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 (1917-1996), Egyptian Grand Imam of Al-Azhar from 1982 to 1996
 * Gad Avigad (born 1930), Israeli biochemist
 * Gad Avrahami (born 1952), Israeli composer
 * Gad Barzilai (born 1958), Israeli professor of law, political science and international studies
 * Gad Frederik Clement (1867–1933), Danish painter generally known as G. F. Clement
 * Gad Elbaz (born 1982), Israeli singer
 * Gad Elmaleh (born 1971), Moroccan-French comedian and actor
 * Gad Granach (1915–2011), German writer
 * Gad Horowitz (born 1936), Canadian political scientist and professor
 * Gad Landau (born 1954), Israeli computer scientist
 * Gad Lerner (born 1954), Italian journalist and writer
 * Gad Machnes (footballer) (born 1956), Israeli retired footballer and manager
 * Gad Machnes (politician) (1893-1954), Israeli orientalist and government official
 * Gad Navon (1922–2006), third Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces
 * Gad Rausing (1922–2000), Swedish industrialist and archaeologist
 * Gad Saad (born 1964), Lebanese-born Canadian evolutionary behavioral scientist
 * Gad Shimron (born 1950), Israeli journalist, author and military affairs commentator
 * Gad Tsobari (born 1944), Israeli freestyle wrestler and survivor of the 1972 Munich massacre
 * Gad Yaacobi (1935-2007), Israeli politician
 * Gad Zeevi (born 1939), Israeli industrialist

Surname

 * Cille Gad (1675-1711), Norwegian poet
 * Dodo Gad, lead singer of the Danish pop band Dodo and the Dodos
 * Dora Gad (1912-2003), Israeli interior designer
 * Emma Gad (1852-1921), Danish writer and socialite, mother of Urban Gad
 * Hubert Gad (1914-1939), Polish footballer
 * Hyakinthos Gad (1912–1975), Apostolic exarch of the Greek Byzantine Catholic Church from 1958 to 1975
 * Jens Gad (born 1966), German producer, songwriter and guitarist, brother of Toby Gad
 * Johannes Gad (1842–1926), German neurophysiologist
 * Josh Gad (born 1981), American actor, comedian and singer
 * Pablo Gad (fl. 1977 to present), British Roots reggae singer and songwriter
 * Toby Gad (born 1968), Los Angeles-based German music producer/songwriter, brother of Jens Gad
 * Urban Gad (1879–1947), Danish film director, son of Emma Gad

Nickname

 * Gerhard Gad Beck (1923–2012), German Jewish educator, author, activist and survivor of the Holocaust