Toussaint is both a French surname and a masculine French given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Given name
Toussaint (leper chief) (c. 1890–unknown), chief of a leper colony in South America
Toussaint Charbonneau (1767–1843), French-Canadian explorer and trader, 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 (1659-unknown), 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 Hočevar (1927–1987), Slovenian-American economic historian
Toussaint-Antoine-Rodolphe Laflamme (1827–1893), French-Canadian lawyer, professor of law and politician
Toussaint Louverture (1743–1803), freed black slave and former French general who led the Haitian Revolution expelling the French, British, and Spanish armies that enforced slavery in Haiti and nearby Santo Domingo
Toussaint McCall (1934–2023), American R&B singer and organist
Toussaint Natama (1982–2024), Burkinabé football player
Middle name
Oliver Toussaint Jackson (1862–1948), American businessman
Surname
Allen Toussaint (1938–2015), American musician, songwriter and record producer
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
Carlos Toussaint (1901–1975), Mexican film director
Cheryl Toussaint (born 1952), American athlete who mainly competed in the 800 metres
Dany Toussaint (1957–2021), 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 Empress Maria Theresa
Jean Toussaint (born 1960), American-British jazz saxophonist
Jean Joseph Henri Toussaint (1847–1890), French veterinarian and bacteriologist