Bosch (surname)

Bosch (Catalan: [ˈbɔsk]; Dutch: [ˈbɔs]) is a popular surname in Catalan and Dutch. In both languages it is an archaic spelling of a word (modern Catalan bosc, modern Dutch bos) meaning "forest".

Notable people with the surname Bosch include:

In arts, entertainment, and media[]

In music[]

Anabel Bosch (1976-2009), Filipino singer and poet
Jacques Bosch (1825-1895), Catalan guitarist and song composer
Jimmy Bosch (b. c. 1960), American jazz and salsa musician
Leon Bosch (b. 1961), South African double bassist
Marcus Bosch (b. 1969), German conductor
Maura Bosch (b. 1958), American composer

In performing arts[]

Aurora Bosch (b. 1942), Cuban dancer and ballet teacher
Francisco Bosch (b. 1982), Spanish actor and dancer
Johnny Yong Bosch (b. 1976), American television actor and voice actor
Jordi Bosch (b. 1956), Catalan actor
Joan Bosch Palau (1925–2015), Catalan movie director
Lydia Bosch (b. 1963), Spanish actress
Narcis Bosch, Catalan pornographic director
(b. 1985), South African actor, theatre director, and playwright
Roselyne Bosch (b. 1961), French film producer, director and screenwriter

Visual artists[]

Gijs Bosch Reitz (1860-1938), Dutch painter
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516), Dutch painter
Johannes de Bosch (1713-1785), Dutch painter
Miguel Jaume y Bosch (1844-1900), Spanish-Uruguayan painter
Steven Bosch (b. 1978), South African artist

Writers[]

Alfred Bosch (born 1962), Catalan author, politician and historian
[de; es; fr] (1831-1897), Catalan writer
Christine de Bosch Kemper (1840-1924), Dutch writer
David Bosch (1929-1992), South African missionary and author
Hieronymus de Bosch (1740-1811), Dutch poet and Latin scholar
Juan Bosch (1909-2001), Dominican politician and writer
Pseudonymous Bosch, author of the Secret Series children's books
Xavier Bosch i Sancho (b. 1967), Catalan writer and journalist

In business[]

Anthony Bosch, founder of Biogenesis of America medical clinic
Felipe A. Bosch Gutierrez (b. 1962), Guatemalan businessman
George Henry Bosch (1861-1934), Australian merchant and philanthropist
Henry Bosch (b. 1931), Australian businessman and governance advocate
José Manuel Lara Bosch (1946–2015), Spanish media executive and businessman
Joseph Bosch (1850-1937), German-born American brewer
Juan Luis Bosch Gutierrez (b. 1952), Guatemalan businessman
Robert Bosch (1861-1942), German industrialist and inventor, founder of Robert Bosch GmbH
Robert Bosch, Jr. (1928-2004), German billionaire

In government, politics, and military[]

Albert H. Bosch (1908-2005), American politician
[fr; nl] (1746-1803), Dutch politician and poet
Ernesto Bosch (1863-1951), Argentine Foreign Minister and Central Bank official
Francisco Milans del Bosch (1769-1834), Spanish general
Hugo von Bosch (1782–1865), Bavarian Lieutenant General and Acting War Minister
Jaime Milans del Bosch (1915-1997), Spanish general
Jaume Bosch (b. 1953), Catalan politician
Jeltje de Bosch Kemper (1836–1916), Dutch feminist
Juan Bosch (1909-2001), Dominican politician and writer
[de; nl] (1884–1953), Dutch jurist and politician
Milagros Ortiz Bosch (b. 1936), Dominican politician
Orlando Bosch (1926-2011), Cuban exile and terrorist
Yevgenia Bosch (1879-1925), Ukrainian Bolshevik activist and politician
French foreign legionnaire

In science[]

Carl Bosch (1874-1940), German chemist, Nobel laureate, and engineer
Jan Bosch (b. 1967), Dutch computer scientist
Leendert Bosch (1924–2017), Dutch biochemist
Pere Bosch-Gimpera (1891-1974), Catalan-born Mexican archaeologist and anthropologist
Siegfried Bosch (b. 1944), German mathematician

In sport[]

Anne Bosch (b. 1990s), South African cricketer
Christopher Bosch (b. 1992), South African rugby player
Crisant Bosch (1907-1981), Catalan footballer
Clayton Bosch (b. 1992), South African cricketer
Corbin Bosch (b. 1997), South African cricketer
Curwin Bosch (b. 1997), South African rugby player
Don Bosch (b. 1942), American baseball player
Dylan Bosch (b. 1998), South African swimmer
Eathan Bosch (b. 1997), South African cricketer
Edith Bosch (born 1980), Dutch judoka
Emma Bosch (1971–1994), Catalan alpine skier
Facundo Bosch (b. 1991), Argentine rugby player
Frank Bosch (b. 1945), American football player
Gerard Bosch van Drakestein (1887–1972), Dutch track cyclist
Hermann Bosch (1891-1916), German footballer
[de; fr; pl] (b. 1964), Dutch racing car driver
Jurjen Bosch (b. 1985), Dutch footballer
Manel Bosch (b. 1967), Catalan basketball player
Marcelo Bosch (b. 1984), Argentine rugby player
Mariano Bosch (b. 1962), Argentine rugby player and coach
Mónica Bosch (b. 1972), Catalan alpine skier
Nadir Bosch (b. 1973), French middle-distance runner
Patrick Bosch (1964-2012), Dutch footballer
Paul Bosch (b. 1984), South African rugby union player
Ruud Bosch (b. 1984), Dutch badminton player
Tertius Bosch (1966-2000), South African cricketer

Other people[]

Mariette Bosch (1950–2001), South African executed for murder by Botswana
Mineke Bosch (born 1954), Dutch historian