Joubert Explained

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'

See also

• General Joubert (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. [Albert Dauzat]