Blanc or le Blanc is a surname of French origin, meaning White. Notable people with the surname include:Adolphe-Edmond Blanc (1799-1850), French politician Antoine Blanc (1792–1860), first Archbishop of New Orleans Antoine le Blanc, French immigrant to the United States, celebrated murderer Bertrand Blanc, French ski mountaineer Charles Blanc (1813-1882), French art critic Didier Blanc, French ski mountaineer Edmond Blanc (1856-1920), French politician Emmanuel Blanc, French ski mountaineer Erika Blanc, Italian actress Ernest Blanc (1923–2010), opera singer Georges Blanc (pilot) (1887-1960), French World War I flying ace Jacques Blanc, French politician Jennifer Blanc, American actress Julien Blanc, Dating coach, self-help speaker Laurent Blanc, French manager and former footballer Louis Blanc (1811–1882), French politician and historian Marie-Félix Blanc (1859–1882), French heiress Martine Blanc, French children's book author and illustrator Mel Blanc (1908–1989), American voice actor Michel Blanc, French actor Nathalie Blanc, French ski mountaineer Patrick Blanc, French botanist Patrick Blanc, , French ski mountaineer Raymond Blanc, French chef Samuel Oscar Blanc, invented the Roto-Rooter drain-cleaning machine Serge Blanc, French footballer Serge Blanc (violinist) (1929–2013), French violinist, conductor and academic