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 and Aribert.
| 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 | 
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
 
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- 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 R. Amey Jr. (1913–1973), U.S. Marine
 - 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 
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- 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 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 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