Beaufort is the name of a noble family of 14th and 15th-century England, descended from John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster. For a list of individual Beauforts, see House of Beaufort.
- Carel Godin de Beaufort (1934–1964), Dutch Porsche Formula 1 Driver 1957 - 1964
- Jacques-Antoine Beaufort (1721–1784), French painter
- Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort (1879–1968), Dutch biologist
Beaufort or de Beaufort is also the surname of members of a particular Huguenot family
- Count Francis de Beaufort (1661–1714), Court Chancellor to the Prince of Lippe-Detmond
- Daniel Cornelius de Beaufort (1700–1788), Church of England, and later, Church of Ireland Clergyman
- Daniel Augustus Beaufort (1739–1821), Church of Ireland Clergyman, author and map maker
- Sir Francis Beaufort (1774–1857), Irish hydrographer and naval officer, creator of the Beaufort scale, namesake of the Beaufort Sea
- Louisa Beaufort (1781–1863), Irish antiquarian, author and artist
See also
- Duke of Beaufort (England), a dukedom in the Peerage of England
- Duke of Beaufort (France), a title in French nobility
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