Gad (name)
In the Bible, Gad was the son of Jacob and the founder of the tribe of Gad. Gad is a surname, masculine given name and nickname which may refer to:Given name
- Gad al-Haq, Egyptian Grand Imam of Al-Azhar from 1982 to 1996
- Gad Avigad, Israeli biochemist
- Gad Avrahami, Israeli composer
- Gad Barzilai, Israeli professor of law, political science and international studies
- Gad Frederik Clement, Danish painter generally known as G. F. Clement
- Gad Elbaz, Israeli singer
- Gad Elmaleh, Moroccan-French comedian and actor
- Gad Granach, German writer
- Gad Horowitz, Canadian political scientist and professor
- Gad Landau, Israeli computer scientist
- Gad Lerner, Italian journalist and writer
- Gad Machnes , Israeli retired footballer and manager
- Gad Machnes , Israeli orientalist and government official
- Gad Navon, third Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces
- Gad Rausing, Swedish industrialist and archaeologist
- Gad Saad, Lebanese-born Canadian evolutionary behavioral scientist
- Gad Shimron, Israeli journalist, author and military affairs commentator
- Gad Tsobari, Israeli freestyle wrestler and survivor of the 1972 Munich massacre
- Gad Yaacobi, Israeli politician
- Gad Zeevi, Israeli industrialist
Surname
- Cille Gad, Norwegian poet
- Dodo Gad, lead singer of the Danish pop band Dodo and the Dodos
- Dora Gad, Israeli interior designer
- Emma Gad, Danish writer and socialite, mother of Urban Gad
- Hubert Gad, Polish footballer
- Hyakinthos Gad, Apostolic exarch of the Greek Byzantine Catholic Church from 1958 to 1975
- Jens Gad, German producer, songwriter and guitarist, brother of Toby Gad
- Johannes Gad, German neurophysiologist
- Josh Gad, American actor, comedian and singer
- Pablo Gad, British Roots reggae singer and songwriter
- Toby Gad, Los Angeles-based German music producer/songwriter, brother of Jens Gad
- Urban Gad, Danish film director, son of Emma Gad
Nickname
- Gerhard Gad Beck, German Jewish educator, author, activist and survivor of the Holocaust
