Norbert is a

Germanic given name Germanic languages, Germanic given names are traditionally wikt:dithematic, dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements (word stem, stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, Æthelred the Unready, King Æþelred's name was ...

and infrequent

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, from ''

nord Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to: Acronyms * National Organization for Rare Disorders, an American nonprofit organization * New Orleans Recreation Department, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Film and televisi ...

'' "north" and ''

berht Bert is a hypocoristic form of a number of various Germanic given names, such as Robert, Albert, Elbert, Herbert, Hilbert, Hubert, Gilbert, Wilbert, Filbert, Fulbert, Norbert, Osbert, Roberto, Roberta, Bertram, Berthold, Bertrand ...

'' "bright".

People with the given name

Academia

Norbert Angermann Norbert Angermann (born 2 November 1936 in Forst (Lausitz)) is a German historian. Angermann studied Baltic history in Middle Ages, especially the history of Livland, and Russo-German relationships during the same period. His teacher was Paul Joh ...

(born 1936), German historian * Norbert A’Campo (born 1941), Swiss mathematician * Norbert Berkowitz (1924–2001), Canadian scientist *

Norbert Bischofberger Dr. Norbert Bischofberger (born 10 January 1956 in Mellau, Austria) is an Austrian scientist and one of the inventors of the antiviral drug Tamiflu generically known as oseltamivir, which is, as of 2009, the only oral medication on the market to ...

(born 1954), Austrian scientist * Norbert Bolz (born 1953), German philosopher *

Norbert Elias Norbert Elias (; 22 June 1897 – 1 August 1990) was a German-Jewish sociologist who later became a British citizen. He is especially famous for his theory of civilizing/decivilizing processes. Life and career Elias was born on 22 June 1 ...

(1897–1990), German Jewish sociologist * Norbert Fuhr (born 1956), German computer scientist *

Norbert Geng Norbert Geng (born 1965) is a German lawyer and professor of special business law. Biography Geng studied law at University of Würzburg and completed his legal clerkship from 1994 to 1995. He worked as an editorial journalist for the ''WISO-St ...

(born 1965), German legal scholar * Norbert Guterman (1900–1984), American translator *

Norbert von Hellingrath Friedrich Norbert Theodor von Hellingrath (21 March 1888 – 14 December 1916) was a German literary scholar whose main contribution to literary scholarship is the first complete edition of the works of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin. Biogr ...

(1888-1916), German literary scholar *

Norbert Hirschhorn Norbert Hirschhorn (born 1938) is an Austrian-born American public health physician. He was one of the inventors and developers of the life-saving method called oral rehydration therapy for adults and children suffering fluid loss from cholera and ...

(born 1938), American physician *

Norbert Hornstein Norbert Hornstein is professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of Maryland. Working within a generative framework, he has worked on the nature of logical form, and has recently proposed that control should, like raising, be analyzed i ...

, American linguist *

Norbert Jokl Norbert Jokl (February 25, 1877 – probably May 1942) was an Austrian Albanologist of Jewish descent who has been called the father of Albanology. Early life Jokl was born in Bzenec (then Bisenz), Southern Moravia (now the Czech Republic) ...

(1877–1942?), Austrian Jewish linguist *

Norbert Klatt Norbert Klatt (24 December 1949 – 1 October 2015) was a German scholar of Buddhism and Christianity and publisher; he was the founder of Norbert Klatt Verlag, Göttingen. Klatt proposed Buddhist influence on some New Testament narratives (1982), ...

(1949–2015), German religious scholar *

Norbert Leser Norbert Leser (May 31, 1933 – December 31, 2014) was an Austrian jurist, political scientist and social philosopher best known for his lifelong affiliation with, and critical work on, the Social Democratic Party of Austria and Austromarxism in p ...

(1933–2014), Austrian political scientist *

Norbert Lynton Norbert Casper Lynton (22 September 1927 – 30 October 2007, Brighton, England ) was Professor of the History of Art at the University of Sussex. From 1998 - 2006 he was Chairman of the Charleston Farmhouse, Charleston Trust. He has publ ...

(1927–2007), British art historian *

Norbert Rillieux Norbert Rillieux (March 17, 1806 – October 8, 1894) was a Louisiana Creole inventor who was widely considered one of the earliest chemical engineers and noted for his pioneering invention of the multiple-effect evaporator. This invention w ...

(1806-1894), American inventor and engineer *

Norbert M. Samuelson Norbert Max Samuelson (February 15, 1936 – May 9, 2022) was an American scholar of Jewish philosophy. He was Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University, having held the Grossman Chair of Jewish Studies there. He wrote 13 books and over 200 a ...

(1936-2022), American Jewish philosopher *

Norbert Wiener Norbert Wiener (November 26, 1894 – March 18, 1964) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and philosopher. He became a professor of mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT). A child prodigy, Wiener late ...

(1894-1964), American mathematician and philosopher *

Norbert Zeh Norbert Zeh is a German computer scientist, currently a Canada Research Chair at Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, No ...

, German computer scientist

Arts and literature

* Norbert Francis Attard (born 1951), Maltese artist *

Norbert Balatsch Norbert Balatsch (; 10 March 1928 – 6 May 2020) was an Austrian conductor, especially known as a choral conductor, who began as a baritone choir singer. He was the long-term choir director of both the Vienna State Opera and the Bayreuth Fe ...

(1928–2020), Austrian conductor and choirmaster * Norbert Bisky (born 1970), German painter *

Norbert Blei Norbert George Blei (August 23, 1935 – April 23, 2013) was an American writer of non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. In 1994, he established Cross+Roads Press, dedicated to the publication of first chapbooks by poets, short story writers, novelis ...

(1935–2013), American writer *

Norbert Brainin Norbert Brainin, OBE (12 March 1923 in Vienna – 10 April 2005 in London) was the first violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, one of the world's most highly regarded string quartets. Because of Brainin's Jewish origin, he was driven out of Vienna ...

(1923–2005), Austrian Jewish violinist * Norbert Brodine (1896–1970), American cinematographer * Norbert Brunner (artist) (born 1969), Austrian artist *

Norbert Burgmüller August Joseph Norbert Burgmüller (8 February 1810 – 7 May 1836) was a German composer, renowned for his contributions during the nascent stages of the Romantic Era. His oeuvre, albeit cut tragically short due to his untimely drowning at the ag ...

(1810–1836), German composer *

Norbert Leo Butz Norbert Leo Butz (born January 30, 1967) is an American actor and singer known for his work in Broadway theatre. He is a two-time recipient of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performances in ''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' and '' ...

(born 1967), American actor * Norbert Christian (1925–1976), German actor * Norbert Daum (born 1948), Austrian musician * Norbert Davis (1909–1949), American writer * Norbert Falk (1872–1932), Austrian screenwriter * Norbert Frýd (1913–1976), Czech writer * Norbert Gastell (1929-2015), German voice actor * Norbert Glanzberg (1910–2001), French Jewish composer *

Norbert Goeneutte Norbert Goeneutte (23 July 1854 – 9 October 1894) was a French painter, etcher and illustrator; notably for the novel by Émile Zola. Biography He was born in Paris into a family that had moved there from Saint-Omer 1850.Norbert Grund (1717–1767), Czech painter *

Norbert Hummelt Norbert Hummelt (born 30 December 1962 in Neuss) is a German poet, essayist and translator Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. The English language ...

(born 1962), German poet *

Norbert Jacques Norbert Jacques (6 June 1880 – 15 May 1954) was a Luxembourgish novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and translator who wrote in German. He was born in Luxembourg-Eich, Luxembourg and died in Koblenz, West Germany. He created the character Dr ...

(1880–1954), Luxembourgish novelist * Norbert Klassen (1941–2011), German performance artist * Norbert Kox (1945–2018), American artist * Norbert Kraft (born 1950), Canadian musician *

Norbert Kricke Norbert Kricke (30 November 1922 – 28 June 1984) was a German sculptor. Born in Düsseldorf, Kricke was a student of Richard Scheibe and Hans Uhlmann at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin. He started creating abstract sculptures from ...

(1922–1984), German sculptor *

Norbert Krief Norbert Albert Krief (; born 17 July 1956), often known as Nono, is a French rock guitarist of Tunisian descent. Krief was the guitarist of hard rock bands such like Shakin' Street and Trust. He later worked as lead guitarist for Johnny Hallyday ...

(born 1956), French musician * Norbert Kuchinke (1940–2013), German actor * Norbert Kückelmann (1930–2017), German film director *

Norbert H. J. Nozy Norbert H. J. Nozy (born 9 September 1952 in Halen, Belgium) is a contemporary Belgians, Belgian conductor, music educator, and classical saxophonist. Education Nozy was introduced to music at a young age through his father, Norbert Nozy, who wa ...

(born 1952), Belgian musician *

Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser (born 1946) is a German actor who has been based in the United States since the mid-1960s. Career Based in Los Angeles, Weisser is a founding member of Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, the ProVisional Theater, and the Padua Playwrights ...

(born 1946), German actor

Politics

Norbert Aleksiewicz Norbert Antoni Aleksiewicz (25 November 1948 – 19 November 1994) was a Polish politician and member of the Ninth Term of the People's Republic of Poland sejm from 13 October 1985 to 3 June 1989 on behalf of the Polish United Workers' Party. Bor ...

(1948–1994), Polish politician * Norbert Barlicki (1880–1941), Polish politician * Norbert Barthle (born 1952), German politician *

Norbert Blüm Norbert Blüm (21 July 1935 – 23 April 2020) was a German politician who served as a Federation, federal legislator from North Rhine-Westphalia, chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, CDU North Rhine-Westphalia (1987–1999), ...

(1935–2020), German politician * Norbert Darabos (born 1964), Austrian politician * Norbert Dumas (1812–1869), French Canadian politician * Norbert Dumont, Luxembourgish politician *

Norbert Erdős Norbert Erdős (born 25 October 1972) is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Hungary. He is a member of Fidesz, part of the European People's Party. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Hungary from 200 ...

(born 1972), Hungarian politician * Norbert Geis (born 1939), German politician * Norbert Glante (born 1952), German politician * Norbert Haupert (born 1940), Luxembourgish politician * Norbert van Heyst, (born 1944), German Army commander * Norbert Hofer (born 1971), Austrian politician * Norbert Hougardy (1909–1985), Belgian politician *

Norbert Keenan Sir Norbert Michael Keenan QC (30 January 1864 – 24 April 1954) was an Australian lawyer and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1905 to 1911 and again from 1930 to 1950. He was the leader of the ...

(1864–1954), Australian politician *

Norbert Klein (politician) Norbert Pieter Marie Klein (1 March 1956 – 31 August 2021) was a Dutch politician. As a member of 50PLUS, he was an House of Representatives (Netherlands), MP between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017. He left 50PLUS in 2014 and continued as ...

(1956-2021), Dutch politician *

Norbert Lammert Norbert Lammert (born 16 November 1948) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as the 12th president of the Bundestag from 2005 to 2017. Early life and education The son of a baker, Lammert attended gymnasium ...

(born 1948), German politician * Norbert Loizeau, Seychellois politician * Norbert Mamangy, Malagasy politician *

Norbert Röttgen Norbert Alois Röttgen (born 2 July 1965) is a German lawyer and politician who served as Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2009 to 2012. A member of t ...

(born 1965), German politician

Religion

Norbert of Xanten Norbert of Xanten, O. Praem (c. 1080 – 6 June 1134), also known as Norbert Gennep, was a German Catholic bishop who was the Archbishopric of Magdeburg, Archbishop of Magdeburg, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular, and is ...

(c. 1080–1134), Roman Catholic bishop and saint *

Norbert Brunner (bishop) Norbert Brunner (born 21 June 1942) is a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion, Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion in Switzerland from 1995 to 2014. He was the elected Pr ...

(born 1942), Swiss Roman Catholic bishop * Norbert D'Souza, Indian Roman Catholic leader * Norbert Dorsey (1929–2013), American Roman Catholic bishop * Norbert Felix Gaughan (1921–1999), American Roman Catholic bishop * Norbert Klein (1866–1933), Czech Roman Catholic bishop

Sports

Norbert Alblas Norbert Alblas (born 12 December 1994) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Ajax On 8 August 2013, Alblas signed a one-year contract with Ajax, with an option of a one-year extension. He made his ...

(born 1994), Dutch footballer * Norbert Balogh (born 1996), Hungarian footballer * Norbert Beuls (1957–2014), Belgian footballer * Norbert Brami (born 1937), Tunisian fencer * Norbert Brige (born 1964), French athlete *

Norbert Csernyánszki Norbert Csernyánszki (born 1 February 1976 in Veszprém) is a retired Hungarian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), go ...

(born 1976), Hungarian footballer * Norbert Csiki (born 1991), Hungarian footballer * Norbert Csölle (born 1992), Hungarian footballer * Norbert Callens (1924–2005), Belgian cyclist * Norbert Dickel (born 1961), German footballer * Norbert Dobeleit (born 1964), German athlete * Norbert Domnik (born 1964), Austrian triathlete *

Norbert Dürpisch Norbert Dürpisch (born 29 May 1952) is an East German former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially bran ...

(born 1952), German cyclist * Norbert Düwel (born 1968), German football manager *

Norbert Eder Norbert Alban Eder (7 November 1955 – 2 November 2019) was a German footballer who played mainly as a defender. In a 14-year professional career, he played in 433 games (33 goals) both major levels of German football combined (286/11 in th ...

(1955–2019), German footballer * Norbert Eilenfeldt (born 1956), German footballer * Norbert Eschmann (1933–2009), French-Swiss footballer * Norbert Ettner (born 1977), German shooter * Norbert Farkas (alpine skier) (born 1992), Hungarian alpine skier * Norbert Farkas (footballer born 1977), Hungarian footballer * Norbert Farkas (footballer born 1992), Hungarian footballer *

Norbert Felsinger Norbert Felsinger (born 17 July 1939) is an Austrian former figure skater. He is a two-time European medalist, having won silver in 1960 European Figure Skating Championships, 1960 and bronze in 1959 European Figure Skating Championships, 1959, a ...

(born 1939), Austrian figure skater *

Norbert Gombos Norbert Gombos (, ; born 13 August 1990, occasionally spelled Norbert Gomboš) is a Slovak professional tennis player competing primarily on the ATP Challenger Tour. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 80 on 2 October 20 ...

(born 1990), Slovak tennis player * Norbert Grudzinski (born 1977), German footballer *

Norbert Gyömbér Norbert Gyömbér (, ''Gyömbér Norbert''; born 3 July 1992) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Saudi club Al-Kholood and the Slovakia national team. Club career Dukla Banská Bystrica ...

(born 1992), Slovak footballer * Norbert Hahn (born 1954), German luger *

Norbert Hajdú Norbert Hajdú (born 1 October 1982) is a Hungarian people, Hungarian former Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Hajdú started to play football for Vác-Újbuda LTC, Vác, making his first league debut at the age of 17 ...

(born 1982), Hungarian footballer *

Norbert Hauata Norbert Hauata (born 8 June 1979) is a football referee from French Polynesia. Hauata lives in Moorea where he works in construction. He became a FIFA referee in 2008. His international career includes the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, the 2012 OF ...

(born 1979), French Polynesian football referee * Norbert Haug (born 1952), German motorsport executive * Norbert Hayes (1896–1945), American football player * Norbert Heffler (born 1995), Hungarian footballer * Norbert Hof (1944–2020), Austrian footballer * Norbert Hofmann (footballer, born 1951), German footballer * Norbert Hofmann (footballer, born 1972), German footballer * Norbert Holzknecht (born 1976), Austrian alpine skier * Norbert Holík (born 1972), Slovak paralympian * Norbert Hosnyánszky (born 1984), Hungarian water polo player * Norbert Hrnčár (born 1970), Slovak football player * Norbert Huber (born 1964), Italian luger * Norbert Huda (born 1950), German diver * Norbert Janzon (born 1950), German footballer * Norbert Jaskot (born 1971), Polish fencer * Norbert Kalucza (born 1986), Hungarian boxer * Norbert Kerckhove (1932–2006), Belgian cyclist * Norbert Kerényi (born 1976), Hungarian footballer * Norbert Keßlau (born 1962), German rower * Norbert Klaar (born 1954), German shooter * Norbert Kovács (footballer) (born 1977), Hungarian footballer * Norbert Kovács (swimmer) (born 1988), Hungarian swimmer * Norbert Kállai (born 1984), Hungarian footballer * Norbert König (born 1958), German sports presenter * Norbert Könyves (born 1989), Hungarian footballer * Norbert Lattenstein (born 1984), Hungarian footballer * Norbert Lichtenegger (born 1951), Austrian footballer * Norbert Lipusz (born 1986), Hungarian footballer * Norbert Madaras (born 1979), Hungarian water polo player * Norbert Manyande (born 1979), Zimbabwean cricketer * Norbert Nachtweih (born 1957), German footballer * Norbert Nigbur (born 1948), German footballer * Nobby Stiles, Norbert "Nobby" Stiles (1942-2020), English footballer * Norbert Thimm (born 1949), German basketball player

Other fields

* Norbert Casteret (1897–1987), French cave explorer * Norbert Denef (born 1949), German victim's advocate * Norbert Holl, German diplomat * Norbert Holm (1895–1962), German soldier * Norbert Kröcher (1950–2016), German left-wing revolutionary * Norbert Lossau (born 1962), German librarian

People with the surname

* Guillaume Norbert (born 1980), French footballer * Ludwig Norbert (born 1983), French footballer