Poirot (surname)

Poirot (pronounced "pwa-roh") is a French surname.

People

Notable people with the surname include:

• Catherine Poirot (born 1963), French swimmer
• Christian Poirot (born 1956), French biathlete
• Gervais Poirot (1942–2008), French skier
• Gilbert Poirot (1944–2012), French ski jumper
• Jefferson Poirot (born 1992), French rugby union player
• Lionel Poirot (born 1973), French swimmer
• Louis Antoine de Poirot (1735–1813), Jesuit painter
• Nicolás Vigneaux Poirot (born 1997), Chilean actor
• Philippe Poirot (born 1958), French cross-country skier

• Stéphane Poirot (born 1970), French bobsledder

Fictional characters

• Hercule Poirot, a detective created by Agatha Christie
• Achille Poirot, Hercule's supposed twin brother in Agatha Christie's novel The Big Four (1927)
• Thomas Poirot, a character from the French silent film Fun With the Bridal Party (1905)

See also

• Bertrand Poirot-Delpech (1929–2006), French writer
• Julie Poirot-Delpech Wolkenstein (born 1968), French writer