Malet is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Malet (historian) (1864–1915), French historian and author of scholarly manuals *

Albert Malet (painter) Albert Malet (1912 – 9 September 1986) was a French painter of the Rouen school. Malet was born at Bosc-le-Hard. A retrospective of his work was held at the hôtel de Bourgtheroulde at Rouen in 2006. Bibliography * François Lespinass ...

(1912–1986), French painter * Alexander Malet (1800–1886), English diplomat and writer * André Malet (abbot) (1862–1936), abbot of the Trappist abbey of Sainte-Marie-du-Désert at Bellegarde-Sainte-Marie * André Malet (philosopher) (died 1989), Catholic priest who became a Unitarian Protestant * Antoni Malet, Catalan historian of mathematics and professor of history of science *

Arthur Malet Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...

(1927–2013), British actor * Claude François de Malet (1754–1812), general of the First French Empire, organiser of coup d'état against Napoleon *

Elizabeth Malet Elizabeth Wilmot, Countess of Rochester (née Malet; 1651 – 20 August 1681) was an English heiress and the wife of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, the " libertine". She was the daughter of John Malet, of Enmore Manor, and Unton Hawley, dau ...

(1651–1681), English heiress, Countess of Rochester *

Frederick de Carteret Malet Frederick de Carteret Malet (1837 – 21 March 1912) was a leader in business, church, and educational matters in Christchurch, New Zealand. Early life Malet was born in 1837 at Saint Helier, Jersey. He came to Auckland, New Zealand, in 1861. He m ...

(1837–1912), New Zealand leader in business, church, and educational matters *

Guy Seymour Warre Malet Guy Seymour Warre Malet (1900–1973) was an English landscape and figure engraver, printmaker, watercolourist and oil painter. He spent a large portion of his life on the island of Sark and many of his images are of the Channel Islands. Malet ...

(1900–1973), English artist *

Jean-Roland Malet Jean-Roland Malet or Mallet (c. 1675 – 12 April 1736, Paris) was a French economic historian, author of the ''Comptes rendus de l'administration des finances du royaume'' (''Accounts of the financial administration of the kingdom''), which consti ...

(1675–1736), French historian and economist *

Joan Malet Joan Malet (''circa'' 1510 – July 2, 1549) was a Catalan witch-hunter of Morisco origin, who operated in Catalonia, Aragon and Valencia in the middle XVIth century. Biography Joan Malet was born in Flix, in the Low Ebro region of the Principal ...

(c.1510–1549), Catalan witch-hunter *

John Malet Sir John Malet (1623–1686) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1666 and 1685. Malet was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Malet of Poyntington and his wife Jane Mylles, daughter of Francis Mylles. His fat ...

(1623–1686), English lawyer, MP for Minehead and Bridgwater, son of Thomas * John Malet (died 1570), English landowner, MP for Plymouth and Bodmin *

John Malet (died 1644) John Malet (c. 1573 – 10 April 1644) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons. Malet was the son of Sir John Malet of Enmore, Somerset. He matriculated at the Balliol College, Oxford on 17 May 1588, aged 14 and was awarded BA ...

, English landowner, MP for Bath * Laurent Malet (born 1955), French actor *

Léo Malet Léo Malet (7 March 1909 – 3 March 1996) was a French crime novelist and surrealist. Biography Leo Malet was born in Montpellier. He had little formal education and began work as a cabaret singer at "La Vache Enragee" in Montmartre, Paris in 19 ...

(1909–1996), French writer * Lucas Malet, pseudonym of Mary St Leger Kingsley (1852–1931), English novelist *

Michael Malet Michael Malet (c 1632 - after 1683) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679. He was a zealous Protestant and opponent of the court and appears to have lost his reason. Malet was the son of Sir Thom ...

(c.1632 – after 1683), English lawyer and politician, son of Thomas *

Oriel Malet Lady Auriel Rosemary Malet Vaughan (20 January 1923 – 14 October 2014) was a Welsh-born author of literary fiction and biographies, who wrote under the name of Oriel Malet.''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition, 3 volum ...

, pseudonym of Welsh author Lady Auriel Rosemary Malet Vaughan (1923–2014) *

Pierre Antoine Anselme Malet Comte Pierre Antoine Anselme Jean Laurent Malet (14 August 1773 – 9 August 1815) was a maréchal de camp, and général de brigade. He commanded the 3e régiment de chasseurs à pied (Middle Guard The Imperial Guard (French: ''Garde Impé ...

(1778–1815), soldier, ''maréchal de camp'' and ''général de brigade'' *

Pierre Malet Pierre Malet (born 3 September 1955 in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) is a French actor. He is the twin brother of Laurent Malet. Filmography * 1976 : '' Le Siècle des lumières'' (TV) : ''A page'' * 1976 : ''Comme un boomerang'' : ''Other ...

(born 1955), French actor *

Robert Malet Robert Malet (c. 1050 – by 1130) was a Norman-English baron and a close advisor of Henry I. Early life Malet was the son of William Malet, and inherited his father's great honour of Eye in 1071. This made him one of the dozen or so great ...

, 12th-century Norman-English baron * Rosa Maria Malet (born 1948), Spanish art historian and museum director *

Thierry Malet Thierry Malet, is a French composer of film music. He is also the designer of the very first MIDI controller, MIDI guitars and a new 3D spatialization system for feature film music. Life and career Thierry Malet started to study the piano at ...

, French composer of film music *

Thomas Malet Sir Thomas Malet (1582–1665) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1628. He was Solicitor general to Queen Henrietta Maria. Life Malet was of Poyntington, Somerset and also inherited lands in Som ...

(1582–1665), English judge and politician * William Malet (companion of William the Conqueror) (died 1071), Norman lord who fought in the Battle of Hastings *

William Malet (exile) William Malet (died c. 1121) was the third of his family to hold the honour of Eye and the lordship of in Normandy. He was either the younger brother, son, or nephew of Robert Malet – in other words, either a son or grandson of the first Willia ...

(died c. 1121), Norman lord who forfeited his English lands and was banished from England * William Malet (Magna Carta baron) (

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1195–1215), a guarantor of ''Magna Carta'' * The Malet baronets, including: **

Sir Charles Malet, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Warre Malet, 1st Baronet (30 December 1752 – 24 January 1815) was a British diplomat who served in the British East India Company as a Resident in the court of the Peshwa Marathas. He was the oldest son of Alexander Malet (1704– ...

(1752–1815), British East India Company official **

Sir Alexander Malet, 2nd Baronet Sir Alexander Malet, 2nd Baronet (1800–1886) was an English diplomat and writer. Life The eldest son of Sir Charles Malet, 1st Baronet, born at Hartham Park, Wiltshire in June 1800, he succeeded to the baronetcy in 1815. He was educated at Wi ...

(1800–1886), diplomat and writer ** Sir Edward Baldwin Malet, 4th Baronet (1837–1908), diplomat

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