Colbert may refer to:
People
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Colbert (name)
Colbert is an English and French surname and given name of uncertain etymology. It is possible that it appeared independently several times throughout history. The name is recorded in England in the 11th century Domesday Book in Devon, Cheshire, an ...
, list of people with the name "Colbert". It most often refers to:
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Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert (koʊlˈbɛər/ kohl-BAIR, born Émilie "Lily" Claudette Chauchoin (ʃoʃwɛ̃/ show-shwan); September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996) was an American actress. Colbert began her career in Broadway theater, Broadway productions dur ...
(1903–1996), Oscar-winning French-American actress
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert (; 29 August 1619 – 6 September 1683) was a French statesman who served as First Minister of State from 1661 until his death in 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His lasting impact on the organization of the countr ...
(1619–1683), a Controller-General of Finances under the French king Louis XIV
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Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( ; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program ''The Colbert Report'' from 2005 to ...
( 1964), an American satirist and host of ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert''
Places
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Colbert County, Alabama
Colbert County () is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the county's population was 57,227. The county seat is Tuscumbia. The largest city is Muscle Shoals.
The county is named ...
, United States
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Colbert, Georgia
Colbert ( ) is a city in Madison County, Georgia, United States. The population was 630 at the 2020 census.
History
The Georgia General Assembly first incorporated the place in 1899 as the "Town of Five Forks"; it was officially renamed "Colber ...
, United States
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Colbert, Oklahoma
Colbert is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,140 at the 2010 census, a 7 percent increase over the figure of 1,065 recorded in 2000. It was incorporated in 1939.
History
Colbert men became prominent leaders a ...
, United States
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Colbert, Washington
Colbert () is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, Spokane County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The town is on U.S. Route 2 in Washington, U.S. Route 2, north of the city of Spokane, Was ...
, United States
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Colbert's Ferry, a historic Red River crossing on the National Register of Historic Places, United States
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Colbert Mountains
The Colbert Mountains () are a group of isolated mountains with several rounded snow-covered summits, the highest at , overlooking Handel Ice Piedmont between Haydn Inlet and Schubert Inlet in the west central part of Alexander Island. It was f ...
, located on Alexander Island, Antarctica
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Mount Colbert
The Hays Mountains () are a large group of mountains and peaks of the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica, surmounting the divide between the lower portions of Amundsen Glacier and Scott Glacier and extending from the vicinity of Mount Thorne on ...
, an Antarctic mountain in the Ross Dependency
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Colbert Hills
Colbert Hills Golf Course is a public golf course located in Manhattan, Kansas. Utilizing the natural ecosystem of the surrounding Flint Hills, it is a Links (golf), links-style course with few trees. From its opening to 2011 Colbert Hills was ...
, a golf course in Manhattan, Kansas, United States
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Colbert Hills (Antarctica)
The Colbert Hills () are a line of hills and bluffs, including Coalsack Bluff, lying east of Lewis Cliffs, between Law Glacier and Walcott Névé in Antarctica. The hills trend southwest for from Mount Sirius.
Exploration and name
The Colber ...
, a line of hills in Antarctica
Ships
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French ship ''Colbert'', six ships of the French Navy named in honour of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
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''Colbert''-class ironclad, a class of warship used in the French Navy
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USS ''Colbert'' (APA-145), United States Navy attack transport
Other
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Comité Colbert
Comité Colbert is a French association "to promote the concept of luxury." It was founded in 1954 by Jean-Jacques Guerlain, son of French perfumer Jacques Guerlain. The association has more than 100 members, most of which are French companies in ...
, French social committee
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(C.O.L.B.E.R.T.), an International Space Station exercise device named for Stephen Colbert
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Limerick Colbert railway station
Limerick railway station also known as Colbert Station () or Limerick Colbert serves the city of Limerick in County Limerick, Ireland. It is on Parnell Street and is the main station on the Limerick Suburban Rail network. It has approximat ...
, Ireland, renamed Colbert Station in 1966 for Conn Colbert
See also
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Kolbert
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