Joubert is a French

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. It is a regional variant form of Jaubert, originating in the centre west and centre south of France. Albert Dauzat (Foreword by Marie-Thérèse Morlet), ''Noms et prénoms de France'', éditions Larousse 1980. p. 346b. This surname is common in

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and

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, particularly among the descendants of

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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 Petrus Jacobus Joubert (20 January 1831 – 28 March 1900), better known as Piet Joubert (''Slim Piet'', Smart Pete), was a South African politician who served as the commandant–general of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1900. He als ...

(1831–1900), South African commandant-general (equivalent to major general) and vice president of the South African Republic *

Philip Joubert de la Ferté Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Bennet Joubert de la Ferté, (21 May 1887 – 21 January 1965) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the 1930s and the Second World War. Early life Joubert de la Ferté was born in Darjeeling, Ind ...

, British air marshal

Music

* John Joubert (composer) (1927–2019), 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 (born 1964), South African

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player * Brian Joubert (born 1984), French figure skater * Craig Joubert (born 1977), South African rugby union referee * Danie Joubert (1909–1997), South African sprinter * Ernst Joubert (born 1980), South African rugby union player * Marius Joubert (born 1979), South African rugby union player

Others

* Elsa Joubert (1922–2020), South African writer in Afrikaans * Gideon Joubert (1923–2010), South African author and journalist * Jacqueline Joubert (1921–2005), 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 Joubert syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder that affects the cerebellum, an area of the Human brain, brain that controls balance and coordination. Joubert syndrome is one of the many genetic syndromes associated with syndromic ...

* Pierre Joubert (illustrator) (1910–2002), French illustrator * Pierre Joubert (viticulturalist), (1664–1732)

Fictional characters

* Joubert, in

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's film ''

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'' (1975), played by

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* 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'