Hilbert (name)

Hilbert is both a Germanic masculine given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name:

• Hilbert Bair (1894–1985), American World War I flying ace
• Hilbert Schenck (born 1926), science fiction writer and engineer
• Hilbert Shirey, American poker player
• Hilbert van der Duim (born 1957), Dutch speed skater
• Hilbert Van Dijk (1918–2001), Australian fencer
• Hilbert Philip Zarky (1912–1989), American tax attorney

Surname:

• Andy Hilbert (born 1981), U.S. hockey player
• Carl Aage Hilbert (1899–1953), Danish Prefect of the Faroe Islands
• David Hilbert (1862–1943), German mathematician
• Donna Hilbert (born 1946), American poet who also writes short stories, plays, and essays
• Egon Hilbert (1899–1968), Austrian opera/theatre director
• Ernest Hilbert (born 1970), American poet, critic, and editor
• Ernest Lenard Hilbert (1920–1942), American Air Force hero
• Georges Hilbert (1900-1982), French sculptor.
• Jaroslav Hilbert (1871–1936), Czech dramatist and writer
• Lukas Hilbert (born 1972), German composer, lyricist, music producer and singer
• Morton Hilbert (1917–1998), professor of public health and environmentalist
• Roberto Hilbert (born 1984), German footballer
• Rodrigo Hilbert (born 1980), Brazilian actor and model
• Stephen Hilbert, American mathematician
• Vi Hilbert (1918–2008), Native American tribal elder