Thibaut is a name of French origin, a form of Theobald. It means brave people or courageous people.^[1]

Surname

• Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut (1772–1840), German jurist
• Bernhard Friedrich Thibaut (1775–1832), German mathematician
• François Thibaut (born 1948), American educator
• George Thibaut (1848–1914), German-born indologist
• Georges Pierre Thibaut (1920–unknown), Belgian chess master
• Jean-Claude Thibaut (born 1968), French filmmaker, visual artist, and producer
• John Thibaut (1917–86), American social psychologist
• Major Thibaut (born 1977), American politician in Louisiana
• Philippe Thibaut (active from 1993), French designer and producer of grand strategy video games
• Willem Thibaut, Tybaut, or Tibout (1524–97), Dutch painter

Personal name

• Thibaut III (Theobald III, Count of Champagne, 1179–1201)
• Thibaut I (Theobald I of Navarre, 1201–53), King of Navarre, aka Theobald IV, Count of Champagne
• Thibaut d'Anthonay (born 1962), French writer
• Thibaut de Blaison (died after March 1229), Poitevin nobleman, crusader, and trouvère
• Thibaut Courtois (born 1992), Belgian footballer
• Thibaut Detal (born 1985), Belgian footballer
• Thibaut Duval (born 1979), Belgian pole vaulter
• Thibaut Fauconnet (born 1985), French speed skater
• Thibaut de Longeville (born 1974), French self-taught writer, filmmaker, creative director, brand marketer and entrepreneur
• Thibaut Monnet (born 1982), Swiss ice hockey player
• Thibaut Pinot (born 1990), French road bicycle racer
• Thibaut Privat (born 1979), French rugby union player
• Thibaut de Reimpré (1949–2023), French painter
• Thibaut Van Acker (born 1991), Belgian footballer
• Thibaut Vion (born 1993), French footballer
• Thibault Visensang (AKA Thibaut, born 1991), French rugby union player