Herbert (given name)

Herbert is a Germanic given name, from hari "host" and beraht "bright". See also Heribert, another given name with the same roots.

People named Herbert

• Saint Herbert
• Herbert I of Maine (died 1036), Frankish count
• Herbert II of Maine (died 1062), Frankish count
• Herbert I, Count of Vermandois (848–907), Frankish count
• Herbert II, Count of Vermandois (880–943), Frankish count
• Herbert III, Count of Vermandois (987–997), Frankish count
• Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois (1045–1080), Frankish count
• Herbert Aptheker (1915–2003), American historian
• H. H. Asquith (1852–1928), British prime minister
• Herbert Austin (1866–1941), English car maker
• Herbert Baker (1862–1946), British architect
• Herbert Bayer (1900–1985), Austrian graphic designer
• Herbert C. Brown (1912–2004), American chemist
• Herbert Brownell, Jr. (1904–1996), American politician
• Herbert Ashwin Budd (1881–1950), British painter
• Herbert Butterfield (1900–1979), British historian
• Herbert Croly (1869–1930), American writer
• Herbert Henry Dow (1866–1930), Canadian-born American industrialist
• Herbert Elliott (1887–1973), English cricketer
• Herbert W. Franke (born 1927), Austrian writer
• Herbert Giles (1845–1935), British diplomat and translator
• Herbert Gold (born 1924), American novelist
• Herbert Grönemeyer (born 1956), German actor and musician
• Herbert Hauptman (1917–2011), American mathematician
• Herbert Hoover (1874–1964), American politician, 31st President of the United States
• Herbert von Karajan (1908–1989), Austrian conductor
• Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916), British First World War field marshal and colonial administrator
• Herbert Lom (1917–2012), Czech actor
• Herbert Marcuse (1898–1979), German philosopher
• Herbert Morrison (1888–1965), British politician
• Herbert L. Pratt (1871-1945), American oil industrialist
• Herbert Irving Preston, American Medal of Honor recipient
• Herbert Ross (1927–2001), American director
• Herbert Saffir (1917–2007), American scientist
• Herbert Charles Sanborn (1873-1967), American philosopher, academic and one-time political candidate.
• Herbert Schwamborn (born 1973), Zimbabwean music producer
• Herbert A. Simon (1916–2001), American political scientist
• Herbert Spencer (1820–1903), English philosopher
• Herbert Stothart (1885–1949), American composer
• Herbert Tarr (1929-1993), American Jewish novelist and humorist
• Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917), English actor and theatre manager
• H. G. Wells (1866–1946), British writer
• Herbert Zangs, German artist

Fictional characters

• Herbert (Family Guy), a fictional character in the television series Family Guy
• Herbert Garrison, a fictional character in the television series South Park
• Herbert West, a fictional character in H. P. Lovecraft's story "Herbert West: Reanimator" and the films based on it
• Herbert P. Bear, a character from Club Penguin

See also

• Herbert (disambiguation)
• Aribert
• Herbart
• Hébert
• Herb (given name)