Norbert

Norbert

Norbert of Xanten
Gender	Male
Languages	Germanic, Hungarian, French, Polish, Slovak
Origin
Meaning	nord + beraht (north + bright)
Region of origin	Germanic
Other names
Nicknames	Norb, Norbie, or Bert
Related names	Norbaer, Norberto, Bert

Norbert is a Germanic given name and infrequent surname, from nord "north" and berht "bright".

People with the given name

Academia

• Norbert A'Campo (born 1941), Swiss mathematician
• Norbert Angermann (born 1936), German historian
• Norbert Berkowitz (1924–2001), Canadian scientist
• Norbert Bischofberger (born 1954), Austrian scientist
• Norbert Bolz (born 1953), German philosopher
• Norbert Elias (1897–1990), German Jewish sociologist
• Norbert Fuhr (born 1956), German computer scientist
• Norbert Geng (born 1965), German legal scholar
• Norbert Guterman (1900–1984), American translator
• Norbert von Hellingrath (1888–1916), German literary scholar
• Norbert Hirschhorn (born 1938), American physician
• Norbert Hornstein, American linguist
• Norbert Jokl (1877–1942?), Austrian Jewish linguist
• Norbert Klatt (1949–2015), German religious scholar
• Norbert Leser (1933–2014), Austrian political scientist
• Norbert Lynton (1927–2007), British art historian
• Norbert Rillieux (1806–1894), American inventor and engineer
• Norbert M. Samuelson (1936–2022), American Jewish philosopher
• Norbert Wiener (1894–1964), American mathematician and philosopher
• Norbert Zeh, German computer scientist

Arts and literature

• Norbert Francis Attard (born 1951), Maltese artist
• Norbert Balatsch (1928–2020), Austrian conductor and choirmaster
• Norbert Bisky (born 1970), German painter
• Norbert Blei (1935–2013), American writer
• Norbert Brainin (1923–2005), Austrian Jewish violinist
• Norbert Brodine (1896–1970), American cinematographer
• Norbert Brunner (artist) (born 1969), Austrian artist
• Norbert Burgmüller (1810–1836), German composer
• Norbert Leo Butz (born 1967), American actor
• Norbert Christian (1925–1976), German actor
• Norbert Daum (born 1948), Austrian musician
• Norbert Davis (1909–1949), American writer
• Norbert Ernst (born 1977), Austrian operatic tenor
• Norbert Falk (1872–1932), Austrian screenwriter
• Norbert Frýd (1913–1976), Czech writer
• Norbert Gastell (1929–2015), German voice actor
• Norbert Glanzberg (1910–2001), French Jewish composer
• Norbert Goeneutte (1854–1894), French illustrator
• Norbert Grund (1717–1767), Czech painter
• Norbert Hummelt (born 1962), German poet
• Norbert Jacques (1880–1954), Luxembourgish novelist
• Norbert Klassen (1941–2011), German performance artist
• Norbert Kox (1945–2018), American artist
• Norbert Kraft (born 1950), Canadian musician
• Norbert Kricke (1922–1984), German sculptor
• Norbert Krief (born 1956), French musician
• Norbert Kuchinke (1940–2013), German actor
• Norbert Kückelmann (1930–2017), German film director
• Norbert H. J. Nozy (born 1952), Belgian musician
• Norbert Rohringer (1927–2009), Austrian actor
• Norbert Scheuer (born 1951), German writer
• Norbert Weisser (born 1946), German actor
• Norbert Zeilberger (1969–2012), Austrian musician

Politics

• Norbert Aleksiewicz (1948–1994), Polish politician
• Norbert Barlicki (1880–1941), Polish politician
• Norbert Barthle (born 1952), German politician
• Norbert Blüm (1935–2020), German politician
• Norbert Darabos (born 1964), Austrian politician
• Norbert Dumas (1812–1869), French Canadian politician
• Norbert Dumont, Luxembourgish politician
• Norbert Erdős (born 1972), Hungarian politician
• Norbert Geis (born 1939), German politician
• Norbert Glante (born 1952), German politician
• Norbert Haupert (born 1940), Luxembourgish politician
• Norbert van Heyst, (born 1944), German Army commander
• Norbert Hofer (born 1971), Austrian politician
• Norbert Hougardy (1909–1985), Belgian politician
• Norbert Keenan (1864–1954), Australian politician
• Norbert Klein (politician) (1956–2021), Dutch politician
• Norbert Lammert (born 1948), German politician
• Norbert Loizeau, Seychellois politician
• Norbert Mamangy, Malagasy politician
• Norbert Röttgen (born 1965), German politician

Religion

• Norbert of Xanten (c. 1080–1134), Roman Catholic bishop and saint
• Norbert Brunner (bishop) (born 1942), Swiss Roman Catholic bishop
• Norbert D'Souza, Indian Roman Catholic leader
• Norbert Dorsey (1929–2013), American Roman Catholic bishop
• Norbert Felix Gaughan (1921–1999), American Roman Catholic bishop
• Norbert Klein (bishop) (1866–1933), Czech Roman Catholic bishop

Sports

• Norbert Ágh (born 1970), Hungarian swimmer
• Norbert Alblas (born 1994), Dutch footballer
• Norbert Balogh (born 1996), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Beuls (1957–2014), Belgian footballer
• Norbert Bíró (born 1974), Hungarian Paralympic judoka
• Norbert Brami (born 1937), Tunisian fencer
• Norbert Brige (born 1964), French athlete
• Norbert Brinkmann (born 1952), German footballer
• Norbert Csernyánszki (born 1976), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Csiki (born 1991), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Csölle (born 1992), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Callens (1924–2005), Belgian cyclist
• Norbert De Naeghel (born 1949), Belgian footballer
• Norbert Dickel (born 1961), German footballer
• Norbert Dobeleit (born 1964), German athlete
• Norbert Domnik (born 1964), Austrian triathlete
• Norbert Dürpisch (born 1952), German cyclist
• Norbert Düwel (born 1968), German football manager
• Norbert Eder (1955–2019), German footballer
• Norbert Eilenfeldt (born 1956), German footballer
• Norbert Eschmann (1933–2009), French-Swiss footballer
• Norbert Ettner (born 1977), German shooter
• Norbert Farkas (alpine skier) (born 1992), Hungarian alpine skier
• Norbert Farkas (footballer born 1977), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Farkas (footballer born 1992), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Feketics (born 1996), Romanian footballer
• Norbert Felsinger (born 1939), Austrian figure skater
• Norbert Fruvall, Indian footballer
• Norbert Gasser (born 1957), Italian ice hockey player
• Norbert Gombos (born 1990), Slovak tennis player
• Norbert Grudzinski (born 1977), German footballer
• Norbert Gyömbér (born 1992), Slovak footballer
• Norbert Hahn (born 1954), German luger
• Norbert Hajdú (born 1982), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Hauata (born 1979), French Polynesian football referee
• Norbert Haug (born 1952), German motorsport executive
• Norbert Hayes (1896–1945), American football player
• Norbert Haymamba (born 1999), Cameroonian footballer
• Norbert Heffler (born 1995), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Hof (1944–2020), Austrian footballer
• Norbert Hofmann (footballer, born 1951), German footballer
• Norbert Hofmann (footballer, born 1972), German footballer
• Norbert Holzknecht (born 1976), Austrian alpine skier
• Norbert Holík (born 1972), Slovak paralympian
• Norbert Hosnyánszky (born 1984), Hungarian water polo player
• Norbert Hrnčár (born 1970), Slovak football manager and former player
• Norbert Huber (born 1964), Italian luger
• Norbert Huda (born 1950), German diver
• Norbert István (born 1996), Romanian footballer
• Norbert Janzon (born 1950), German footballer
• Norbert Jaskot (born 1971), Polish fencer
• Norbert Johannsen (born 1948), German footballer
• Norbert Kaján (born 2004), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Kállai (born 1984), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Kalucza (born 1986), Hungarian boxer
• Norbert Kerckhove (1932–2006), Belgian cyclist
• Norbert Kerényi (born 1976), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Keßlau (born 1962), German rower
• Norbert Klaar (born 1954), German shooter
• Norbert Kiss (born 1985), Hungarian racing driver
• Norbert Kiss (bowler) (born 1980), Hungarian nine-pin bowling player
• Norbert Kovács (footballer) (born 1977), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Kovács (swimmer) (born 1988), Hungarian swimmer
• Norbert König (born 1958), German sports presenter
• Norbert Könyves (born 1989), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Kundrák (born 1999), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Lattenstein (born 1984), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Lichtenegger (born 1951), Austrian footballer
• Norbert Lipusz (born 1986), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Madaras (born 1979), Hungarian water polo player
• Norbert Manyande (born 1979), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Norbert Mazány (born 1978), Hungarian tennis player
• Norbert Meier (born 1958), German football manager and former player
• Norbert Mészáros (born 1980), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Misiak (born 1994), Polish footballer
• Norbert Mueller (1906–1956), Canadian ice hockey player
• Norbert Nachtweih (born 1957), German footballer
• Norbert Nagy (born 1994), Hungarian racing driver
• Norbert Némedi (born 1977), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Németh (footballer) (born 1981), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Nigbur (born 1948), German footballer
• Norbert Növényi (born 1957), Hungarian wrestler, kick-boxer and actor
• Norbert Owona (1951–2021), Cameroonian footballer
• Norbert Pacławski (born 2004), Polish footballer
• Norbert Palásthy (born 1981), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Pintér (born 1992), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Prünster (born 1954), Italian ice hockey player
• Norbert Rivasz-Tóth (born 1996), Hungarian javelin thrower
• Norbert Sárközi (born 1993), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Schlegel (born 1961), German footballer
• Norbert Sipos (born 1981), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Sterle (1918–1943), American ice hockey player
• Norbert "Nobby" Stiles (1942–2020), English footballer
• Norbert Szabián (born 1982), Hungarian sport shooter
• Norbert Szélpál (born 1996), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Szemerédi (born 1993), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Szendrei (born 2000), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Tajti (born 1983), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Thimm (born 1949), German basketball player
• Norbert Tóth (basketball) (born 1986), Hungarian basketball player
• Norbert Tóth (footballer) (born 1976), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Tóth (racing driver) (born 1998), Hungarian racing driver
• Norbert Trandafir (born 1988), Romanian swimmer
• Norbert Trieloff (born 1957), German footballer
• Norbert Tyrajski (born 1975), Polish footballer
• Norbert Varga (born 1980), Romanian footballer
• Norbert Wagner (footballer) (born 1961), German footballer
• Norbert Wojtuszek (born 2001), Polish footballer
• Norbert Zana (born 1985), Hungarian footballer
• Norbert Zsivóczky (born 1988), Hungarian footballer

Other fields

• Norberto Carrodegoas (1936–2013), better known under his pseudonym Norbert Degoas, Argentine journalist
• Norbert Casteret (1897–1987), French cave explorer
• Norbert Denef (born 1949), German victim's advocate
• Norbert Holl, German diplomat
• Norbert Holm (1895–1962), German soldier
• Norbert Kröcher (1950–2016), German left-wing revolutionary
• Norbert Lossau (born 1962), German librarian

People with the surname

• Guillaume Norbert (born 1980), French footballer
• Ludwig Norbert (born 1983), French footballer

Fictional characters

• Norbert de Varenne, an old single bitter life-tired poet, from Bel-Ami, portrayed by David Bond in The Private Affairs of Bel Ami, Peter Sallis in the 1971 series and by Jean-Pierre Jorris in the 1983 miniseries.

See also

• Hurricane Norbert (disambiguation)
• Norbert (dog)
• Norberto
• Norbit
• St. Norbert (disambiguation)