Theobald
Theobald is a male first name and family name . It is made up of the elements theo- , derived from the Indo-European word root * teuta “people, people”, and soon (cf. bold in today's English ) “brave, fearless” and came to England with the Normans.
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First name
- Theobald Böhm (1794–1881), German composer
- Theobald von Rizy (1807–1882), Austrian lawyer and politician
- Theobald Schurte (* 1940), Liechtenstein sports shooter
- Theobald von Bec (~ 1090–1161), Archbishop of Canterbury from 1138 to 1161
- Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg (1856–1921), German politician
- Theobald the Old (Blois) (French: Thibaut l'Ancien; † before 942), Vice Count of Blois and Tours
- Theobald I. (Blois) (Thibaud I, called the deceiver (le Tricheur); † 975), Count of Blois, Chartres and Châteaudun and Vice Count of Tours
- Theobald II (Blois) (French: Thibaud; * around 980; † 1004), Count of Blois, Tours, Chartres, Châteaudun, Beauvais, Reims and Dreux, Lord of Chinon and Saumur
- Theobald III. (Blois) = Theobald I (Champagne) (* around 1010, † 1089), Count of Blois, Chartres, Châteaudun, Tours and Sancerre, and Count of Meaux, Troyes (Champagne)
- Theobald IV. (Blois) = Theobald II. (Champagne)
- Theobald V. (Blois) († 1191), called Theobald the Good, Count of Blois
- Theobald Margrave of Canossa († around 1015)
- Theobald II (Champagne) (Theobald the Great, Thibaut le Grand; 1093-1152), as Theobald IV. Count of Blois, Chartres, Meaux, Châteaudun and Sancerre, Lord of Amboise (1102-1151) and as Theobald II. Count of Troyes and Champagne (1125–1151)
- Theobald III. (Champagne) (1179–1201), Count of Champagne
- Theobald I (Lorraine) (* around 1191; † 1220) from the House of Châtenois, Duke of (Upper) Lorraine (1213-1220)
- Theobald II (Lorraine) (1263–1312) from the House of Châtenois, Duke of (Upper) Lorraine (1304–1312)
- Theobald von Marly (French: Thibault de Marly; * around 1200; † 1247), abbot of the monastery of Vaux-de-Cernay and saint of the Roman Catholic Church
- Theobald I (Navarra) (Theobald of Champagne; Thibault de Champagne; 1201–1253), as Theobald IV. Count of Champagne from 1201 to 1253 and as Theobald I, King of Navarre from 1234 to 1253
- Theobald II (Navarre) (1238–1270), King of Navarre and (as Theobald V) Count of Champagne
- Theobald von Ostia († 1188), French Benedictine (Cluniac) and cardinal
- Theobald von Provins (saint, Catholic feast day: June 30; * around 1017 in Provins, † June 30, 1066 in Salanigo near Vicenza), priest, monk, hermit
- Theobald Tiger, pseudonym of Kurt Tucholsky (1890–1935), German writer and publicist
- Theobald (Bishop of Strasbourg) , Bishop of Strasbourg from 1079 to 1082
family name
- Adolf Theobald (1930–2014), German journalist
- Alwin Theobald (* 1968), German politician (CDU)
- Christian Theobald (* 1966), German lawyer
- Christiane Theobald (* 1956), deputy director of the Berlin State Ballet, German ballet dramaturge and cultural manager
- Christoph Theobald (* 1946), German Roman Catholic theologian
- Densill Theobald (* 1982), national soccer player from Trinidad & Tobago
- Dieter Theobald (* 1939), Swiss Protestant theologian, advisor and author
- Dietrich von Theobald (1908–1991), German film producer
- Eddie Theobald (1940-2010), Maltese football player
- Fred Theobald (* 1950), German wrestler
- Frédéric Theobald (* 1980), French road cyclist from Guadeloupe
- Frederick Vincent Theobald (1868–1930), English entomologist
- Gerhard Theobald (* 1949), German football referee
- Gottfried Ludwig Theobald (1810–1869), teacher, natural scientist and cartographer
- Hans Hermann Theobald (1901–1963), German journalist
- Hans-Wolfgang Theobald (* 1954), German organ builder and musicologist
- Heidemarie Theobald (* 1938), German actress
- Hermann Theobald (1821–1908), Hessian chief forester and member of the state parliament
- Isa Theobald (* 1977), German fantastic writer, translator and editor
- Jeremy Theobald , British actor and film producer
- Johann Wilhelm Theobald (1726–1816), Catholic priest and Lazarist priest
- Johannes Theobald (* 1987), German racing driver
- Joseph von Theobald (1772–1837), Württemberg quartermaster general and chief of geniuses
- Julian Theobald (* 1984), German racing driver
- Karl Peter von Theobald (1769–1837), Bavarian lieutenant general
- Leonhard Theobald (1877–1947), pastor, high school professor, church historian
- Lewis Theobald (1688–1744), editor and author
- Ludwig von Theobald (1795–1856), Oberamtmann of Baden
- Marius Theobald (* 1990), German actor
- Michael Theobald (* 1948), German Roman Catholic theologian
- Olivier Theobald (pseudonym for Olivier Thiébaud; * 1960), Swiss writer and musician
- Robert Alfred Theobald (1884–1957), Rear Admiral, United States Navy
- Thorsten Theobald (* 1971), German mathematician
- Vreni Theobald (* 1946), Swiss consultant and author
- William Theobald (1829–1908), English naturalist in India