Provost (name)

Provost (name)

Provost is a surname shared by several notable people, including:

;in Belgium
* Jan Provost ("aka" 'Jan Provoost') (c.1462–1529), Flemish painter

;in Canada
* Étienne Provost (1785–1850), French Canadian fur trader active in the American Southwest
* Guy Provost (1925–2004), French Canadian actor, Officer of the Order of Canada, Knight of the National Order of Quebec
* Claude Provost (1933–1984), Canadian professional ice hockey player
* Stephane Provost (1967–2005), French Canadian professional ice hockey official

;in France
* Alain Provost (living), French landscape architect

;in the United Kingdom
* James Charles Provost British Admiral

;in the United States
* David Provost (fl. 1700), Mayor of New York City (1699–1700)
* Ted Provost (b. 1948), American professional football player
* Glen Provost (b. 1949), American Roman Catholic Bishop
* Jon Provost (b. 1950), American actor and author

IN JAMAICA

*Doreen Provost (1973) a Jamaican from St.Catherine

ee also

* Provost, a disambiguation page
* Provoost and Provoste, similar surnames


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