Famous People with Name Bernal

John Desmond Bernal            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

John Desmond Bernal: was an Irish-born scientist known for pioneering X-ray crystallography.He taught himself the theory of space groups, including the quaternion method; this became the mathematical basis of later work on crystal structure. Whilst at Cambridge he also became known as "Sage", a nickname given to him by a girl working in Ogden's Bookshop at the corner of Bridge Street in about 1920[1]. After graduation, he began research under Sir William Bragg at the Davy Faraday Laboratory at the Royal Institution[3] in London. In 1924 he determined the structure of graphite[3]. He also did work on bronze[3]. While at Cambridge he worked on the structure of vitamin B1 (1933), pepsin (1934), vitamin D2 (1935), the sterols (1936), and the tobacco mosaic virus (1937)[3].

Alejandro Bernal            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Alejandro Bernal: is a Colombian footballer who plays for Independiente Santa Fe.He can play as defensive midfielder. He was a starter on the Colombian Sub 20 that failed to qualify for the 2007 World Cup.

José Bernal            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

José Bernal: is a Cuban-American artist. He was born in Santa Clara, in the former province of Las Villas, now Villa Clara, Cuba. He became a naturalized U.S.A. citizen in 1980.The art of José Bernal is distinguished by a highly independent body of work. His aesthetics stem from a fertile and heightened imagination, together with his Cuban birth and the experience of exile and renewal. Bernal's oeuvre from 1937 to present is diverse and prolific, at times hinting of masters of the distant past or those celebrated in more recent decades.

Ishmael Bernal            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Ishmael Bernal: was an acclaimed Filipino film, stage and television director. He was also an actor and screenwriter. Noted for his melodramas particularly with feminist and moral issues, his 1985 film about the justification of abortion Hinugot sa Langit is often cited as one of the greatest Filipino films of all time.

Gabriel Bernal            Origin/Culture/Country: Mexican

Gabriel Bernal: was a former WBC Flyweight Champion. Bernal held the title for 6 months in 1984. Bernal was a top-ten Flyweight contender when he went to Tokyo to face the hometown favorite Kobi Kobayashi for the WBC Flyweight Championship. Bernal would devastate Kobaya