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Colbert usually refers to

Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619–1683), an important French Minister of Finances under King Louis XIV
Stephen Colbert (b. 1964), an American satirist and entertainer noted for the fictitious persona he assumed as host of The Colbert Report

Colbert may also refer to:

People

France

Charles Colbert, marquis de Croissy (1625–1696), French diplomat, brother of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay (1651–1690), called Seignelay, French politician, son of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jacques-Nicolas Colbert (1655–1707), French churchman, son of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Pierre David de Colbert-Chabanais (1774–1853), Napoleonic French Baron and leader of the Red Lancers

United States

Brad Colbert (born 1974), United States Marine and subject of Generation Kill7
Dr Don Colbert, a best-selling author of weight-loss books
Edwin Harris Colbert (1905–2001), American vertebrate paleontologist
J. Frank Colbert (1882-1949), Louisiana politician
George Colbert (c. 1764–1839), also known as Tootemastubbea, leader of the Chickasaw, soldier and a plantation owner in Mississippi
Holmes Colbert (fl. 1812–1850s), developer of the Chickasaw Nation's constitution in the 1850s
Levi Colbert (1759–1834), also known as Itawamba, was a leader and chief of the Chickasaw in the American Southeast.
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
Tom Colbert (born 1949), Oklahoma State Supreme Court Justice

Other nations

Conn Colbert (1896–1916), Irish rebel
Gregory Colbert (born 1960), Canadian photographer and filmmaker

Entertainment

Claudette Colbert (1903–1996), Oscar winning French-American actress

Sports

Jim Colbert (born 1941), American golfer
Nate Colbert (born 1946), American baseball player
Danny Colbert (born 1950), American football player
Kevin Colbert (born 1957), American football general manager
Leigh Colbert (born 1975), Australian rules footballer
Keary Colbert (born 1982), American football player

Given names

Colbert I. King (born 1939), American journalist

Places

Colbert County, Alabama
Colbert, Georgia
Colbert, Oklahoma
Colbert, Washington
Colbert's Ferry, historic Red River crossing on the National Register of Historic Places

Ships

French ship Colbert, six ships of the French Navy named in honour of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Colbert-class ironclad, a class of warship used in the French Navy
USS Colbert (APA-145), attack transport

Other

Comité Colbert, French social committee
Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (C.O.L.B.E.R.T.), International Space Station exercise device named for Stephen Colbert
Limerick railway station, Ireland, also known as Colbert station

Origin and etymology of the surname Colbert

They remain unclear. In France, the name is already mentioned in Champagne, in the 15th century. It seems to be a reduced form of Colibert, which is mentioned early in Champagne too. Colibert was originally a nickname from Latin Collibertus "freed slave". If not, it can be originally a Germanic given name *Colberht or the gallicized form of the Flemish surname Koelbert (ancient given name, mentioned as Colobert in the 7th century).

References

Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 140b.