Namesakes
George Bernard Shaw
(m) 1856-1950 
Nobel Prize Winners 1925 (literature)
Notable Writers
Bernie Sanders
(m) 1941-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Adam Mickiewicz
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1798-1855
Notable Writers
Bernard of Clairvaux
(m) 1090-1153
Saints
Bernard Montgomery
(m) 1887-1976
Notable Military Figures
Tony Curtis
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1925-2010
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bernard Katz
(m) 1911-2003
Nobel Prize Winners 1970 (medicine)
Bernie Madoff
(f) 1938-2021
Notable Evildoers
Bernie Mac
(m) 1957-2008
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Bernard Arnault
(m) 1949-
Notable Businesspeople
Bernard Cazeneuve
(m) 1963-
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 2016-2017 (prime minister)
Bernie Ecclestone
(m) 1930-
Notable Businesspeople
Brian Cowen
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1960-
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers 2008-2011 (prime minister)
Bernard Malamud
(m) 1914-1986
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1967 The Fixer
Bernard Hinault
(m) 1954-
Notable Athletes (cycling)
Bernard Hill
(m) 1944-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bernard
(m) 1992-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Nicky Byrne
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1978-
Notable Musicians
Ben Cross
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1947-2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jerry Orbach
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1935-2004
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Guy Parmelin
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1959-
Swiss Presidents 2021
Bernard of Menthon
(m) 923-1008
Saints
Bernard Lagat
(m) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 2000; 2004 1500 m (bronze/silver)
Bernard Tomic
(m) 1992-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Courtney B. Vance
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bernie Taupin
(m) 1950-
Notable Musicians
Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano
(m) 1763-1839
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1834 (prime minister)
John Larroquette
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bernard Vukas
(m) 1927-1983
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1952 football (silver)
Bernard Fox
(m) 1927-2016
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Burrill Bernard Crohn
(m) 1884-1983
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Edward Bernard Raczyński
(m) 1891-1993
Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1979-1986 (president)
Bernward of Hildesheim
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 960-1022
Saints
Bernard Sumner
(m) 1956-
Notable Musicians
James Bausch
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1906-1974
Olympic Medalists 1932 decathlon (gold)
Bernard Williams III
(m) 1978-
Olympic Medalists 2000; 2004 4x100 m relay; 200 m (gold/silver)
D. B. Sweeney
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bernard King
(m) 1956-
Hall-of-Famers 2013 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Bernie Worrell
(m) 1944-2016
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1997 Parliament-Funkadelic
Bernard Franklin
(m) 1889-1937
Olympic Medalists 1912 artistic gymnastics (bronze)
Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion
(m) 1931-2006
Hall-of-Famers 1972 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 1961 ice hockey
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Bernie Leadon
(m) 1947-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1998 The Eagles
Antoine Marfan
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1858-1942
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Bernie Kopell
(m) 1933-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Calvin Fowler
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1940-2013
Olympic Medalists 1968 basketball (gold)
Jesse Renick
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1917-1999
Olympic Medalists 1948 basketball (gold)
Bernard Nadler
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Lost
Bernie Marsden
(m) 1951-2023
Notable Musicians
Ben Bot
(m) 1937-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Bernard Laidebeur
(m) 1942-1991
Olympic Medalists 1964 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Kevin Robinzine
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1988 4x400 m relay (gold)
Harold Bernard St. John
(m) 1931-2004
Other Leaders 1985-1986 Barbados (prime minister)
Ben Sombogaart
(m) 1947-
Notable Filmmakers
Bernie Parent
(m) 1945-
Hall-of-Famers 1984 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Bernard degli Uberti
(m) c. 1060-1133
Saints
Bernard Wrightson
(m) 1944-
Olympic Medalists 1968 diving - springboard (gold)
Bernie Federko
(m) 1956-
Hall-of-Famers 2002 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Bernard Valeara
(m) ?-1122
Saints
Bernard Foley
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Bernie Calvert
(m) 1942-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2010 The Hollies
Bernard Le Roux
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Bernard MacLaverty
(m) 1942-
Notable Writers
David Swift
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1931-2016
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bernard of Valdeiglesias
(m) ?-1155
Saints
Barney Fife
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1960 The Andy Griffith Show
Bernard Marx
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1932 Brave New World
Bernard Lafferty
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 2006 Bernard and Doris
Bernard of Bagnorea
(m) ?-800
Saints
Bernard
(m) 778-842
Saints
Bernard of Capua
(m) ?-1109
Saints
Bernard de Alzira
(m) ?-1180
Saints
Bernard the Penitent
(m) ?-1182
Saints
Bernard of Toulouse
(m) ?-1320
Saints
Bernard of Baden
(m) 1428-1458
Saints
Bernard Calvó
(m) 1180-1243
Saints
Bernard Due
(m) ?-1838
Saints
Bernardo of Corleone
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1605-1667
Saints
Bernardo of Offida
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1604-1694
Saints
Bernardo Scammacca
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1430-1487
Saints
Bernardo Tolomei
(a.k.a. Bernard) (m) 1272-1348
Saints