{{Infobox given name2 | name = Baptiste | image= | image_size= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = | meaning = | language = French | seealso = Jean-Baptiste }} '''Baptiste''' is a French given name or surname, and may be a shortened form of Jean-Baptiste (literally, John the Baptist). {{TOCright}} ==Given name== *Baptiste Amar (born 1979), French ice hockey player *Baptiste Giabiconi (born 1989), French model and singer *Baptiste Manzini (1920–2008), American football player *Baptiste Martin (born 1985), French football player *Baptiste Pierre Bisson (1767–1811), French military *Baptiste Rollier (born 1982), Swiss orienteer
==Surname== *Alex Baptiste (born 1986), English football player *Alva Baptiste, a Saint Lucian politician *Archie Baptiste (born 2005), English footballer *Bryan Baptiste (1955–2008), American politician *Christian Baptiste (born 1962), French politician from Guadeloupe *Christon Baptiste (born 1980), Trinidadian football player *Cyril Baptiste (1949–2006), American basketball player *Denys Baptiste (born 1969), British jazz musician *Eldine Baptiste (born 1960), West Indian cricket player *Fredrique Eleonore Baptiste (died 1827), Swedish-Finnish playwright *Hailey Baptiste (born 2001), American tennis player *Hilson Baptiste (1947–2025), Antiguan politician *Jason Baptiste, American businessman and author *Jennie Baptiste (born 1971), English photographer *Kelly-Ann Baptiste (born 1986), Trinidad & Tobago female sprinter *Kerry Baptiste (born 1981), Trinidad and Tobago football player *Kirk Baptiste (1962–2022), American athlete *Leroy Baptiste, Trinidad and Tobago politician *Mona Baptiste (1926–1993), Trinidad and Tobago singer and actress *Nicolas Anselme Baptiste (1761–1835), French actor *Rocky Baptiste (born 1972), English football player *Selwyn Baptiste (1936–2012), Trinidadian-born steelpan musician and educator *Thomas Baptiste (1929–2018), Guyanese-born British actor * Trinity Baptiste (born 1998), American basketball player * Dane Baptiste (born 1981), British Comedian
==Fictional people== *Baptiste, full name Jean-Baptiste Augustin, fictional player character in ''Overwatch'' *Baptiste, fictional character in the video game ''Assassin's Creed III: Liberation'' *Baptiste, fictional character in the video game ''Vainglory'' *Andre Baptiste, fictional character in the 2005 film ''Lord of War'' *Danielle Baptiste, fictional character in the comic book series ''Witchblade'' *Didier Baptiste, fictional character in the British television series ''Dream Team''
==See also== * Baptiste (disambiguation) * Batista (Portuguese/Spanish surname) * Battista (Italian surname and given name) meaning "Baptist" * Bautista (Spanish surname and given name) meaning "Baptist" * Baptista (Portuguese surname and given name) meaning "Baptist" * Baptistin (French name) meaning "Baptist"
{{given name|type=both}} Category:French masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:English-language surnames