelderland, daughter of Henry I, Count of Guelders Henry I, Count of Guelders (1117–1182) was Count of Guelders from 1131 until 1182. He was a son of Gerard II ...

(died 1216), son of Gerard, Count of Loon *

Gerard III, Count of Guelders Gerard III of Guelders (1185 – 22 October 1229) was the Count of Guelders and Zutphen from 1207 until his death in 1229. He was a son of Count Otto I of Guelders, and is sometimes called Gerard IV or Gerard V. Gerard married Margaretha of B ...

(1185–1229) *

Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg Gerhard III of Holstein-Rendsburg ( – 1 April 1340), sometimes called Gerhard the Great, and in Denmark also known as ''Count Gert'' or ''den kullede greve'' ("the bald count"), was a German prince from the Schauenburg family who ruled Ho ...

(died 1340)

Military

* Gerard Bucknall (1894–1980), British army general * Gerard Pietersz Hulft (1621–1656), Dutch general *

Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake (27 July 1744 – 20 February 1808) was a Kingdom of Great Britain, British general. He commanded British forces during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and later served as Commander-in-Chief, India, Commander-in-Chief o ...

(1744–1808), British general *

Gerard de Ridefort Gérard de Ridefort, also called Gerard de Ridefort (died 4 October 1189), was Grand Master of the Knights Templar from the end of 1184 and until his death in 1189. Early life Gerard de Ridefort is thought probably to have been of Flemish ori ...

(died 1189), Flemish Grand Master of the Knights Templar

Politics

* Gerard Adams (born 1948), Irish politician, leader of the Sinn Feín party *

Gerard Batliner Gerard Batliner (9 December 1928 – 25 June 2008) was a lawyer and politician from Liechtenstein who served as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1962 to 1970. He later served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1974 to 1982 and as the ...

(1928–2008), Prime Minister of Liechtenstein *

Gerard Batten Gerard Joseph Batten (born 27 March 1954) is a British politician who served as the Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2018 to 2019. He was a founding member of the party in 1993, and served as a Member of the European Parliament ( ...

(born 1954), English UKIP politician *

Gerard Anthony Brownlee Gerard Anthony Brownlee (born 4 February 1956) is a New Zealand politician and the 32nd speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He was first elected as a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Ilam in 1996, represe ...

(born 1956), New Zealand government minister *

Gerard Collier, 5th Baron Monkswell Gerard Collier, 5th Baron Monkswell (28 January 1947 – 12 July 2020) was a British hereditary peer. Life He was educated at Portsmouth University (BSc Mechanical Eng, 1971) and Thames Valley University. He succeeded to the title Baron Mo ...

(1947–2020), British politician * Gerard Cooreman (1852–1926), Belgian Prime Minister * Gerard MacBryan (1902–1953), British civil servant and private secretary * Gerard Wijeyekoon (1878–1952), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician, first President of the

Senate of Ceylon The Senate was the upper chamber of the Parliament of Ceylon, parliament of Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1947 by the Soulbury Commission. The Senate was appointed and indirectly elected rather than directly elected. It ...

Religion

* Gerard, Abbot of Brogne (c. 895–959), Belgian abbot and saint *

Gerard of Toul Gerard (; German ''Gerhard''; c. 935 – 23 April 994) was a German prelate who served as the Bishop of Toul from 963 until his death. His entrance into the priesthood came about due to his mother being struck dead in a lightning strike which he ...

(935–994), German bishop and saint *

Gerard of Csanád Gerard or Gerard Sagredo (; ; ; 23 April 977/1000 – 24 September 1046) was the first bishop of Csanád in the Kingdom of Hungary from around 1030 to his death. Most information about his life was preserved in his legends which contain most c ...

(died 1046), Hungarian bishop and saint, a.k.a. ''Gerard Sagredo'' * Gerard of Florennes (c. 975–1051), Bishop of Cambrai * Gerard of Burgundy (died 1061), known as Pope Nicholas II *

Gerard (archbishop of York) Gerard (died 21 May 1108) was Archbishop of York between 1100 and 1108 and Lord Chancellor of England from 1085 until 1092. A Norman, he was a member of the cathedral clergy at Rouen before becoming a royal clerk under King William I of Engl ...

(died 1108), English archbishop *

Blessed Gerard Blessed Gerardo Sasso ( – 3 September 1120), was an Italian lay brother in the Benedictine Order who was appointed as rector of the hospice in Jerusalem at Muristan in 1080. In the wake of the success of the First Crusade in 1099, he becam ...

(c. 1040–1120), Benedictine founder of the Knights Hospitaller *

Gerard Segarelli Gerard'' or ''Gherardo'' or ''Gherardino'' ''Segarelli'' or ''Segalelli (around 1240 – July 18, 1300) was the founder of the Apostolic Brethren (in Latin ''Apostolici''). He was burned at the stake in 1300. Sources In the 1280s, Salimbene ...

(c. 1240–1309), Italian founder of the Apostolic Brethren * Gérard de Dainville (died 1378), Bishop of Cambrai *

Gerard Groote Gerard Groote (October 1340 – 20 August 1384), otherwise ''Gerrit'' or ''Gerhard Groet'', in Latin ''Gerardus Magnus'', was a Dutch Catholic deacon, who was a popular preacher and the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. He was a key fig ...

(1340–1384), Dutch founder of the Brethren of the Common Life * Gerard van Groesbeeck (1517–1580), Flemish bishop and cardinal *

Gerard Majella Gerard Majella (; 6 April 1726 – 16 October 1755) was an Italian lay brother of the Congregation of the Redeemer, better known as the Redemptorists, who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. His intercession is for children, unbor ...

(1726–1755), Italian lay brother and saint * Gerard de Korte (born 1955), Dutch Roman Catholic bishop

Sports

* Gerard Cieślik (1927–2013), Polish football striker *

Gerard Deulofeu Gerard Deulofeu Lázaro (; born 13 March 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger. He plays for the Catalonia national team. He started his career with Barcelona, first appearing with the first team at the ...

(born 1994), Spanish football forward *

Gerard Kemkers Gerard Kemkers (born 8 March 1967) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres. Kemkers retired from internati ...

(born 1967), Dutch speed skater and skating coach * Gerard Friedrich Knetemann (1951–2004), Dutch racing cyclist *

Gerard López Gerard López Segú (; born 12 March 1979), usually known as just Gerard, is a Spanish former professional footballer, currently manager of the Catalonia national team. An all-around midfielder, he was known for precision passes and ball contro ...

(born 1979), Spanish football midfielder * Gerard Moreno (born 1992), Spanish football striker *

Gerard Nijboer Gerhardus Marinus Maria Nijboer (; born 18 August 1955) is a Dutch former long-distance runner. Nijboer competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 (Moscow, Soviet Union), when he won the silver medal in the marathon. He beca ...

(born 1955), Dutch long–distance runner *

Gerard Piqué Gerard Piqué Bernabeu (born 2 February 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is considered to be one of the best defenders of his generation. Initially a talented student athlete at Barcelona's La ...

(born 1987), Spanish football defender * Gerard Plessers (born 1959), Belgian football defender * Gerard de Rooy (born 1980), Dutch truck racer *

Gerard van Velde Gerard Pieter Hendrik van Velde (born 30 November 1971) is a Dutch retired long track speed skating, speed skater who specialised in sprinting. He won an Olympic gold medal in 2002. Biography Van Velde was considered the best Dutch sprinter dur ...

(born 1971), Dutch speed skater and skating coach

Last name

* Alexander Gerard (1728–1795), Scottish church minister and academic * Alexander Gerard (explorer) (1792–1839), Scottish army officer and Himalayan explorer * A. E. Gerard (1877–1950), Alfred Edward Gerard, founder of several South Australian electrical businesses * Alphonso Gerard (1916–2002), Negro league baseball player * Darren Gerard (born 1984), English cricketer *

Dorothea Gerard Dorothea Mary Stanislaus Gerard (Mme Longard de Longgarde, 9 August 1855 – 29 September 1915) was a Scottish-born novelist and romance-writer who often wrote about controversial and unconventional subjects and "whose general conservatism co- ...

(1855–1915), Scottish novelist *

Eddie Gerard Edward George Gerard (February22, 1890August7, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, and manager. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he played for 10 seasons for his hometown Ottawa Senators. He spent the first three years of his p ...

(1890–1937), Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach *

Emily Gerard Emily Gerard (7 May 1849 – 11 January 1905), later Emily Laszowska, was a 19th-century Scottish author best known for the influence her collections of Transylvanian folklore had on Bram Stoker's 1897 novel ''Dracula''. Life Early life E ...

(1849–1905), Scottish author *

Étienne Maurice Gérard Étienne Maurice Gérard, 1st Comte Gérard (; 4 April 177317 April 1852) was a French general and statesman. He served under a succession of French governments including the ''ancien regime'' monarchy, the Revolutionary governments, the Restor ...

(1773–1852), French general and politician *

Geoff Gerard Geoff Gerard (born 10 July 1955) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. An Australia international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played his club football ...

(born 1955), Australian rugby league player *

Geoff Gerard (politician) Richard Geoffrey Gerard (4 October 1904 – 26 September 1997) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, and a cabinet minister. Biography Gerard was born in Christchurch on 6 October 1904. He received his education at Ch ...

(1904–1997), New Zealand politician *

Gil Gerard Gil Gerard (born January 23, 1943) is an American actor, whose roles include Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the 1979–81 television series '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''. Early life Gerard was born January 23, 1943, in Little Rock, Arka ...

(born 1943), American actor *

Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill (23 October 1587 – 6 January 1670) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1660. He was a supporter of the ...

(1587–1670), English politician * Gilbert Gerard (judge) (died 1593), English lawyer and judge * Gilbert Gerard (theological writer) (1760–1815), Scottish writer * Jack N. Gerard (born 1957), leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

Jacques Gérard Adjutant Jacques Gérard (1890-1918) was a French World War I flying ace. He was credited with eight confirmed aerial victories before dying while battling to liberate his homeland. Early life Jacques Gérard was born in Paris, France, on 26 Octo ...

, French World War I

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviation, military aviator credited with shooting down a certain minimum number of enemy aircraft during aerial combat; the exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ...

James W. Gerard James Watson Gerard III (August 25, 1867 – September 6, 1951) was a United States lawyer, diplomat, and justice of the New York Supreme Court. Early life Gerard was born in Geneseo, New York. His father, James Watson Gerard Jr., was a law ...

(1867–1951), American lawyer and diplomat * Jim Gerard (born 1936), New Zealand politician *

John Gerard John Gerard (also John Gerarde, 1545–1612) was an English herbalist with a large garden in Holborn, now part of London. His 1,484-page illustrated ''Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes'', first published in 1597, became a popular garde ...

(1545–1612), English botanist *

John Gerard (Jesuit) John Gerard (4 October 1564 – 27 July 1637) was a Catholic priest, priest of the Society of Jesus who operated a secret ministry of the underground Catholic Church in England during the Elizabethan era. He was born into the English nobil ...

(died 1637) *

Leo Gerard Leo W. Gerard (born 1947) is a retired steelworker and Canada, Canadian and United States, American trade union, labour leader. He was elected president of the United Steelworkers (USW) in 2001, becoming the second Canadian to head the union. He ...

(born 1947), Canadian labour union leader * Ralph W. Gerard (1900–1974), American neurophysiologist *

Red Gerard Redmond "Red" Gerard (born June 29, 2000) is an American snowboarder and a spokesperson for the Toyota Motor Corporation. Career Gerard placed first overall for slopestyle in the 2016–17 FIS Snowboard World Cup, with a third place finish ...

(born 2000), American snowboarder *

Richard Gerard of Hilderstone Richard Gerard of Hilderstone, Staffordshire (born about 1635; died 11 March 1680 (O.S.)) was a victim of the Popish Plot of the reign of Charles II of England. He was a Roman Catholic recusant landowner in Staffordshire, and came forward as a wi ...

(1635–1680), English landowner * Robert Gerard (born 1944) South Australian electrical merchant and manufacturer *

Sumner Gerard Sumner Gerard Jr. (July 15, 1916 – February 24, 2005) was an American businessman, politician, and diplomat. Born in New York to a prominent family, Gerard attended Groton School and Trinity College, Cambridge. After serving in the army, navy ...

(1916–2005), American businessman, Montana politician, and US Ambassador to Jamaica

Fictional characters

*Prince Gerard Himerce, the main hero of Gaiapolis *

Brigadier Gerard Brigadier Gerard is the hero of a series of 17 historical short stories, a play, and a major character in a novel by the British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. Brigadier Etienne Gerard is a Hussar officer in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars ...

in the novel ''Uncle Bernac'' and the short story anthologies ''The Adventures of Gerard'' and "The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard'', by

Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Hol ...

Joe Gerard Joe Gerard, played by actor David Groh, is a fictional character on the television sitcom '' Rhoda'', a spin-off of ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. Rhoda's Husband While on vacation in New York City New York, often called New York City ( ...

, husband of the title character in the 1970s television series ''Rhoda'' *Philip Gerard, pursuer of the title character in the television series '' The Fugitive'' *Samuel Gerard, in the films '' The Fugitive'' and '' U.S. Marshals'' * Gerard DuGalle, in the video game ''StarCraft: Brood War'' * Gerard Duval, in the 1929 novel ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' by

Erich Maria Remarque Erich Maria Remarque (; ; born Erich Paul Remark; 22 June 1898 – 25 September 1970) was a German novelist. His landmark novel '' All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1928), based on his experience in the Imperial German Army during World War ...

*Gérard, in the ''

Chronicles of Amber ''The Chronicles of Amber'' is a series of fantasy novels by American writer Roger Zelazny. The novel series, main series consists of two story arcs, each five novels in length. Additionally, there are a number of Amber short story, short stor ...

'' novel series by

Roger Zelazny Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American fantasy and science fiction writer known for his short stories and novels, best known for '' The Chronicles of Amber''. He won the Nebula Award three times (out of 14 nominatio ...

*Gerard Argent, a

werewolf In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (from Ancient Greek ), is an individual who can shapeshifting, shapeshift into a wolf, or especially in modern film, a Shapeshifting, therianthropic Hybrid beasts in folklore, hybrid wol ...

hunter Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/tusks, ...

and antagonist in

MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...

's cult television show ''

Teen Wolf ''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed when he discover ...

''. *Marcel Gerard, a

vampire A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead humanoid creatures that often visited loved ones and c ...

and ruler of the

New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...

supernatural community in

The CW The CW Network, LLC (commonly referred to as The CW or simply CW) is an American commercial broadcast television network which is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75% ownership interest. The network's name is derived from the firs ...

network's television series '' The Originals''. * Gerard Valkyrie is a Quincy and a member of the Wandenreich's Sternritter with the designation "M" - The Miracle from the

Bleach manga ''Bleach'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. It follows the adventures of a teenaged Ichigo Kurosaki, who obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper—a ''death personification'' similar to ...

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