- Longtime companion of Yves Saint-Laurent.
- Businessman, publisher, philanthropist of many cultural causes.
- The name of the production company 'Les films de Pierre' of Hugues Charbonneau and Marie-Ange Luciani is an homage to him.
- Bergé's philanthropic patronages have included UNESCO. In July 1992, Bergé was appointed a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
- Bergé had an on and off relationship with model Victoire Doutreleau for three years in the 1960s.
- During the debate on same-sex marriage, Bergé supported the idea of gestational surrogacy and controversially said "rent her womb for a child or lease her arms to work in a factory, what's the difference?", provoking an outcry by same-sex marriage supporters who go against such positions.
- Bergé published a book, Lettres à Yves, in 2010 which was translated into English with the title, Yves Saint Laurent: A Morrocan Passion, in September 2014.
- On 26 September 2013, Bergé declared he was in favor of the removal of all Christian holidays in France.
- Bergé was recognized with the Order of Orange-Nassau, Officer of the Ordre National du Mérite, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, and Legion of Honor.
- On 31 March 2017, Bergé married Madison Cox, a landscape architect and gardener, in Paris.
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