Toussaint is both a French surname and a masculine French given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Allen Toussaint (1938–2015), American musician, songwriter and record producer and one of the most influential figures in New Orleans R&B
André Toussaint, Haitian singer and guitarist
Auguste Toussaint (1911–1990s), Mauritian archivist and historian
Beth Toussaint (born 1962), American actress, best known for her television performances
Dany Toussaint, candidate in the 2006 Haitian presidential election
Godfried Toussaint, Belgian, British, and Canadian professor of computer science specializing in computational geometry and computational music
Eugenio Toussaint (1954–2011), Mexican composer
Fitzgerald Toussaint, American football player
François-Vincent Toussaint (1715–1772), author of Les Mœurs ("The Manners") published in 1748 and immediately prosecuted and burned by the French court of justice
Franz Joseph Toussaint Minister of Finance to Maria Theresa Austrian Empress
Jean Toussaint (born 1960), American-British jazz saxophonist
Jean Joseph Henri Toussaint (1847–1890), French veterinarian and bacteriologist
Jean-Philippe Toussaint (born 1957), Belgian writer
Lorraine Toussaint (born 1960), television actress best known for playing assistant medical examiner Elaine Duchamps on the television drama Crossing Jordan
Mauricio Toussaint (born 1960), contemporary Mexican artist, living between Mexico and Arizona in the USA where he largely lives and works
Michel'le Toussaint, an American R&B singer-songwriter
Nina Toussaint-White (born 1985), British actress
Olivier Toussaint, French composer, pop singer, orchestra arranger, company manager, and record producer active since 1968
Ven. Pierre Toussaint, Haitian-American philanthropist
Roger Toussaint (born 1956), former President of TWU Local 100 who called on the 2005 New York City transit strike
Rudolf Toussaint, the German Army commander in Prague at the end of World War II, imprisoned for life for war crimes
Touki Toussaint, American baseball player
Given name:
Toussaint Charbonneau (1767–1843), was a French-Canadian explorer and trader, and a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, best known as the husband of Sacagawea
Toussaint de Charpentier (1779–1847), German geologist and entomologist
Toussaint Dallam (born 1659), French organ-builder.
Toussaint Dubreuil (c. 1560–1602), French painter associated with the second School of Fontainebleau
Toussaint-Bernard Émeric-David (1755–1839), French archaeologist and writer on art
Toussaint-Antoine-Rodolphe Laflamme (1827–1893), a French-Canadian lawyer, professor of law and politician
Toussaint Louverture (1743–1803), black slave who organized the expulsion of French, British, and Spanish armies that enforced slavery in Haiti and nearby Santo Domingo
Toussaint Natama (born 1982), Burkinabé football player
