Bosch (; ) is a popular surname in Catalan and

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". Notable people with the surname Bosch include:

In arts, entertainment, and media

In music

* Anabel Bosch (1976-2009), Filipino singer and poet *

Jacques Bosch Jaime Felipe José Bosch (in Catalan: Jaume Bosch i Renard, in France known as Jacques Bosch) (26 May 1825 – 31 March 1895) was a Catalan guitarist and song composer who established himself in Paris. Biography Bosch was born in Barcelona and edu ...

(1825-1895), Catalan guitarist and song composer * Jimmy Bosch (b. c. 1960), American jazz and salsa musician * Leon Bosch (b. 1961), South African double bassist *

Marcus Bosch Marcus Bosch (born 28 October 1969) is a German conductor. He was Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) in Aachen, held the position at the Staatstheater Nürnberg from 2011, and with the Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock from 2020. He is the artistic direc ...

(b. 1969), German conductor * Maura Bosch (b. 1958), American composer

In performing arts

* Aurora Bosch (b. 1942), Cuban dancer and ballet teacher *

Francisco Bosch Francisco Bosch (born 5 October 1982) is a Spanish actor and dancer. He was born in Valencia. His interest in dance began when his grandmother took him to a meeting of her flamenco group when he was five years old. He began his dance training a ...

(b. 1982), Spanish actor and dancer * Johnny Yong Bosch (b. 1976), American television actor and voice actor *

Jordi Bosch Jordi Bosch i Palacios (born 1956 in Mataró, Spain) is a Spanish actor. Theatre *1981 – "Mort accidental d'un anarquista", by Dario Fo. Dir. Pere Planella. Teatre Regina and Villarroel Teatre, Barcelona *1983 – "Advertència per a embarca ...

(b. 1956), Catalan actor * Joan Bosch (1925–2015), Catalan movie director *

Lydia Bosch Lydia Boquera de Buen (born November 26, 1963 in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous mu ...

(b. 1963), Spanish actress * Narcis Bosch, Catalan pornographic director *

Roselyne Bosch Roselyne Bosch, also known as Rose Bosch (born 1961) is a French journalist, screenwriter and film director. She was born in Avignon. Her father was a Catalan who fled Francoist Spain Francoist Spain ( es, España franquista), or the Franc ...

(b. 1961), French film producer, director and screenwriter

Visual artists

* Gijs Bosch Reitz (1860-1938), Dutch painter *

Hieronymus Bosch Hieronymus Bosch (, ; born Jheronimus van Aken ; – 9 August 1516) was a Dutch/ Netherlandish painter from Brabant. He is one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school. His work, generally oil on o ...

(1450-1516), Dutch painter * Johannes de Bosch (1713-1785), Dutch painter * Miguel Jaume y Bosch (1844-1900), Spanish-Uruguayan painter * Steven Bosch (b. 1978), South African artist

Writers

* Alfred Bosch (born 1962), Catalan author, politician and historian * (1831-1897), Catalan writer * Christine de Bosch Kemper (1840-1924), Dutch writer *

David Bosch David Jacobus Bosch (13 December 1929 – 15 April 1992) was an influential missiologist and theologian best known for his book ''Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission'' (1991) — a major work on post-colonial C ...

(1929-1992), South African missionary and author * Hieronymus de Bosch (1740-1811), Dutch poet and Latin scholar * Juan Bosch (1909-2001), Dominican politician and writer *

Pseudonymous Bosch Pseudonymous Bosch () is the pen name of Raphael Simon (born October 25, 1967), the author of ''The Secret Series'' and ''The Bad Books'' series of fiction books, as well as ''The Unbelievable Oliver'' chapter book mysteries and two stand-alone t ...

, author of the Secret Series children's books * Xavier Bosch i Sancho (b. 1967), Catalan writer and journalist

In business

* Anthony Bosch, founder of Biogenesis of America medical clinic * Felipe A. Bosch Gutierrez (b. 1962), Guatemalan businessman * George Henry Bosch (1861–1934), Australian merchant and philanthropist * Henry Bosch (b. 1931), Australian businessman and governance advocate * José Manuel Lara Bosch (1946–2015), Spanish media executive and businessman * Joseph Bosch (1850–1937), German-born American brewer * Juan Luis Bosch Gutiérrez (b. 1952), Guatemalan businessman *

Robert Bosch Robert Bosch (23 September 1861 – 12 March 1942) was a German industrialist, engineer and inventor, founder of Robert Bosch GmbH. Biography Bosch was born in Albeck, a village to the northeast of Ulm in southern Germany as the eleventh of ...

(1861–1942), German industrialist and inventor, founder of Robert Bosch GmbH * Robert Bosch Jr. (1928–2004), German billionaire

In government, politics, and military

* Albert H. Bosch (1908-2005), American politician * (1746-1803), Dutch politician and poet * Ernesto Bosch (1863-1951), Argentine Foreign Minister and Central Bank official * Francisco Milans del Bosch (1769-1834), Spanish general *

Hugo von Bosch Hugo von Bosch (2 January 1782 – 7 August 1865) was a Bavarian lieutenant general and twice served as Acting War Minister for under Maximilian II of Bavaria. Biography Bosch was born in Schillingsfürst. He served as an officer in the County ...

(1782–1865), Bavarian Lieutenant General and Acting War Minister *

Jaime Milans del Bosch __NOTOC__ Jaime Milans del Bosch y Ussía (8 June 1915 – 26 July 1997) was a lieutenant general in the Spanish Army who was dismissed and imprisoned in 1981 for his role in the failed coup d'état of 23 February 1981. Biography Milans del Bos ...

(1915-1997), Spanish general * Jaume Bosch (b. 1953), Catalan politician *

Jeltje de Bosch Kemper Jkvr. Jeltje de Bosch Kemper (1836 – 1916) was a Dutch feminist. Life Bosch Kemper was born in Amsterdam on 28 April 1836. She was a member of the Kemper noble family, daughter of (1808-1876) and Maria Aletta Hulshoff (1810-1844) and ...

(1836–1916), Dutch feminist * Juan Bosch (1909-2001), Dominican politician and writer * (1884–1953), Dutch jurist and politician * Milagros Ortiz Bosch (b. 1936), Dominican politician *

Orlando Bosch Orlando Bosch Ávila (18 August 1926 – 27 April 2011) was a Cuban exile militant, who headed the Coordination of United Revolutionary Organizations (CORU), described by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation as a terrorist or ...

(1926-2011), Cuban exile and terrorist *

Yevgenia Bosch Yevgenia Bogdanovna; russian: Го́тлибовна) Bosch; russian: Евге́ния Богда́новна Бош; german: Jewgenija Bogdanowna Bosch (née Meisch ; – 5 January 1925) was a Ukrainian Bolshevik revolutionary, politician, ...

(1879-1925), Ukrainian Bolshevik activist and politician

In science

Carl Bosch Carl Bosch (; 27 August 1874 – 26 April 1940) was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. He was a pioneer in the field of high-pressure industrial chemistry and founder of IG Farben, at one point the world's largest ...

(1874-1940), German chemist, Nobel laureate, and engineer * Irene Bosch, Venezuelan biologist and researcher * Jan Bosch (b. 1967), Dutch computer scientist *

Leendert Bosch Leendert Bosch (13 November 1924 – 20 January 2017) was a Dutch biochemist. He was a professor of biochemistry at Leiden University from 1964 to 1990. Bosch was born on 13 November 1924 in Appingedam. He obtained his title of Doctor at Delft U ...

(1924–2017), Dutch biochemist *

Pere Bosch-Gimpera Pere Bosch-Gimpera (1891 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain – 1974 in Mexico) was a Spanish-born Mexican archaeologist and anthropologist. He went into exile in Mexico, with many other intellectuals, after the Spanish Civil War. He became a Mexica ...

(1891-1974), Catalan-born Mexican archaeologist and anthropologist * Robert A. Bosch (b. 1963), Author and recreational mathematician * Siegfried Bosch (b. 1944), German mathematician

In sport

* Anneke Bosch (b. 1990s), South African cricketer *

Christopher Bosch Christopher Bosch (born ) is a South African professional rugby union player for Bourgoin-Jallieu in the Fédérale 1 in France. His regular position is centre. Rugby career Schoolboy rugby Bosch was born in Pretoria, but later moved to t ...

(b. 1992), South African rugby player * Crisant Bosch (1907-1981), Catalan footballer * Clayton Bosch (b. 1992), South African cricketer * Corbin Bosch (b. 1997), South African cricketer * Curwin Bosch (b. 1997), South African rugby player * Don Bosch (b. 1942), American baseball player * Dylan Bosch (b. 1998), South African swimmer *

Eathan Bosch Eathan Bosch (born 27 April 1998) is a South African professional cricketer. He made his first-class debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 12 January 2017. He made his List A debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2016–17 CSA ...

(b. 1997), South African cricketer *

Edith Bosch Edith Bosch (born 31 May 1980) is a Dutch judoka. Her Olympic debut was at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney where she finished seventh. She won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the middleweight division. She was also European champi ...

(born 1980), Dutch judoka * Emma Bosch (1971–1994), Catalan alpine skier * Facundo Bosch (b. 1991), Argentine rugby player * Frank Bosch (b. 1945), American football player *

Gerard Bosch van Drakestein Gerard Dagobert Hendrik Bosch van Drakestein (24 July 188720 March 1972) was a Dutch track cyclist who represented his country at three Summer Olympics (1908, 1924 and 1928). He was born in Mechelen, Belgium and died in The Hague, Netherlands. ...

(1887–1972), Dutch track cyclist * Hermann Bosch (1891-1916), German footballer * (b. 1964), Dutch racing car driver * Jurjen Bosch (b. 1985), Dutch footballer *

Manel Bosch Manel Bosch Bifet (born September 19, 1967, in Lleida) was a Spanish professional basketball player. Player career *1982/83 Maristes Lleida (youth team) *1983/84 Antorcha *1984/85 UE Lleida *1985/89 Espanyol *1989/90 Gijón Baloncesto *199 ...

(b. 1967), Catalan basketball player * Marcelo Bosch (b. 1984), Argentine rugby player * Mariano Bosch (b. 1962), Argentine rugby player and coach * Mónica Bosch (b. 1972), Catalan alpine skier * Nadir Bosch (b. 1973), French middle-distance runner *

Patrick Bosch Patrick Bosch (30 October 196411 May 2012) was a Dutch Association football, football player. Club career Usually played at rightback, Bosch made his professional Eredivisie debut for FC Twente in a March 1985 league match against FC Utrecht. He ...

(1964-2012), Dutch footballer * Paul Bosch (b. 1984), South African rugby union player *

Ruud Bosch Ruud Bosch (born 28 July 1984) is a former Dutch male badminton player. He was a doubles specialist. He became a member of the Netherlands national badminton team in 2004, then in 2006, he won a silver medal at the European Badminton Mixed Team ...

(b. 1984), Dutch badminton player *

Tertius Bosch Tertius Bosch (14 March 1966 – 14 February 2000) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test and two ODIs in 1992. Cricketing career A fast-medium bowler, Bosch was educated at Hanhaver Laerskool and Veereniging Hoerskool, toured ...

(1966-2000), South African cricketer

Other people

Mariette Bosch Mariëtte Sonjaleen Bosch (1950 – 31 March 2001, later named Mariëtte Wolmarans) was a South African woman who was executed in Botswana on 31 March 2001.Penketh, Anne.America and the world's executioners join efforts to block UN moves to end dea ...

(1950–2001), South African executed for murder by Botswana * Mineke Bosch (born 1954), Dutch historian