- Alexandre Bertrand
Alexandre Louis Joseph Bertrand was a French archaeologist who was a native of Rennes. He was the son of physician Alexandre Jacques François Bertrand and elder brother to mathematician Joseph Louis François Bertrand .Bertrand studied at Ecole Normale Superieure de la rue d'Ulm, and after a...
(1820-1902), French archeologist
- Alexandre Jacques François Bertrand
Alexandre Jacques François Bertrand was a French physician and mesmerist who was a native of Rennes. He was the father of archaeologist Alexandre Bertrand and mathematician Joseph Bertrand...
(1795-1831), French physician
- Aloysius Bertrand
Louis-Jacques-Napoléon “Aloysius” Bertrand was a French poet instrumental in the introduction of the prose poem into French literature and is credited with inspiring later Symbolist poets...
(1807-1841), French poet
- Antoine de Bertrand
Antoine de Bertrand was a French composer of the Renaissance. Early in his life he was a prolific composer of secular chansons, and late in his life he wrote hymns and canticles, under the influence of the Jesuits...
(vers 1540-vers 1580), French composer
- Antoine-Marie Bertrand (1752-1796), French politician
- Charles Eugène Bertrand (1851-1917), French paleobotanist
- Claude Bertrand (1919-1986), French actor
- Élie Bertrand (1712-1755), Swiss naturalist
- Emile Bertrand (1844-1909), French mineralogist
- Gabriel Bertrand (1867-1962), French biochemist and bacteriologist
- Gustave Bertrand
Gustave Bertrand was a French military intelligence officer who made a vital contribution to the decryption, by Poland's Cipher Bureau, of German Enigma ciphers, beginning in December 1932...
(?-1976), French intelligence officer
- Guy Bertrand (broadcaster)
Guy Bertrand is a Canadian linguist and broadcast personality.Renowned media language specialist, Guy Bertrand has written the linguistic standards and practices for the French CBC services...
(1954-), French Canadian linguist and radio personality
- Henri Gratien Bertrand (1773-1844), French general (First Empire)
- Henri Bertrand (1892-1978), French entomologist
- Jacques Bertrand (1817-1884), Wallon chansonnier
- Janette Bertrand (1925-), journalist, actor, writer, and feminist of Quebec
- Jean-Jacques Bertrand
Jean-Jacques Bertrand was the Premier of Quebec, Canada, from October 2, 1968 to May 12, 1970. He led the Union Nationale party.-Member of the Legislature:...
(1916-1973), Premier of Quebec (1968-1970)
- Jean-Michel Bertrand
Jean-Michel Bertrand was a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement .- Biography :...
(1943-), French politician
- John Bertrand
- John Bertrand :John Edwin Bertrand AM is a yachtsman from Australia, who skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America's Cup, ending 132 years of American supremacy. Bertrand won the bronze medal in the Finn competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal...
(1946-) , Australian yachtsman
- Joseph Louis François Bertrand
Joseph Louis François Bertrand was a French mathematician who worked in the fields of number theory, differential geometry, probability theory, economics and thermodynamics....
(1822-1900), French mathematician
- Julie Winnefred Bertrand
Julie Winnefred Bertrand was a Canadian supercentenarian who was the oldest living Canadian and the oldest verified living recognized woman at the time of her death at age 115 years 124 days....
(1891-2007), One-time oldest recognized woman in the world
- Léon Bertrand
Léon Bertrand is a politician born on 11 May 1951 in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana. Previously a professor of physics and biology, he was elected mayor of Saint-Laurent in 1983 and has remained in office ever since, despite his successful nomination to the cabinet of Jacques Chirac...
(1951-), French politician
- Louis Bertrand :
- Louis Bertrand (saint)
Saint Louis Bertrand, O.P. was a Spanish Dominican who preached in South America during the 16th century, and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.-Early life:...
(1526-1581), Spanish missionary send to Latin-America, patron saint of Colombia
- Louis Bertrand (Quebec seigneur)
Louis Bertrand was a Canadian seigneur, businessman and political figure.Bertrand was born in Cap-Santé, Quebec in 1779. He worked as baker at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, then moved to L'Isle-Verte in 1811 and opened a store there...
(1779–1871) Quebec seigneur, businessman and political figure
- Louis Bertrand (scientist) (1731-1812), French mathematician and geologist
- Louis Bertrand
Louis Bertrand was a French novelist, historian and essayist. He was the third member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 1925....
(1866-1941) French writer
- Louis Bertrand pseudonym used by Aloysius Bertrand
Louis-Jacques-Napoléon “Aloysius” Bertrand was a French poet instrumental in the introduction of the prose poem into French literature and is credited with inspiring later Symbolist poets...
- Marcel Alexandre Bertrand
Marcel Alexandre Bertrand was a French geologist who was born in Paris. He was a student at the École Polytechnique, and beginning in 1869 he attended the Ecole des Mines de Paris. Beginning in 1877 he performed geological mapping studies of Provence, Jura Mountains and the Alps...
(1847-1907), French geologist
- Marcheline Bertrand
Marcia Lynne "Marcheline" Bertrand was an American actress.-Early life:Bertrand was born in Riverdale, Illinois, the daughter of Lois June and Rolland F. Bertrand. She had a brother, Raleigh Bertrand, and a sister Debbie Bertrand...
, (1950-2007) American actress of French-Canadian descent and mother of Angelina Jolie
- Paul Bertrand (1879-1944), French botanist
- Plastic Bertrand
Plastic Bertrand is a Belgian musician, songwriter, producer, editor and television presenter, best known for his 1977 international hit single "Ça plane pour moi".-Early life and bands:...
(1958-), Belgian singer
- Robert Bertrand
Robert "Bob" Bertrand is a Canadian politician.He was a federal member of Parliament for the riding of Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle. He ran and won in the 1993, 1997 and 2000 Canadian federal elections with significant majorities under the banner of the Liberal Party of Canada...
(1953-), Canadian politician
- Ryan Bertrand
{Football player infobox| playername = Ryan Bertrand| image =| fullname = Ryan Dominic Bertrand| dateofbirth = | cityofbirth = Southwark| countryofbirth = England| height =...
(1989-), English footballer
- Xavier Bertrand
Xavier Bertrand is a French politician. He was the Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Solidarity in François Fillon's second government. He was Minister of Health for almost two years in Dominique de Villepin's government under President Jacques Chirac...
(1965-), French politician
- Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Yann Arthus-Bertrand is a French photographer, journalist, reporter and environmentalist.- Early life :Yann Arthus-Bertrand was born in Paris on March 13, 1946 in a renowned jewellers' family founded by Claude Arthus-Bertrand and Michel-Ange Marion. His sister Catherine is one of his closest...
(1946-), French photographer
(can be abbreviated as Bert)
- Bertrand of Comminges
Bertrand of Comminges was Bishop of Comminges, in the diocese of Toulouse, France. It is after him that the commune of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, is named.-Early Life:...
(1050-1126), saint and Bishop of Comminges
- Bertrand Baguette
Bertrand Baguette is a Belgian racing driver. Since 2000, he has competed in various motorsport formulae.-Karting:Aged 14, Baguette began karting in his inter-provincial championship, driving "Blue" class karts, in which he finished fifth...
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Surname
- Alexandre Bertrand
Alexandre Louis Joseph Bertrand was a French archaeologist who was a native of Rennes. He was the son of physician Alexandre Jacques François Bertrand and elder brother to mathematician Joseph Louis François Bertrand .Bertrand studied at Ecole Normale Superieure de la rue d'Ulm, and after a...
(1820-1902), French archeologist
- Alexandre Jacques François Bertrand
Alexandre Jacques François Bertrand was a French physician and mesmerist who was a native of Rennes. He was the father of archaeologist Alexandre Bertrand and mathematician Joseph Bertrand...
(1795-1831), French physician
- Aloysius Bertrand
Louis-Jacques-Napoléon “Aloysius” Bertrand was a French poet instrumental in the introduction of the prose poem into French literature and is credited with inspiring later Symbolist poets...
(1807-1841), French poet
- Antoine de Bertrand
Antoine de Bertrand was a French composer of the Renaissance. Early in his life he was a prolific composer of secular chansons, and late in his life he wrote hymns and canticles, under the influence of the Jesuits...
(vers 1540-vers 1580), French composer
- Antoine-Marie Bertrand (1752-1796), French politician
- Charles Eugène Bertrand (1851-1917), French paleobotanist
- Claude Bertrand (1919-1986), French actor
- Élie Bertrand (1712-1755), Swiss naturalist
- Emile Bertrand (1844-1909), French mineralogist
- Gabriel Bertrand (1867-1962), French biochemist and bacteriologist
- Gustave Bertrand
Gustave Bertrand was a French military intelligence officer who made a vital contribution to the decryption, by Poland's Cipher Bureau, of German Enigma ciphers, beginning in December 1932...
(?-1976), French intelligence officer
- Guy Bertrand (broadcaster)
Guy Bertrand is a Canadian linguist and broadcast personality.Renowned media language specialist, Guy Bertrand has written the linguistic standards and practices for the French CBC services...
(1954-), French Canadian linguist and radio personality
- Henri Gratien Bertrand (1773-1844), French general (First Empire)
- Henri Bertrand (1892-1978), French entomologist
- Jacques Bertrand (1817-1884), Wallon chansonnier
- Janette Bertrand (1925-), journalist, actor, writer, and feminist of Quebec
- Jean-Jacques Bertrand
Jean-Jacques Bertrand was the Premier of Quebec, Canada, from October 2, 1968 to May 12, 1970. He led the Union Nationale party.-Member of the Legislature:...
(1916-1973), Premier of Quebec (1968-1970)
- Jean-Michel Bertrand
Jean-Michel Bertrand was a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement .- Biography :...
(1943-), French politician
- John Bertrand
- John Bertrand :John Edwin Bertrand AM is a yachtsman from Australia, who skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America's Cup, ending 132 years of American supremacy. Bertrand won the bronze medal in the Finn competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal...
(1946-) , Australian yachtsman
- Joseph Louis François Bertrand
Joseph Louis François Bertrand was a French mathematician who worked in the fields of number theory, differential geometry, probability theory, economics and thermodynamics....
(1822-1900), French mathematician
- Julie Winnefred Bertrand
Julie Winnefred Bertrand was a Canadian supercentenarian who was the oldest living Canadian and the oldest verified living recognized woman at the time of her death at age 115 years 124 days....
(1891-2007), One-time oldest recognized woman in the world
- Léon Bertrand
Léon Bertrand is a politician born on 11 May 1951 in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana. Previously a professor of physics and biology, he was elected mayor of Saint-Laurent in 1983 and has remained in office ever since, despite his successful nomination to the cabinet of Jacques Chirac...
(1951-), French politician
- Louis Bertrand :
- Louis Bertrand (saint)
Saint Louis Bertrand, O.P. was a Spanish Dominican who preached in South America during the 16th century, and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.-Early life:...
(1526-1581), Spanish missionary send to Latin-America, patron saint of Colombia
- Louis Bertrand (Quebec seigneur)
Louis Bertrand was a Canadian seigneur, businessman and political figure.Bertrand was born in Cap-Santé, Quebec in 1779. He worked as baker at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, then moved to L'Isle-Verte in 1811 and opened a store there...
(1779–1871) Quebec seigneur, businessman and political figure
- Louis Bertrand (scientist) (1731-1812), French mathematician and geologist
- Louis Bertrand
Louis Bertrand was a French novelist, historian and essayist. He was the third member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 1925....
(1866-1941) French writer
- Louis Bertrand pseudonym used by Aloysius Bertrand
Louis-Jacques-Napoléon “Aloysius” Bertrand was a French poet instrumental in the introduction of the prose poem into French literature and is credited with inspiring later Symbolist poets...
- Marcel Alexandre Bertrand
Marcel Alexandre Bertrand was a French geologist who was born in Paris. He was a student at the École Polytechnique, and beginning in 1869 he attended the Ecole des Mines de Paris. Beginning in 1877 he performed geological mapping studies of Provence, Jura Mountains and the Alps...
(1847-1907), French geologist
- Marcheline Bertrand
Marcia Lynne "Marcheline" Bertrand was an American actress.-Early life:Bertrand was born in Riverdale, Illinois, the daughter of Lois June and Rolland F. Bertrand. She had a brother, Raleigh Bertrand, and a sister Debbie Bertrand...
, (1950-2007) American actress of French-Canadian descent and mother of Angelina Jolie
- Paul Bertrand (1879-1944), French botanist
- Plastic Bertrand
Plastic Bertrand is a Belgian musician, songwriter, producer, editor and television presenter, best known for his 1977 international hit single "Ça plane pour moi".-Early life and bands:...
(1958-), Belgian singer
- Robert Bertrand
Robert "Bob" Bertrand is a Canadian politician.He was a federal member of Parliament for the riding of Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle. He ran and won in the 1993, 1997 and 2000 Canadian federal elections with significant majorities under the banner of the Liberal Party of Canada...
(1953-), Canadian politician
- Ryan Bertrand
{Football player infobox| playername = Ryan Bertrand| image =| fullname = Ryan Dominic Bertrand| dateofbirth = | cityofbirth = Southwark| countryofbirth = England| height =...
(1989-), English footballer
- Xavier Bertrand
Xavier Bertrand is a French politician. He was the Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Solidarity in François Fillon's second government. He was Minister of Health for almost two years in Dominique de Villepin's government under President Jacques Chirac...
(1965-), French politician
- Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Yann Arthus-Bertrand is a French photographer, journalist, reporter and environmentalist.- Early life :Yann Arthus-Bertrand was born in Paris on March 13, 1946 in a renowned jewellers' family founded by Claude Arthus-Bertrand and Michel-Ange Marion. His sister Catherine is one of his closest...
(1946-), French photographer
Given name
(can be abbreviated as Bert)
- Bertrand of Comminges
Bertrand of Comminges was Bishop of Comminges, in the diocese of Toulouse, France. It is after him that the commune of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, is named.-Early Life:...
(1050-1126), saint and Bishop of Comminges
- Bertrand Baguette
Bertrand Baguette is a Belgian racing driver. Since 2000, he has competed in various motorsport formulae.-Karting:Aged 14, Baguette began karting in his inter-provincial championship, driving "Blue" class karts, in which he finished fifth...
(b. 1986), Belgian racing driver
- Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac
Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac was a French politician and journalist, one of the most notorious members of the National Convention during the French Revolution.-Early career:He was born at Tarbes in Gascony...
(1755-1841), French politician and journalist
- Bertrand Berry
Bertrand Demond Berry is an American football defensive end who currently plays for the Arizona Cardinals.-Early years:Berry started his football career in the Humble Area Football League...
(b. 1975), American football player
- Bertrand Clauzel
Bertrand, comte Clausel was a marshal of France.- Military career :Clausel was born at Mirepoix , and served in the first campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars as one of the volunteers of 1791In June 1795, having distinguished himself repeatedly in the war on the northern frontier and the...
(1772-1842), Marshal of France
- Bertrand Crasson
Bertrand Crasson is a former Belgian footballer, in the position of right/center back.He started his career at R.S.C. Anderlecht , moving abroad to Serie A's S.S.C. Napoli in 1996-98, before rejoining his previous side for five more seasons...
(b. 1971), Belgian footballer
- Bertrand Damaisin
Bertrand Damaisin is a retired judoka from France. He claimed the bronze medal in the Men's Light-Middleweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the bronze medal match he defeated Sweden's Lars Adolfsson.-References:*...
(b. 1968), French judoka
- Bertrand de Bar-sur-Aube
Bertrand de Bar-sur-Aube was an Old French poet from the Champagne region of France who wrote a number of chansons de geste. He is the author of Girard de Vienne, and it is likely that he also wrote Aymeri de Narbonne...
(late twelfth-early thirteenth century), French poet
- Bertrand Delanoë
Bertrand Delanoë is a French politician, and has been the mayor of Paris since 2001. He is from the Socialist Party . He is considered to be a potential candidate for President of the French Republic in 2012....
(b. 1950), French politician
- Bertrand du Guesclin
Bertrand du Guesclin, or Du Gueselin , known as the Eagle of Brittany, was a Breton knight and French military commander during the Hundred Years' War...
(c. 1320-1380), Constable of France
- Bertrand Gachot
Bertrand Gachot is a French-Belgian former racing driver.-Career:Gachot was the son of a French European Commission official. He began karting at the age of 15. In 1983 he attended Winfield School, a well-known racing-driving school in France. After this, he focused on his racing career, competing...
(b. 1962), Franco-Belgian racing driver
- Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was an English philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. Although he spent the majority of his life in England, he was born in Wales, where he also died.Russell led the British "revolt against idealism" in the...
(1872-1970), British philosopher
- Bertrand Serlet
Bertrand Serlet is Senior Vice President of Software Engineering at Apple Inc. He succeeded Avie Tevanian to the position in July 2003. In this position he has been primarily responsible for the release of Mac OS X Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard....
, a senior vice president of software engineering at Apple Inc.
Places
- Bertrand, Missouri
Bertrand is a city in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. The population was 740 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bertrand is located at...
, USA
- Bertrand, New Brunswick
Bertrand is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.The village is located on the Acadian Peninsula at the mouth of the Caraquet River where it empties into Caraquet Bay, roughly 10 km west of Caraquet....
, Canada
- Bertrand Township, Michigan
Bertrand Township is a civil township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,380.- Communities :...
, USA
- Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in south-western France. It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.-History:...
, France
Other
- Bertrand Baudelaire, a fictional character in A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Bertrand Caillet, the protagonist of Guy Endore's novel The Werewolf of Paris
The Werewolf of Paris is a horror novel by Guy Endore. The novel follows Bertrand Caillet, the main character, who turns into a werewolf.-Plot summary:Bertrand is born on a Christmas Eve to a woman who had been molested by a priest...
- Bertrand, a monkey in the fable of The Monkey and the Cat
The Monkey and the Cat, or Le Singe et le Chat, is a fable written by French poet Jean de La Fontaine. As with all of his fables, The Monkey and the Cat is written in verse. Additionally, it first was published in La Fontaine's second compilation of Fables, book IX, No. 17, in 1679.In the story, a...
- Bertrand (electoral district)
Bertrand is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1994 from parts of Labelle, Prévost and Rousseau...
, a provincial electoral constituency in Quebec
- Bertrand, the French form of Bertram
-People:Given name*Master Bertram, or Bertram of Minden , German Gothic painter*Bertram Stevens , Premier of the Australian state of New South Wales between 1932 and 1939...
- Bertrand (programming language)
Bertrand is a computer programming language for creating constraint programming systems. The language was created by Wm Leler, Ph.D. in the mid-1980s as part of his doctoral research...
- Steamboat Bertrand
The Steamboat Bertand sunk April 1, 1865 loaded with cargo headed for the goldfields of Montana. The steamboat hit a snag and struggled to make it shallow waters where it sank north of Omaha, Nebraska. Although it sank on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River, the river subsequently meandered and...
, an 1865 steamboat wreck that was excavated in the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge