Bosch (; ) is a popular surname in Catalan and Dutch. In both languages, it is an archaic spelling of a word (modern Catalan , modern Dutch ) meaning 'forest'.
Notable people with the surname Bosch include:
In arts, entertainment, and media 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 Fátima Bosch (b. 2000), Mexican model and beauty pageant titleholder 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 Jorrit Bosch (born 1997), German politician 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 (b. 1957), Catalan doctor in pharmacy 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 Cristian Bosch, Argentinian kickboxer 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 John Bosch (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
See also