# Bosch (surname)

Bosch (Catalan:; Dutch:) 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 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
* 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
* Carles Bosch de la Trinxeria [de; es; fr] (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
* Bernardus Bosch [fr; nl] (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
* Lodewijk Hendrik Nicolaas Bosch van Rosenthal [de; nl] (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
* John Bosch [de; fr; pl] (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