Herbert (given name)

Herbert is a Germanic given name, from harja- "army", "warrior" or "noble, sublime",^[1] and beraht "bright" or "shining"^[2] (compare Robert). Other given names with the same roots include Heribert, Aribert and Eriberto.

Herbert

Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	"army-bright"
Region of origin	Germanic countries (England, Scotland, Germany, Scandinavian region)
Other names
Related names	Herb (short), Herbie (nickname), Herbord, Herburt, Herobert, Aribert, Eriberto

People named Herbert

• Saint Herbert, French Christian saint
• Herbert of Derwentwater (died 687), Anglo-Saxon hermit, priest, and saint
• 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

A

• Herbert "Herb" Aach (1923–1985), American painter and writer
• Herbert Abbott, English cricketer and British Army officer
• Herbert Abrams, American painter
• Herbert L. Abrams, American physician
• Herbert Aceituno, Salvadorian Paralympic powerlifter
• Herbert Achternbusch (1938–2022), German writer, painter, and filmmaker
• Herbert Adams, multiple people
• Herbert Addo (1951–2017), Ghanaian football manager
• Herbert Agar (1897–1980), American journalist and historian
• Herbert Albert (1903–1973), German conductor
• Herbert Albrecht (1900–1945), Nazi German politician
• Herbert Albrecht (1925–1997), German wrestler
• Herbert Allen, multiple people
• Herbert Alleyne (1855–1884), English footballer
• Herbert Allingham (1867–1936), English editor and writer
• Herbert Alpass (1906–1999), English cricketer
• Herbert Alsen (1906–1978), German opera singer
• Herbert Altshuler (born 1945), American major general
• Herbert Alward, Austrian figure skater
• Herbert Ames (1863–1954), Canadian politician
• Herbert Anderson, multiple people
• Herbert Andrewartha (1907–1992), Australian researcher
• Herbert E. Angel (1907–1999), American archivist
• Herbert Antcliffe (1875–1940), British musicologist, music critic, and author
• Herbert Aptheker (1915–2003), American historian
• Herbert Archer (1883–1996), English rugby union player
• Herbert Arlene (1914–1989), American politician
• Herbert W. Armstrong (1892–1986), American evangelist
• Herbert Armstrong (1862–1942), English cricketer
• Herbert Arnarson (born 1970), Icelandic basketball player
• Herbert Asbury (1889–1963), American journalist
• Herbert Ash (1878–1959), Canadian politician
• Herbert Ashman, first Lord mayor of Bristol
• Herbert Ashton (1885–1927), English footballer
• Herbert R. Askins (1898–1982), U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy
• Herbert H. Asquith (1852–1928), leader of the Liberal Party and UK Prime Minister during World War I
• Herbert Aston (1885–1968), Irish cricketer
• Herbert Austin (1866–1941), English car maker, founder of the Austin Motor Company and Member of Parliament
• Herbert Avram (1913–2006), American chess player
• Herbert Ayre (1882–1966), English footballer

B

• Herbert Backe (1896–1947), German politician and SS functionary during the Nazi era
• Herbert Baddeley (1872–1931), tennis and badminton player
• Herbert Badham (1899–1961), Austrian realist painter and art educator
• Herbert Baker, several people
• Herbert E. Balch (1869–1958), English archaeologist, geologist, naturalist, and spelunker
• Herbert Baldus (1899–1970), Brazilian ethnologist
• Herbert Ballerina (born 1980), Italian actor, comedian and radio host
• Herbert Bamlett, English football manager and referee
• Herbert Bankole-Bright (1883–1958), Sierra Leonean politician
• Herbert Barbee (1848–1936), American sculptor
• Herbert Bareuther, German Nazi pilot
• Herbert Barker, multiple people
• Herbert Barnes (1832–1890), English Anglican clergyman
• Herbert Barrie (1927–2017), British paediatrician
• Herbert Barritt, English cricketer
• Herbert Barrett, talent manager
• Herbert Roper Barrett, English tennis player
• Herbert Bascome, Bermudian cricketer
• Herbert Basedow, Australian politician
• Herbert Basser, Canadian academic
• Herbert Bate (1871–1941), Anglican priest and theologian
• Herbert "Herb" Bateman (1928–2000), American politician
• Herbert Bauer, multiple people
• Herbert Baum (1912–1942), Jewish anti-Nazi resistance activist
• Herbert Baumann (1925–2020), German composer
• Herbert "Herb" Baumeister, American serial killer
• Herbert Baumer (1885–1972), American architect
• Herbert Baumgard, American rabbi
• Herbert Bautista (born 1968), Filipino actor and politician
• Herbert Baxter, multiple people
• Herbert Bayer (1900–1985), Austrian graphic designer
• Herbert Beattie (1926–2019), American opera singer
• Herbert Bedford (1867–1945), British composer
• Herbert Bednorz (1909–1989), Polish Catholic priest
• Herbert Benson (1935–2022), American medical doctor
• Herbert Berghof (1909–1990), American actor
• Herbert von Bismarck (1849–1904), German diplomat
• Herbert Blaché, American film director
• Herbert Black, Canadian businessman
• Herbert Blain (1870–1942), British politician, businessman, and trade unionist
• Herbert Blaize, Grenadian politician
• Herbert Blake, English footballer
• Herbert Edward Douglas Blakiston, English academic and clergyman
• Herbert Blankenhorn (1904–1991), German diplomat
• Herbert Blau (1926–2013), American director and theoretician of performance
• Herbert Blendinger (1936–2020), Austrian composer and viola player
• Herbert Bloch (1911–2006), Harvard professor, Greek and Roman Classicist, expert on Medieval monasticism
• Herbert "Herblock" Block (1909–2001), American editorial cartoonist and author
• Herbert Blöcker (1943–2014), German equestrian
• Herbert Blomstedt (born 1927), Swedish conductor
• Herbert Blumberg (1869 –1934), British Royal Marines officer
• Herbert Blumer (1900–1987), American sociologist
• Herbert Bockhorn (born 1995), German association footballer
• Herbert Böhme (1907–1971), German poet and Nazi activist
• Herbert Bolt, Australian rugby league player
• Herbert Bolton, multiple people
• Herbert Bomzer (1927–2013), American rabbi
• Herbert "Herb" Bonn (1916–1943), American basketball player
• Herbert Covington Bonner (1891–1965), American politician
• Herbert Stephenson Boreman (1897–1982), American judge
• Herbert Bösch (born 1954), Austrian politician
• Herbert of Bosham, 12th-century English biographer
• Herbert Bostock (1869–1954), English cricketer
• Herbert Böttcher (1907–1950), German lawyer, policeman, and Nazi executed for Holocaust perpetration
• Herbert Bowman, American tennis player
• Herbert Boyer, American researcher and businessman
• Herbert Bradley, English footballer
• Herbert Brede (1888–1942), Estonian general
• Herbert J. Brees (1877–1958), lieutenant in the United States Army
• Herbert Brean (1907–1973), American writer
• Herbert Breiter (1927–1999), German-born Austrian painter and lithographer
• Herbert Brenon (1880–1958), Irish film director
• Herbert Breslin (1924–2012), American music industry executive
• Herbert Brewer (1865–1928), English composer and organist
• Herbert W. Briggs (1900–1990), American lawyer
• Herbert Brittain (1894–1961), English civil servant
• Herbert Brodkin (1912–1990), American director and producer
• Herbert C. Brown (1912–2004), American chemist
• Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904–1996), American politician
• Herbert Brucker (1898–1977), American journalist
• Herbert Brün (1918–2000), musician
• Herbert Bruncken (born 1896), American poet and magazine editor
• Herbert Büchs, (1913–1996), Nazi officer
• Herbert Buckler (1878–1957), Welsh rugby league footballer
• Herbert Ashwin Budd (1881–1950), British painter
• Herbert P. Buetow (1898–1972), American businessman
• Herbert Buhtz (1911–2006), German rower
• Herbert Bullmore (1874–1937), Scotland international rugby union player
• Herbert Bullock (1885–1967), British trade unionist
• Herbert Bunning (1863–1937), English composer and director
• Herbert Bunston (1874–1935), English actor
• Herbert Burden (1898–1915), British WWI deserter
• Herbert Burns (born 1988), Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Herbert Burrell (1866–1949), English cricketer
• Herbert Burrows (1845–1922), British socialist activist
• Herbert Burton (1888–1961), New Zealand cricketer
• Herbert Burton Sr. (1864–1910), New Zealand cricketer
• Herbert Bury (1853–1933), Anglican bishop
• Herbert Busemann (1905–1994), German-American mathematician
• Herbert Buster (1914–1976), American baseball player
• Herbert Butterfield (1900–1979), British historian

C

• Herbert Cahn (1915–2002), Swiss numismatist
• Herbert Callen (1919–1993), American physicist
• Herbert Campbell (1844–1904), English musical theatre actor
• Herbert Carlsson (1896–1952), Swedish footballer
• Herbert Carter, multiple people
• Herbert Cassidy (1935–2013), Irish Anglican dean
• Herbert Casson, multiple people
• Herbert Hayton Castens (1864–1929), South African rugby union player and cricketer
• Herbert Cayzer, 1st Baron Rotherwick (1851–1958), British politician
• Herbert Chabot (1931–2022), judge of the United States Tax Court
• Herbert Clark, multiple people
• Herbert Clarke, multiple people
• Herbert Clay (1881–1923), American politician
• Herbert Clemens (born 1939), American mathematician
• Herbert Clogstoun (1820–1862), British Army major in the Second Anglo-Burmese War
• Herbert Close (1890–1971), better known as Meredith Starr, British occultist and poet
• Herbert Coddington (born 1959), American serial killer
• Herbert Cohen, multiple people
• Herbert Coman (1920–2009), American football player and coach
• Herbert "Bert" Comerford (1915–2005), British trade unionist
• Herbert Cook, multiple people
• Herbert Cowans (1904–1993), American jazz musician
• Herbert Coward (1938–2004), American actor
• Herbert Cowell (1858–1943), American architect
• Herbert Cowley (1885–1967), British botanist
• Herbert Cox, multiple people
• Herbert Cozens-Hardy, 1st Baron Cozens-Hardy (1838–1920), British politician and judge
• Herbert Crabtree (1880–1951), English cricketer
• Herbert Cragg (1910–1980), Anglican priest and author
• Herbert Craig (1869–1934), British politician, businessman, and barrister
• Herbert Craik (1881–1965), Scottish footballer
• Herbert Cramer (1894–1963), American athlete and coach
• Herbert Crawford (1878–1946), Canadian politician
• Herbert Croft, multiple people
• Herbert Croly (1869–1930), American writer
• Herbert Crowley (1873–1937), British painter
• Herbert Crüger (1911–2003), German political activist and member of the resistance against the Nazis
• Herbert Cukurs (1900–1965), Latvian aviator, member of the Arajs Kommando, which was involved in the Holocaust
• Herbert Czaja (1914–1997), German politician

D

• Herbert Danby, Anglican priest and Oxford University professor
• Herbert Darnley, British musician and performer
• Herbert Day, Australian cricketer
• Herbert Diess, Austrian businessman
• Herbert Dingle (1890–1978), English physicist and philosopher of science
• Herbert von Dirksen (1882–1955), German diplomat and last German Ambassador to the United Kingdom before World War II
• Herbert Distel, Swiss artist
• Herbert Henry Dow (1866–1930), Canadian-born American industrialist
• Herbert Dreilich (1942–2004), German singer
• Herbert Druce (1846–1913), English entomologist
• Herbert Dyer (1898–1974), English coppersmith

E

• Herbert Eastwood (1881–1954), English trade unionist and politician
• Herbert Eimert (1897–1972), German musicologist and composer
• Herbert Eisner (1921–2011), British writer
• Herbert Eiteljörge (1934–2014), German footballer
• Herbert Eldemire (1930–2010), Jamaican politician
• Herbert Elkuch (born 1952), Liechtenstein politician
• Herbert Elliott (1887–1973), English cricketer
• Herbert Ellis, multiple people
• Herbert William Emerson (1881–1962), British India public servant
• Herbert Emmett, 20th-century English footballer
• Herbert Emmitt (1857–1901), English cricketer
• Herbert Endeley (born 2001), American soccer player
• Herbert Enderton (1936–2010), American mathematician
• Herbert Engelsing (1904–1962), German lawyer and resistance fighter
• Herbert Esche (1874–1962), German entrepreneur
• Herbert Ettengruber (born 1941), German politician
• Herbert Eze, Nigerian politician and army officer

F

• Herbert Fallas
• Herbert Fandel
• Herbert Farjeon (1887–1943), British songwriter
• Herbert Farmer, multiple people
• Herbert E. Farnsworth
• Herbert Cyrus Farnum
• Herbert "Herbie" Farnworth (born 1999), England international rugby league footballer
• Herbert Fechner (1913–1998), German politician
• Herbert Federer (1920–2010), American mathematician
• Herbert Feigl (1902–1988), Austrian‐American philosopher
• Herbert Feis (1893–1972), American historian
• Herbert Feith (1930–2001), Australian academic
• Herbert Felix (1908–1973), Swedish entrepreneur
• Herbert "Herbi" Felsinger (1934–2018), Sri Lankan cricket umpire
• Herbert Feltham (1920–1994), South African cricketer
• Herbert Ferber (1906–1991), American painter and sculptor
• Herbert Fielding (1923–2015), American politician
• Herbert Fields (1897–1958), American dramatist
• Herbert Fingarette (1921–2018), American philosopher
• Herbert O. Fisher (1909–1990), American test pilot and aviation executive
• Herbert "Herb" Fitzgibbon (born 1942), American tennis player
• Herbert Fitzherbert (1885–1958), Royal Navy admiral in British India
• Herbert FitzSimons (1898–1970), Australian politician
• Herbert Flam (1928–1980), American tennis player
• Herbert Foerstel (1933–2024), American librarian and author
• Herbert Fordham (1854–1929), English writer
• Herbert Forrest, Ireland national rugby union player
• Herbert Forsyth (1868–1989), New Zealand cricketer
• Herbert Fortier (1857–1949), Canadian actor
• Herbert L. Foss (1871–1937), American Navy Seaman during the Spanish–American War
• Herbert Fox (1858–1926), English cricketer
• Herbert Foxwell (1849–1936), English economist
• Herbert W. Franke (1927–2022), Austrian writer
• Herbert Freeman (1925–2020), American computer scientist
• Herbert Freudenberger (1926–1999) German-American psychologist
• Herbert Freundlich (1880–1941), German chemist
• Herbert Friedenwald (1870–1944), Jewish-American librarian and historian
• Herbert Friedman (1916–2000), American astronomer
• Herbert A. Friedman (1918–2008), American rabbi
• Herbert Friedmann (1900–1987), American ornithologist
• Herbert Fritz (1918–1996), Nazi general
• Herbert Fritz Jr. (1915–1998), American architect
• Herbert Fritzenwenger (born 1962), West German cross country skier and biathlete
• Herbert Fröhlich (1905–1991), British physicist
• Herbert Frood (1864–1931), English inventor, industrialist, and entrepreneur
• Herbert Furth (1889–1995), American economist
• Herbert Fust (1899–1974), Nazi general
• Herbert Fux (1927–2007), Austrian actor

G

• Herbert J. Gans (1927–2025), American sociologist
• Herbert Gelernter (1930–2015), American scientist
• Herbert Giles (1845–1935), British diplomat and translator
• Herbert Gold (1924–2023), American novelist
• Herbert Gould (1891–1918), British WWI pilot
• Herbert Grönemeyer (born 1956), German actor and musician
• Herbert Gross (1929–2020), American mathematician

H

• Herbert Hagen (1913–1999), SS-Sturmbannführer of Nazi Germany and a personal assistant to the SS police chief in France
• Herbert Hainer, German businessman
• Herbert Haines (archaeologist)
• Herbert Haines (1880–1923), British composer
• Herbert Hall, multiple people
• Herbert Halpert (1911–2000), American anthropologist
• Herbert Hamblen
• Herbert Hasler (1914–1987), Royal Marines officer
• Herbert Haupt (born 1947), Austrian politician
• Herbert Hans Haupt (1919–1942), Nazi spy
• Herbert Hauptman (1917–2011), American mathematician
• Herbert Hayens (1861–1944), English novelist and editor
• Herbert Heairfield (1907–2006), Australian cricketer
• Herbert Heath (1861–1954), British naval officer
• Herbert William Heinrich (1886–1962), American industrial safety pioneer
• Herbert Herbert (1865–1942), British ophthalmologist
• Herbert Hill, multiple people
• Herbert Hirche (1910–2002), German architect and designer
• Herbert E. Hitchcock (1867–1958) American politician
• Herbert Hoover (1874–1964), American politician, 31st President of the United States, engineer, humanitarian and one of the principal commanders of United States occupation of Haiti
• Herbert Hoover Jr. (1903–1969), American engineer, businessman, and politician, eldest son of the 31st U.S. president
• Herbert N. Houck (1915–2002), American Naval flying ace awarded three Navy Crosses during World War II
• Herbert Howells (1892–1983), English composer, organist and teacher known for his Anglican church music
• Herbert Hübel (born 1958), Austrian lawyer and sports official
• Herbert Huber, multiple people
• Herbert Hübner (1889–1972), German actor
• Herbert Hudd (1881–1948), Australian politician
• Herbert Hudson Taylor (1861–1950), British missionary
• Herbert Hughes, multiple people
• Herbert Hughes-Stanton (1870–1937), British painter
• Herbert Hull (1886–1970), English cricketer
• Herbert Hultgren (1917–1997), American cardiologist and professor
• Herbert Huncke (1915–1996), American writer and poet
• Herbert Hunger (1914–2000), Austrian Byzantinist
• Herbert Hunt, multiple people
• Herbert Huppertz (1919–1944), Nazi pilot
• Herbert Hurrey (1888–1961), Australian rules footballer
• Herbert "Herbie" Hutchisson (1915–1968), American basketball player
• Herbert Hutner (1908–2008), American lawyer
• Herbert Hüttner (born 1942), German sailor
• Herbert J. Hutton (1937–2007), American judge

I

• Herbert Ihlefeld (1914–1995), German Nazi pilot
• Herbert Ihering (1888–1977), German dramaturge, director, and theatre critic
• Herbert Ilsanker (born 1967), Austrian footballer
• Herbert Inch (1904–1988), American composer
• Herbert Ingram (1811–1860), British journalist and politician
• Herbert Ingrey (1886–1968), Canadian politician
• Herbert Irving (1917–2016), American philanthropist
• Herbert Carmichael Irwin (1894–1930), Irish aviator and Olympic athlete
• Herbert Isaac (1899–1962), English cricketer

J

• Herbert Jackson, multiple people
• Herbert Jacobs (1903–1987), American journalist
• Herbert James, multiple people
• Herbert Jankuhn (1905–1990), German archaeologist
• Herbert Jans, Chilean rower
• Herbert "Bert" Jansch (1943–2011), Scottish folk musician
• Herbert Janssen, German opera singer
• Herbert Eric Jansz (1890–1976), Sri Lankan Burgher civil servant
• Herbert Jasper (1906–1999), Canadian psychologist and physiologist
• Herbert Jehle (1907–1983), German-American physicist
• Herbert Jenner (1806–1904), English barrister and cricketer
• Herbert Jenner-Fust (1841‐1940), English cricketer
• Herbert Jenner-Fust (1778–1852), English judge
• Herbert Jepson (1908–1993), American artist and designer
• Herbert Jessel, 1st Baron Jessel (1866–1950), British politician
• Herbert Jones, multiple people
• Herbert Jory (1888–1966), South Australian architect
• Herbert Juttke (1897–1952), German screenwriter

K

• Herbert Kaiser (1916–2003), Nazi German pilot
• Herbert Kalmus (1881–1963), American scientist and engineer
• Herbert Kappler (1907–1978), Nazi German SS officer and head of German police and security services in Rome
• Herbert von Karajan (1908–1989), Austrian conductor
• Herbert "Herb" Karpel (1917–1995), American baseball player
• Herbert Kasper (1926–2020), American fashion designer
• Herbert Katzman (1923–2004), American artist
• Herbert Buckingham Khaury (1932–1996), American musician known as Tiny Tim
• Herbert Kilpin (1870–1916), English footballer
• Herbert Kirchhoff (1911–1988), German art director
• Herbert Kirchner (born 1937), German biathlete
• Herbert Kirk (1912–2006), member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
• Herbert Kirkpatrick (1888–1971), Anglican priest
• Herbert Kirschner (1925–2010), German canoeist
• Herbert Kissling (1868–1929), New Zealand cricketer
• Herbert Kisza (born 1943), Czech artist
• Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850–1916), British First World War field marshal and colonial administrator, one of the principal commanders in the Mahdist War and the Second Boer War
• Herbert Kitschelt (born 1955), American political science scholar
• Herbert Paul Brooks (1937–2003), American ice hockey player and coach, head coach for men's hockey in the 1980 Olympics
• Herbert Kohler Jr. (1939–2022), American businessman
• Herbert C. Kraft (1927–2000), American archaeologist
• Herbert Kranz (1891–1973), German writer
• Herbert J. Krapp (1887–1973), American architect
• Herbert Kraus (1884–1965), German law professor
• Herbert Krause (1905–1976), American author and historian
• Herbert Kubly (1915–1996), American author and playwright
• Herbert Kuhl (1940–2024), German gynecologist
• Herbert Kuhner (born 1935), Austrian writer and translator
• Herbert Kutscha (1917–2003), Nazi pilot

L

• Herbert Laabs (born 1950), German canoeist
• Herbert Laming, Baron Laming (born 1936), British social worker and politician
• Herbert Lang (1879–1957), German zoologist
• Herbert "Flight Time" Lang (born 1976), basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters
• Herbert Lange (1909–1945), German Nazi SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator
• Herbert Larkin (1894–1972), Australian pilot, human rights activist, and author
• Herbert Lawrence (1861–1943), general in the British Army, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Romani
• Herbert Leaf (1854–1936), English cricketer
• Herbert Leavey (1886–1954), English footballer and manager
• Herbert Leon (1850–1926), English businessman and politician
• Herbert B. Leonard (1922–2006), American film producer
• Herbert Léonard (1945–2025), French singer
• Herbert Levine, multiple people
• Herbert Lewis, multiple people
• Herbert L. Ley Jr. (1923–2001), American civil servant
• Herbert Lichtenfeld (1927–2001), German screenwriter
• Herbert Lieberman (1933–2023), American novelist
• Herbert Lindinger (born 1933), Austrian industrial designer
• Herbert Lindlar (1909–2009), British chemist
• Herbert Linge (1928–2024), German professional racecar driver
• Herbert Linnell (1909–1968), English cricketer
• Herbert Lippert (born 1957), Austrian opera singer
• Herbert "Bert" Lipsham (1878–1932), English footballer and manager
• Herbert Lippschitz (1904–1972), German art director
• Herbert List (1903–1975), German photographer
• Herbert Lloyd (1883–1957), Australian soldier and politician
• Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet (1719–1769), Welsh politician
• Herbert Summers Lloyd (1887–1963), breeder of show English Cocker Spaniels
• Herbert Loch (1886–1976), German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II
• Herbert Lock (1887–1957), English footballer
• Herbert Lockyer (1886–1984), theological writer
• Herbert Loebl (1923–2013), British businessman
• Herbert Loewe (1882–1940), British scholar
• Herbert Lom (1917–2012), Czech actor
• Herbert Looker (1871–1951), British politician
• Herbert Louis (1928–2016), American physician
• Herbert Lumsden (1897–1945), senior British Army officer of World War I and II
• Herbert Lüthy (1918–2002), Swiss historian and journalist
• Herbert Lütje (1918–1967), Nazi pilot

M

• Herbert H. Manson (1872–1914), American lawyer
• Herbert Marcuse (1898–1979), German philosopher
• Herbert Marshall, multiple people
• Herbert Maryon (1874–1965), English archaeologist and metalworking expert
• Herbert Mason (1891–1960), British film director and producer
• Herbert Mohring (1928–2012), American transportation economist and educator
• Herbert Money (1899–1996), Australian Christian missionary
• Herbert Moran (1885–1945), Australian international rugby union player
• Herbert Morris, multiple people
• Herbert Morrison (1888–1965), British politician
• Herbert Morrison (1905–1989), American journalist
• Herbert Mosenthal (1866–1904), South African cricketer
• Herbert Moss (1883–1956), Scottish politician

• Herbert Louis Mason (1896–1994), American botanist
• Herbert McCabe (1926–2001), English-born Irish Dominican priest, theologian, and philosopher
• Herbert Morris, multiple people
• Herbert Morrison (1888–1965), British politician
• Herbert Mullin (1947–2022), American serial killer and mass murderer

N

• Herbert Nachbar (1930–1980), German writer
• Herbert Wassell Nadal (1873–1957), Minstrel show performer
• Herbert Nakimayak, 21st-century Canadian politician
• Herbert Naylor-Leyland (1864–1899), British Army officer and politician
• Herbert Nebe (1899–1985), German cyclist
• Herbert Needleman (1927–2017), American researcher
• Herbert Neumann (born 1953), German footballer
• Herbert Newman (born 1873), English cricketer
• Herbert Nicholls (1868–1940), Australian judge and politician
• Herbert Nield (1862–1932), British politician
• Herbert Niemann (1935–1991), East German judoka and Olympic athlete
• Herbert Nigsch (born 1960), Austrian wrestler
• Herbert Niiler (1905–1982), Estonian basketball player and coach
• Herbert Ninaus (1937–2015), Austrian footballer
• Herbert Nitsch (born 1970), Austrian freediver
• Herbert Nkabiti (1981–2017), Botswana boxer
• Herbert Nootbaar (1908–2016), American businessman
• Herbert Norkus (1916–1932), Hitler youth member killed by communists
• Herbert Norsch (1908–1955), American sound engineer
• Herbert Norville (born 1957), English film actor
• Herbert Noyes (1839–1917), British Anglican priest and author
• Herbert Numa (1925–1984), Australian cricketer
• Herbert Nürnberg (1914–1995), German boxer

O

• Herbert Oakeley (1830–1903), English composer
• Herbert Oberhofer (1955–2012), Austrian footballer
• Herbert Obst (born 1936), Canadian fencer
• Herbert Oehmichen (1915–1990), American handball player
• Herbert Gouverneur Ogden (1846–1906), American geographer
• Herbert Marvin Ohlman (1927–2002), American information technology pioneer
• Herbert Ohly (1901–1972), German jurist
• Herbert S. Okun (1930–2011), American diplomat
• Herbert Olbrich (1897–1976), Nazi general
• Herbert Oldfield (1859–1940), English philatelist and solicitor
• Herbert Olivecrona (1891–1980), Swedish professor and brain surgeon
• Herbert Arnould Olivier (1861–1952), English painter
• Herbert Olney (1875–1957), Australian politician
• Herbert Olofsson (1910–1978), Swedish wrestler
• Herbert Osborn (1856–1954), American entomologist
• Herbert L. Osgood (1855–1918), American historian
• Herbert Isambard Owen (1850–1927), British academic

P

• Herbert Pagani (1944–1988), Italian artist and musician
• Herbert Parmet (1929–2017), American writer and historian
• Herbert Parry (1869–1940), English Christian religious leader
• Herbert Parsons, multiple people
• Herbert J. Paterson (1867–1940), British surgeon and gastroenterologist
• Herbert A. Patey (1898–1919), British WWI pilot
• Herbert Paul (1853–1935), English writer and politician
• Herbert Paul (born 1994), German footballer
• Herbert E. Peabody (died 1930), American businessman
• Herbert Pearce (1908–1955), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Herbert "Herb" Pearson (1910–2006), New Zealand cricketer
• Herbert Pease, 1st Baron Daryngton (1867–1949), British politician
• Herbert Pell (1884–1961), American politician
• Herbert Perez (born 1959), American taekwondo practitioner
• Herbert Perrott, multiple people
• Herbert Perry (born 1969), American baseball player
• Herbert Perry (1894–1966), British sport shooter
• Herbert Philbrick (1915–1993), American businessman
• Herbert Philips, English philanthropist and justice of the peace
• Herbert Phillips, multiple people
• Herbert "Bert" Pitman (1877–1961), English Merchant Navy sailor, Third Principal Commanding Officer of Titanic
• Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857–1932), senior British Army officer of the First World War
• Herbert L. Pratt (1871–1945), American oil industrialist
• Herbert Pratten (1865–1928), Australian politician
• Herbert Irving Preston (1876–1928), American Marine and Medal of Honor recipient
• Herbert Polzhuber (1938–2015), Austrian fencer and pentathlete
• Herbert Ponting (1870–1935), English explorer and photographer
• Herbert A. Posner (1925–2018), American politician
• Herbert Postle (1884–1961), Australian politician
• Herbert Pott (1883–1953), British diver
• Herbert Pottle (1907–2002), Canadian judge and politician
• Herbert Potts (1878–1939), English footballer
• Herbert B. Powell (1903–1998), U.S. Army General and Commanding General of the U.S. Continental Army Command
• Herbert Pundik (1927–2019), Danish-Israeli journalist and author
• Herbert Purey-Cust (1857–1938), British hydrographer and British Royal Navy officer
• Herbert Putnam (1861–1955), American Librarian of Congress

Q

• Herbert Quandt (1910–1982), German industrialist
• Herbert Quick (1861–1925), American novelist
• Herbert Quin (1891–1968), Northern Ireland politician

R

• Herbert Rahmann (1886–1957), Australian cricketer
• Herbert Randall (born 1936), American photographer
• Herbert Raphael (1859–1924), British barrister and politician
• Herbert Ratner (1907–1997), American physician
• Herbert Rawdon (1904–1975), American aviation pioneer
• Herbert Rawlinson (1885–1953), English actor
• Herbert Rawson (1852–1924), English footballer and British Army officer
• Herbert J. Ray (born 1893), U.S. Admiral
• Herbert Raymer (1874–1956), New Zealand Christian dean
• Herbert Rayner (1911–1976), Royal Canadian Navy officer
• Herbert F. Raynolds (1874/5–1950), American judge
• Herbert Read, multiple people
• Herbert Reed, multiple people
• Herbert Ribbing (1897–1985), Swedish diplomat
• Herbert Richers (1923–2009), Brazilian actor
• Herbert Richmond (1871–1946), British naval officer
• Herbert Ricke (1901–1976), German archaeologist, Egyptologist, and historian
• Herbert Rieckhoff (1989–1948), Nazi general
• Herbert Riehl (1915–1997), German-American meteorologist
• Herbert D. Riley (1904–1973), United States Navy admiral
• Herbert Rinaldi (1928–2010), American politician
• Herbert Hope Risley (1850–1911), British ethnographer and colonial administrator
• Herbert W. Roesky (1935–2025), German chemist
• Herbert Rollins (1899–1921), Irish cricketer
• Herbert Rollwage (1916–1980), Nazi German pilot
• Herbert Romeril (1881–1963), English politician
• Herbert Ross (1927–2001), American director
• Herbert "Bert" Roth (1917–1994), New Zealand librarian, historian, and labor organizer
• Herbert Rothwell (born 1880), English footballer
• Herbert Rowley (1897–1966), British pilot
• Herbert Rudley (1910–2006), American actor
• Herbert Ruff (1918–1985), German-Canadian pianist and composer
• Herbert Runge (1913–1986), German boxer
• Herbert Rusche (1952–2024), German politician
• Herbert J. Rushton (1877–1947), American lawyer and politician
• Herbert Ryman (1910–1989), American artist

S

• Herbert Saffir (1917–2007), American scientist
• Herbert Salvatierra (born 1980), Bolivian politician
• Herbert Salzman (1916–1990), American businessman and US Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870–1963), British politician
• Herbert Charles Sanborn (1873–1967), American philosopher, academic, and one-time political candidate
• Herbert Sandberg (1908–1991), German artist
• Herbert Sandberg (1902–1966), Swedish conductor, librettist, and composer
• Herbert Sandler (1931–2019), American banker and philanthropist
• Herbert "Herb" Sargent (1923–2005), American television writer and producer
• Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870–1963), British politician
• Herbert L. Satterlee (1863–1947), American lawyer, writer, and businessman
• Herbert Sausgruber (born 1946), Austrian politician
• Herbert Scarf (1920–2015), American economist
• Herbert Scaping (1866–1934), Irish architect
• Herbert Schwamborn (born 1973), Zimbabwean music producer
• Herbert Schultze (1909–1987), German U-boat (submarine) commander of World War II
• Herbert Schutz (1937–2018), German-born Canadian philologist
• Herbert F. Seawell (1869–1949), American judge
• Herbert Seifert (1907–1996), German mathematician
• Herbert J. Seligmann (1891–1984), American photographer, author, and journalist
• Herbert Sellars (1896–1918), British WWI pilot
• Herbert Selpin (1904–1942), German film director, editor, and screenwriter
• Herbert M. Seneviratne (1925–1987), Sri Lankan Sinhala lyricist and actor
• Herbert Clifford Serasinghe, Sri Lankan Sinhala physician
• Herbert A. Simon (1916–2001), American political scientist
• Herbert Slade (1851–1913), New Zealand boxer of Irish and Māori decent
• Herbert Slater (1881–1958), English cricketer
• Herbert Slatery (born 1952), American politician
• Herbert Smith, several people
• Herbert Snook (1867–1937), English footballer
• Herbert Snow (1847–1930), English surgeon and medical writer
• Herbert Spencer, several people
• Herbert M. St. Clair (1868–1949), American businessman and local politician
• Herbert St. John (1926–2011), American football player
• Herbert Stachowiak (1921–2004), German philosopher
• Herbert Stanley (1872–1955), British diplomat and colonial administrator
• Herbert Stein (1916–1999), American economist
• Herbert Stevens IV (born 1987), American hip-hop recording artist who records under the name "Ab-Soul"
• Herbert Stewart (1843–1885), British soldier
• Herbert L. Stone (1871–1955), American magazine editor and sailor
• Herbert Stothart (1885–1949), American composer
• Herbert Strabel (1927–2017), German production designer
• Herbert Strang, joint pseudonym of two English writers
• Herbert Streicher (1947–2013), also known as Harry Reems, American pornographic actor
• Herbert Strong, multiple people
• Herbert Strudwick (1880–1970), English cricketer
• Herbert Stuart, multiple people
• Herbert Studd (1870–1947), English cricketer and soldier
• Herbert Sumsion (1889–1995), English organist and composer
• Herbert Sutcliffe (1894–1978), English cricketer

T

• Herbert Tabor (1918–2020), American biochemist and physician-scientist
• Herbert Tannenbaum (1892–1958), German-American art dealer and film theorist
• Herbert Tarr (1929–1993), American Jewish novelist and humorist
• Herbert Tennekoon (1911–1979), Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka from 1971 to 1979
• Herbert Thambiah (1926–1992), 39th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
• Herbert Thoms (1885–1972), obstetrician gynecologist, and early advocate for natural childbirth and birth control
• Herbert Thorndike (1598–1672), English academic and clergyman
• Herbert Thurston (1856–1939), English priest and theologian
• Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852–1917), English actor and theatre manager
• Herbert Trench (1865–1923), Irish poet
• Herbert Trube (1886–1959), American runner

U

• Herbert Uber, English badminton player
• Herbert Ulrich (1921–2002), Austrian ice hockey player
• Herbert Urlacher (1931–2023), American politician
• Herbert Ushewokunze, Zimbabwean politician

V

• Herbert J. Valentine (1917–1996), American Marine flying ace, Navy Cross recipient
• Herbert Vanderhoof (1875–1921), Canadian advertising executive
• Herbert Vaughan (1832–1903), English Catholic prelate
• Herbert Vesely, Austrian film director
• Herbert Vivian (1865–1940), English journalist and writer
• Herbert Voelcker (1930–2020), American sports shooter
• Herbert Voelker, American architect
• Herbert Vogel, American art collector
• Herbert Volney (1953–2022), Trinidad and Tobago politician

W

• Herbert Waas (born 1963), German footballer
• Herbert Wace (1851–1906), British colonial administrator
• Herbert Wachtell (born 1932), American lawyer
• Herbert Wachter, Austrian cross-country skier
• Herbert Waddell, British international rugby player
• Herbert Wade, multiple people
• Herbert Wadsack, Austrian librarian and writer
• Herbert Wagner, multiple people
• Herbert Waite (1928–2007), American businessman and politician
• Herbert Russell Wakefield (1888–1964), English writer and civil servant
• Herbert Walker, multiple people
• Herbert J. Wallenstein (1917–1996), American lawyer
• Herbert Walther (1935–2006), German physicist
• Herbert Waniek (1897–1949), Austrian stage actor, theatrical producer, and impresario
• Herbert Warburton (1916–1983), American politician
• Herbert Ward, multiple people
• Herbert Wareing (1857–1918), English organist and composer
• Herbert Warnke (1902–1975), East German trade unionist and politician
• Herbert Warren (1853–1930), British academic
• Herbert P. Wasgatt (1865–1934), American politician and shoe manufacturer
• Herbert Furnivall Waterhouse (1864–1931), English surgeon and lecturer
• Herbert Watkins-Pitchford (1868–1951), British veterinarian
• Herbert Watney (1843–1932), English physician, landowner, and philanthropist
• Herbert Watts (1858–1934), British Army officer
• Herbert Webb (1913–1947), English cricketer
• Herbert Webbe (1856–1886), English cricketer
• Herbert John Webber (1865–1946), American plant physiologist
• Herbert Wechsler (1909–2000), American legal scholar
• Herbert William Weekes (1841–1914), English painter
• Herbert Weerasinghe, Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from April 1985 to December 1985
• Herbert Wehner (1906–1990), German politician
• Herbert Weichert (born 1937), German sailor
• Herbert Weichmann (1896–1983), German lawyer and politician
• Herbert Weiner (1919–2013), American rabbi
• Herbert Weinstock (1905–1971), American writer
• Herbert Weiss (born 1954), American journalist
• Herbert Weißbach (1901–1995), German actor
• Herbert Weissbach (born 1932), German biochemist
• Herbert Weiz (1924–2023), East German politician
• Herbert G. Wells (1866–1946), British writer, best remembered for his science fiction novels
• Herbert Welsh (1851–1941), American political reformer
• Herbert Wenyon (1888–1944), English cricketer
• Herbert Wenz (1928–2017), German football manager
• Herbert Werner (1920–2013), German naval officer
• Herbert Wernicke (1946–2002), German set and costume designer and opera director
• Herbert Wertheim (born 1939), American businessman
• Herbert Westbrook (died 1959), British-American writer
• Herbert Westermark (1891–1981), Swedish physician and sailor
• Herbert Westfaling (1531/2–1602), English bishop and academic administrator
• Herbert Westmacott (1952–1980), British Army officer
• Herbert "Bert" Whalley (1913–1958), English footballer and coach
• Herbert Whately (1876–1947), Anglican priest
• Herbert White, multiple people
• Herbert Whitfeld (1858–1909), English footballer and cricketer
• Herbert Whitley (1886–1955), British zookeeper
• Herbert Whittall, multiple people
• Herbert Wigwe (1966–2024), Nigerian accountant and banker
• Herbert Wilcox (1890–1977), British film producer and director
• Herbert Wiles, English rugby league player
• Herbert Wilf (1931–2012), American mathematician
• Herbert Wilk (1905–1977), German actor
• Herbert L. Wilkerson (1919–2021), U.S. Marine Corps Major General
• Herbert P. Wilkins (born 1930), American judge
• Herbert "Herb" Wilkinson (born 1923), American basketball player
• Herbert Willi (born 1956), Austrian composer
• Herbert Willing (1878–1943), Dutch football referee
• Herbert Wilson, multiple people
• Herbert Wimmer (born 1944), German footballer
• Herbert Warren Wind (1916–2005), American sportswriter
• Herbert Windsor, 2nd Viscount Windsor (1707–1758), British landowner and politician
• Herbert Windsor Mumford I (1871–1938), American educator
• Herbert Windt (1894–1965), German composer
• Herbert Winful (born 1952), Ghanaian-American engineering professor
• Herbert Eustis Winlock (1884–1950),
• Herbert Wise (1924–2015), Austrian-born film and TV producer and director
• Herbert Wohlfarth (1915–1982), German Nazi naval officer
• Herbert Wollmann (born 1951), German politician
• Herbert Womersley (1889–1962), English entomologist active in Australia
• Herbert Wood, multiple people
• Herbert Woodbury (1745–1809), American privateer
• Herbert Woodhill (1875–1963), Australian rugby league footballer
• Herbert Woodrow (1883–1974), American psychologist
• Herbert Woods (1891–1954), English boat builder and mooring developer
• Herbert Woodson (1925–2018), American engineer
• Herbert Wookey (1888–1953), Canadian cricketer
• Herbert M. Woolf (1880–1964), American businessman and racehorse owner
• Herbert Wragg (1880–1956), British politician
• Herbert Wright, multiple people
• Herbert Wunsch (1917–1970), Austrian table tennis player
• Herbert Wursthorn (born 1957), German middle-distance runner
• Herbert "Bert" Wynn, English trade unionist

X

• Herbert Xu, developer of the Debian Almquist shell

Y

• Herbert Yardley (1889–1958), American cryptozoologist
• Herbert J. Yates (1880–1966), American film studio executive
• Herbert Yeates, Australian politician
• Herbert Yefremov (also spelled Gerbert Yefremov), Russian weapons designer
• Herbert Yelland (1878–1962), Australian politician
• Herbert York (1921–2009), American nuclear physicist
• Herbert Yost, American actor
• Herbert Youtie (1904–1980), American papyrologist

Z

• Herbert Zangs (1924–2003), German artist
• Herbert Ziegenhahn (1921–1993), German politician
• Belu Zilber (born Herbert Zilber; 1901–1978), Romanian communist activist
• Herbert Zimmermann, multiple people
• Herbert Zipper, composer, conductor, and arts activist

Fictional characters

• Herbert (Disney character)
• Herbert "Herbie" (Numbuh 65.3), from the Cartoon Network animated series Codename: Kids Next Door
• Herbert P. Bear, a character from Club Penguin
• Herbert Birdsfoot, a fictional Muppet character in the television series Sesame Street
• Chief Herbert Dumbrowski, fictional character in T.U.F.F. Puppy
• Herbert Garrison, a fictional character in the television series South Park
• Herbert the Pervert, a fictional character in the television series Family Guy
• Herbert West, a fictional character in H. P. Lovecraft's story "Herbert West: Reanimator" and the films based on it
• Herbert Arthur Runcible Cadbury, a fictional character in the movie Richie Rich
• Herbert Ludwig, the Medic from Team Fortress 2

See also

• Herbert (surname)
• Aribert
• Hébert (disambiguation)
• Herb (given name)
• Herbart
• Herbert (disambiguation)
• Herberts (disambiguation)
• Hubert (disambiguation)
• Robert

References

1. Ahrholdt, Judith. "HER". Nordic Names. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
2. Ahrholdt, Judith. "BJÖRT". Nordic Names.