Colbert
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Colbert is a surname[1] and rare given name of Old French and Old German origins; it was introduced to Britain and Ireland by the Normans.[2]
Colbert most commonly refers to:
- Stephen Colbert (b. 1964), American comedian and television show host
- The Colbert Report (est. 2005), satirical television show hosted by Stephen Colbert
- Stephen Colbert (character), fictional persona of Stephen Colbert as portrayed on The Colbert Report
- Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619–1683), French minister of finance under King Louis XIV
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- Brad Colbert (b. 1974), United States Marine and subject of Generation Kill
- Brent Colbert (b. 1969), Canadian conservative public policy advisor
- Charles Colbert, marquis de Croissy (1625–1696), French diplomat, brother of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
- Claudette Colbert (1903–1996), Oscar winning French-American actress
- Conn Colbert (1896–1916), Irish rebel
- Edwin Harris Colbert (1905–2001), American vertebrate paleontologist
- George Colbert (1916-2004), entrepreneur of Colbert Excavation
- Gregory Colbert (b. 1960), Canadian photographer and filmmaker
- Holmes Colbert, developer of the Chickasaw Nation's constitution in the 1850s
- Jacques-Nicolas Colbert (1655–1707), French churchman, son of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
- Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay (1651–1690), called Seignelay, French politician, son of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
- J. Frank Colbert (1882-1949), Louisiana politician
- Jim Colbert (b. 1941), American golfer
- Keary Colbert (b. 1982), American football player
- Kevin Colbert (b. 1957), American football general manager
- Leigh Colbert (b. 1975), Australian rules footballer
- Levi Colbert, Chickasaw leader
- Nate Colbert (b. 1946), American baseball player
- Pierre David de Colbert-Chabanais (1774–1853), Napoleonic French Baron and leader of the Red Lancers
- Richard Colbert, American spammer
- Richard G. Colbert, Admiral, U.S. Navy
- Robert Colbert (b. 1931), American television actor and star of The Time Tunnel
- Stephen Colbert (b. 1964), American political satirist, writer, comedian and television host
- Todd Colbert (b. 1969), American motorcycle stunt man
- Tom Colbert (b. 1949), Oklahoma State Supreme Court Justice
- Wayne Colbert (b. 1985), Irish association football player
[edit] Given names
- Colbert I. King (b. 1939), American journalist
[edit] Places
[edit] United States
- Colbert County, Alabama
- Colbert, Georgia
- Colbert, Oklahoma
- Colbert, Washington
- Colbert's Ferry, historic Red River crossing on the National Register of Historic Places
[edit] Other
- Comité Colbert, French social committee
- French ship Colbert, six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Colbert in honour of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
- The Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (C.O.L.B.E.R.T.) aboard the Tranquility module of the International Space Station. Named in honor of comedian Stephen Colbert.[3]
- Limerick railway station, also known as Colbert station
- Colbert butter, a kind of butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract
[edit] References
- ^ "Colbert - name meaning and origin". surnameweb.org. http://www.surnameweb.org/Colbert/surname-origin.htm. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Colbert - name meaning and origin". ThinkBabyNames.com. http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Colbert. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/15/colbert.nasa/index.html COLBERT Treadmill
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