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