Duval

For other uses, see Duval (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Duvel.

Duval or DuVal is a surname, literally translating from French to English as "of the valley".^[1] It derives from the Norman "Devall", which has both English and French ties. Variant spellings include: Davolls, Deavall, DeVile, Devill, Deville, Divall, Divell and de Eyvill.^[2] Its meaning is derived from the French town of Deville, Ardennes.^[2] "Devall" was first recorded in England in the Domesday Book.

In France, variant spellings include: Lavalle, Lavallie, Laval, Lavall, Deval, Lavell, Lavelle and Lavielle.^[3] The Duval surname has also been spelled some other ways including DeVall, Devoll, DeVol, Duvall, DeValle and Devaulle.

Notable people

• A. Duval, French artist and engraver active 1769–1801
• Aimé Duval (1918–1984), also known as Père Duval, French priest, singer-songwriter, and guitarist
• Albert Duval, French Olympic sailing athlete
• Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval (1767–1842), French dramatist, sailor, architect, actor, and theater manager
• Alf Duval (born 1941), Australian rower
• Aline Duval (1824–1903), French stage actress
• Amaury Duval (1760–1838), French lawyer, historian, diplomat, writer, and scholar
• Armand Félix Marie Jobbé-Duval (1821–1889), French painter and politician
• Aurélien Duval (born 1988), French cyclist
• Barry E. DuVal (born 1959), American politician
• Becky Duval Reese, American museum director
• Burr H. Duval (1809–1836), American soldier who died in the Texas Revolution, son of William Pope Duval
• Charles Allen Duval (1810–1872), British portrait painter, photographer, and writer
• Claude Duval (1643–1670), French highwayman
• Clément Duval (1850–1935), French anarchist and criminal
• Clive L. DuVal II (1912–2002), American politician and lawyer
• Consuelo Duval (born 1968), Mexican comedian and actress of film, television, theater, and voice-over
• Damon Duval (born 1980), American football player
• Daniel Duval (1944–2013), French actor, film director and screenwriter
• David Duval (born 1971), American golfer
• Denise Duval (1921–2016), French opera singer
• Dennis DuVal (born 1952), American retired basketball player
• Dominic Duval (c. 1944–2016), American free jazz bassist
• Dorinha Duval (1929–2025), Brazilian actress and singer
• Edgar Raoul-Duval (1832–1887), French magistrate and politician
• Edwin M. Duval (born 1947), American literary scholar
• Elsie Duval (1892–1919), British suffragist and campaigner
• Émile Duval (1907–1965), French long-distance runner
• Erik Duval (1965–2016), Belgian computer scientist
• Eugénie Duval (born 1993), French racing cyclist
• Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval (1808–1885), better known as Amaury-Duval, French painter
• Franca Duval (1925–2020), American soprano
• François Duval (disambiguation), various people
• Frank Duval (born 1940), German composer, conductor, record producer, songwriter, and singer
• Frantz Duval, Haitian journalist
• Fred DuVal (born 1954), American businessman, civic leader, and author
• Gaël Duval (born 1973), French entrepreneur
• Gaëtan Duval (1930–1996), Mauritian barrister, statesman, and politician
• Georges Duval de Leyrit (fl. 1750s), French colonial governor
• Georges Duval (1772–1853), French playwright
• Georges Duval (journalist) (1847–1919), French playwright and journalist
• Isaac H. Duval (1824–1902), American Civil War general and Congressman
• James Duval (born 1972), American actor
• Jean Duval (1597–1669), Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Baghdad, and Bishop of Ispahan
• Jean-François-Joseph Duval QC (1802–1881), Quebec lawyer, judge, and political figure
• Jean-Jacques Duval (1930–2021), French-born American artist
• Jean-Jacques Duval d'Eprémesnil (1745–1794), French magistrate and politician
• Jeanne Duval (c. 1820 – c. 1862), Haitian-born actress and dancer
• John Crittenden Duval (1816–1897), American writer, son of William Pope Duval
• Joseph Duval (1928–2009), French Roman Catholic archbishop
• Joseph-Odilon Duval (1895–1966), Canadian politician
• Joseph Duval-Jouve (1810–1883), French botanist
• Julien Duval (born 1990), French racing cyclist
• Jules-Alexandre Duval Le Camus (1814–1878), French painter
• Léon-Étienne Duval (1903–1996), French prelate and cardinal
• Lil Duval, American stand-up comedian
• Loïc Duval (born 1982), French racing driver
• Lucie Duval (born 1959), Canadian artist
• Maïté Duval (1944–2019), French-Dutch sculptor
• Marcel Duval, Canadian air force general
• Maria Duval, Italian-born psychic scammer
• María Duval (born 1937), Mexican actress and singer
• Marie Duval (1847–1890), French cartoonist
• Mathias-Marie Duval (1844–1907), French professor of anatomy and histology
• Maurice Duval (1869–1958), French general and aviator
• Maurice Raoul-Duval (1866–1916), French polo player
• Michael Raoul Duval (1936–2001), American investment banker and lawyer
• Michel Duval (born 1994), Mexican actor, singer, songwriter, composer and model
• Miselaine Duval, Mauritian comedian, television producer, and writer
• Mlle Duval (1718–after 1775), French composer
• Noël Duval (1929–2018), French archaeologist
• Norma Duval (born 1956), Spanish actress, presenter, and vedette
• Paulette Duval (1889–1951), French dancer and actress
• Philip Duval (1732–1808), English clergyman
• Pierre Duval, various people
• Portia Duval-Rigby (born 1970), Australian ice dancer
• Raymond Duval (1894–1955), French general
• Robbert Duval (1639–1732), Dutch painter
• Robin Duval (born 1941), British film censor
• Salluste Duval (1872–1917), Canadian doctor of medicine, inventor, engineer, organist, musician, and professor of mathematics and mechanics
• Stanwood Duval (born 1942), American judge
• Sunny Duval, Québécois rock guitarist and songwriter
• Sylvie Andrich-Duval (born 1958), Luxembourgish politician
• Thibaut Duval (born 1979), Belgian pole vaulter
• Thomas Howard DuVal (1813–1880), U.S. federal judge, son of William Pope Duval
• Trevon Duval (born 1998), American basketball player
• Una Duval (1879–1975), British suffragette and marriage reformer
• Victoria Duval, American tennis player
• William Duval (ice hockey) (1877–1905), Canadian ice hockey player
• William Pope Duval (1784–1854), American governor of the Florida Territory
• Xavier Barsalou-Duval (born 1988), Canadian politician
• Xavier-Luc Duval (born 1958), Mauritian politician
• Yves Duval (1934–2009), Belgian comics author
• Yvette Duval (1931–2006), Moroccan-born French historian
• Antonio Duvergé Duval (1807-April 11, 1855), Dominican soldier and general

Characters

• Jason Duval, fictional protagonist in Grand Theft Auto VI
• Dr. Peter Duval, a fictional character in the film Fantastic Voyage

See also

• Duvall (surname)