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Colbert is a French surname and given name of uncertain etymology.

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It is recorded in Champagne in the 15th century. It seems to be a reduced form of "Colibert", which is also attested in medieval Champagne. "Colibert" was originally a contraction of the Latin collibertus ("freed slave, freedman"). It may, however, derive from an unattested Germanic given name *Colberht or a gallicized form of the Flemish surname Koelbert. This in turn derives from a given name mentioned as Colobert in the 7th century.

Surname

  • Anthony Colbert (1934–2007), British illustrator and painter
  • Benjamin Colbert (born 1961), British-based American academic
  • Brad Colbert (born 1974), United States Marine and subject of Generation Kill7
  • Burwell Colbert (1783–c.1850), American slave of Thomas Jefferson who was the chief overseer of Monticello
  • Charles Colbert, marquis de Croissy (1625–1696), French diplomat, brother of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
  • Charlotte Colbert, British artist and filmmaker
  • Chunk Colbert (died 1874), American Old West gunman
  • Claudette Colbert (1903–1996), Oscar-winning French-American actress
  • Con Colbert (1896–1916), Irish rebel
  • Craig Colbert (born 1965), American baseball player
  • Danny Colbert (born 1950), American football player
  • Darrell Colbert (born 1964), American football player
  • Dr. Don Colbert, a best-selling author of weight-loss books
  • Edwin H. Colbert (1905–2001), American vertebrate paleontologist
  • Elizabeth Colbert Busch (born 1954), American politician
  • George Colbert (c. 1764–1839), also known as Tootemastubbea, leader of the Chickasaw, soldier and a plantation owner in Mississippi
  • Gregory Colbert (born 1960), Canadian photographer and filmmaker
  • Holmes Colbert (fl. 1812–1850s), developer of the Chickasaw Nation's constitution in the 1850s
  • J. Frank Colbert (1882-1949), Louisiana politician
  • Jacques-Nicolas Colbert (1655–1707), French churchman, son of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
  • James Colbert, Irish politician and farmer
  • James William Colbert, Jr. (1920-1974), American physician and father of Stephen Colbert
  • Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619–1683), an important Comptroller-General of Finances under the French king Louis XIV
  • Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay (1651–1690), called Seignelay, French politician, son of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
  • Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquess of Torcy (1665–1746), French diplomat who negotiated important treaties
  • Jim Colbert (born 1941), American golfer
  • Keary Colbert (born 1982), American football player
  • Kevin Colbert (born 1957), American football general manager
  • Lehmon Colbert (born 1988), American professional basketball player
  • Leigh Colbert (born 1975), Australian rules footballer
  • Leo Otis Colbert (1883-1968), American admiral, third Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps
  • Levi Colbert (1759–1834), also known as Itawamba, leader and chief of the Chickasaw in the American Southeast
  • Michael Colbert (1900–1959), Irish politician
  • Michael B. Colbert, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
  • Nate Colbert (born 1946), American baseball player
  • Patrick Colbert (1842–1877), Irish soldier who served in the United States Navy during the American Civil War
  • Pierre David de Colbert-Chabanais (1774–1853), Napoleonic French Baron and leader of the Red Lancers
  • Philip Colbert, British artist and fashion designer
  • Richard Colbert, American spammer
  • Richard G. Colbert (1915-1973), four-star admiral, U.S. Navy
  • Robert Colbert (born 1931), American television actor and star of The Time Tunnel
  • Serge Colbert (born 1967), American composer
  • Stephen Colbert (b. 1964), American satirist and entertainer, host of The Colbert Report and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  • Tom Colbert (born 1949), Oklahoma State Supreme Court Justice
  • Vince Colbert (born 1945), American baseball player
  • Will Colbert (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player

    • Given name

  • Colbert Clark (1898–1960), American screenwriter, film director and film producer
  • Colbert Coldwell, American founder of Coldwell Banker real estate company
  • Colbert I. King (born 1939), American journalist
  • Colbert Marlot (born 1963), French professional footballer
  • Colbert Searles (1873–1947), American football coach

    • Characters

  • Stephen Colbert (character), fictionalized persona of political satirist Stephen Colbert
  • Will Colbert (Friends character), Character on Friends portrayed by Brad Pitt

    • References

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