Dubois (family name)
Dubois or DuBois is an originally local French surname meaning "from the forest", derived from French. bois = " wood ".
Name bearer
A.
- Alain Dubois (* 1948), French herpetologist and university professor
- Allison DuBois (* 1972), American medium
- Alphonse Joseph Charles Dubois (1839–1921), Belgian zoologist
- Ambroise Dubois (1543–1614), French painter
- Antoine Dubois (Bishop) (1469–1537), French clergyman, Bishop of Béziers
- Antoine Dubois (medic) (1756–1837), French surgeon and obstetrician
- A. Dubois , French sailor
B.
- Bastien Dubois (* 1983), French animator and director
- Bernard Dubois (* 1945), French film director
C.
- Charles Dubois (1656–1740), English merchant and botanist, see Charles du Bois
- Charles Dubois (archaeologist) (1877–1965), French archaeologist
- Charles Dubois (neurologist) (1887–1943), Swiss neurologist
- Charles Dubois (military person) (1890–1968), Swiss military person
- Charles DuBois-Melly (1821–1905), Swiss painter
- Charles-Edouard DuBois (1847–1885), Swiss painter
- Charles Frédéric Dubois (1804–1867), Belgian naturalist
- Claude Dubois (* 1932), Belgian racing driver
- Claude K. Dubois (* 1960), Belgian writer and illustrator
- Cora DuBois (1903-1991), American cultural anthropologist
- Cyrille Dubois (* 1985), French opera singer (tenor)
D.
- Daniel Dubois (comic book author) , comic book author
- Daniel Dubois (ice hockey player) (* 1964), Swiss ice hockey player
- Daniel Dubois (boxer) (born 1997), British boxer
- Didier Dubois (* 1957), French athlete
E.
- Edmond Dubois-Crancé (1746–1814), French politician and general
- Elionor Frédéric Dubois d'Amiens (1799–1873), French medic
- Ernst Dubois (1900–1957), German boxing functionary
- Eugène Dubois (1858–1940), Dutch anthropologist and geologist
- Eugene Floyd DuBois (1882-1959), American physiologist
F.
- Fernand-Floribert Dubois (1945–2008), French trotting driver and trainer
- François Dubois (painter, 1529) (1529–1584) French painter
- François Dubois (painter, 1790) (1790–1871), French painter
- François Louis Dubois (1726–1766), Swiss organ builder
- François Noël Alexandre Dubois (1752–1824), French clergyman and naturalist
- Fred Dubois (1851–1930), American politician
- Frédéric Dubois de Montpéreux (1798–1850), Swiss traveler, archaeologist and naturalist
G
- Gauthier Pierre Georges Antoine Dubois (1906–1989), French clergyman, Bishop of Istanbul
- Gilles Dubois (ceramicist) (1713–1774), French ceramicist
- Gilles Dubois (ice hockey player) (born 1966), Swiss ice hockey player
- Gilles Dubois (cyclist) , French cyclist
- Georges Dubois (politician) († 1866), Swiss politician
- Georges Dubois (gymnast) , French gymnast
- Georges Dubois (track and field athlete) († 1934), French hurdler
- Georges Dubois (historian) (1864–1947), French historian
- Georges Dubois (sculptor) (1865–1934), French sculptor
- Georges Dubois (zoologist) (1902–1993), Swiss zoologist
- Georges Dubois (cross-country skier) (* 1935), Swiss cross-country skier
- Georges-Pierre Dubois (1911–1983), Swiss architect
- Guillaume Dubois (1656–1723), French politician and clergyman, Archbishop of Cambrai
H
- Heinz Dubois (1914–1966), German painter
- Hermann Dubois (1862–1910), German chemist, co-founder of Rhein Chemie
- Hippolyte Henri Dubois (1837–1909), French painter
I.
- Ilse Dubois (1922–2008), German costume designer
J
- Jacques Dubois (1478–1555), French anatomist, see Jacobus Sylvius
- Jacques Dubois (cabinet maker) (1693 / 1694–1763), French cabinet maker
- Jacques Dubois (librarian) (1919–1991), French Benedictine and librarian
- Jacques Dubois (medical doctor) (around 1923–2015), Canadian doctor
- Jacques Dubois (literary scholar) (* 1933), Belgian literary scholar and sociologist
- Jacques Charles Dubois (1762–1847), French general of the cavalry
- Johann Ernst Dubois (1805–1867), German pewter and pewter manufacturer
- Jean Dubois (sculptor) (1625–1694), French sculptor and architect
- Jean DuBois (painter) (1789–1849), Swiss painter
- Jean Dubois (linguist) (1920–2015), French linguist
- Jean DuBois (meteorologist) , French meteorologist
- Jean Antoine Dubois (1766–1848), French missionary and ethnologist
- Jean-Baptiste Dubois (Bishop) (1754–1822), French clergyman, Bishop of Dijon
- Jean-Baptiste Dubois (architect) (1762–1851), Belgian architect and sculptor
- Jean-Baptiste Dubois (author) (1778-1850) French writer
- Jean-Baptiste Dubois (musician) (1870–1938), Canadian cellist, conductor and music teacher
- Jean-Paul Dubois (* 1950), French journalist and writer
- John Dubois (French Jean Dubois ; 1764–1842), French-American clergyman, Bishop of New York
- Jules Dubois (1862–1928), French racing cyclist
- Julien Dubois (* 1970), French actor
- Jürgen Dubois (1932–2008), German rear admiral
- J. Dubois , French sailor
K
- Kitsou Dubois (* 1954), French choreographer and teacher
L.
- Léo Dubois (* 1994), French football player
- Léopold Dubois (banker) (1859–1928), Swiss banker
- Leopold Dubois (dancer) (1876–1948), Austrian dancer and choreographer
- Lona Dubois (1923–1978), Austrian actress
- Louis Dubois (1830–1880), Belgian painter
- Louis-Ernest Dubois (1856–1929), French clergyman, Archbishop of Rouen and Paris
M.
- Marguerite-Marie Dubois (1915–2011), French English studies, Romance studies, mediaevalist and lexicographer
- Marie Dubois (1937-2014), French actress
- Marie-Gérard Dubois (1929–2011), French clergyman, Abbot of La Trappe
- Marlène Gärtner-Dubois (1930–2009), German-Liechtenstein painter and graphic artist
- Marta DuBois (1952-2018), Panamanian actress
- Maurice Dubois (1905–1997), Swiss teacher
- Michel Dubois (1948–2006), French racing driver
N
- Nadine Dubois (* 1983), German actress
- Nathalie Dubois (* 1981), Swiss chemist and university professor
- Nicolas Dubois de Chémant (1753-1824), French dentist
P
- Paul Dubois (sculptor) (1829–1905), French sculptor
- Paul Dubois (engineer) (1846–1882), Swiss mechanical engineer
- Paul Dubois (psychotherapist) (1848–1918), Swiss psychotherapist
- Paul Dubois (1859–1939), Belgian sculptor, see Paul Du Bois
- Paul Dubois (meteorologist) (1903-1994), German meteorologist
- Paul Dubois (musician) (1924-2016), Belgian jazz bassist
- Paul Dubois (diplomat) (* 1943), Canadian diplomat
- Paul Dubois-Reymond (1831–1889), German mathematician, see Paul du Bois-Reymond
- Paul Antoine Dubois (1795–1871), French gynecologist and obstetrician
- Paul Élie Dubois (1886–1949), French painter
- Paul-François Dubois (1793–1874), French journalist and politician
- Philippe Goibaud-Dubois (1626–1694), French translator
- Pierre Dubois (scholastic) (around 1255 – around 1321), French scholastic, lawyer and writer
- Pierre Dubois (politician, 1938) (* 1938), Swiss politician (SP)
- Pierre Dubois (politician, 1941) (* 1941), French politician
- Pierre Dubois (writer) (born 1945), French writer
- Pierre Joseph Dubois ( Pierre Joseph Louis Alfred Dubois ; 1852–1924), French general
- Pierre-Luc Dubois (* 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
- Pierre-Max Dubois (1930–1995), French composer
- Pierrette Knie-Dubois (1921–2013), Swiss athlete and circus performer
R.
- René Dubois (1908–1957), Swiss lawyer
S.
- Scott DuBois (* 1978), American jazz guitarist
- Serafino Dubois (1817–1899), Italian chess player
- Stéphanie Dubois (* 1986), Canadian tennis player
- Steven Dubois (* 1997), Canadian short tracker
- Susan Dubois , American violist and music teacher
T
- Théodore Dubois (1837–1924), French composer
- Thierry Dubois (* 1963), French comic book artist and illustrator
- Tim Dubois (* 1996), Swiss ice hockey player
V
- Vincent Dubois (* 1980), French organist
W.
- Werner Dubois (1913–1971), German SS squad leader
- William H. Dubois (1835–1907), American politician and banker