Provost (name)

Provost is a surname of French origin, deriving from a civil or military official responsible for maintaining order. It moved to England with its conquering by William of Normandy in 1066. It is still found in civil affairs as a provost, a mayor or other public official; the military in posts such as a provost general; and academia, in the form of a provost, the senior academic administrator.

Those with the surname include:

• Alain Provost, French landscape architect
• Claude Provost (1933–1984), Canadian ice hockey player
• David Provost (fl. 1700), Mayor of New York City (1699–1700)
• Denise Provost (born 1951), American politician from Maine
• Étienne Provost (1785–1850), French Canadian fur trader active in the American Southwest
• Felicia Provost, American model
• Foster Provost, American computer scientist and professor
• François Provost (1638–1702), French soldier
• George Provost (before 1943–2002), Canadian businessman and politician in Winnipeg
• Glen Provost (born 1949), American Roman Catholic Bishop
• Guy Provost (1925–2004), French Canadian actor
• Jan Provost or Jan Provoost, (c.1462–1529), Flemish painter
• Jon Provost (born 1950), American actor and author
• Lyn Provost, New Zealand public servant
• Mariève Provost (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
• Martin Provost, French film director, writer and actor
• Peggy Provost (born 1977), French footballer
• Ruth Provost (born 1949) American politician from Boston
• Stéphane Provost (1967–2005), French Canadian ice hockey official
• Ted Provost (born 1948), American football player
• William Provost or Guilliame Provoost, (fl.1556–1607), Protestant in Antwerp

See also

• Provost (disambiguation)
• Prevost (disambiguation)
• Provoost
• Provoste