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 in South Africa and Namibia, particularly among the descendants of Huguenot settlers.
It may refer to:
Persons
[edit]Military
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Albert Dauzat (Foreword by Marie-Thérèse Morlet), Noms et prénoms de France, éditions Larousse 1980. p. 346b.