Bernhard is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
edit- Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar (1604–1639), Duke of Saxe-Weimar
- Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (1901–1984), head of the House of Saxe-Meiningen 1946–1984
- Bernhard, Count of Bylandt (1905–1998), German nobleman, artist, and author
- Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911–2004), Prince Consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
- Bernhard, Margrave of Baden (born 1970), German prince
- Bernhard Beibl (born 1979), Austrian musician
- Bernhard Frank (1913–2011), German SS Commander
- Bernhard Garside (born 1962), British diplomat
- Bernhard Goetzke (1884–1964), German actor
- Bernhard Grill (born 1961), one of the developers of MP3 technology
- Bernhard Heiliger (1915–1995), German sculptor
- Bernhard Höfler (born 1986), Austrian politician
- Bernhard Langer (born 1957), German golfer
- Bernhard Maier (born 1963), German celticist
- Bernhard Raimann (born 1997), Austrian American football player
- Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866), German mathematician
- Bernhard Siebken (1910–1949), German Nazi SS commander, executed for war crimes
- Bernhard Vogel (born 1932), German politician
- Bernhard Zintl (born 1965), German pole vaulter
- Prince Bernhard von Bülow (1849–1929) Prince, Prime Minister of Prussia and Chancellor of the German Empire
Surname
edit- See also de:Bernhard (Familienname)
- Christian Bernhard (born 1963), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Christoph Bernhard (1628–1692), German composer
- Marc Bernhard (born 1972), German politician
- Michael Bernhard (born 1981), Austrian politician
- Rudolf Bernhard (1901–1962), Swiss comedian
- Ruth Bernhard (1905–2006), photographer
- Thomas Bernhard (1931–1989), Austrian playwright and novelist
- Sandra Bernhard (born 1955), comedian, singer, actress and author
- Timo Bernhard (born 1981), sports car racer
- Nadja Bernhard (born 1975), Austrian news presenter