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 Gross (born 1929), American mathematician
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, (1924–2003), 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