Joubert

Joubert is a French surname. It is a regional variant form of Jaubert, originating in the centre west and centre south of France.[1] This surname is common to South Africa and Namibia, particularly among the descendants of Huguenot settlers.

It may refer to:

Persons

Military

  • Barthelemy Catherine Joubert (1769–1799), French general during the French Revolutionary Wars
  • Christiaan Johannes Joubert (1834–1911), South African soldier, politician and vice president of the South African Republic
  • David Joubert, South African general, nephew of Petrus Jacobus "Piet" Joubert
  • Léopold Louis Joubert (1842–1927), French soldier and lay missionary in the Belgian Congo
  • Piet Joubert (1831–1900), South African commandant-general (equivalent to major general) and vice president of the South African Republic
  • Philip Joubert de la Ferté, British air marshal

Music

  • John Joubert (composer), British composer
  • The Joubert Singers, choir, notable for "Stand on the Word"
  • Phyliss McKoy-Joubert, composer, most notably for "Stand on the Word"
  • Gwynneth Joubert, South African singer-songwriter, known by her stage name as Gwynneth Ashley-Robin, most notably for Little Jimmy and Little Soldier Blue

Sports

  • André Joubert, South African rugby union player
  • Brian Joubert (born 1984), French figure skater
  • Craig Joubert, South African rugby union referee
  • Danie Joubert, South African sprinter
  • Ernst Joubert, South African rugby union player
  • Marius Joubert, South African rugby union player

Others

  • Elsa Joubert (1922–2020), South African writer in Afrikaans
  • Gideon Joubert, South African author and journalist
  • Jacqueline Joubert, French television presenter
  • John Joubert (serial killer) (1963–1996), American serial killer
  • Joseph Joubert (1754–1824), French moralist and essayist
  • Laurent Joubert (1529–1582), French physician
  • Marie Joubert, Canadian neurologist who first identified Joubert syndrome
  • Pierre Joubert (illustrator), French illustrator
  • Pierre Joubert (viticulturalist), (1664–1732)

Fictional characters

  • Joubert, in Sydney Pollack's film Three Days of the Condor (1975), played by Max von Sydow
  • Marguerite (Minou) Reydon-Joubert (née Joubert), hero of both Kate Mosse' historical novels in 'The Burning Chambers' series, 'The Burning Chambers' and 'The City of Tears'

References

  1. ^ Albert Dauzat (Foreword by Marie-Thérèse Morlet), Noms et prénoms de France, éditions Larousse 1980. p. 346b.

See also

  • General Joubert (disambiguation)
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