The French-language surname Rousset may refer to:
Alain Rousset (born 1951), French politician Christophe Rousset (born 1961), French conductor and harpsichordist Gilles Rousset (born 1963), French footballer David Rousset (1912–1997), French writer and prisoner in the German Neuengamme concentration camp Jean-François Rousset (born 1952), French politician Jean Rousset (1910–2002), Swiss literary critic and theorist, often associated with the Geneva School of literary criticism Jean Rousset de Missy (1686–1762), French writer Louis Rousset (born 1999), French racing driver Marie-Christine Rousset (born 1958), French computer scientist