Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Bernard Marx 1932 Brave New World 
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character
Bernard Lafferty 2006 Bernard and Doris
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Barney Fife 1960 The Andy Griffith Show
Bernard Nadler 2004 Lost
French Presidents and Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
(prime minister) Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano 1834
(prime minister) Bernard Cazeneuve 2016-2017
Hall-of-Famers:
3 ice hockey, 1 basketball
(ice hockey) Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion 1972
(ice hockey) Bernie Parent 1984
(ice hockey) Bernie Federko 2002
(basketball) Bernard King 2013
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) Brian Cowen (a.k.a. Bernard) 2008-2011
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion 1961 ice hockey
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 literature, 1 medicine
(literature) George Bernard Shaw 1925
(medicine) Bernard Katz 1970
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
10 actors, 1 comedian/actor
Tony Curtis (a.k.a. Bernard) 1925-2010
Bernard Fox 1927-2016
David Swift (a.k.a. Bernard) 1931-2016
Bernie Kopell 1933-
Jerry Orbach (a.k.a. Bernard) 1935-2004
Bernard Hill 1944-
John Larroquette (a.k.a. Bernard) 1947-
Ben Cross (a.k.a. Bernard) 1947-2020
Bernie Mac 1957-2008
Courtney B. Vance (a.k.a. Bernard) 1960-
D. B. Sweeney (a.k.a. Bernard) 1961-
Notable Athletes:
3 ice hockey, 2 rugby, 2 soccer, 1 basketball, 1 cycling, 1 tennis
(soccer) Bernard Vukas 1927-1983
(ice hockey) Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion 1931-2006
(ice hockey) Bernie Parent 1945-
(cycling) Bernard Hinault 1954-
(ice hockey) Bernie Federko 1956-
(basketball) Bernard King 1956-
(rugby) Bernard Le Roux 1989-
(rugby) Bernard Foley 1989-
(soccer) Bernard 1992-
(tennis) Bernard Tomic 1992-
Notable Businesspeople:
2 businesspersons
Bernie Ecclestone 1930-
Bernard Arnault 1949-
Notable Evildoers:
1 criminal
Bernie Madoff 1938-2021
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Ben Sombogaart 1947-
Notable Military Figures:
1 general
Bernard Montgomery 1887-1976
Notable Musicians:
2 musicians, 1 lyricist, 1 singer
Bernie Taupin 1950-
Bernie Marsden 1951-2023
Bernard Sumner 1956-
Nicky Byrne (a.k.a. Bernard) 1978-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
2 politicians
Ben Bot 1937-
Bernie Sanders 1941-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 physicians
Antoine Marfan (a.k.a. Bernard) 1858-1942
Burrill Bernard Crohn 1884-1983
Notable Writers:
2 authors, 1 playwright, 1 playwright/poet
Adam Mickiewicz (a.k.a. Bernard) 1798-1855
George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
Bernard Malamud 1914-1986
Bernard MacLaverty 1942-
Olympic Medalists:
5 gold, 2 bronze, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver
(bronze) Bernard Franklin 1912 artistic gymnastics
(gold) James Bausch (a.k.a. Bernard) 1932 decathlon
(gold) Jesse Renick (a.k.a. Bernard) 1948 basketball
(silver) Bernard Vukas 1948; 1952 football
(bronze) Bernard Laidebeur 1964 4x100 m relay
(gold) Calvin Fowler (a.k.a. Bernard) 1968 basketball
(gold) Bernard Wrightson 1968 diving - springboard
(gold) Kevin Robinzine (a.k.a. Bernard) 1988 4x400 m relay
(bronze/silver) Bernard Lagat 2000; 2004 1500 m
(gold/silver) Bernard Williams III 2000; 2004 4x100 m relay; 200 m
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Harold Bernard St. John 1985-1986 Barbados
Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 president
(president) Edward Bernard Raczyński 1979-1986
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Bernard Malamud 1967 The Fixer
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
3 musicians
Bernie Worrell 1997 Parliament-Funkadelic
Bernie Leadon 1998 The Eagles
Bernie Calvert 2010 The Hollies
Saints:
13 saints, 6 blessed
Saint Bernard 778-842
Saint Bernard of Bagnorea ?-800
Saint Bernard of Menthon 923-1008
Saint Bernward of Hildesheim (a.k.a. Bernard) 960-1022
Saint Bernard degli Uberti c. 1060-1133
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux 1090-1153
Saint Bernard of Capua ?-1109
Saint Bernard Valeara ?-1122
Saint Bernard of Valdeiglesias ?-1155
Saint Bernard de Alzira ?-1180
Saint Bernard Calvó 1180-1243
Blessed Bernard the Penitent ?-1182
Blessed Bernardo Tolomei (a.k.a. Bernard) 1272-1348
Blessed Bernard of Toulouse ?-1320
Blessed Bernard of Baden 1428-1458
Blessed Bernardo Scammacca (a.k.a. Bernard) 1430-1487
Blessed Bernardo of Offida (a.k.a. Bernard) 1604-1694
Saint Bernardo of Corleone (a.k.a. Bernard) 1605-1667
Saint Bernard Due ?-1838
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
Guy Parmelin (a.k.a. Bernard) 2021