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

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* 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

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* 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

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

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