Herbert


Gender:
Origin: German
3788 famous people named Herbert found on Wikipedia.
227831 male, 1117 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 2027-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 25-th in year 1929
Used in: English, French, German, Polish, Slovene

Meanings

A male given name: from Old English words meaning “army” and “bright.”.

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

Masc. proper name, introduced in England by the Normans, from Old French Herbert, Latinized from Frankish *Hari-berct, *Her(e)-bert, literally "army-bright;" see harry (v.) + bright (adj.).

Bright army. Combine of hari (army) and beraht (bright).

Famous People: 3788 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Herbert Hoover 1874 31st President of the United States of America
2 Herbert Spencer 1820 English philosopher, biologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist
3 Herbert Sobel 1912 American military personnel, salesperson and paratrooper
4 Herbert A. Simon 1916 American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist
5 Herbert von Karajan 1908 Austrian director
6 Frank Herbert 1920 American writer
7 Vincent Herbert 1969 American musician
8 Herbert Marcuse 1898 German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist
9 Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener 1850 Senior British Army officer and colonial administrator
10 Herbert Lom 1917 Czech-born film and television actor
11 Herbert Mullin 1947 American serial killer
12 George Herbert 1593 Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest
13 Herbert Nitsch 1970 Austrian freediver
14 Herbert Marshall 1890 Actor
15 Johnny Herbert 1964 Racecar driver
16 Herbert Herrmann 1941 Swiss actor
17 Herbert W. Armstrong 1892 Evangelist
18 Herbert Henry Dow 1866 American businessman
19 Gary Herbert 1947 American politician
20 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 1991 French tennis player
21 Herbert Quandt 1910 German businessman
22 James Herbert 1943 English writer
23 Herbert K. Pililaau 1928 Recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Korean War
24 Herbert Chapman 1878 Association football player and manager
25 Herbert Hutner 1908 American banker
26 Herbert Ross 1927 American film director
27 Herbert Simon 1934 American businessman
28 Herbert Grönemeyer 1956 German musician, actor
29 Don Herbert 1917 American television host
30 Herbert Anderson 1917 Actor
31 Herbert Morrison 1888 British politician
32 Herbert Baumann 1925 German composer
33 Percy Herbert 1920 British actor
34 Herbert Kappler 1907 Nazi war criminal
35 Herbert Macaulay 1864 Nigerian politician
36 Herbert Bötticher 1928 German actor and voice actor
37 Herbert Henry Lehman 1878 American politician
38 Herbert Blumer 1900 American sociologist, player of American football
39 Victor Herbert 1859 American composer
40 Charles Herbert 1948 Former actor
41 Herbert William Heinrich 1886 American business writer
42 Herbert Huncke 1915 Subculture icon, writer, poet
43 Herbert von Bismarck 1849 German politician, son of chancellor Otto von Bismarck
44 Brian Herbert 1947 Author from the United States
45 Herbert Bayer 1900 Austrian architect, photographer, graphic and typographer
46 Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward 1923 Actor
47 Herbert Hainer 1954 Manager
48 Herbert Knebel Character of comedian Uwe Lyko
49 Herbert Baker 1862 British architect
50 Herbert Diess 1958
51 Herbert Roth 1926 German composer
52 Herbert Pixner 1975 Italian television presenter and composer
53 Herbert Edward Read 1893 English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art
54 Herbert Bautista 1968 Filipino actor and politician
55 Herbert Stein 1916 American economist
56 Herbert Kroemer 1928 Nobel laureate in physics
57 Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel 1870 British politician
58 Herbert Boyer 1936 American researcher and businessman
59 Stacy Herbert 1968 American television presenter and producer
60 Matthew Herbert 1972 British musician
61 Herbert West Re-Animator character
62 Herbert Backe 1896 German general
63 Herbert James Draper 1863 British painter
64 Herbert Howells 1892 English composer, organist and teacher
65 Herbert Hoover, Jr. 1903 American politician
66 Herbert Beerbohm Tree 1852 English actor and theatre manager
67 Herbert Pitman 1877 Third Officer of Titanic
68 Herbert Hasler 1914 Royal Marines officer
69 Hugh Herbert 1887 Comedian, film actor
70 Herbert Kilpin 1870 Football player
71 Herbert M. Shelton 1895 American medical writer
72 Herbert Fisk Johnson III 1957 American businessman
73 Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer 1857 Senior British Army officer of the First World War
74 Herbert Fleischmann 1925 German actor
75 Herbert Blomstedt 1927 American conductor
76 Herbert "Flight Time" Lang 1976 American basketball player
77 Herbert C. Brown 1912 Chemist
78 Herbert Biberman 1900 American screenwriter and film director
79 Herbert Rudley 1910 American actor
80 Ricki Herbert 1961 New Zealand footballer
81 Bob Herbert 1945 American journalist
82 Herbert Kretzmer 1925 British writer
83 Herbert Stothart 1885 1885-1949, Songwriter, arranger, conductor, and composer.
84 Herbert I, Count of Vermandois Frankish noble
85 Herbert Sutcliffe 1894 English cricketer
86 Herbert Prikopa 1935 Austrian actor and composer
87 Herbert II, Count of Vermandois 0880 French noble
88 Herbert J. Carlisle 1957 United States Air Force General
89 Herbert Benson 1935 American medical academic
90 Herbert Hans Haupt 1919 American spy for NAzi Germany
91 Zbigniew Herbert 1924 Polish writer
92 Herbert Berghof 1909 Austrian-American actor
93 Herbert Graf 1903 Austrian theatre director
94 Herbert Chitepo 1923 Zimbabwean politician
95 Herbert Jones 1880 British jockey
96 Herbert Asbury 1889 American journalist
97 Herbert Croly 1869 American political writer
98 Herbert Lange 1909 SS officer
99 A. P. Herbert 1890 British politician
100 Herbert Butterfield 1900 British historian
101 Herbert Dijkstra 1966 Dutch television presenter, speed skater, bicycle racer and presenter
102 Aubrey Herbert 1880 British politician
103 Herbert Sandler American banker
104 Herbert J. McChrystal 1924 American military officer
105 Herbert London American activist and academic
106 Dean Herbert Software and video game developer
107 Herbert Rowse Armstrong 1869 English solicitor and convicted murderer
108 Herbert J. Gans 1927 American sociologist
109 Herbert Howe 1893 American journalist
110 Herbert Hope Risley 1851 British ethnographer and colonial administrator
111 Walter Herbert 1948 Band manager & promoter
112 Herbert Steinmetz 1908 German actor
113 Herbert Wachtell 1932 American lawyer
114 Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone 1854 British politician
115 Holmes Herbert 1882 English actor
116 Herbert Aptheker 1915 American Marxist historian and political activist
117 Herbert Ulrich 1971 German actor
118 Herbert Schildt 1951 American computer scientist
119 Herbert Weicker 1921 German actor and voice actor
120 Herbert Bayard Swope 1882 American journalist
121 Herbert Mundin 1898 British actor
122 Jake Herbert 1985 Olympic wrestler
123 Herbert Wilcox 1890 Film producer and director from Britain
124 Herbert Blitzstein 1934 American mobster
125 Wally Herbert 1934 British polar explorer
126 Herbert Marcus 1878 American businessman
127 Herbert Ihlefeld 1914 German World War II fighter pilot
128 Herbert Giles 1845 British sinologist and diplomat
129 Godfrey Herbert 1884 Royal Navy captain
130 Herbert Hisel 1927 German actor
131 Herbert Franz Jacoby 1939
132 Herbert Gold 1924 Novelist, short story writer
133 Herbert Selpin 1904 German film director
134 Auberon Herbert 1838 British politician
135 Herbert A. Hauptman 1917 American mathematician
136 Herbert Yardley 1889 American cryptographer
137 Herbert Akroyd Stuart 1864 British engineer
138 Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois 1030 French noble
139 Herbert Prohaska 1955 Austrian football player and coach
140 Herbert Gintis 1940 Economist
141 Herbert Norkus 1916 Martyr for Hitler Youth
142 Herbert Bonewitz 1933 German cabaret artist
143 Herbert Wigwe 1966 Nigerian economist
144 Herbert Fritsch 1951 German actor and film director
145 Herbert Schweiger 1924 Austrian author
146 Herbert Ponting 1870 English photographer and explorer
147 Herbert R. Axelrod 1927 American ichthyologist
148 Herbert Gruhl 1921 German politician
149 Herbert Laming, Baron Laming 1936 British peer
150 Herbert Bruynseels 1962 Belgian actor
151 Herbert Black
152 Chris Herbert 1970 British talent manager
153 Herbert Otto Gille 1897 German general
154 Herbert Föttinger 1961 Austrian actor
155 Herbert Westmacott 1952 Recipient of the Military Cross
156 Herbert Schultze 1909 German World War II U-boat commander
157 Herbert Freudenberger 1926 Psychologist
158 Herbert P. Bix 1938 American historian, sociologist of Japan, Far East
159 Herbert Goldstein 1922 Physicist
160 Herbert M. Allison 1943 Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability of the United States 2009-2010
161 Herbert Matthews 1900 American journalist
162 Herbert Allen III American businessman
163 Michelle Herbert 1965 British actress
164 Herbert Werner 1920 German U-boat commander
165 Herbert Schnädelbach 1936 German philosopher
166 Herbert Matter 1907 American photographer and graphic designer
167 Herbert L. Anderson 1914 American physicist
168 Gwyneth Herbert 1981 Jazz musician, singer-songwriter and composer
169 Herbert Robbins 1915 American mathematician
170 Herbert Wimmer 1944 German footballer
171 Herbert Scarf 1930 American academic
172 Herbert Wertheim American businessman
173 Herbert Brownell 1904 American politician
174 Anthony Herbert 1930 United States Army officer
175 Herbert Batliner 1928 Liechtensteiner professor, lawyer and judge
176 Herbert McCabe 1926 Priest, philosopher
177 Herbert Watterott 1941 German journalist
178 Herbert Döhring 1913
179 Herbert Wise 1924 Austrian-born film and television producer and director
180 Herbert Putnam 1861 American librarian and lawyer
181 Herbert Spencer Gasser 1888 American physiologist
182 Herbert Kohler, Jr. 1939 American businessman
183 Herbert Ryman 1910 Disney Imagineer and Fine Artist
184 Herbert Wehner 1906 German politician (KPD, SPD)
185 Herbert A. Wagner 1900 Austrian aerodynamicist
186 Herbert Choy 1916 American judge
187 Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin 1866 British politician
188 Herbert Friedman 1916 American physicist
189 Herbert John Burgman 1894 American broadcaster
190 Herbert S. Gutowsky 1919 American physical chemist
191 Herbert W. Spencer 1905 Television and film composer, orchestrator
192 Herbert Copeland 1902 American biologist (1902–1968)
193 Herbert Character in "Family Guy"
194 Herbert L. Clarke 1867 American conductor
195 Herbert Jösch 1962
196 Herbert Sorrell 1897 American trade union activist and organizer
197 Herbert L. Becker 1956 Magician
198 Herbert Haft 1920 American businessman
199 Herbert Allen, Jr. 1940 American businessman
200 Herbert Joeks 1915 Dutch actor