Provost (name)
Provost is a surname of French origin, deriving from a civil or military official responsible for maintaining order. It moved to England with its conquering by William of Normandy in 1066.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Alain Provost, French landscape architect
- Andrew J. Provost, American lawyer and politician from New York
- Claude Provost, Canadian ice hockey player
- David Provost, Mayor of New York City
- Denise Provost, American politician from Maine
- Emily Mower Provost, American computer scientist
- Étienne Provost, French Canadian fur trader active in the American Southwest
- Felicia Provost, American model
- Foster Provost, American computer scientist and professor
- François Provost, French soldier
- George Provost, Canadian businessman and politician in Winnipeg
- Glen Provost, American Roman Catholic Bishop
- Guy Provost, French Canadian actor
- Jan Provost or Jan Provoost,, Flemish painter
- Jon Provost, American actor and author
- Lyn Provost, New Zealand public servant
- Mariève Provost, Canadian ice hockey player
- Martin Provost, French film director, writer and actor
- Peggy Provost, French footballer
- Ruth Provost American politician from Boston
- Stéphane Provost, French Canadian ice hockey official
- Ted Provost, American football player
- William Provost or Guilliame Provoost,, Protestant in Antwerp