Gérard ( French: ) is a French masculine

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and

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of Germanic 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'). The English cognate of Gérard is

Gerard Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other Germanic name, early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful ...

As a given name

* Gérard Adanhoumé (born 1986), Beninese footballer *

Gérard Araud Gérard Araud (born 20 February 1953) is a retired French diplomat who served as Ambassador of France to the United States from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as Director General for Political and Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreig ...

(born 1953), Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations * Gérard Asselin (1950–2013), Canadian politician *

Gérard Audran Gérard Audran (or Girard Audran) (2 August 164026 July 1703), was a French engraver of the Audran family, the third son of Claude Audran the Elder, Claude Audran. Life He was born in Lyon and was taught the first principles of design and engrav ...

(1640-1703), French engraver * Gérard Bailly (born 1940), French politician * Gérard Balanche (born 1968), Swiss ski jumper and Olympian * Gérard Banide (born 1936), French football coach * Gérard Bapt (born 1946), French politician *

Gérard Barray Gérard Barray (2 November 1931 – 15 February 2024) was a French actor. Early life and education Gérard Barray was born in Toulouse on 2 November 1931. His parents split up quickly and his mother, who came from Montauban, decided to return t ...

(1931–2024), French film and television actor * Gérard Barreaux (1948–2010), French accordionist, composer and actor *

Gerard Béhague Gerard Henri Luc Béhague (November 2, 1937 – June 13, 2005) was an eminent Franco-American ethnomusicologist and professor of Latin American music. His specialty was the music of Brazil and the Andean countries and the influence of West Afr ...

(1937–2005), French-born American ethnomusicologist and professor of Latin American music * Gérard Bélanger (born 1940), Canadian economist and educator *

Gérard Berliner Gérard Berliner (1956–2010) was a French actor and composer. References 1956 births 2010 deaths French male composers Male actors from Paris Composers from Paris Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery 20th-century French male singers< ...

(1956–2010), French actor and composer * Gérard Berry (born 1948), French computer scientist *

Gérard Bessette Gérard Bessette (25 February 1920 – 21 February 2005) was a Canadian writer and educator. Bessette was born in Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois, Quebec, and grew up in Montreal. He attended the Collège Saint-Ignace. He continued his studies at th ...

(1920–2005), Canadian author and educator *

Gérard Bessière Gérard Bessière (; 27 January 1928 – 8 December 2024) was a French diarist, poet, priest of the Diocese of Cahors, onetime national chaplain for the teaching staff of university parish, journalist of the weekly magazine '' La Vie'', and aut ...

(1928–2024), French author and priest *

Gérard Biguet Gérard Biguet (born 16 June 1946 in Jarny) is a retired French football referee, who refereed one match at the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship: CIS versus Germany.UEFA"USSR 1-1 Germany" 12 June 1992. Retrieved on 27 May 2013. He i ...

(born 1946), French football referee *

Gérard Binet Gérard Binet (born November 11, 1955) is a politician from the Canadian province of Quebec. He was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Frontenac—Mégantic. Born in Thetford Mines, Quebec, he was a businessman and draftsma ...

(born 1955), Canadian politician *

Gérard Bitsindou Gérard Bitsindou (15 November 1941 – 26 August 2012Parfait Wilfried Douniama, "Disparition : dernier hommage de la République à Gérard Bitsindou", ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 6 September 2012 .) was a Congolese political figure who ...

(1941–2012), Republic of the Congo politician and judge *

Gérard Blain Gérard Blain (23 October 1930 – 17 December 2000) was a French actor and film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while gui ...

(1930-2000), French actor and film director *

Gérard Blanc Gérard Blanc (8 December 1947 – 24 January 2009) was a French singer, guitarist and actor. Life and career He began to sing in the 1970s with the band Martin Circus. Then in the 1980s, he participated in the production of Princess Stephanie ...

(1947– 2009), French pop singer and guitarist * Gérard Blitz (1912–1990), Belgian water polo player, Yogi and entrepreneur * Gérard Blitz (1901–1979), Belgian Olympic swimmer and water polo player *

Gérard Bonnevie Gérard Bonnevie (born 20 February 1952 in Val-d'Isère Val-d'Isère (, literally ''Valley of Isère (river), Isère'') is a Communes of France, commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie Departments of France, department (Auvergne-Rhône- ...

(born 1952), French alpine skier and Olympian * Gérard Bouchard (born 1943), Canadian historian, sociologist and writer * Gérard Bougrier (born 1944), French civil servant * Gérard Boulanger (1948–2018), French politician, lawyer and human rights activist *

Gérard Brach Gérard Brach (23 July 1927 – 9 September 2006) was a French screenwriter best known for his collaborations with the film directors Roman Polanski and Jean-Jacques Annaud. He directed two movies: ''La Maison'' and ''The Boat on the Grass, Le B ...

(1927–2006), French screenwriter * Gérard Brachet (born 1944) French aerospace engineer * Gérard Brosselin (1870–1905), French tennis player *

Gérard Bruchési Gérard Bruchési (born March 30, 1931) is a former Canadian politician and insurance broker. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party in the 1958 election to represent the riding of ...

(born 1931), Canadian politician and insurance broker * Gérard Buquet (born 1954), French conductor and composer *

Gérard Buscher Gérard Buscher (born 5 November 1960) is a French association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use the ...

(born 1960), French football player and manager *

Gérard Calvet Dom Gérard Calvet (18 November 1927 – 28 February 2008) was a French Catholic abbot and founder of the Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux Monastery, Sainte Madeleine du Barroux abbey in Le Barroux, France. He was considered to be an important figure i ...

(1927–2008), French Roman Catholic abbot * Gérard Calvi (1922–2015), French composer * Gérard d'Aboville (born 1945) French rower, first man to row across two oceans solo *

Gérard Thibault d'Anvers Gérard (or Girard) Thibault of Antwerp (ca. 1574–1627) was a fencing master and writer of the 1628 rapier manual ''Academie de l'Espée''. Thibault was from the Spanish Netherlands, Southern Netherlands which is today Belgium. His manual is o ...

(c.1574–1627), Dutch fencing master and author * Gérard de Balorre (1899–1974), French equestrian and Olympian *

Gérard of Brogne Saint Gérard (in Walloon language, Walloon Sint-Djuråd) (c. 895 – October 3, 959) founded Brogne Abbey and reformed eighteen others according to the Benedictine Rule. Life Gérard was born at Staves (Namur (province), Namur). His father was S ...

(c.895–959), Belgian Roman Catholic abbot * Gérard Le Cam (born 1954), French politician * Gérard Caron (1916-1986), Canadian organist and pianist * Gérard Caron (1938–2020), French advertiser and designer * Gérard Caussé (born 1948), French violist * Gérard Cauvin (died 1531), French father of the Protestant Reformer John Calvin * Gérard César (1934–2024), French politician *

Gérard Chaliand Gérard Chaliand (born 1934) is a French expert in geopolitics who has published widely on irregular warfare and military strategy. Chaliand's analyses of insurgencies in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, mostly based on his fi ...

(born 1934), French expert in armed-conflict studies and international and strategic relations * Gérard Chapdelaine (1935–1994), Canadian politician and lawyer *

Gérard Charasse Gérard Charasse (26 March 1944 – 18 June 2023) was a French politician who a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Allier's 4th constituency (from 1997 to 2012). Then major boundary changes in 2011 reduced Allier's parl ...

(1944–2023), French politician *

Gérard Cherpion Gérard Cherpion (; born 15 March 1948) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Vosges's 2nd constituency, and is a member of the Republicans. On 24 February 2022, he announced he would stand down at the 2022 Fren ...

(born 1948), French politician * Gérard Cholley (born 1945), French international rugby union player * Gérard Cochet (1888–1969), French illustrator *

Gérard Collomb Gérard Collomb OQ (; 20 June 1947 – 25 November 2023) was a French politician who served as Mayor of Lyon from 2001 to 2017 and again from 2018 until 2020. He joined La République En Marche! (LREM) in 2017, when he left the Socialist Party ...

(1947–2023), French politician, Mayor of Lyon * Gérard Cooreman (1852–1926), Belgian politician *

Gérard Corbiau Gérard Corbiau (; born 19 September 1941) is a Belgian film director. Corbiau was born in Brussels, Belgium. He is best known for his costume dramas about music, '' Le maître de musique'' (1988), ''Farinelli'' (1994) and '' Le roi danse'' (20 ...

(born 1941), Belgian film director * Gérard de Cortanze (born 1948), French writer, essayist, translator and literary critic * Gérard Coste (born 1939), French painter and diplomat * Gérard Côté (1913–1993), Canadian marathon runner *

Gérard de Courcelles Smaragd Marie Charles Henry Jullien "Gérard" de Courcelles (21 May 1889, Paris - 2 July 1927, Paris) was a French racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the French Lorraine-Dietrich automobile company, along with teammate André Rossig ...

(1889–1927), French racing driver * Gérard Cournoyer (1912–1973), Canadian politician and lawyer * Gérard Crombac (1929–2005), Swiss auto-racing journalist * Gérard Dagon (1936-2011), French evangelical Protestant pastor, teacher, author, publisher anti-cult activist *

Gérard Darmon Gérard Darmon (, ; born 29 February 1948) is a French-Moroccan actor and singer. He has been nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, for his roles in '' Betty Blue'' (1987) and '' Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' ( ...

(born 1948), French actor and singer *

Gérard Darrieu Gérard Darrieu (1925–2004) was a French actor. Selected filmography *1950: '' Three Telegrams'' (directed by Henri Decoin) - Jeune dragueur *1951: ''Juliette, or Key of Dreams'' - Un prisonnier (uncredited) *1951: ''Nightclub'' - Le groom * ...

(1925–2004), French actor * Gérard Daucourt (born 1941), Swiss Catholic Bishop *

Gérard Debreu Gérard Debreu (; 4 July 1921 – 31 December 2004) was a French-born economist and mathematician. Best known as a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he began work in 1962, he won the 1983 Nobel Memorial Prize ...

(1921–2004), French economist and mathematician * Gérard Delbeke (1903-1977), Belgian footballer *

Gérard Deltell Gérard Deltell (born August 8, 1964) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Louis-Saint-Laurent since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, Deltell was Opposition House Leader from 2020 to 2022 und ...

(born 1964), Canadian politician *

Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor. An icon of French cinema, considered a world star in the same way as Alain Delon or Brigitte Bardot, he has completed over 250 films since 1967, most of which as ...

(born 1948), French-born Russian actor and film-maker * Gérard Deprez (born 1943), Belgian politician * Gérard Dériot (born 1944), French politician *

Gérard Desargues Girard Desargues (; 21 February 1591September 1661) was a French mathematician and engineer, who is considered one of the founders of projective geometry. Desargues' theorem, the Desargues graph, and the crater Desargues on the Moon are named in ...

(1591-1661), French mathematician and engineer *

Gérard Deschamps Gérard Deschamps (born 1937) is a French contemporary artist associated with the Nouveau réalisme movement. Career Deschamps was born in Lyon, France. His first exhibition took place in 1955 at the Gallery Fachetti in Paris. At this time he ...

(born 1937), French contemporary artist *

Gérard Paul Deshayes Gérard Paul Deshayes (; 13 May 1795 – 9 June 1875) was a French geologist and conchologist. Career He was born in Nancy, his father at that time being professor of experimental physics in the École Centrale of the département Meurthe He ...

(1795– 1875), French geologist and conchologist * Gérard Desrosiers (1919–2016), Canadian physician and founder of the first regional library in Quebec * Gérard Devos (1903-1972), Belgian footballer *

Gérard Diffloth Gérard Diffloth (13 February 1939 – 14 August 2023) was a French linguist known as a leading specialist in the Austroasiatic languages. As a linguistics professor, he was employed at the University of Chicago and Cornell University. He receiv ...

(born 1939), French linguist * Gérard Dionne (1919–2020), Canadian Roman Catholic Bishop * Gérard Ducarouge (1941–2015), French Formula One race car designer * Gérard Dufresne (1918–2013), Canadian politician and a military officer * Gérard Duquet (1909-1986), Canadian politician * Gérard Edelinck (1640–1707), Flemish-born French copper-plate engraver and print publisher * Gérard Encausse (1865-1916), Spanish-born French physician, hypnotist, popularizer of occultism, founder of the modern Martinist Order *

Gérard Errera Gérard Paul Errera (born 30 October 1943) is a French diplomat and serves as an advisor to a number of American, Chinese and French international firms. Early life and education Gérard Errera comes from a Jewish family, and was born in ...

(born 1943), French diplomat *

Gérard Farison Gérard Farison (15 March 1944 – 8 September 2021) was a French professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footbal ...

(1944–2021), French footballer * Gérard Feldzer (born 1944), French aviator and consultant and aerospace engineer * Gérard Fenouil (born 1945), French track and field athlete and Olympian * Gérard Férey (1941–2017), French chemist and teacher * Gérard Filion (1909–2005), Canadian businessman and journalist * Gérard Fombrun (born 1931), Haitian sculptor *

Gérard La Forest Gérard Vincent La Forest (April 1, 1926 – June 12, 2025) was a Canadian judge who was a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. He served in that capacity from January 16, 1985 to September 30, 1997. He was later counsel at the law f ...

(1926–2025), Canadian member of the Supreme Court of Canada and lawyer * Gérard Fromanger (1939–2021), French artist *

Gérard Fussman Gérard Fussman (17 May 1940 – 14 May 2022) was a French indologist who was a professor at the Collège de France. Fussman was born in Lens, Pas-de-Calais on 17 May 1940. He died in Strasbourg Strasbourg ( , ; ; ) is the Prefectures in ...

(1940–2022) French indologist * Gérard Gagnon (fl. 1970s), Canadian priest and translator * Gérard Garitte (1914–1992), Belgian scientist and historian *

Gérard Garouste Gérard Garouste (born 10 March 1946) is a French Contemporary art, contemporary artist having the primary field of work as visual and performative domain. Since 1979, he has lived and worked in Marcilly-sur-Eure in Normandy, where he founded an ...

(born 1946), French painter, illustrator, and decorator * Gérard Gasiorowski (1930—1986), French photographer, painter, and fictive artist * Gérard Gaudron (born 1949), French politician * Gérard Gauthier (born 1948), Canadian hockey player * Gérard Geisbusch (born 1988), Luxembourger footballer *

Gérard Genette Gérard Genette (; 7 June 1930 – 11 May 2018) was a French literary theorist, associated in particular with the structuralist movement and with figures such as Roland Barthes and Claude Lévi-Strauss, from whom he adapted the concept of ''b ...

(1930–2018), French literary theorist *

Gérard Gili Gérard Gili (born 7 August 1952) is a French Association football, football manager and former player. Gili's highest profile appointment was as manager of Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast. He was named as the Ivorians' head coac ...

(born 1952), French football manager * Gérard Girouard (1933–2017), Canadian politician * Gérard Gnanhouan (born 1979), Ivorian footballer * Gérard Granel (1930– 2000), French philosopher and translator * Gérard Grenier (????-c. 1165 and 1171), French Christian Crusader *

Gérard Grisey Gérard Henri Grisey (; ; 17 June 1946 – 11 November 1998) was a twentieth-century French composer of contemporary classical music. His work is often associated with the Spectralist Movement in music, of which he was a major pioneer. Biograp ...

(1946–1998), French composer * Gérard Gropaiz (1943–2012), French swimmer and Olympian * Gérard Guillaumaud (1961–2006), French Air Force test pilot * Gérard Hallet (born 1946), French footballer * Gérard Hamel (born 1945), French politician * Gérard Hausser (born 1941), French footballer * Gérard Hekking (1879—1942), French cellist *

Gérard Hernandez Julio Gerardo "Gérard" Hernandez (born 20 January 1933) is a Spanish-French actor. Biography Hernandez was born in Valladolid, Spain and was naturalized French only in 1975. He is mostly famous for his mustache and for having voiced several ...

(born 1933), Spanish-born French film, television and voice actor * Gérard Hérold (1935–1993), French actor * Gérard Hoarau (1950–1985), Seychellois politician * Gérard Holtz (born 1946), French sports journalist *

Gérard Houllier Gérard Paul Francis Houllier (; 3 September 194714 December 2020) was a French professional football manager and player. Clubs he managed include Paris Saint-Germain, Lens and Liverpool, where he won the FA Cup, League Cup, FA Charity Shield, ...

(1947–2020), French football manager *

Gérard Huet Gérard Pierre Huet (; born 7 July 1947) is a French computer scientist, linguist and mathematician. He is senior research director at INRIA and mostly known for his major and seminal contributions to type theory, programming language theory and ...

(born 1947), French computer scientist * Gérard Jaffrès (born 1956), French singer, writer and performer * Gérard Janvion (born 1953), French footballer *

Gérard Jarry Gérard Jarry (Châtellerault, 6 June 1936 – Saint-Eliph, 18 January 2004) was a French classical violinist. In June 1951, he won the "Premier Grand Prix" at the Concours-Long-Thibaud, at the age of 15. In 1959, he founded the String Trio Fr ...

(1936–2004), French violinist *

Gérard Jean-Juste Gérard Jean-Juste (7 February 1946 – 27 May 2009) was a Haitian Catholic priest who served as rector of Saint Claire's Church for the Poor in Port-au-Prince. He was also a liberation theologian and a supporter of the Fanmi Lavalas political ...

(1946–2009), Haitian Roman Catholic priest and rector * Gérard Joseph (born 1949), Haitian footballer *

Gérard Jugnot Gérard Jugnot (; born 4 May 1951) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy ''troupe'' Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian C ...

(born 1951), French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer * Gérard Klein (born 1937), French science fiction writer * Gérard Kobéané (born 1988), Burkinabe sprinter and Olympian *

Gérard Krawczyk Gérard Krawczyk (17 May 1953, Paris) is a French film director. He is of Polish people, Polish descent (his grandparents were from Częstochowa). Filmography Director * ''Homicide by Night'' (1984 in film, 1984) * ''Je hais les acteurs'' (a.k.a ...

(born 1953), French film director * Gérard Labrune (born 1943), French syndicalist *

Gérard de Lally-Tollendal Trophime-Gérard, marquis de Lally-Tollendal (5 March 175111 March 1830) was a French politician and philanthropist. Born in Paris into an old aristocratic family, he was the legitimized son of Thomas Arthur de Lally, who served as viceroy i ...

(1751–1830), French politician * Gérard Lamy (1919–2016), Canadian politician * Gérard Landry (1914–1989), Argentine actor *

Gérard Lanvin Gérard Lanvin (; born 21 June 1950) is a César Award-winning French actor. He quit his studies when he was 17 to become an actor. He took on a role in ''Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine'' in 1977 on an offer from the actor Coluche. He ...

(born 1950), French actor * Gérard Laprise (1925–2000), Canadian politician *

Gérard Larcher Gérard Philippe René André Larcher (; born 14 September 1949) is a French politician serving as president of the Senate since 2014, previously holding the office from 2008 to 2011. A member of The Republicans, he has been a Senator for the Yv ...

(born 1949), French politician *

Gérard Larrousse Gérard Gilles Marie Armand Larrousse (born 23 May 1940) is a former sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver from France. His greatest success as a driver was winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1973 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1973 and 1974 24 ...

(born 1940), French sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver *

Gérard Latortue Gérard Latortue (; 19 June 1934 – 27 February 2023) was a Haitian politician and diplomat who served as the prime minister of Haiti from 12 March 2004 to 9 June 2006. He was an official in the United Nations for many years, and briefly served ...

(1934–2023), former Haitian Prime Minister * Gérard Laumon (born 1952), French mathematician * Gérard Mentor Laurent (1933-2001), Haitian historian and educator *

Gérard Lauzier Gérard Lauzier (30 November 1932 – 6 December 2008) was a French comics author and movie director, best known as one of the leading authors in the more adult-oriented Franco-Belgian comics, French comics scene of the 1970s and 1980s. Biography ...

(1932–2008), French comics author and film director * Gérard Lebel (1930–2020), Canadian politician *

Gérard Lebovici Gérard Lebovici (25 August 1932 – 5 March 1984) was a French film producer, editor and impresario. Background His mother was executed in a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War. As he was on the verge of embarking on a promising ...

(1932–1984), French film producer and editor * Gérard Lefranc (born 1935), French fencer and Olympian *

Gérard Légaré Gérard Légaré (11 July 1908 – 1 November 1997) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an editor, journalist, printer and publisher by career. He was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec. He was first elected at the ...

(1908–1997), Canadian politician * Gérard Lelièvre (born 1949), French race walker and Olympian * Gérard Leman (1851–1920), Belgian military general *

Gérard Lenorman Gérard Lenorman (born 9 February 1945) is a French singer-songwriter. Lenorman was born at the Château de Bénouville, Calvados (Normandy) when it was a maternity hospital. He is the son of Madeleine Lenormand and an unknown German soldier. ...

(born 1945), French singer * Gérard Lesne (born 1956), French opera countertenor * Gérard D. Levesque (1926–1993), Canadian politician * Gérard Lifondja (born 1989), Belgian footballer * Gérard Loiselle (1921-1994), Canadian politician * Gérard Loncke (1905-1979), Belgian professional road bicycle racer * Gérard Longuet (born 1946), French politician, former French Minister of Defense * Gérard Lorgeoux (born 1943), French politician * Gérard, Duke of Lorraine (c. 1030–1070), French Duke of Alsace * Gérard Magnin (born 1951), French ecologist *

Gérard Majax Gérard Faier, known as Gérard Majax (April 28, 1943) is a French illusionist. He has appeared in many television programs, magic demonstrations, and movies. From 1987 until 2002 he, along with Jacques Théodor and Henri Broch of the L ...

(1943), French illusionist * Gérard Manset (born 1945), French singer-songwriter, painter, photographer and writer * Gérard de la Martinière (born 1943), French businessman * Gérard Masson (1936–2021), French composer * Gérard Mendel (1930–2004), French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist * Gérard Mestrallet (born 1949), French aerospace engineer, businessman * Gérard Millet (born 1939), French politician *

Gérard Miquel Gérard Miquel (born 17 June 1946) was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Lot department from 1992 to 2017. He was a member of the Socialist Party, until he changed to La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE) is a politic ...

(born 1946), French politician *

Gérard Mourou Gérard Albert Mourou (; born 22 June 1944) is a French scientist and pioneer in the field of electrical engineering and lasers. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018, along with Donna Strickland, for the invention of chirped pulse a ...

(born 1944), French physicist and engineer *

Gérard Mulliez Gérard Paul Louis Marie-Joseph Mulliez (born 13 May 1931) is a French entrepreneur and the founder of the Auchan chain of department stores. Early life Gérard Mulliez was born on 13 May 1931, in Roubaix, France. His father, Gérard Mulliez, wa ...

(born 1931), French businessman and entrepreneur *

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), French poet, essayist and translator *

Gérard Niding Gérard Niding (1924–2011) was a Canadian politician and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec. City Councillor He was elected to Montreal's City Council in 1954 as a Civic Action League candidate in the district of Papineau. He was defeated ...

(1924-2011), Canadian politician * Gérard Onesta (born 1960), French politician *

Gérard Kango Ouédraogo Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (French pronunciation: �eʁaʁ kɑ̃ɡo wedʁaɔɡo September 19, 1925 – July 1, 2014) was a Burkinabé statesman and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) from 13 February 1971 to 8 ...

(1925–2014), Burkinabé politician *

Gérard Ouellet Gérard Ouellet (17 February 1913 – 3 April 1975) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a farmer by career. Ouellet was born in East Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the son of Emile Ouellet and Celina-Rose Berube. ...

(1913–1975), Canadian politician *

Gérard Oury Gérard Oury (; born Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum; 29 April 1919 – 20 July 2006) was a French film director, actor and writer. Life and career Max-Gérard Houry-Tannenbaum was the only son of Serge Tannenbaum, a violinist of Russian-Jewish or ...

(1919– 2006), French film director, actor and screenwriter *

Gérard Pape Gérard Pape (born April 22, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York) is a composer of electronic music, author, and Lacanian psychologist. He is a former student of David Winkler, George Cacioppo, William Albright, and George Balch Wilson. He became the ...

(born 1955) American composer, author and psychologist * Gérard Patris (1931−1990), French film and television director * Gérard Pierre-Charles (1935–2004), Haitian politician * Gérard Pelletier (1919–1997), Canadian journalist and politician * Gérard Perrier (1928–2012), French cross country skier and Olympian * Gérard Perron (1920–1981), Canadian politician *

Gérard Philipe Gérard Philipe () (born Gérard Albert Philip, 4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor who appeared in 32 films between 1944 and 1959. He came to prominence during the later period of the poetic realism movement o ...

(1922–1959), French actor *

Gérard Pirès Gérard Pirès (born 31 August 1942) is a French film director and writer. Filmography * '' Guo bao zong dong yuan'' (''Adventures in the NPM'') (2007) * '' Les Chevaliers du ciel'' (''Sky Fighters'') (2005) * '' Double Zéro'' (2004) * '' Steal ...

(born 1942), French film director and screenwriter *

Gérard Prunier Gérard Prunier (born 14 October 1942 in Paris ) is a French academic, historian, and consultant. He specializes in African history and affairs —particularly the Horn of Africa and the African Great Lakes regions. Biography Prunier received a P ...

(born 1942), French academic and historian * Gérard du Puy (????-1389), French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church * Gérard Rabinovitch (born 1948), French philosopher and sociologist * Gérard Rancinan (born 1953), French photographer *

Gérard Rinaldi Gérard Rinaldi (February 17, 1943 – March 2, 2012) was a French actor, musician, lyricist, artistic director and singer with Les Charlots. Career Death Rinaldi died of lymphoma on March 2, 2012. He was 69. A few days later, holding back ...

(1943-2012), French singer and actor * Gérard Roland (born 1954), Belgian economist * Gérard Roland (born 1981), French footballer *

Gérard Roussel Gérard Roussel (1500–1550) was a French cleric, a student of Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples and later a member, with his former teacher, of the Circle of Meaux around Guillaume Briçonnet, bishop of Meaux. This group was characterized by evangel ...

(1500–1550) French cleric and theologian * Gérard Rousset (fencer) (1921–2000), French fencer and Olympian * Gérard Rozenknop (born 1950) French public servant and aerospace engineer * Gérard Rudolf (born 1966), South African actor * Gérard Saint (1935—1960), French professional road bicycle racer * Gérard Schivardi (born 1950), French politician *

Gérard Ernest Schneider Gérard Ernest Schneider (1896 in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland – 1986 in Paris, France) was a Swiss painter. He was a key figure in lyrical abstraction movement and the School of Paris. Life Schneider was born in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland in ...

(1896–1986), Swiss painter *

Gérard de Sède Géraud-Marie de Sède, baron de Liéoux (5 June 1921 – 30 May 2004) was a French author, writing under the nom-de-plume of Gérard de Sède, and a member of various surrealist organizations. He was born into an aristocratic family from Co ...

(1921-2004), French author and supporter of the ''Action française'' political movement * Gérard Séty (1922–1998), French actor * Gérard Soisson (1935–1983), Luxembourger banker * Gérard Soler (born 1954), French footballer and coach *

Gérard Solvès Gérard Solvès (born 7 April 1968) is a French tennis player, coach and director of the Tennis Club de Paris. Career Solvès arrived on the scene in 1993, making the quarterfinals in Munich and Gstaad. He defeated some good players in both tour ...

(born 1968), French tennis player and coach * Gérard Souzay (1918–2004), French baritone opera singer * Gérard Théberge (1930-2000), Canadian ice hockey player and Olympian * Gérard Théodore (1920–2012), French military officer and statistician * Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault (1932–1998), Canadian Air Force General and Chief of the Defence Staff * Gérard Tremblay (1918–2019), Canadian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church * Gérard Tremblay (born 1950), French race car driver * Gérard Vachonfrance (1933–2008), French physician *

Gérard de Vaucouleurs Gérard Henri de Vaucouleurs (25 April 1918 – 7 October 1995) was a French astronomer best known for his studies of galaxies. Life and career Gérard de Vaucouleurs was born on April 25, 1918 in Paris, he took the maiden name of his mother ...

(1918–1995), French astronomer * Gérard Veilleux (born 1942), Canadian businessman, former president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation * Gérard Vergnaud (1933–2021), French mathematician, philosopher, educator and psychologist *

Gérard de Villiers Gérard de Villiers (; 8 December 1929 – 31 October 2013) was a French writer, journalist and publisher whose Son Altesse Sérénissime, ''SAS'' series of Spy fiction, spy novels have been major bestsellers. Life Born in Paris in 1929, Villi ...

(1929–2013), French writer, journalist and editor * Gérard Voisin (born 1945), French politician *

Gérard Wertheimer Gérard Paul Philippe Wertheimer (born 17 April 1951) is a French billionaire businessman based in New York City and Geneva, who owns Chanel in partnership with his brother, Alain. As of October 2022, Wertheimer's net worth was estimated at US$4 ...

(b. 1951), French businessman, entrepreneur, racehorse breeder and perfumer * Gérard Aristote Zaonarivelo, Malagasy politician

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* Adolphe Gérard (1844–1900), French chef * André Gérard (1911–1994, French footballer and football manager. * Arnaud Gérard (born 1984), French professional road bicycle racer *

Balthasar Gérard Balthasar Gérard (alternative spellings Gerards or Gerardts; c. 1557 – 14 July 1584) was the assassination, assassin of the Dutch revolt's leader, William the Silent of the House of Orange-Nassau, House of Orange (William the Silent, and lat ...

(c.1557– 1584), French assassin of the Dutch independence leader William I of Orange * Bernard Gérard (1930-2000), French composer * Bernard Gérard (born 1953), French politician *

Charles Gérard Charles Gérard (born Gérard Adjémian, 1 December 1922 – 19 September 2019)Charles Gérard

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(1922–2019), French actor *

Christopher Gérard Christopher Gérard (born 7 July 1962) is a Belgian novelist, publisher and literary critic. He is known as a promoter of modern Paganism, drawing much inspiration from Hinduism, and published the journal ''Antaios'' from 1992 to 2001. He has wri ...

(born 1962), Belgian writer and critic * Claire Gérard (1889-1971), Belgian actress *

Danyel Gérard Danyel Gérard (born Gérard Daniel Kherlakian; 7 March 1939) is a French pop singer and composer. Life and work Gérard was born in Paris, France to an Armenian father and a Corsican mother, but grew up mainly in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. In ...

(born 1939), French pop singer and composer * David Gérard (born 1977), French rugby union player *

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 Napoleonic military officer and statesman *

Félicie Gérard Félicie Gérard (born 28 January 1974) is a French politician. As a member of Horizons, she was elected member of parliament for Nord's 7th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election and re-elected in 2024. Biography Family ori ...

(born 1974), French politician *

François Gérard François Pascal Simon Gérard (, 4 May 1770 – 11 January 1837), titled as Baron Gérard in 1809, was a French painter. He was born in Rome, where his father occupied a post in the house of the French ambassador, and his mother was Italian. A ...

(1770–1837), French painter *

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 ...

(1890-1918), French pilot and World War I flying ace *

Jean-Claude Gérard Jean-Claude Gérard, a flutist born in Angers, he studied with Gaston Crunelle and Marcel Moyse at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris. He won several international competitions and began his career in Paris, playing wit ...

(born 1944), French flautist * Joseph Gérard (1831-1914), French Catholic missionary *

Lucy Gérard Lucy Gérard (2 June 1872 – 20 November 1941), born Marie-Louise Philiberte Lucy Gérard, was a French actress on stage and in silent films; in her later career she was billed as Lucy Mareil. Early life Lucy Gérard was born in Lyon, France ...

(1872-1941), French actress * Léon-Clément Gérard (1810-1876), French catholic canon and author * Marguerite Gérard (1761–1837), French painter and etcher * Mobanza Mobembo Gérard (born ), known as Guyvanho, convicted Congolese poacher and ivory trader * Raphaël Gérard (born 1968), French politician * Rosemonde Gérard (1871–1953), French poet and playwright * Yves Gérard (1932–2020), French musicologist

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