List of Famous people named Gerard

Gérard Boulanger was a French lawyer and human rights activist. He was close to the Left Front.

Gérard Berliner (1956–2010) was a French actor and composer.

Gérard Chaliand is a French expert in geopolitics who has published widely on irregular warfare and military strategy. Chaliand analyses of insurgencies in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, mostly based on his field experience with insurgent forces, have appeared in more than 20 books and in numerous newspaper articles. He has worked autonomously throughout his career, unconstrained by the perspectives of national governments and policy institutes. As a result, his work provides an independent perspective on many of the major conflicts characterized the 20th and 21st centuries. He is also a published poet.

Gerard van Honthorst was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the nickname Gherardo delle Notti. Early in his career he visited Rome, where he had great success painting in a style influenced by Caravaggio. Following his return to the Netherlands he became a leading portrait painter.

Gérard Saint was a French professional road bicycle racer. In the 1959 Tour de France, Saint was the winner of the Combativity award. In 1960, while driving his Citroen DS near Le Mans, Saint hit a tree and died at the scene.

Gérard Weber was a French politician. Born in French Algeria, he became a kinesiotherapist. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007, representing Ardèche's 2nd constituency. He also served as the mayor of Annonay from 2001 to 2008.

Gérard Pirès is a French film director and writer.

Gerard Peter Kuiper was a Dutch astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor. He is the eponymous namesake of the Kuiper belt.

Gerard Gumbau Garriga is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Girona FC. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also play as a defensive midfielder or central defender.

Gérard Janvion is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. A French international from 1975 to 1982 he made 40 appearances for the France national team. Having started his senior career in 1972 at Saint-Étienne he went on to spend most of playing days there before joining Paris Saint-Germain in 1983. He retired from playing in 1987 after a two-year stint with Béziers.