Rousseau (surname)

Rousseau is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:

## Arts and entertainment

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### Artists

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* Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), French naive painter, also known as Douanier Rousseau
* Jacques Rousseau (painter) (1630–1693), French painter
* Jeanne Rij-Rousseau (1870–1956), French painter and art theorist
* Jean Simeon Rousseau de la Rottière (1747–1820), French decorative painter
* Philippe Rousseau (1816–1887), French still life painter
* Samuel Rousseau (artist) (born 1971), French artist
* Théodore Rousseau (1812–1867), French painter

### Writers and poets

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* Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (1671–1741), French poet
* Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Genevan author and philosopher
* Nita Rousseau (1949–2003), French writer

### Architects

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* Charles M. Rousseau (1848–1918), Belgium-born American architect
* Oliver Rousseau (1891–1977), American architect, real estate developer, and builder

### Musicians and composers

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* Eugene Rousseau (saxophonist) (born 1932), American saxophonist
* Frederick Rousseau (born 1958), French musician
* Jean Rousseau (violist) (1644–1699), French musician and author
* Samuel Rousseau (composer) (1853-1904), French composer

### Actors and directors

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* Jean-Jacques Rousseau (director) (1946-2014), Belgian film director
* Serge Rousseau (1930–2007), French film and television actor
* Stéphane Rousseau (born 1966), Canadian actor

## Military

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* Jeannie Rousseau (1919-2017), French Resistance fighter and spy
* Lawrence Rousseau (1790–1866), United States Navy and Confederate States Navy officer
* Lovell Rousseau (1818–1869), American general

## Politics and government

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* André Rousseau (1911–2002), Quebec politician and businessman
* Roger Rousseau (1921–1986), Canadian ambassador

## Science

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* Cecil C. Rousseau (1938–2020), American mathematician
* Denis Rousseau, American scientist
* Frederic Rousseau, Belgian molecular biologist
* Judith Rousseau, French statistician

## Sports

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* Alex Rousseau (water polo) (born 1967), American water polo player
* Bobby Rousseau (born 1940), Canadian ice hockey player
* Eugène Rousseau (chess player) (c.1810–1870), French chess player
* Florian Rousseau (born 1974), French cyclist
* Gregory Rousseau (born 2000), American football player
* Maurice Rousseau (1906-1977), French Olympic gymnast
* Michel Rousseau (cyclist) (1936–2016), French amateur track cyclist
* Odette Rousseau (1927-2012), French parachutist
* Jacques Rousseau (athlete) (born 1951), French track and field athlete
* Vincent Rousseau (born 1962), Belgian runner
* Yves Rousseau, French aviator

## Other fields

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* Domaine Armand Rousseau, wine producer in Burgundy, France
* Isaac Rousseau (1672–1747), Genevan master clockmaker and Jean-Jacques Rousseau's father
* Philip Rousseau, scholar of early Christianity
* Samuel Rousseau (orientalist) (1763–1820), British printer and Orientalist scholar
* Thomas Rousseau, Founder of American Neofascist Hate group Patriot Front.

## Fictional characters

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* Alexandra Rousseau, daughter of Danielle Rousseau on the American TV show Lost
* Danielle Rousseau, a recurring character on Lost

## See also

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* Rossouw, an Afrikaans surname derived from the French surname

Surname list

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