Namesakes
American Presidents:
2 presidents
Herbert Hoover 1929-1933 
George H. W. Bush (a.k.a. Herbert) 1989-1993
British Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Herbert Henry Asquith 1908-1916
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Herbert Pocket 1860 Great Expectations
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli (a.k.a. Herbert) 1974 Happy Days
Herbert Garrison 1997 South Park
German Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor
(chancellor) Willy Brandt (a.k.a. Herbert) 1969-1974
Grammy Award Winners:
1 album of the year
(album of the year) Herbie Hancock 2008 River: The Joni Letters
Hall-of-Famers:
3 ice hockey, 2 baseball, 2 football
(baseball) Herb Pennock 1948
(ice hockey) Herb Gardiner 1958
(baseball) Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing 1967
(football) Herb Adderley 1980
(ice hockey) Herbert "Buddy" O'Connor 1988
(ice hockey) Herbie Lewis 1989
(football) Jack Youngblood (a.k.a. Herbert) 2001
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Herb Gardiner 1927 ice hockey
Herbert "Buddy" O'Connor 1948 ice hockey
Nobel Prize Winners:
2 chemistry, 1 economics, 1 medicine, 1 peace, 1 physics
(medicine) Herbert Spencer Gasser 1944
(peace) Willy Brandt (a.k.a. Herbert) 1971
(economics) Herbert A. Simon 1978
(chemistry) Herbert C. Brown 1979
(chemistry) Herbert A. Hauptman 1985
(physics) Herbert Kroemer 2000
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
3 actors
Torin Thatcher (a.k.a. Herbert) 1905-1981
Chip Zien (a.k.a. Herbert) 1947-
Ray Wise (a.k.a. Herbert) 1947-
Notable Athletes:
1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Herbert "Buddy" O'Connor 1916-1977
Notable Musicians:
3 musicians
Herbert von Karajan 1908-1989
Herbie Hancock 1940-
Herbert Grönemeyer 1956-
Notable Writers:
2 authors
H. G. Wells (a.k.a. Herbert) 1866-1946
D. H. Lawrence (a.k.a. Herbert) 1885-1930
Olympic Medalists:
7 bronze, 3 silver, 2 gold, 1 silver/gold
(silver) Herbert Jamison 1896 400 m
(gold) Herbert von Petersdorff 1900 swimming - 200 m team
(bronze) Herbert Haresnape 1908 swimming - 100 m backstroke
(silver) Herbert Trube 1908 3 mile team
(bronze) Herbert Drury 1912 artistic gymnastics
(bronze) Herb Vollmer 1924 water polo
(silver) William Droegemueller (a.k.a. Herbert) 1928 pole vault
(bronze) Herbert Wildman 1932 water polo
(bronze) Herb Douglas Jr 1948 long jump
(bronze) Herbert Schade 1952 5000 m
(silver/gold) Herb McKenley 1948; 1952 400 m; 100 m; 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Herbert Klein 1952 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(gold) Herb Elliott 1960 1500 m
Other Leaders:
1 premier
Premier Grantley Herbert Adams 1953-1958 Barbados
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Herb Reed 1990 The Platters
Saints:
3 saints
Saint Herbert ?-687
Saint Heribert of Cologne (a.k.a. Herbert) ?-1021
Saint Herbert Hoscam ?-1180