Namesakes
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Gerd Binnig 1986 
Notable Athletes:
1 soccer
(soccer) Gerd Müller 1945-2021
Notable Musicians:
1 singer
G. G. Anderson (a.k.a. Gerd) 1949-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
Gerd Binnig 1947-
Olympic Medalists:
2 gold/bronze, 1 bronze, 1 gold
(bronze) Gerd Hornberger 1936 4x100 m relay
(gold/bronze) Gerhard Stöck (a.k.a. Gerd) 1936 javelin throw; shot put
(gold) Gerd Wessig 1980 high jump
(gold/bronze) Gerd Kanter 2008; 2012 discus throw
Other Royalty:
1 prince consort
Claus of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Gerd) 1980-2002 Netherlands