Hilbert is both a Germanic masculine given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name:
- Hilbert Leigh Bair (1894–1985), American World War I flying ace
- Hilbert Schauer (1920–2015), associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
- Hilbert Schenck (1926–2013), science fiction writer and engineer
- Hilbert Shirey (fl. 1980s–2010s), American poker player
- Hilbert van der Duim (born 1957), Dutch speed skater
- Hilbert Van Dijk (1918–2001), Australian fencer
- Hilbert Philip Zarky (1912–1989), American tax attorney
Surname:
- Andy Hilbert (born 1981), U.S. hockey player
- Anton Hilbert (1898-1986), German politician
- Carl Aage Hilbert (1899–1953), Danish Prefect of the Faroe Islands
- David Hilbert (1862–1943), German mathematician
- Donna Hilbert (born 1946), American poet who also writes short stories, plays, and essays
- Egon Hilbert (1899–1968), Austrian opera/theatre director
- Ernest Hilbert (born 1970), American poet, critic, and editor
- Ernest Lenard Hilbert (1920–1942), American Air Force hero
- Garrett Hilbert (born 1987), member of American trick shot conglomerate Dude Perfect
- Georges Hilbert (1900-1982), French sculptor.
- Jaroslav Hilbert (1871–1936), Czech dramatist and writer
- Lukas Loules (born Hilbert, 1972), German musician and music producer
- Morton Hilbert (1917–1998), professor of public health and environmentalist
- Roberto Hilbert (born 1984), German footballer
- Rodrigo Hilbert (born 1980), Brazilian actor and model
- Stephen Hilbert (fl. 1960s–2010s), American mathematician
- Vi Hilbert (1918–2008), Native American tribal elder