Bosch (surname)

Bosch 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 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
 * Susana Bosch (b. 1958), Uruguayan vocalist

In performing arts

 * Aurora Bosch (b. 1942), Cuban dancer and ballet teacher
 * Francisco Bosch (b. 1982), Spanish actor and dancer
 * Joan Bosch (1925–2015), Catalan film director
 * Johnny Yong Bosch (b. 1976), American television actor and voice actor
 * Jordi Bosch (b. 1956), Catalan actor
 * Lydia Bosch (b. 1963), Spanish actress
 * Narcis Bosch, Catalan pornographic director
 * 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
 * (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 Gutiérrez (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
 * (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
 * (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

In science

 * Carl Bosch (1874-1940), German chemist, Nobel laureate, and engineer
 * Irene Bosch, Venezuelan biologist and researcher
 * Jan Bosch (b. 1967), Dutch computer scientist
 * Leendert Bosch (1924–2017), Dutch biochemist
 * Pere Bosch-Gimpera (1891-1974), Catalan-born Mexican archaeologist and anthropologist
 * Robert A. Bosch (b. 1963), American author and recreational mathematician
 * Siegfried Bosch (b. 1944), German mathematician

In sport

 * Anneke Bosch (b. 1990s), South African cricketer
 * Christopher Bosch (b. 1992), South African rugby player
 * Clayton Bosch (b. 1992), South African cricketer
 * Corbin Bosch (b. 1997), South African cricketer
 * Crisant Bosch (1907-1981), Catalan footballer
 * 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
 * (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