# Duval

Duval or DuVal is a surname, literally translating from French to English as "of the valley". 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. Its meaning is derived from the French town of Deville, Ardennes. "Devall" was first recorded in England in the Domesday Book.
In France, variant spellings include: Lavalle, Lavallie, Laval, Lavall, Deval, Lavell, Lavelle and Lavielle. 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
* 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

* Dr. Peter Duval, a fictional character in the film Fantastic Voyage