Namesakes
German Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor
(chancellor) Bernhard von Bülow 1900-1909 
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball, 1 basketball
(basketball) Bennie Borgmann 1961
(baseball) Barney Dreyfuss 2008
Notable Athletes:
1 golf
(golf) Bernhard Langer 1957-
Notable Musicians:
1 singer
Dennie Christian (a.k.a. Bernhard) 1956-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 mathematician, 1 philosopher
Bernhard Riemann 1826-1866
Adolf Reinach (a.k.a. Bernhard) 1883-1917
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Ferd Grapperhaus (a.k.a. Bernhard) 1959-
Olympic Medalists:
2 silver, 1 bronze, 1 gold
(silver) Bror Brenner (a.k.a. Bernhard) 1912 sailing
(silver) Bernhard Baier 1936 water polo
(gold) Bernhard Glass 1980 luge
(bronze) Ben Spijkers 1988 judo
Other Royalty:
2 princes, 1 prince consort
Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld 1948-1980 Netherlands
Friso of Orange-Nassau (a.k.a. Bernhard) 1968-2013 Netherlands
Bernhard of Orange-Nassau 1969- Netherlands
Saints:
1 blessed
Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg 1875-1943
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
Bernhard Hammer 1879; 1888-1889