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 1944-2024
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, 2 silver, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/silver
(bronze) Bernard Franklin 1912 artistic gymnastics
(silver) Joseph Pearman (a.k.a. Bernard) 1920 10 km walk
(gold) Jim 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