Herbert (given name)
Herbert is a Germanic given name, from harja- "army", "warrior" or "noble, sublime", and beraht "bright" or "shining". Other given names with the same roots include Heribert, Aribert and Eriberto.
People named Herbert
- Saint Herbert, French Christian saint
- Herbert of Derwentwater, Anglo-Saxon hermit, priest, and saint
- Herbert I of Maine, Frankish count
- Herbert II of Maine, Frankish count
- Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, Frankish count
- Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, Frankish count
- Herbert III, Count of Vermandois, Frankish count
- Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois, Frankish count
A
- Herbert "Herb" Aach, 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, German writer, painter, and filmmaker
- Herbert Adams, multiple people
- Herbert Addo, Ghanaian football manager
- Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian
- Herbert Albert, German conductor
- Herbert Albrecht, Nazi German politician
- Herbert Albrecht, German wrestler
- Herbert Allen, multiple people
- Herbert Alleyne, English footballer
- Herbert Allingham, English editor and writer
- Herbert Alpass, English cricketer
- Herbert Alsen, German opera singer
- Herbert Altshuler, American major general
- Herbert Alward, Austrian figure skater
- Herbert Ames, Canadian politician
- Herbert Anderson, multiple people
- Herbert Andrewartha, Australian researcher
- Herbert E. Angel, American archivist
- Herbert Antcliffe, British musicologist, music critic, and author
- Herbert Aptheker, American historian
- Herbert Archer, English rugby union player
- Herbert Arlene, American politician
- Herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist
- Herbert Armstrong, English cricketer
- Herbert Arnarson, Icelandic basketball player
- Herbert Asbury, American journalist
- Herbert Ash, Canadian politician
- Herbert Ashman, first Lord mayor of Bristol
- Herbert Ashton, English footballer
- Herbert R. Askins, U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy
- Herbert H. Asquith, leader of the Liberal Party and UK Prime Minister during World War I
- Herbert Aston, Irish cricketer
- Herbert Austin, English car maker, founder of the Austin Motor Company and Member of Parliament
- Herbert Avram, American chess player
- Herbert Ayre, English footballer
B
- Herbert Backe, German politician and SS functionary during the Nazi era
- Herbert Baddeley, tennis and badminton player
- Herbert Badham, Austrian realist painter and art educator
- Herbert Baker, several people
- Herbert E. Balch, English archaeologist, geologist, naturalist, and spelunker
- Herbert Baldus, Brazilian ethnologist
- Herbert Ballerina, Italian actor, comedian and radio host
- Herbert Bamlett, English football manager and referee
- Herbert Bankole-Bright, Sierra Leonean politician
- Herbert Barbee, American sculptor
- Herbert Bareuther, German Nazi pilot
- Herbert Barker, multiple people
- Herbert Barnes, English Anglican clergyman
- Herbert L. Barnet, American business executive
- Herbert Barrie, 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, Anglican priest and theologian
- Herbert "Herb" Bateman, American politician
- Herbert Bauer, multiple people
- Herbert Baum, Jewish anti-Nazi resistance activist
- Herbert Baumann, German composer
- Herbert "Herb" Baumeister, American serial killer
- Herbert Baumer, American architect
- Herbert Baumgard, American rabbi
- Herbert Bautista, Filipino actor and politician
- Herbert Baxter, multiple people
- Herbert Bayer, Austrian graphic designer
- Herbert Beattie, American opera singer
- Herbert Bedford, British composer
- Herbert Bednorz, Polish Catholic priest
- Herbert Benson, American medical doctor
- Herbert Berghof, American actor
- Herbert von Bismarck, German diplomat
- Herbert Blaché, American film director
- Herbert Black, Canadian businessman
- Herbert Blain, British politician, businessman, and trade unionist
- Herbert Blaize, Grenadian politician
- Herbert Blake, English footballer
- Herbert Edward Douglas Blakiston, English academic and clergyman
- Herbert Blankenhorn, German diplomat
- Herbert Blau, American director and theoretician of performance
- Herbert Blendinger, Austrian composer and viola player
- Herbert Bloch, Harvard professor, Greek and Roman Classicist, expert on Medieval monasticism
- Herbert "Herblock" Block, American editorial cartoonist and author
- Herbert Blöcker, German equestrian
- Herbert Blomstedt, Swedish conductor
- Herbert Blumberg, British Royal Marines officer
- Herbert Blumer, American sociologist
- Herbert Bockhorn, German association footballer
- Herbert Böhme, German poet and Nazi activist
- Herbert Bolt, Australian rugby league player
- Herbert Bolton, multiple people
- Herbert Bomzer, American rabbi
- Herbert "Herb" Bonn, American basketball player
- Herbert Covington Bonner, American politician
- Herbert Stephenson Boreman, American judge
- Herbert Bösch, Austrian politician
- Herbert of Bosham, 12th-century English biographer
- Herbert Bostock, English cricketer
- Herbert Böttcher, 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, Estonian general
- Herbert J. Brees, lieutenant in the United States Army
- Herbert Brean, American writer
- Herbert Breiter, German-born Austrian painter and lithographer
- Herbert Brenon, Irish film director
- Herbert Breslin, American music industry executive
- Herbert Brewer, English composer and organist
- Herbert W. Briggs, American lawyer
- Herbert Brittain, English civil servant
- Herbert Brodkin, American director and producer
- Herbert C. Brown, American chemist
- Herbert Brownell Jr., American politician
- Herbert Brucker, American journalist
- Herbert Brün, musician
- Herbert Bruncken, American poet and magazine editor
- Herbert Büchs,, Nazi officer
- Herbert Buckler, Welsh rugby league footballer
- Herbert Ashwin Budd, British painter
- Herbert P. Buetow, American businessman
- Herbert Buhtz, German rower
- Herbert Bullmore, Scotland international rugby union player
- Herbert Bullock, British trade unionist
- Herbert Bunning, English composer and director
- Herbert Bunston, English actor
- Herbert Burden, British WWI deserter
- Herbert Burns, Brazilian mixed martial artist
- Herbert Burrell, English cricketer
- Herbert Burrows, British socialist activist
- Herbert Burton, New Zealand cricketer
- Herbert Burton Sr., New Zealand cricketer
- Herbert Bury, Anglican bishop
- Herbert Busemann, German-American mathematician
- Herbert Buster, American baseball player
- Herbert Butterfield, British historian
C
- Herbert Cahn, Swiss numismatist
- Herbert Callen, American physicist
- Herbert Campbell, English musical theatre actor
- Herbert Carlsson, Swedish footballer
- Herbert Carter, multiple people
- Herbert Cassidy, Irish Anglican dean
- Herbert Casson, multiple people
- Herbert Hayton Castens, South African rugby union player and cricketer
- Herbert Cayzer, 1st Baron Rotherwick, British politician
- Herbert Chabot, judge of the United States Tax Court
- Herbert Clark, multiple people
- Herbert Clarke, multiple people
- Herbert Clay, American politician
- Herbert Clemens, American mathematician
- Herbert Clogstoun, British Army major in the Second Anglo-Burmese War
- Herbert Close, better known as Meredith Starr, British occultist and poet
- Herbert Coddington, American serial killer
- Herbert Cohen, multiple people
- Herbert Coman, American football player and coach
- Herbert "Bert" Comerford, British trade unionist
- Herbert Cook, multiple people
- Herbert Cowans, American jazz musician
- Herbert Coward, American actor
- Herbert Cowell, American architect
- Herbert Cowley, British botanist
- Herbert Cox, multiple people
- Herbert Cozens-Hardy, 1st Baron Cozens-Hardy, British politician and judge
- Herbert Crabtree, English cricketer
- Herbert Cragg, Anglican priest and author
- Herbert Craig, British politician, businessman, and barrister
- Herbert Craik, Scottish footballer
- Herbert Cramer, American athlete and coach
- Herbert Crawford, Canadian politician
- Herbert Croft, multiple people
- Herbert Croly, American writer
- Herbert Crowley, British painter
- Herbert Crüger, German political activist and member of the resistance against the Nazis
- Herbert Cukurs, Latvian aviator, member of the Arajs Kommando, which was involved in the Holocaust
- Herbert Czaja, 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, English physicist and philosopher of science
- Herbert von Dirksen, German diplomat and last German Ambassador to the United Kingdom before World War II
- Herbert Distel, Swiss artist
- Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-born American industrialist
- Herbert Dreilich, German singer
- Herbert Druce, English entomologist
- Herbert Dyer, English coppersmith
E
- Herbert Eastwood, English trade unionist and politician
- Herbert Eimert, German musicologist and composer
- Herbert Eisner, British writer
- Herbert Eiteljörge, German footballer
- Herbert Eldemire, Jamaican politician
- Herbert Elkuch, Liechtenstein politician
- Herbert Elliott, English cricketer
- Herbert Ellis, multiple people
- Herbert William Emerson, British India public servant
- Herbert Emmett, 20th-century English footballer
- Herbert Emmitt, English cricketer
- Herbert Endeley, American soccer player
- Herbert Enderton, American mathematician
- Herbert Engelsing, German lawyer and resistance fighter
- Herbert Esche, German entrepreneur
- Herbert Ettengruber, German politician
- Herbert Eze, Nigerian politician and army officer
F
- Herbert Fallas
- Herbert Fandel
- Herbert Farjeon, British songwriter
- Herbert Farmer, multiple people
- Herbert E. Farnsworth
- Herbert Cyrus Farnum
- Herbert "Herbie" Farnworth, England international rugby league footballer
- Herbert Fechner, German politician
- Herbert Federer, American mathematician
- Herbert Feigl, Austrian‐American philosopher
- Herbert Feis, American historian
- Herbert Feith, Australian academic
- Herbert Felix, Swedish entrepreneur
- Herbert "Herbi" Felsinger, Sri Lankan cricket umpire
- Herbert Feltham, South African cricketer
- Herbert Ferber, American painter and sculptor
- Herbert Fielding, American politician
- Herbert Fields, American dramatist
- Herbert Fingarette, American philosopher
- Herbert O. Fisher, American test pilot and aviation executive
- Herbert "Herb" Fitzgibbon, American tennis player
- Herbert Fitzherbert, Royal Navy admiral in British India
- Herbert FitzSimons, Australian politician
- Herbert Flam, American tennis player
- Herbert Foerstel, American librarian and author
- Herbert Fordham, English writer
- Herbert Forrest, Ireland national rugby union player
- Herbert Forsyth, New Zealand cricketer
- Herbert Fortier, Canadian actor
- Herbert L. Foss, American Navy Seaman during the Spanish–American War
- Herbert Fox, English cricketer
- Herbert Foxwell, English economist
- Herbert W. Franke, Austrian writer
- Herbert Freeman, American computer scientist
- Herbert Freudenberger German-American psychologist
- Herbert Freundlich, German chemist
- Herbert Friedenwald, Jewish-American librarian and historian
- Herbert Friedman, American astronomer
- Herbert A. Friedman, American rabbi
- Herbert Friedmann, American ornithologist
- Herbert Fritz, Nazi general
- Herbert Fritz Jr., American architect
- Herbert Fritzenwenger, West German cross country skier and biathlete
- Herbert Fröhlich, British physicist
- Herbert Frood, English inventor, industrialist, and entrepreneur
- Herbert Furth, American economist
- Herbert Fust, Nazi general
- Herbert Fux, Austrian actor
G
- Herbert J. Gans, American sociologist
- Herbert Gelernter, American scientist
- Herbert Giles, British diplomat and translator
- Herbert Gold, American novelist
- Herbert Gould, British WWI pilot
- Herbert Grönemeyer, German actor and musician
- Herbert Gross, American mathematician
H
- Herbert Hagen, 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, British composer
- Herbert Hall, multiple people
- Herbert Halpert, American anthropologist
- Herbert Hamblen
- Herbert Hasler, Royal Marines officer
- Herbert Haupt, Austrian politician
- Herbert Hans Haupt, Nazi spy
- Herbert Hauptman, American mathematician
- Herbert Hayens, English novelist and editor
- Herbert Heairfield, Australian cricketer
- Herbert Heath, British naval officer
- Herbert William Heinrich, American industrial safety pioneer
- Herbert Herbert, British ophthalmologist
- Herbert Hill, multiple people
- Herbert Hirche, German architect and designer
- Herbert E. Hitchcock American politician
- Herbert Hoover, 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., American engineer, businessman, and politician, eldest son of the 31st U.S. president
- Herbert N. Houck, American Naval flying ace awarded three Navy Crosses during World War II
- Herbert Howells, English composer, organist and teacher known for his Anglican church music
- Herbert Hübel, Austrian lawyer and sports official
- Herbert Huber, multiple people
- Herbert Hübner, German actor
- Herbert Hudd, Australian politician
- Herbert Hudson Taylor, British missionary
- Herbert Hughes, multiple people
- Herbert Hughes-Stanton, British painter
- Herbert Hull, English cricketer
- Herbert Hultgren, American cardiologist and professor
- Herbert Huncke, American writer and poet
- Herbert Hunger, Austrian Byzantinist
- Herbert Hunt, multiple people
- Herbert Huppertz, Nazi pilot
- Herbert Hurrey, Australian rules footballer
- Herbert "Herbie" Hutchisson, American basketball player
- Herbert Hutner, American lawyer
- Herbert Hüttner, German sailor
- Herbert J. Hutton, American judge
I
- Herbert Ihlefeld, German Nazi pilot
- Herbert Ihering, German dramaturge, director, and theatre critic
- Herbert Ilsanker, Austrian footballer
- Herbert Inch, American composer
- Herbert Ingram, British journalist and politician
- Herbert Ingrey, Canadian politician
- Herbert Irving, American philanthropist
- Herbert Carmichael Irwin, Irish aviator and Olympic athlete
- Herbert Isaac, English cricketer
J
- Herbert Jackson, multiple people
- Herbert Jacobs, American journalist
- Herbert James, multiple people
- Herbert Jankuhn, German archaeologist
- Herbert Jans, Chilean rower
- Herbert "Bert" Jansch, Scottish folk musician
- Herbert Janssen, German opera singer
- Herbert Eric Jansz, Sri Lankan Burgher civil servant
- Herbert Jasper, Canadian psychologist and physiologist
- Herbert Jehle, German-American physicist
- Herbert Jenner, English barrister and cricketer
- Herbert Jenner-Fust, English cricketer
- Herbert Jenner-Fust, English judge
- Herbert Jepson, American artist and designer
- Herbert Jessel, 1st Baron Jessel, British politician
- Herbert Jones, multiple people
- Herbert Jory, South Australian architect
- Herbert Juttke, German screenwriter
K
- Herbert Kaiser, Nazi German pilot
- Herbert Kalmus, American scientist and engineer
- Herbert Kappler, Nazi German SS officer and head of German police and security services in Rome
- Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor
- Herbert "Herb" Karpel, American baseball player
- Herbert Kasper, American fashion designer
- Herbert Katzman, American artist
- Herbert Buckingham Khaury, American musician known as Tiny Tim
- Herbert Kilpin, English footballer
- Herbert Kirchhoff, German art director
- Herbert Kirchner, German biathlete
- Herbert Kirk, member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
- Herbert Kirkpatrick, Anglican priest
- Herbert Kirschner, German canoeist
- Herbert Kissling, New Zealand cricketer
- Herbert Kisza, Czech artist
- Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, 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, American political science scholar
- Herbert Paul Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach, head coach for men's hockey in the 1980 Olympics
- Herbert Kohler Jr., American businessman
- Herbert C. Kraft, American archaeologist
- Herbert Kranz, German writer
- Herbert J. Krapp, American architect
- Herbert Kraus, German law professor
- Herbert Krause, American author and historian
- Herbert Kubly, American author and playwright
- Herbert Kuhl, German gynecologist
- Herbert Kuhner, Austrian writer and translator
- Herbert Kutscha, Nazi pilot
L
- Herbert Laabs, German canoeist
- Herbert Laming, Baron Laming, British social worker and politician
- Herbert Lang, German zoologist
- Herbert "Flight Time" Lang, basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters
- Herbert Lange, German Nazi SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator
- Herbert Larkin, Australian pilot, human rights activist, and author
- Herbert Lawrence, general in the British Army, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Romani
- Herbert Leaf, English cricketer
- Herbert Leavey, English footballer and manager
- Herbert Leon, English businessman and politician
- Herbert B. Leonard, American film producer
- Herbert Léonard, French singer
- Herbert Levine, multiple people
- Herbert Lewis, multiple people
- Herbert L. Ley Jr., American civil servant
- Herbert Lichtenfeld, German screenwriter
- Herbert Lieberman, American novelist
- Herbert Lindinger, Austrian industrial designer
- Herbert Lindlar, British chemist
- Herbert Linge, German professional racecar driver
- Herbert Linnell, English cricketer
- Herbert Lippert, Austrian opera singer
- Herbert "Bert" Lipsham, English footballer and manager
- Herbert Lippschitz, German art director
- Herbert List, German photographer
- Herbert Lloyd, Australian soldier and politician
- Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet, Welsh politician
- Herbert Summers Lloyd, breeder of show English Cocker Spaniels
- Herbert Loch, German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II
- Herbert Lock, English footballer
- Herbert Lockyer, theological writer
- Herbert Loebl, British businessman
- Herbert Loewe, British scholar
- Herbert Lom, Czech actor
- Herbert Looker, British politician
- Herbert Louis, American physician
- Herbert Lumsden, senior British Army officer of World War I and II
- Herbert Lüthy, Swiss historian and journalist
- Herbert Lütje, Nazi pilot
M
- Herbert H. Manson, American lawyer
- Herbert Marcuse, German philosopher
- Herbert Marshall, multiple people
- Herbert Maryon, English archaeologist and metalworking expert
- Herbert Mason, British film director and producer
- Herbert Mohring, American transportation economist and educator
- Herbert Money, Australian Christian missionary
- Herbert Moran, Australian international rugby union player
- Herbert Morris, multiple people
- Herbert Morrison, British politician
- Herbert Morrison, American journalist
- Herbert Mosenthal, South African cricketer
- Herbert Moss, Scottish politician
- Herbert Louis Mason, American botanist
- Herbert McCabe, English-born Irish Dominican priest, theologian, and philosopher
- Herbert Morris, multiple people
- Herbert Morrison, British politician
- Herbert Mullin, American serial killer and mass murderer
N
- Herbert Nachbar, German writer
- Herbert Wassell Nadal, Minstrel show performer
- Herbert Nakimayak, 21st-century Canadian politician
- Herbert Naylor-Leyland, British Army officer and politician
- Herbert Nebe, German cyclist
- Herbert Needleman, American researcher
- Herbert Neumann, German footballer
- Herbert Newman, English cricketer
- Herbert Nicholls, Australian judge and politician
- Herbert Nield, British politician
- Herbert Niemann, East German judoka and Olympic athlete
- Herbert Nigsch, Austrian wrestler
- Herbert Niiler, Estonian basketball player and coach
- Herbert Ninaus, Austrian footballer
- Herbert Nitsch, Austrian freediver
- Herbert Nkabiti, Botswana boxer
- Herbert Nootbaar, American businessman
- Herbert Norkus, Hitler youth member killed by communists
- Herbert Norsch, American sound engineer
- Herbert Norville, English film actor
- Herbert Noyes, British Anglican priest and author
- Herbert Numa, Australian cricketer
- Herbert Nürnberg, German boxer
O
- Herbert Oakeley, English composer
- Herbert Oberhofer, Austrian footballer
- Herbert Obst, Canadian fencer
- Herbert Oehmichen, American handball player
- Herbert Gouverneur Ogden, American geographer
- Herbert Marvin Ohlman, American information technology pioneer
- Herbert Ohly, German jurist
- Herbert S. Okun, American diplomat
- Herbert Olbrich, Nazi general
- Herbert Oldfield, English philatelist and solicitor
- Herbert Olivecrona, Swedish professor and brain surgeon
- Herbert Arnould Olivier, English painter
- Herbert Olney, Australian politician
- Herbert Olofsson, Swedish wrestler
- Herbert Osborn, American entomologist
- Herbert L. Osgood, American historian
- Herbert Isambard Owen, British academic
P
- Herbert Pagani, Italian artist and musician
- Herbert Parmet, American writer and historian
- Herbert Parry, English Christian religious leader
- Herbert Parsons, multiple people
- Herbert J. Paterson, British surgeon and gastroenterologist
- Herbert A. Patey, British WWI pilot
- Herbert Paul, English writer and politician
- Herbert Paul, German footballer
- Herbert E. Peabody, American businessman
- Herbert Pearce, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Herbert "Herb" Pearson, New Zealand cricketer
- Herbert Pease, 1st Baron Daryngton, British politician
- Herbert Pell, American politician
- Herbert Perez, American taekwondo practitioner
- Herbert Perrott, multiple people
- Herbert Perry, American baseball player
- Herbert Perry, British sport shooter
- Herbert Philbrick, American businessman
- Herbert Philips, English philanthropist and justice of the peace
- Herbert Phillips, multiple people
- Herbert "Bert" Pitman, English Merchant Navy sailor, Third Principal Commanding Officer of Titanic
- Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer, senior British Army officer of the First World War
- Herbert L. Pratt, American oil industrialist
- Herbert Pratten, Australian politician
- Herbert Irving Preston, American Marine and Medal of Honor recipient
- Herbert Polzhuber, Austrian fencer and pentathlete
- Herbert Ponting, English explorer and photographer
- Herbert A. Posner, American politician
- Herbert Postle, Australian politician
- Herbert Pott, British diver
- Herbert Pottle, Canadian judge and politician
- Herbert Potts, English footballer
- Herbert B. Powell, U.S. Army General and Commanding General of the U.S. Continental Army Command
- Herbert Pundik, Danish-Israeli journalist and author
- Herbert Purey-Cust, British hydrographer and British Royal Navy officer
- Herbert Putnam, American Librarian of Congress
Q
- Herbert Quandt, German industrialist
- Herbert Quick, American novelist
- Herbert Quin, Northern Ireland politician
R
- Herbert Rahmann, Australian cricketer
- Herbert Randall, American photographer
- Herbert Raphael, British barrister and politician
- Herbert Ratner, American physician
- Herbert Rawdon, American aviation pioneer
- Herbert Rawlinson, English actor
- Herbert Rawson, English footballer and British Army officer
- Herbert J. Ray, U.S. Admiral
- Herbert Raymer, New Zealand Christian dean
- Herbert Rayner, Royal Canadian Navy officer
- Herbert F. Raynolds, American judge
- Herbert Read, multiple people
- Herbert Reed, multiple people
- Herbert Ribbing, Swedish diplomat
- Herbert Richers, Brazilian actor
- Herbert Richmond, British naval officer
- Herbert Ricke, German archaeologist, Egyptologist, and historian
- Herbert Rieckhoff, Nazi general
- Herbert Riehl, German-American meteorologist
- Herbert D. Riley, United States Navy admiral
- Herbert Rinaldi, American politician
- Herbert Hope Risley, British ethnographer and colonial administrator
- Herbert W. Roesky, German chemist
- Herbert Rollins, Irish cricketer
- Herbert Rollwage, Nazi German pilot
- Herbert Romeril, English politician
- Herbert Ross, American director
- Herbert "Bert" Roth, New Zealand librarian, historian, and labor organizer
- Herbert Rothwell, English footballer
- Herbert Rowley, British pilot
- Herbert Rudley, American actor
- Herbert Ruff, German-Canadian pianist and composer
- Herbert Runge, German boxer
- Herbert Rusche, German politician
- Herbert J. Rushton, American lawyer and politician
- Herbert Ryman, American artist
S
- Herbert Saffir, American scientist
- Herbert Salvatierra, Bolivian politician
- Herbert Salzman, American businessman and US Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, British politician
- Herbert Charles Sanborn, American philosopher, academic, and one-time political candidate
- Herbert Sandberg, German artist
- Herbert Sandberg, Swedish conductor, librettist, and composer
- Herbert Sandler, American banker and philanthropist
- Herbert "Herb" Sargent, American television writer and producer
- Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, British politician
- Herbert L. Satterlee, American lawyer, writer, and businessman
- Herbert Sausgruber, Austrian politician
- Herbert Scarf, American economist
- Herbert Scaping, Irish architect
- Herbert Schwamborn, Zimbabwean music producer
- Herbert Schultze, German U-boat commander of World War II
- Herbert Schutz, German-born Canadian philologist
- Herbert F. Seawell, American judge
- Herbert Seifert, German mathematician
- Herbert J. Seligmann, American photographer, author, and journalist
- Herbert Sellars, British WWI pilot
- Herbert Selpin, German film director, editor, and screenwriter
- Herbert M. Seneviratne, Sri Lankan Sinhala lyricist and actor
- Herbert Clifford Serasinghe, Sri Lankan Sinhala physician
- Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist
- Herbert Slade, New Zealand boxer of Irish and Māori decent
- Herbert Slater, English cricketer
- Herbert Slatery, American politician
- Herbert Smith, several people
- Herbert Snook, English footballer
- Herbert Snow, English surgeon and medical writer
- Herbert Spencer, several people
- Herbert M. St. Clair, American businessman and local politician
- Herbert St. John, American football player
- Herbert Stachowiak, German philosopher
- Herbert Stanley, British diplomat and colonial administrator
- Herbert Stein, American economist
- Herbert Stevens IV, American hip-hop recording artist who records under the name "Ab-Soul"
- Herbert Stewart, British soldier
- Herbert L. Stone, American magazine editor and sailor
- Herbert Stothart, American composer
- Herbert Strabel, German production designer
- Herbert Strang, joint pseudonym of two English writers
- Herbert Streicher, also known as Harry Reems, American pornographic actor
- Herbert Strong, multiple people
- Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer
- Herbert Stuart, multiple people
- Herbert Studd, English cricketer and soldier
- Herbert Sukopp, German ecologist
- Herbert Sumsion, English organist and composer
- Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer
T
- Herbert Tabor, American biochemist and physician-scientist
- Herbert Tannenbaum, German-American art dealer and film theorist
- Herbert Tarr, American Jewish novelist and humorist
- Herbert Tennekoon, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka from 1971 to 1979
- Herbert Thambiah, 39th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
- Herbert Thoms, obstetrician gynecologist, and early advocate for natural childbirth and birth control
- Herbert Thorndike, English academic and clergyman
- Herbert Thurston, English priest and theologian
- Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor and theatre manager
- Herbert Trench, Irish poet
- Herbert Trube, American runner
U
- Herbert Uber, English badminton player
- Herbert Ulrich, Austrian ice hockey player
- Herbert Urlacher, American politician
- Herbert Ushewokunze, Zimbabwean politician
V
- Herbert J. Valentine, American Marine flying ace, Navy Cross recipient
- Herbert Vanderhoof, Canadian advertising executive
- Herbert Vaughan, English Catholic prelate
- Herbert Vesely, Austrian film director
- Herbert Vivian, English journalist and writer
- Herbert Voelcker, American sports shooter
- Herbert Voelker, American architect
- Herbert Vogel, American art collector
- Herbert Volney, Trinidad and Tobago politician
W
- Herbert Waas, German footballer
- Herbert Wace, British colonial administrator
- Herbert Wachtell, 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, American businessman and politician
- Herbert Russell Wakefield, English writer and civil servant
- Herbert Walker, multiple people
- Herbert J. Wallenstein, American lawyer
- Herbert Walther, German physicist
- Herbert Waniek, Austrian stage actor, theatrical producer, and impresario
- Herbert Warburton, American politician
- Herbert Ward, multiple people
- Herbert Wareing, English organist and composer
- Herbert Warnke, East German trade unionist and politician
- Herbert Warren, British academic
- Herbert P. Wasgatt, American politician and shoe manufacturer
- Herbert Furnivall Waterhouse, English surgeon and lecturer
- Herbert Watkins-Pitchford, British veterinarian
- Herbert Watney, English physician, landowner, and philanthropist
- Herbert Watts, British Army officer
- Herbert Webb, English cricketer
- Herbert Webbe, English cricketer
- Herbert John Webber, American plant physiologist
- Herbert Wechsler, American legal scholar
- Herbert William Weekes, English painter
- Herbert Weerasinghe, Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from April 1985 to December 1985
- Herbert Wehner, German politician
- Herbert Weichert, German sailor
- Herbert Weichmann, German lawyer and politician
- Herbert Weiner, American rabbi
- Herbert Weinstock, American writer
- Herbert Weiss, American journalist
- Herbert Weißbach, German actor
- Herbert Weissbach, German biochemist
- Herbert Weiz, East German politician
- Herbert G. Wells, British writer, best remembered for his science fiction novels
- Herbert Welsh, American political reformer
- Herbert Wenyon, English cricketer
- Herbert Wenz, German football manager
- Herbert Werner, German naval officer
- Herbert Wernicke, German set and costume designer and opera director
- Herbert Wertheim, American businessman
- Herbert Westbrook, British-American writer
- Herbert Westermark, Swedish physician and sailor
- Herbert Westfaling, English bishop and academic administrator
- Herbert Westmacott, British Army officer
- Herbert "Bert" Whalley, English footballer and coach
- Herbert Whately, Anglican priest
- Herbert White, multiple people
- Herbert Whitfeld, English footballer and cricketer
- Herbert Whitley, British zookeeper
- Herbert Whittall, multiple people
- Herbert Wigwe, Nigerian accountant and banker
- Herbert Wilcox, British film producer and director
- Herbert Wiles, English rugby league player
- Herbert Wilf, American mathematician
- Herbert Wilk, German actor
- Herbert L. Wilkerson, U.S. Marine Corps Major General
- Herbert P. Wilkins, American judge
- Herbert "Herb" Wilkinson, American basketball player
- Herbert Willi, Austrian composer
- Herbert Willing, Dutch football referee
- Herbert Wilson, multiple people
- Herbert Wimmer, German footballer
- Herbert Warren Wind, American sportswriter
- Herbert Windsor, 2nd Viscount Windsor, British landowner and politician
- Herbert Windsor Mumford I, American educator
- Herbert Windt, German composer
- Herbert Winful, Ghanaian-American engineering professor
- Herbert Eustis Winlock,
- Herbert Wise, Austrian-born film and TV producer and director
- Herbert Wohlfarth, German Nazi naval officer
- Herbert Wollmann, German politician
- Herbert Womersley, English entomologist active in Australia
- Herbert Wood, multiple people
- Herbert Woodbury, American privateer
- Herbert Woodhill, Australian rugby league footballer
- Herbert Woodrow, American psychologist
- Herbert Woods, English boat builder and mooring developer
- Herbert Woodson, American engineer
- Herbert Wookey, Canadian cricketer
- Herbert M. Woolf, American businessman and racehorse owner
- Herbert Wragg, British politician
- Herbert Wright, multiple people
- Herbert Wunsch, Austrian table tennis player
- Herbert Wursthorn, German middle-distance runner
- Herbert "Bert" Wynn, English trade unionist
X
- Herbert Xu, developer of the Debian Almquist shell
Y
- Herbert Yardley, American cryptozoologist
- Herbert J. Yates, American film studio executive
- Herbert Yeates, Australian politician
- Herbert Yefremov, Russian weapons designer
- Herbert Yelland, Australian politician
- Herbert York, American nuclear physicist
- Herbert Yost, American actor
- Herbert Youtie, American papyrologist
Z
- Herbert Zangs, German artist
- Herbert Ziegenhahn, German politician
- Belu Zilber, Romanian communist activist
- Herbert Zimmermann, multiple people
- Herbert Zipper, composer, conductor, and arts activist
Fictional characters
- Herbert (Disney character)
- Herbert "Herbie", 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''