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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

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

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

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