Malherbe is a surname of French origin. It is common in South Africa due to the immigration of

Huguenots The Huguenots ( , also , ) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Be ...

in the late 17th century. Notable people with the surname include:

de Malherbe family from Normandy, France

François de Malherbe François de Malherbe (, 1555 – 16 October 1628) was a French poet, critic, and translator. Life He was born in Le Locheur (near Caen, Normandie), to a family of standing, although the family's pedigree did not satisfy the heralds in terms of ...

(1555-1628), French poet, reformer of French language * (1600-1627), duellist, son of the poet François de Malherbe * (1712-1771), archbishop of Tours * (1911-1983), author in political and economic sciences

de Malherbe family from Maine, France

* (1826-1891), French politician, senator * (1894-1966), recognised "Righteous Among the Nations" * (born 1958), French painter * Apolline de Malherbe (born 1980), television journalist

Malherbe family from South Africa

* Daniël Francois Malherbe (1881-1969), South-African Afrikaans-language novelist, poet, dramatist and scholar *

Arnaud Malherbe Arnaud Malherbe (born 20 November 1972) is a South African sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.59 seconds, achieved in March 1999 in Roodepoort. At the time, it was a South African Record. He has the ...

(born 1972), South-African athlete, 400 meters runner *

Frans Malherbe Jozua Francois Malherbe (born 14 March 1991) is a South African rugby union professional player. He plays as a tighthead prop for the South Africa national team and the in the United Rugby Championship. Early life Malherbe attended Paarl ...

(born 1991), South-African international rugby union player * Stephanie Malherbe (born 1996), South-African international football player

Malherbe families from Belgium

* (1950-2015), Belgian philosopher and writer * André Malherbe (1956–2022), Belgian Grand Prix motocross racer * Anne Malherbe Gosselin (born 1968), Belgian spouse of Rafael Correa, president of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017

Others

Alfred Malherbe Alfred Malherbe (14 July 1804 – 14 August 1865) was a French magistrate and amateur naturalist born in Mauritius to Pierre Marie François Malherbe and Rosalie Le Meusnier Molineuf. The family originally came from Metz. Alfred became the adm ...

(1804–1865), French magistrate and naturalist *

Annet Malherbe Annet Malherbe (born 23 November 1957) is a Dutch actress. She is known for her roles in films directed by her husband Alex van Warmerdam, such as '' Voyeur'', ''The Northerners'', ''The Dress'', '' Little Tony'' and '' Grimm''. Malherbe was nomi ...

(born 1957), Dutch actress * (born 1972), French script writer and director * Charles Théodore Malherbe (1853-1911), French violinist, musicologist, music editor and composer * (born 1973), French writer and play director *

Didier Malherbe Didier Malherbe (born January 22, 1943 in Paris), is a French jazz, rock and world music musician, known as a member of the bands Gong and Hadouk, as well as a poet. His first instrument was a saxophone, but he also plays flutes, alto clarin ...

(born 1943), French rock and jazz saxophonist * (1870-1963), French composer * Flora Malherbe, fictional character on the American sitcom ''The Andy Griffith Show'' * Guy Malherbe (born 1946), French politician, mayor and member of the National Assembly * Henri de Malherbe (fl. 1910–1932), French international rugby union player ( list of selections) and chairman of SC Mazamet *

Henry Malherbe Henri Émile Hermand Malherbe, also known as Henry Malherbe or Henry Croisilles (4 February 1886 – 17 March 1958) was a French writer.

(1886–1958), journalist and French writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1917 * Hermeline Malherbe (born 1969), French politician, senator * (c. 1740–1780), French writer * (1750-1842), French revolutionary and theater director * (1758-1841), French politician and magistrate * (born 1930), French civil engineer and encyclopedist * (born 1941), French philosopher * Óscar Malherbe de León (born 1964), Mexican drug lord * Pierre-Olivier Malherbe (ca. 1569 - ca. 1616), French explorer * Suzanne Malherbe (1892–1972), French illustrator and photographer

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