Joubert is a

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surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. It is a regional variant form of Jaubert, originating in the centre west and centre south of France.

Albert Dauzat Albert Dauzat (; 4 July 1877 – 31 October 1955) was a French linguist specializing in toponymy and onomastics Onomastics (or onomatology in older texts) is the study of proper names, including their etymology, history, and use. An ''alethony ...

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Marie-Thérèse Morlet Marie-Thérèse Morlet ( Guise, Aisne, November 18, 1913 - July 9, 2005) was a French scholar (specialist in onomastics) and honorary director of research at CNRS. Her publications include ''Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille'' (''Etym ...

), ''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 Léopold Louis Joubert (or Ludovic Joubert) (22 February 1842 – 27 May 1927) was a French soldier and lay missionary. He fought for the Papal States between 1860 and 1870 during the Italian unification, which he opposed. He later assisted the Wh ...

(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) John Pierre Herman Joubert ( ; 20 March 1927 – 7 January 2019) was a British composer of South African birth, particularly of choral works. He lived in Moseley, a suburb of Birmingham, England, for over 50 years. ; also published as . A musi ...

(1927–2019), British composer * The Joubert Singers, choir, notable for "

Stand on the Word "Stand on the Word" is a funk / soul song written by Phyliss McKoy Joubert and recorded by the Joubert Singers, and remixed by George Rodriguez and Tony Humphries on Next Plateau Records Inc in 1985. The original version was recorded in 1982, ...

" * Phyliss McKoy-Joubert, composer, most notably for "

" * Gwynneth Joubert, South African singer-songwriter, known by her stage name as Gwynneth Ashley-Robin, most notably for Little Jimmy and

Little Soldier Blue Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...

Sports

André Joubert André Johan Joubert (born 15 April 1964 in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, Ladysmith) is a former South African rugby union player, widely known as "The Rolls-Royce of Fullbacks" for his pace, class, and seemingly effortless style. He was capped 34 ti ...

(born 1964), South African

rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

player *

Brian Joubert Brian Joubert (; born 20 September 1984) is a French figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 2007 World champion, a three-time (2004, 2007 & 2009) European champion, and the 2006–07 Grand Prix Final champion. On the domestic le ...

(born 1984), French figure skater *

Craig Joubert Craig Paul Joubert (born 8 November 1977) is a South African professional rugby union referee and a Referee Talent Development Coach at World Rugby. Joubert officiated in domestic first class matches in South Africa since 2003, in matches in the ...

(born 1977), South African rugby union referee *

Danie Joubert Danie Joubert (8 February 1909 – 2 March 1997) was a South African sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Ange ...

(1909–1997), South African sprinter *

Ernst Joubert Ernst Joubert (born 5 August 1980) is a South African former rugby union player. He played at Number Eight for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership from 2009 to 2015 and was the vice captain of the team. He retired from all rugby at the end of Nov ...

(born 1980), South African rugby union player *

Marius Joubert Marius Charl Joubert (born 10 July 1979 in Paarl, Western Cape) is a South African rugby union player who played as a centre for Stormers in Super Rugby. He has previously played for the Boland Cavaliers, Free State Cheetahs, ASM Clermont Auve ...

(born 1979), South African rugby union player

Others

Elsa Joubert Elsabé Antoinette Murray Joubert OIS (19 October 1922 – 14 June 2020) was a Sestigers Afrikaans-language writer. She rose to prominence with her novel '' Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena'' (The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena), which was tra ...

(1922–2020), South African writer in Afrikaans *

Gideon Joubert Gideon Joubert (4 September 1923 – 27 October 2010) was a South African writer and journalist (at ''Die Burger'') who was known for his intelligent design-opinions, especially present in his book, '' Die Groot Gedagte'', which was his bigges ...

(1923–2010), South African author and journalist *

Jacqueline Joubert Jacqueline Annette Édith Pierre (29 March 1921 – 8 January 2005), known professionally as Jacqueline Joubert (), was a French television continuity announcer, producer and director. Alongside Arlette Accart, Joubert was one of the first two i ...

(1921–2005), French television presenter *

John Joubert (serial killer) John Joseph Joubert IV (July 2, 1963 – July 17, 1996) was an American serial killer executed in Nebraska. He was convicted of murdering three boys: one in Maine, and two in Nebraska. Childhood Joubert was born on July 2, 1963, in Lawrence, ...

(1963–1996), American serial killer *

Joseph Joubert Joseph Joubert (; 6 May 1754 in Montignac, Dordogne, Montignac, Périgord – 4 May 1824 in Paris) was a French moralists, French moralist and List of essayists, essayist, remembered today largely for his ''Pensées'' (''Thoughts''), which w ...

(1754–1824), French moralist and essayist *

Laurent Joubert Laurent Joubert (16 December 1529 – 21 October 1582) was a French physician. He travelled to Montpellier at the age of 21 to study medicine, and became a student of Guillaume Rondelet, the chancellor of the Medical Faculty at the University of ...

(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) Pierre Joubert (June 27, 1910 – January 13, 2002) was a French illustrator and comics artist. He was closely associated with the creation of Scouting and the popular look of Boy Scouts in France and Belgium, comparable to the American artist ...

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

Fictional characters

* Joubert, in

Sydney Pollack Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Pollack is known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films. Over his forty year career he received numerous accolades ...

's film ''

Three Days of the Condor ''Three Days of the Condor'' is a 1975 American spy thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, and Max von Sydow. The screenplay by Lorenzo Semple Jr. and David Rayfiel was based on the ...

'' (1975), played by

Max von Sydow Max von Sydow (; born Carl Adolf von Sydow; 10 April 1929 – 8 March 2020) was a Swedish and French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television ...

* 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'