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