Gerta Pohorylle (1 August 1910 – 26 July 1937), known professionally as Gerda Taro, was a German war photographer active during the Spanish Civil War.

Gerda Marie Fredrikke Wegener (Gottlieb; 15 March 1885 – 28 July 1940) was a Danish illustrator and painter.

Gerda Christian (née Daranowski; 13 December 1913 – 14 April 1997), nicknamed Dara, was one of Adolf Hitler's private secretaries before and during World War II.

(29 January 1922 – 4 July 1946) a Schutzstaffel Nazi concentration camp overseer following the 1939 German invasion of Poland.

Gerda Hedwig Lerner (née Kronstein; April 30, 1920 – January 2, 2013) was an Austrian-born American historian and woman's history author.

Gerda Weissmann Klein (May 8, 1924 – April 3, 2022) was a Polish-born American writer and human rights activist.

Gerda Kamilla Mayer (9 June 1927 – 15 July 2021) was an English poet.