This surname has Anglo-Saxon pre-8th century origins; spelling variations include Albert, Albertson and Alberts in English names. It is derived from the Old German compound 'Aedelbeort' meaning 'noble-bright'. However, many sources show it as a

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

surname, with many spelling variations on the French form. It is now found in many locations of the world, spread by French Huguenot refugees, amongst others. Notable people with this surname include the following: * Abbé Aubert (1731–1814), French playwright, poet and journalist *

Louis Aubert (painter) Louis Aubert, called ''le Fils'', (15 May 1720, Paris – c. 1800) was an 18th-century French painter and composer, active from 1740 to 1780. The violinist and composer Jacques Aubert was his father and Abbé Aubert (1731–1814) his brother. W ...

(1720 – ), painter and composer *

Alexander Aubert Alexander Aubert FRS FSA, (1730–1805), was an eminent English amateur astronomer and businessman. Life He was born at Austin Friars, London, 11 May 1730. The appearance of the Great Comet of 1744 gave him, then a schoolboy at Geneva, a per ...

, English merchant *

Alvin Aubert Alvin Bernard Aubert (March 1930 – January 7, 2014) was a professor of English, poet, playwright, editor, literary critic, and scholar who championed African-American culture and rural life along the southern Mississippi River. He grew up in Lutc ...

(1930–2014), American poet * Anaïs Aubert, known as Mademoiselle Anaïs (1802–1871), French actress *

Andreas Aubert (art historian) Fredrik Ludvig Andreas Vibe Aubert (28 January 1851 – 10 May 1913) was a Norwegian art educator, art historian and art critic. Biography Andreas Aubert was the son of Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert (1807-1877) who was a classical scholar and ...

, Norwegian art historian *

Aristide Aubert Du Petit Thouars Aristide Aubert du Petit-Thouars (31 August 1760 – 2 August 1798) was a French naval officer, and participant of the humiliating French defeat at the Battle of the Nile, where he was killed in action. Biography He was born on 31 August ...

, French naval officer * Arnaud Aubert, Catholic Chamberlain *

Étienne Aubert Pope Innocent VI ( la, Innocentius VI; 1282 or 1295 – 12 September 1362), born Étienne Aubert, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 December 1352 to his death in September 1362. He was the fifth Avignon pope a ...

, later became Pope Innocent VI *

Aubert of Avranches Saint Aubert, also known as Saint Autbert, was bishop of Avranches in the 8th century and is credited with founding Mont Saint-Michel. Life Aubert lived in France during the reign of Childebert III (695-711) and died about 720. He was born of ...

, bishop of Avranches *

Axel Aubert Axel Aubert (11 December 1873 – 16 December 1943) was a Norwegian chemical engineer who served as Director-General of Norsk Hydro. Biography He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo, Norway). He was the son of Otto Benjamin Andreas Aubert (1841–9 ...

(1873–1943), Norwegian businessman *

Ebba d'Aubert Ebba d'Aubert, née ''Bergström'' (1819–1860) was a Swedish concert pianist. She was married to the second concert conductor at the Kungliga Hovkapellet, violinist Theodor Adolf Eduard d’Aubert. She became an Associé of the Royal Swedish Ac ...

, Swedish pianist *

François d'Aubert François d'Aubert (born 31 October 1943, in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French politician. He is an auditor at the Court of Audit. From 2002, he was minister delegate to research in Jean-Pierre Raffarin's government. From 26 July 2007 to 16 ...

, French politician *

Hermann Rudolph Aubert Hermann Rudolph Aubert (November 23, 1826 – February 2, 1892) was a German physiologist born in Frankfurt. In 1850 he obtained his medical doctorate, afterwards serving as privat-docent of physiology at Breslau (1854). In 1862 he became an ass ...

, German physiologist *

Jacques Aubert Jacques Aubert (30 September 1689 – 19 May 1753), also known as Jacques Aubert le Vieux (Jacques Aubert the Elder), was a French composer and violinist of the Baroque period. From 1727 to 1746, he was a member of the Vingt-quatre Violons du Ro ...

(1689–1753), French composer and violinist * Jean Aubert (architect) (–1741), French architect *

Jean Aubert (engineer) Jean Aubert was a French engineer. In 1961 he used the idea of the German engineer Julius Greve from the last century to describe a ''pente d'eau'', ( en, water slope) which was a way of moving boats up the gradient of a canal without locks. Th ...

(1894–1984), French engineer * Jean-Louis Aubert, French guitarist, singer and songwriter *

Jeanne Aubert Jeanne Aubert (born Jeanne Perrinot, February 21, 1900 – March 6, 1988) was a French singer and actress. Biography Aubert was born in Paris, France, to a single mother, Augustine Marguerite Perrinot, who pushed her daughter into a career in ...

, French singer and actress * , French painter *

Julien Aubert Julien Aubert (born 11 June 1978) is a French politician and civil servant who represented the 5th constituency of the Vaucluse department in the National Assembly from 2012 to 2022. A member of The Republicans (LR) and its predecessor parties, ...

(born 1978), French politician *

K. D. Aubert Karen Denise Aubert, (born December 6, 1978) also known as K.D. Rose, is an American actress, fashion model and singer. She owns her own record label, Roseland. Early life Aubert was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on December 6, 1978. She desc ...

, American actress * Louis Aubert, French composer * Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars, French botanist * Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert, Norwegian philologist *

Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert (22 November 1838 – 5 February 1896) was a Norwegian professor, jurist and government official. Biography Aubert was born at Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of professor Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aube ...

, Norwegian jurist and politician *

Marie-Hélène Aubert Marie-Hélène Aubert (born 16 November 1955 in Nantes) is a French politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the West of France. She is a member of the Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political pa ...

, French politician *

Phillipe-Ignace François Aubert de Gaspé Philippe-Ignace-Francois Aubert de Gaspé, or simply Philippe Aubert de Gaspé (1814–7 March 1841) was a Canadian writer and is credited with writing the first French Canadian novel. Career Philippe-Ignace-Francois was tutored by his father ...

, Canadian writer * Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer and seigneur * Pierre Aubert, Swiss politician * Puig Aubert, French rugby league footballer * Raphaël Aubert, Swiss writer and essayist * Suzanne Aubert, Catholic sister * Vilhelm Aubert, Norwegian sociologist *

Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert (29 December 1868 – 20 June 1908 ), commonly known by his nickname "Bille" Aubert, was a Norwegian jurist. Personal life Aubert was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was a son of the professor Ludvig Ma ...

, Norwegian jurist * Aubert (noble family), a noble family of

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Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

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