Courtois Explained

Courtois may refer to:

Locations

• Courtois-sur-Yonne, a commune in Yonne department, France
• Courtois, Missouri, an unincorporated community
• Courtois Creek, a creek in Missouri
• Courtois Hills, a region in Missouri

Persons

Painters

• Jean Courtois (herald) (died 1436), French herald
• Jacques Courtois (1621–1676), French painter
• Guillaume Courtois (1628–1679), French painter
• Marie Courtois (c.1655–1703), French miniature painter
• Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois (1852–1923), French painter

Science, medicine, technology

• Bernard Courtois (1777–1838), French chemist, discoverer of iodine
• Frédéric Courtois (1860–1928), French missionary and naturalist
• Hélène Courtois, French astrophysicist
• Jacques Courtois (Canada) (1920–1996) was a Canadian lawyer and public official
• Jean-Philippe Courtois, president of Microsoft International
• Nicolas Courtois, French cryptographer, lecturer in computer science at University College London
• Stéphane Courtois (born 1947), French historian, author and editor of Black Book of Communism

Music

• Antoine Courtois (founded 1789), French manufacturer of brass instruments
• Jean Courtois (composer) (15301545), Franco-Flemish composer
• Lambert Courtois (c.1520–after 1583), French composer

Politics

• Edme-Bonaventure Courtois played a role in the Fall of Robespierre
• Jean-Patrick Courtois (born 1951), member of the French Senate

Sports

• Roger Courtois (1912–1972), French football player and manager
• Jacques Courtois (ice hockey), president of the Montreal Canadiens 1972–79
• Alain Courtois (born 1951), Belgian politician, Secretary General of the Belgian Football Association
• Laurence Courtois (born 1976), Belgian former professional tennis player
• Laurent Courtois (born 1978), French footballer
• Imke Courtois (born 1988), Belgian footballer
• Pauline Courtois (born 1989), French sailor
• Valérie Courtois (born 1990), Belgian volleyball player
• Thibaut Courtois (born 1992), Belgian footballer

Fiction

• Guiron le Courtois, character in 13th-century Arthurian legend

Other uses

• Banque Courtois, oldest existing bank in France, now part of Crédit du Nord