Duval is a surname, literally translating from

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 ...

to English as "of the valley". It derives from the

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

"Devall", which has both English and French ties. Variant spellings include: Davolls, Deavall, DeVile, Devill, Deville, Divall, Divell and de Eyvill. Its meaning is derived from the French town of Deville, Ardennes. "Devall" was first recorded in England in the Domesday Book. In France, variant spellings include: Lavalle, Lavallie, Laval, Lavall, Deval, Lavell, Lavelle and Lavielle. The Duval surname has also been spelled some other ways including DeVall, Devoll, DeVol, DuVal, Duvall, DeValle and Devaulle.

Notable People

* Aimé Duval (1918–1984), also known as Père Duval, French priest, singer-songwriter, and guitarist * Albert Duval, French Olympic sailing athlete *

Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval (6 April 1767, in Rennes – 1 September 1842, in Paris) was a French dramatist, sailor, architect, actor, theatre manager. He was the eighth member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 1812. Du ...

(1767–1842), French dramatist, sailor, architect, actor, and theater manager *

Alf Duval Alfred "Alf" Walter Duval (born 1 July 1941) is an Australian former rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. Club and state rowing Duval was born in Sydney and attended St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hi ...

(born 1941), Australian rower *

Aline Duval Aline Louise Duval (1824 – July 20, 1903) was a French stage actress. "Much appreciated in the roles of travesties or grisettes thanks to the biting of her voice and her air of delicacy, she was also noticed in the reviews for her enthusiasm ...

(1824–1903), French stage actress * Amaury Duval (1760–1838), French lawyer, historian, diplomat, writer, and scholar *

André Duval André Duval (April 21, 1920 – March 30, 2018) was a French-Canadian author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated ...

(1920–2018), French-Canadian author and historian *

Armand Félix Marie Jobbé-Duval Armand Félix Marie Jobbé-Duval (17 July 1821 – 2 April 1889) was a French painter and politician of Breton origin. He became known for his severely classical compositions, which included the ceiling decorations of many churches and public buil ...

(1821–1889), French painter and politician *

Aurélien Duval Aurélien Duval (born 29 June 1988) is a French former professional cyclist. He ended his career during the 2013 season, after failing to find a team. Major results Cyclo-cross ;2005–2006 : 1st National Junior Championships ;2006–2007 : 2n ...

(born 1988), French cyclist *

Barry E. DuVal Barry Eugene DuVal (born August 7, 1959) is an American politician from Virginia. He was first elected to the City Council of Newport News, Virginia in 1988, and in 1990 was elected mayor, serving in that role until 1996. He has also served a ...

(born 1959), American politician * Becky Duval Reese, American museum director *

Burr H. Duval Burr Harrison Duval (1809 – March 27, 1836) was the commander of the Kentucky Mustangs, First Regiment Volunteers, a group of Kentucky long-riflemen formed in Bardstown, Kentucky, in November 1835 during the Texas Revolution. He and hundreds of o ...

(1809–1836), American soldier who died in the Texas Revolution, son of William Pope Duval * Charles Allen Duval (1810–1872) British portrait painter, photographer, and writer * Claude Duval (1643–1670), French highwayman * Clément Duval (1850–1935), French anarchist and criminal *

Clive L. DuVal II Clive Livingston Du Val II (June 20, 1912 – February 25, 2002) was an American politician and Virginia lawyer who served five terms in the Senate of Virginia (1972 to 1992) after three terms in the Virginia House of Delegates. Early and fami ...

(1912–2002), American politician and lawyer * Consuelo Duval (born 1968), Mexican comedian and actress of film, television, theater, and voice-over * Damon Duval (born 1980), American professional football player * Daniel Duval (1944–2013), French actor, film director and screenwriter * David Duval (born 1971), American golfer * Denise Duval (1921–2016), French opera singer * Dennis DuVal (born 1952), American retired basketball player * Dominic Duval (c. 1944–2016), American free jazz bassist *

Edgar Raoul-Duval Edgar Raoul-Duval (9 April 1832 – 10 February 1887) was a French magistrate and politician who was Representative of Seine-Inférieure and then twice Deputy of Eure. He had right-wing views, and for most of his career he was a Bonapartist. He wa ...

(1832–1887), French magistrate and politician * Edwin M. Duval (born 1947), American literary scholar *

Elsie Duval Elsie Diederichs Duval (1892–1919) was a British suffragette. She was arrested many times throughout her life and in 1913 became the first woman to be released from Holloway Prison under the so-called 'Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill He ...

(1892–1919), British suffragist and campaigner *

Émile Duval Émile Duval (5 July 1907 – 13 April 1965) was a French long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games ...

(1907–1965), French long-distance runner * Erik Duval (1965–2016), Belgian computer scientist *

Eugénie Duval Eugénie Duval (born 3 May 1993) is a French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. Major results ;2014 : 10th Cholet Pays de Loire Dames : 2nd Scratch, Open des Natio ...

(born 1993), French racing cyclist *

Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Pineux Duval (16 April 1808 – 25 December 1885), better known by the pseudonym Amaury-Duval, was a French painter. He was one of two sons of Amaury Duval (1760–1838) and thus a nephew of the playwright Alexa ...

(1808–1885), better known as Amaury-Duval, French painter *

Franca Duval Franca Duval (13 February 1925 - 21 July 2020)Wlaschin says 1933 was an American soprano. Born in New York City to parents who had immigrated from Italy, Duval began her career in San Francisco. In 1950 she appeared at La Scala in ''Raskolnikoff'' ...

(born 1925), American soprano *

François Duval (disambiguation) François Duval may refer to: *François Duval (composer) (1672 - 1728) * François Duval (dancer) (born 1743), known as Malter, was a French dancer * François Duval (politician) (1903–1984), a politician from Martinique who served in the French ...

, various people *

Frank Duval Frank Duval (born 22 November 1940, Berlin, as Frank Uwe Patz) is a German composer, conductor, record producer, songwriter and singer. Life Born into a family of artists, Duval studied as an actor and dancer, and also sang with his sister, Mar ...

(born 1940), German composer, conductor, record producer, songwriter, and singer * Frantz Duval, Haitian journalist *

Fred DuVal Fred Price DuVal (born May 24, 1954) is an American businessman, civic leader, education leader and author. He is president of DuVal and Associates, a senior advisor to Dentons Law, an advisor to Macquarie Infrastructure, Chairman of Excelsior M ...

(born 1954), American businessman, civic leader, and author * Gaël Duval (born 1973), French entrepreneur * Gaëtan Duval (1930–1996), Mauritian barrister, statesman, and politician *

Georges Duval de Leyrit Georges Duval de Leyrit (7 August 1716 – 9 April 1764) was Governor General of Pondicherry between 1755 and 1758. He was preceded by Charles Godeheu Charles Robert Godeheu de Zaimont was Acting Governor General of Pondicherry. He was the Comm ...

(''fl''. 1750s), French colonial governor *

Georges Duval Georges-Louis-Jacques Labiche (26 October 1772 – 21 May 1853), better known as Georges Duval, was an early 19th-century French playwright. Biography Duval was originally expected to become a priest, but the French Revolution occurred when ...

(1772–1853), French playwright * Georges Duval (journalist) (1847–1919), French playwright and journalist *

Isaac H. Duval Isaac Harding Duval (September 1, 1824 – July 10, 1902) was an adventurer and businessman prior to becoming a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a postbellum U.S. Representative from West Virginia in t ...

(1824–1902), American Civil War general and Congressman * James Duval (born 1972), American actor *

Jean Duval Jean Duval, OCD (22 April 1597 – 10 April 1669) was a Discalced Carmelite and a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Baghdad (1638–1669) and Bishop of Ispahan (1638–1669). ''(in Latin)''

(1597–1669), Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Baghdad, and Bishop of Ispahan *

Jean-François-Joseph Duval Jean-François-Joseph Duval, (July 17, 1802 – May 6, 1881) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Quebec Upper Town in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1829 to 1834. He was born in Quebec City, th ...

QC (1802–1881), Quebec lawyer, judge, and political figure *

Jean-Jacques Duval Jean-Jacques Duval (Feb. 8, 1930 - Oct. 21, 2021) was a French-born American artist who pioneered abstract art and the use of faceted glass in stained glass design in the 1960s. In 2005 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Staine ...

(born 1930), French-born American artist * Jean-Jacques Duval d'Eprémesnil (1745–1794), French magistrate and politician * Jeanne Duval (c. 1820 – c. 1862), Haitian-born actress and dancer *

John Crittenden Duval John Crittenden Duval (1816–1897) was an American writer of Texas literature. He has been noted as being the first Texas man of letters Dobie, J. Frank.Duval, John Crittenden in the ''Handbook of Texas Online''. Texas State Historical Assoc ...

(1816–1897), American writer, son of William Pope Duval *

Joseph Duval Joseph Marie Louis Duval (11 October 1928 – 23 May 2009) was the France, French Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen. Born in Chênex, Duval was ordained to the priesthood on 8 June 1953. On 14 May 1974 Pope Pau ...

(1928–2009), French Roman Catholic archbishop *

Joseph-Odilon Duval Joseph-Odilon Duval (May 13, 1895 – March 16, 1966) was a Canadian politician. Born in Saint-Calixte, Quebec, Duval was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législ ...

(1895–1966), Canadian politician *

Joseph Duval-Jouve Joseph Duval-Jouve (7 August 1810 – 25 August 1883) was a French botanist born in Boissy-Lamberville. He was the father of histologist Mathias-Marie Duval (1844-1907). He taught classes at the college in Grasse (1832–52), afterwards ser ...

(1810–1883), French botanist *

Julien Duval Julien Duval (born 27 May 1990) is a French former professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España. Duval retir ...

(born 1990), French professional racing cyclist * Jules-Alexandre Duval Le Camus (1814–1878), French painter *

Léon-Étienne Duval Léon-Étienne Duval (9 November 1903 – 30 May 1996) was a French prelate and cardinal. He served as Archbishop of Algiers from 1954 to 1988, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965. Biography Léon-Étienne Duval was born in Chênex, ...

(1903–1996), French prelate and cardinal * Lil Duval, American stand-up comedian *

Loïc Duval Loïc Duval (; born 12 June 1982) is a French professional racing driver racing for Audi Sport as a factory driver in DTM and driving for Dragon Racing in Formula E. He won the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans with Allan McNish and Tom Kristensen driv ...

(born 1982), French professional racing driver *

Lucie Duval Lucie Duval (born 1959) is a Canadian artist. Her 2004 work ''À la croisée des mots'' is installed outside the Georges Vanier public library in Montreal. Her work is included in the collection of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec a ...

(born 1959), Canadian artist *

Marcel Duval J. Marcel Duval, CMM, CD is a retired Canadian Forces Air Command general. His senior appointments were as the Commander of the 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region and the Deputy Commander of NORAD. Career Duval was born in Baie- ...

, Canadian air force general * Maria Duval, Italian-born psychic scammer *

María Duval María Dussauge Ortiz (born 2 August 1937), commonly known as María Duval, is a Mexican actress and singer who has worked in film, television, and the stage. Career Duval made her film debut in the musical ''Melodías inolvidables'' (1959), a ...

(born 1937), Mexican actress and singer *

Marie Duval Isabelle Émilie de Tessier (1847 – 1890) who worked under the pseudonym Marie Duval, was a French cartoonist, known as co-creator of the seminal cartoon character ''Ally Sloper''. Biography As co-creator of ''Ally Sloper'' with her husband C ...

(1847–1890), French cartoonist * Mathias-Marie Duval (1844–1907), French professor of anatomy and histology *

Maurice Duval Marie Victor Charles Maurice Duval (1869-1958) was a French Brigadier General and aviator of World War I. He was one of the main organizers of the ''Armée de l'Air'' and was a Commander of the Legion of Honour. Military education and training M ...

(1869–1958), French general and aviator * Maurice Raoul-Duval (1866–1916), French polo player *

Michael Raoul Duval Michael Raoul-Duval (July 18, 1936 – April 20, 2001) was an investment banker and lawyer in the United States who had Senior White House positions while serving under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, where he rose to the position of S ...

(1936–2001), American investment banker and lawyer *

Michel Duval Michel Duval (born February 10, 1994, in Mexico City) is a Mexican actor, singer, songwriter, composer and model. known for ''La rosa de Guadalupe'', ''Señora Acero'. Early life Michel Duval was born on February 10, 1994, with the name of Michel ...

(born 1994), Mexican actor, singer, songwriter, composer and model * Miselaine Duval, Mauritian comedian, television producer, and writer *

Mlle Duval Mlle Duval (short for Mademoiselle (title), Mademoiselle Duval) (1718 – after 1775) was an 18th-century French composer who wrote the second opera by a woman ever performed at the Paris Opera. Biography Mlle Duval, whose first name is unknown ...

(1718–after 1775), French composer *

Noël Duval Noël Duval (24 December 1929, Le Chesnay – 12 December 2018, Paris) was a French archaeologist. Biography In 1953 Duval started working as a researcher and for three consecutive years worked at the Roman Historical Institute. He was a member ...

(1929–2018), French archaeologist *

Norma Duval Purificación Martín Aguilera, professionally known as Norma Duval (Barcelona, 4 April 1956), is a Spanish vedette, actress and businesswoman. Life Duval was born in Barcelona on April 4, 1956. Her family moved to Madrid to live a villa in ...

(born 1956), a Spanish actress, presenter, and vedette *

Paulette Duval Paulette Duval (1889 – 1951) was a French dancer and actress of the silent film era and early sound motion pictures. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1889 and raised in France. She was considered one of the most beautiful women ...

(1889–1951), French dancer and actress *

Philip Duval Philip Duval (also Du Val, 1732 – 14 March 1808) was a Canon of Windsor from 1772 to 1808. He was chaplain to the Duke of Gloucester. Duval was the son of the French-born Dr. Philippe Duval, physician to the Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of ...

(1732–1808), English clergyman * Pierre Duval, various people * Portia Duval-Rigby (born 1970), Australian ice dancer *

Raymond Duval Raymond Francis Duval (19 September 1894 – 22 August 1955) was a French general who participated in both World War I and World War II and was supreme commander of French troops in Tunisia and French Morocco. During his career, he suppressed the ...

(1894–1955), French general *

Robbert Duval Robbert is a Dutch form of the masculine given name Robert. People with the name include: * Robbert A.J. Agerbeek (born 1937), Indo Dutch boogie-woogie and jazz pianist * Robbert Andringa (born 1990), Dutch volleyball player * Robbert Baruch (bo ...

(1639–1732\), Dutch painter *

Robin Duval Robin Arthur Philip Duval (born 1941) was Director of the British Board of Film Classification, (the "Film Censor"), from 1999 to 2004. Duval was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham before reading history at University College London (U ...

(born 1941), British film censor *

Salluste Duval Clarent-Salluste-Hermycle Duval (February 1852 – July 1917) was a Canadian doctor of medicine, inventor, engineer, organist, musician and professor of Mathematics & Mechanics at Université Laval and at the École Polytechnique de Montréal. ...

(1872–1917), Canadian doctor of medicine, inventor, engineer, organist, musician, and professor of mathematics and mechanics *

Stanwood Duval Stanwood Richardson Duval Jr. (born February 8, 1942)Net Detective, People Search is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He was appointed by U.S. President Bill Clinton ...

(born 1942), American judge * Sunny Duval, Québécois rock guitarist and songwriter * Sylvie Andrich-Duval (born 1958), Luxembourgish politician * Thibaut Duval (born 1979), Belgian pole vaulter *

Thomas Howard DuVal Thomas Howard DuVal (November 4, 1813 – October 10, 1880) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Education and career Born November 4, 1813, in Buckingham County, Virginia, ...

(1813–1880), U.S. federal judge, son of William Pope Duval *

Trevon Duval Trevon Tyler Duval (born August 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. High school career Duval attended St. Benedict's Prepa ...

(born 1998), American professional basketball player *

Una Duval Una Harriet Ella Stratford Duval (; 1879–1975) was a British suffragette and marriage reformer. Her refusal to say "and obey" in her marriage vows made national news. Early life Una was the debutante daughter of Commander Edward Stratford ...

(1879–1975), British suffragette and marriage reformer *

Victoria Duval Victoria Duval (born 30 November 1995) is an American professional tennis player. Duval has won one singles title and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In August 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of No. 87. In 2012, she won ...

, American professional tennis player *

William Duval (ice hockey) William James "Peg" Duval (August 3, 1877 – June 7, 1905) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Ottawa Hockey Club and the Pittsburgh Victorias in the late 1890s and early 1900s. He was a member of the Canadian c ...

(1877–1905), Canadian professional ice hockey player * William Pope Duval (1784–1854), American governor of the Florida Territory *

Xavier Barsalou-Duval Xavier Barsalou-Duval (born November 10, 1988) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election. He was president of the Foru ...

(born 1988), Canadian politician * Xavier-Luc Duval (born 1958), Mauritian politician *

Yves Duval Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fren ...

(1934–2009), Belgian comics author *

Yvette Duval Yvette Duval (née Benchettrit; 25 April 1931 – 8 November 2006) was a Moroccan-born French historian who specialised in North Africa during Antiquity and the Early African church during Late antiquity. Early years and education Yvette ...

(1931–2006), Moroccan-born French historian

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* Dr. Peter Duval, fictional character, '' Fantastic Voyage''

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