Dubois (also spelled DuBois or Du Bois, from the French ''of the woods/forest'') is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Clergy

* Florent du Bois de La Villerabel (1877-1951), French archbishop * Guillaume Dubois (1656–1723), French cardinal and statesman * Jean-Antoine Dubois (1765–1848), French Catholic missionary in India *

John Dubois John Dubois (french: Jean Dubois) served as the third bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York from 1826 until his death in 1842. He was the first Bishop of New York who was not Irish-born and, as of 2021, remains the only Bishop or Archb ...

(1764–1842), also Jean, French Catholic missionary in Virginia and Appalachians, third bishop of New York * Louis-Ernest Dubois (1856–1929), Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Paris

Composers

* Alexandra du Bois (born 1981), American composer * Charles-Victor Dubois (1832–1869), Belgian composer and harmonium player * Pierre-Max Dubois (1930–1995), classical composer * R. Luke DuBois, American composer and visual artist *

Théodore Dubois Clément François Théodore Dubois (24 August 1837 – 11 June 1924) was a French Romantic composer, organist, and music teacher. After study at the Paris Conservatoire, Dubois won France's premier musical prize, the Prix de Rome in 1861. He bec ...

(1837–1924), French organist, composer, and musical administrator

Military people

* Adolphe DuBois d'Aische (1874-1958), Belgian World War I flying ace * Jean Dubois de Gennes (1895-1929), French World War I flying ace * Lewis DuBois, American Revolutionary War commander *

Paul-Alexis Dubois Paul-Alexis Dubois (27 January 1754 – 4 September 1796) commanded French divisions during the War of the First Coalition and was killed in action fighting against Habsburg Austria. He enlisted in a French infantry regiment in 1770 and transferred ...

(1754–1796), French general of the French Revolutionary Wars *

Pierre Joseph Dubois Pierre Joseph Dubois (21 November 1852 - 17 January 1924) was a French World War I general. Education Dubois entered the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1872, and on October 1, 1874, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the c ...

(1852-1924), French World War I general * Raymond F. DuBois (born 1947), American private defense consultant * Toussaint Dubois (1762-1816), French-American soldier

Painters and sculptors

Albert Dubois-Pillet Albert Dubois-Pillet (28 October 1846 – 18 August 1890) was a French Neo-impressionist painter and a career army officer. He was instrumental in the founding of the Société des Artistes Indépendants, and was one of the first artists t ...

(1846-1890), French Neo-impressionist painter and career army officer *

Ambroise Dubois Ambroise Dubois (1542/43–1614/15) was a Flemish-born French painter. Dubois was born in Antwerp and became a painter of the second School of Fontainebleau. His influences were Niccolò dell'Abbate and Francesco Primaticcio. Dubois painte ...

(1542/43–1614/15), Flemish-born French painter * Émile Fernand-Dubois (1869–1952), Belgian-French sculptor and medalist * Ernest Henri Dubois (1863-1930), French sculptor * François Dubois (19th century) (1790–1871), neoclassical French painter * François Dubois (1529–1584), Huguenot French painter * Frederic Dubois (c. 1760 - c. 1822), French miniature painter and painter * Georges Dubois (sculptor) (1865 - 1934), French sculptor * Gérard DuBois (born 1968), French illustrator *

Guillam Dubois Guillam Dubois (1623–1661), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. Biography According to the RKD, he was born in Haarlem and became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1646.Guy Pène du Bois (1884-1958), 20th-century American painter, art critic, and educator * Jean Dubois the Elder (1604–1679), French landscape painter * Jess E. DuBois {1934-2022), American painter * Louis Dubois (painter) (1830–1880), Belgian painter * Paul Dubois (sculptor) (1829–1905), French sculptor and painter * Paul Élie Dubois (1886-1949), French Orientalist painter * Pierre-Gilles Dubois (1938–1995), Canadian sculptor and painter

Performers

* Arthur Dubois (c. 1946–2022), American hip-hop artist and music producer * Candy Dubois (1934–1995), Chilean dancer * Charles-Hippolyte Dubois-Davesnes (1800-1874), 19th-century French playwright, actor, theatre director and theatre manager *

Claude Dubois Claude André Dubois (born 24 April 1947) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Dubois was an early star of the Francophone musical '' Starmania''. He was a vocalist in the Canadian famine relief song " Tears Are Not Enough" and was nominated Most ...

(born 1947), Canadian singer-songwriter * Cyrille Dubois (born 1984), French opera and lieder singer *

Dallas DuBois Daniel Logan, better known by his stage name Dallas DuBois, is an American actor and drag queen. Early life Daniel Logan was born in Long Island, New York, on June 9, 1986. Career Logan first started doing drag in 2008. He had previously used t ...

(born 1986), American actor and drag queen * Emmanuel Dubois (born 1984), Canadian rapper *

Ja'Net DuBois Jeannette Theresa Dubois (August 5 – February 17, 2020), known professionally as Ja'Net DuBois, Ja'net DuBois, and Ja'Net Du Bois (), was an American actress and singer. She was best known for her portrayal of Willona Woods, the neighborhood g ...

(1932–2020), American actress and singer * Jerome Xavier DuBois, Canadian-born Taiwanese mandopop singer and songwriter *

Marie Dubois Marie Dubois (born Claudine Lucie Pauline Huzé; 12 January 1937 – 15 October 2014) was a Parisian-born French actress. Career She studied at l'École de la rue Blanche (ENSATT) and made her film debut in 1959, first gaining notice the next ...

(1937-2014), French actress *

Marta DuBois Marta may refer to: People * Marta (given name), a feminine given name * Märta, a feminine given name * Marta (surname) : István Márta composer * Marta (footballer) (born 1986), Brazilian professional footballer Places * Marta (river) ...

(1952-2018), Panamanian-American actress * Michel Dubois (1937-2021), French theatre director and actor * Micke Dubois (1959-2005), Swedish actor and comedian *

Nikola Dubois Nikola Dubois (born 1977) is an Australian actress who appeared on Neighbours. Neighbours Dubois appeared as a recurring character on ''Neighbours''. She played the role of Kirsten Gannon in 2007–08. She was nominated in the "Best Bitch" ...

(born 1977), Australian actress * Olivier Dubois (born 1972), French choreographer *

Samantha Dubois Samantha Dubois (15 January 1955 – 1 October 1992) was a radio presenter on Radio Caroline during the 1970s and again in 1984. She was born Ellen Kraal in the Netherlands but learned to speak English from time spent growing up in New Zealand i ...

(1955-1992), Dutch-born radio presenter * Victoire Du Bois (born 1988/1989), French actress

Politicians

* Benjamin F. DuBois (1915-2013), American politician * Claude Dubois (politician) (born 1931), Canadian politician *

Daniel Dubois (politician) Daniel Dubois (born 5 February 1952) is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Somme department and is a member of the Union for French Democracy The Union for French Democracy (french: Union pour la démo ...

(born 1952), French politician * Edmond Louis Alexis Dubois-Crancé (1747-1814), French Revolutionary * Émile Dubois (1913–1973), French politician * Émile-Jules Dubois (1853-1904), French doctor and politician * Florent Dubois (1906-1987), Canadian politician * Françoise Dubois (born 1947), French politician *

Fred Dubois Fred Thomas Dubois (May 29, 1851February 14, 1930) was a controversial American politician from Idaho who served two terms in the United States Senate. He was best known for his opposition to the gold standard and his efforts to disenfranchise ...

(1851–1930), U.S. Senator * Jacqueline Dubois (born 1957), French politician * Jean-Guy Dubois (born 1948), Canadian politician, lawyer and academic * Jean-Michel Dubois (born 1943), French politician * Jean-Pierre Dubois (born 1952), French leftist activist and lawyer * Jesse K. Dubois (1811–1876), American politician * Louis Dubois (politician) (1859–1946), French Minister of Commerce, Industry, Posts, and Telegraphs * Louis Victor Dubois (1837-1914), French politician *

Lucien Dubois Lucien Dubois (30 April 1893 – 8 November 1948) was a Liberal party and Independent Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Gentilly, Quebec and became a farmer by career. Dubois was educated at Arthabaska Colle ...

(1893-1948), Canadian politician and farmer *

Marianne Dubois Marianne Dubois (born 17 December 1957) is a French Republican politician who has represented Loiret's 5th constituency in the National Assembly from 2009 to 2022. Political career In parliament, Dubois served on the Defence Committee. In th ...

(born 1957), French politician * Mark Dubois (born 1949), American environmental activist * Michelle DuBois, American politician *

Stephen Dubois Stephen Cairfield Dubois (born 1 February 1940) is an Australian retired politician. Born in Vanuatu, he was the legislative assistant to Labor MP Bill Morrison. In 1984, Morrison retired, and Dubois succeeded him in the seat of St George in t ...

(born 1940), Australian politician * William H. Dubois (1835-1907), American businessman and political figure

Scientists

* Alphonse Dubois (1839-1921), Belgian naturalist * Anna Dubois (born 1962), Swedish organizational theorist *

Charles Frédéric Dubois Charles Frédéric Dubois (28 May 1804 – 12 November 1867) was a Belgian naturalist. He was the author of ''Planches colorées des oiseaux de l’Europe'' ("Color plates of the birds of Europe") and ''Catalogue systématique des Lépidoptères ...

(1804–1867), Belgian naturalist * Cora Du Bois (1903-1991), American cultural anthropologist * Didier Dubois (mathematician) (born 1952), French mathematician * Ellen DuBois (born 1947), American feminist historian *

Eugène Dubois Marie Eugène François Thomas Dubois (; 28 January 1858 – 16 December 1940) was a Dutch paleoanthropologist and geologist. He earned worldwide fame for his discovery of ''Pithecanthropus erectus'' (later redesignated ''Homo erectus''), or "Java ...

(1858–1940), Dutch anthropologist *

Frédéric Dubois d'Amiens Frédéric Dubois d'Amiens (17 February 1799, in Amiens – 10 January 1873, in Paris) was a French physician and historian of medicine. He studied medicine in Amiens and Paris. In 1828 he received his medical doctorate and in 1832 obtained ...

(1799-1873), French physician and historian of medicine * Jacques Dubois (literary theorist) (born 1933), Belgian literary theorist and critic *

Jacques Dubois Jacques Dubois ( Latinised as Jacobus Sylvius; 1478 – 14 January 1555) was a French anatomist. Dubois was the first to describe venous valves, although their function was later discovered by William Harvey. He was the brother of Franciscus Sy ...

(1478-1555), French anatomist * Jacques-Émile Dubois (1920-2005), French chemist * Jean Dubois (linguist) (1920–2015), French linguist * Laurent Dubois, American historian * Marcel Dubois (1856-1916), French geographer * Marcel-Jacques Dubois (1920–2007), French theologian * Page DuBois, American classicist * Paul Antoine Dubois (1795-1871), French obstetrician * Paul Charles Dubois (1848–1918), Swiss neuropathologist * Raphaël Dubois (1849-1929), French pharmacologist * W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963), American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist and author

Sportspeople

* Adrian Dubois (born 1987), American soccer player *

Albane Dubois Albane Dubois (born 1 April 1992) is a French sailor. She competed in the 49er FX event at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 20 ...

(born 1992), French sailor * Alice Dubois (born 1970), French judoka * Arnaud Dubois (born 1986), Belgian racing cyclist * Brian Dubois (born 1967), American baseball player *

Caroline Dubois (boxer) Caroline Sara Dubois (born 11 January 2001) is a British professional boxer. She has been Youth Olympic champion, World Youth champion and four-times European Youth champion. Early life Dubois is one of eleven children. She was raised in a sin ...

(born 2001), British boxer *

Catherine Dubois Catherine Dubois (born July 29, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, signed with the Montreal Force of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). She was the first Montréal Carabins player to be invited to a senior Canadian national team camp. ...

(born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player *

Daniel Dubois (boxer) Daniel Dubois () is a British professional boxer who has held the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title since June 2022. He has previously held multiple regional heavyweight championships, including the British and Commonwealth titles from 2019 to 20 ...

(born 1997), British boxer * Didier Dubois (athlete) (born 1957), French sprinter * Édouard Dubois (born 1989), French professional golfer * Émile Dubois (cyclist), French cyclist * Gabriel Dubois (1911-1985), French racing cyclist * Georges Dubois (gymnast), French gymnast * Georges Dubois (hurdler) (died 1934), French hurdler * Georges Dubois (skier) (born 1935), Swiss skier * Guy Dubois (born 1950), Swiss ice hockey player * Iván Dubois (born 1995), Argentine professional footballer * Jason Dubois (born 1979), American baseball player * Jean Dubois (canoeist) (1914–?), Belgian sprint canoeist * Jean Dubois (field hockey) (1926–2021), Belgian field hockey player * Joe Dubois (1927–1987), Northern Irish footballer * Léo Dubois (born 1994), French professional footballer * Marcel Dubois (wrestler) (1886-1955), Belgian wrestler * Marco Dubois (born 1995), Canadian football player * Marie-Françoise Dubois (born 1948), French athlete * Michel Dubois (ice hockey) (born 1954), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Pascal Dubois (born 1962), French road cyclist * Pierre-Luc Dubois (born 1998), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Raúl Dubois (born 1959), Cuban basketball player * René Dubois (1906-?), French boxer * Serafino Dubois (1817-1899), Italian chess Master and chess writer *

Serge Dubois Serge Dubois (born 4 March 1954) is a Belgian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights en ...

(born 1954), Belgian field hockey player *

Stéphanie Dubois Stéphanie Dubois (born October 31, 1986) is a former tennis player from Canada. She turned professional in 2004 and achieved a career-best ranking of world No. 87 in January 2012. Dubois was awarded Female Player of the Year by Tennis Canada tw ...

(born 1986), Canadian tennis player * Theo Dubois (1911-2011), Belgian-Canadian rower *

Thierry Dubois Thierry Dubois is a French sailor born on February 24, 1967, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. He competed in high-level offshore solo races, including two unsuccessful attempts to complete the Vendee Globe in 1996 and 2000. In the 1996–1997 race, ...

(born 1967), French sailor * Victor Dubois, French gymnast

Writers

* Brendan DuBois (born 1959), American mystery writer *

Caroline Dubois (poet) Caroline Dubois (born 1960) is a French poet who lives and works in Paris. Her writing is close to dialogue and she often collaborates with other artists in readings or performances. A presentation of her work appeared in ''Cahier du Refuge'' ...

(born 1960), French poet *

Constance Goddard DuBois Constance Goddard DuBois (died 1934) was an American novelist and an ethnographer, writing extensively between 1899 and 1908 about the native peoples and cultures of southern California. DuBois was born in Zanesville, Ohio, and settled in Waterbur ...

(died 1934), American novelist and an ethnographer * Edward Dubois (1774-1850), English wit and man of letters * Guillaume Crétin (or Dubois) (c. 1460-1525), French poet *

Jean-Paul Dubois Jean-Paul Dubois (born 1950 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne) is a French journalist and author. He won the Prix Goncourt in 2019 for '' Tous les hommes n'habitent pas le monde de la même façon'' ("All Men Do Not Inhabit This World in the Same Way"), ...

(born 1950), French journalist and author * Joseph-Gaspard Dubois-Fontanelle (1727-1812), French journalist, man of letters, playwright and translator * Jules Dubois (1910-1966), American journalist *

Philippe Goibaut Philippe Goibaut des Bois La Grugère (; 22? March 1629 – 1 July 1694), known to his contemporaries as Monsieur Du Bois (), was a translator of St. Augustine, member of the Académie Française and director of Mademoiselle de Guise's musical ens ...

(known also as Monsieur Du Bois) (1629-1694), French writer and translator * Pierre Dubois (author) (born 1945), French author, comics scriptwriter, storyteller and lecturer * Pierre Dubois (scholastic) (c. 1255 – after 1321), French scholastic and writer * Pierre H. Dubois (1917-1999), Dutch writer and critic *

Pye Dubois Pye Dubois is a Canadian lyricist and poet. He has worked mainly with Kim Mitchell and Max Webster (with whom he was considered an unofficial fifth non-performing member), and occasionally Rush. Career Dubois accompanied Max Webster in the stu ...

, Canadian lyricist and poet *

René-Daniel Dubois René-Daniel Dubois, OC (born July 20, 1955, in Montreal) is a Québécois playwright and actor. Biography Movie career He is best known for his 1985 play ''Being at Home with Claude'', which was adapted into an award-winning film in 1992 and th ...

(born 1955), Québécois playwright and actor *

Shirley Graham Du Bois Shirley Graham Du Bois (born Lola Shirley Graham Jr.; November 11, 1896 – March 27, 1977) was an American writer, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American causes, among others. She won the Messner and the Anisfield-Wolf prizes f ...

(1896–1977), American author, playwright, composer, and activist * Sieur Dubois, pseudonymous author of 1674 travel book * Tim DuBois (born 1948), American country songwriter *

William Pène du Bois William Sherman Pène du Bois (May 9, 1916 – February 5, 1993) was an American writer and illustrator of books for young readers. He is best known for ''The Twenty-One Balloons'', published in April 1947 by Viking Press, for which he won the 194 ...

(1916–1993), author and illustrator

Others

Allison DuBois Allison DuBois (born January 24, 1972) is an American author and purported medium. DuBois has claimed to have used her psychic abilities to assist U.S. law enforcement officials in solving crimes, forming the basis of the TV series ''Medium''. H ...

(born 1972), research spiritual medium and inspiration for the TV show ''Medium'' * Antoine Dubois (1756–1837), French surgeon * Ed Dubois (1952-2016), British yacht designer *

Émile Dubois (murderer) Louis-Amadeo Brihier Lacroix, alias Émile Dubois (29 April 1867–26 March 1907) was a France, French-born criminal and serial killer known as a folk hero in Chile. Early life Louis-Amadeo Brihier Lacroix (Aka Émile Dubois), son of Joseph Br ...

(1867-1907), French-born Chilean criminal, serial killer and folk hero *

Félix Dubois Albert Félix Dubois (16 September 1862 – 1 June 1945) was a French journalist, explorer and entrepreneur who is best known for his books about his travels in French West Africa. Dubois was the son of a well-known chef who had written a nu ...

(1862–1945), French journalist, explorer and speculator * Gérard Dubois (chef), Swiss-born chef * Jan E. DuBois (born 1931), American judge *

Joshua DuBois Joshua DuBois (born 1982) is an executive and former government official who served as the head of the Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships in the Executive Office of the President of the United States from 2009 to 2013. In February ...

(born 1982), head of the Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships under President Obama * Josué Dubois Berthelot de Beaucours (ca 1662-1750), French-Canadian military officer, chief engineer and governor * Léon-Jean-Joseph Dubois (1780-1846), French illustrator, lithographer, archaeologist and curator at the Louvre museum * Louis DuBois (Huguenot) (died 1696), Huguenot colonist in New Netherland * Macy DuBois (1929–2007), Canadian architect * Paul Dubois (diplomat) (born 1943), Canadian diplomat *

Stanisław Dubois Stanisław Józef Dubois (9 January 1901 – 21 August 1942) was a Polish journalist and political activist in the Second Polish Republic, member of the left-wing Polish Socialist Party as well as the Youth Organisation of the Workers' Universit ...

(1901-1942), Polish journalist and political activist * Sylvia Dubois (c. 1788/89-1888), African-American woman born into slavery who became free after striking her slave mistress *

Urbain Dubois __NOTOC__ Urbain François Dubois (26 May 1818 – 14 March 1901) was a French chef who is best known as the author of a series of recipe books that became classics of French Cuisine, and as the creator of Veal Orloff, a popular dish in Russian c ...

(1818–1901), French chef * William Dubois (architect) (1879-1953), American architect * Yolande Du Bois (1900-1961), American teacher, associated with the Harlem Renaissance

Fictional characters

* Blanche DuBois, one of the female leads in ''

A Streetcar Named Desire ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of pers ...

'' *Capitane Chantel DuBois, the main antagonist of '' Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted'' *Didier Dubois, a fictitious character in ''

Driv3r ''Driver 3'' (stylized as ''DRIV3R'') is a 2004 action-adventure game, the third installment in the ''Driver'' series. It was developed by Reflections Interactive, published by Atari, and released on PlayStation 2, Xbox and mobile phones i ...

'' *Harry DuBois, the main character of ''

Disco Elysium ''Disco Elysium'' is a 2019 role-playing video game developed and published by ZA/UM. Inspired by Infinity Engine–era games, particularly '' Planescape: Torment'', the game was written and designed by Estonian novelist Robert Kurvitz and featur ...

'' *Helen Dubois, a character in ''

Drake and Josh ''Drake & Josh'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series follows two teenage stepbrothers Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck) as they live together despite opposite personalities. The se ...

'' *Hubie Dubois, a character from the Adam Sandler movie ''

Hubie Halloween ''Hubie Halloween'' is a 2020 American mystery horror comedy film directed by Steven Brill, co-written by Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler, who also stars in the title role, and co-starring an ensemble supporting cast consisting of Kevin James, ...

'' *Shriek DuBois, a character in the Nickelodeon animated series ''

CatDog ''CatDog'' is an American animated television series created by Peter Hannan for Nickelodeon. The series follows the life of yellow conjoined brothers of different species, with one half of the resultant animal being a cat and the other a dog. ...

'' *The Dubois Family, friends of the main characters in ''The Boondocks''