Dupré

Dupré is a French name that literally means "from the meadow ("pré" in French)", or "from Prez". Also existing variants are Duprée, DuPree, Deupree, DePrez, Dupres, Duprez, Düpre and Du Preez.

Notable people[edit]

• Anna Johnson Dupree (1891–1977), Texas businesswoman and philanthropist
• Ashley Alexandra Dupré (born 1985), stage name of the former prostitute connected to the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal
• Augustin Dupré (1748–1833), engraver
• Billy Joe DuPree (born 1950), American football player
• Bud Dupree (born 1993), American football player
• Champion Jack Dupree, (c.1910–1992) US-American blues pianist
• Charles Dupré (1827–1907), Dutch chess master
• Cornell Dupree, (1942–2011) US-American jazz and R&B guitarist
• Emile Duprée (1936–2023), wrestling promoter
• Fourie du Preez (born 1982), former South African rugby union player
• Frik du Preez (born 1925), former South African rugby union player
• Garron DuPree (born 1989), musician and member of the band Eisley
• Giovanni Dupré (1817–1882) Italian sculptor
• Guy Dupré (1928–2018), French writer
• Jacqueline du Pré (1945-1987), English cellist
• Jermaine Dupri (born 1972), record producer
• Jesse James Dupree (born 1962), singer of American rock band Jackyl
• John Dupré (born in 1952), philosopher of science
• Jos Dupré (1928–2021), Belgian politician
• Jules Dupré (1812–1889), painter
• Louis Dupré(dancer) (1697–1774), ballet dancer, ballet master and ballet teacher
• Louis Dupré (philosopher) (1925-2022), Catholic phenomenologist and religious philosopher
• Louis Dupree (professor) (1925-1989), Afghanistan scholar
• Louis George Dupree, (1932–2001), American football player
• Malachi Dupre (born 1995), American football player
• Marcel Dupré (1886–1971), musician
• Marie Jules Dupré (1813–1881), French admiral. governor of Réunion and Cochinchina
• Marc Dupré (born 1973), humorist and musician
• Marcus Dupree (born 1964), American football player
• Melissa Dupré (born 1986), athlete
• Mignon du Preez (born 1989), South African cricketer
• Minnie Dupree, (1873–1947) American stage and screen actress
• Nancy Dupree (1927-2017), Afghanistan scholar
• Nick Dupree (1982–2017), American disability rights activist and writer
• René Duprée (born 1983), professional wrestler
• Robbie Dupree (born 1946), American singer
• Sherri DuPree (born 1983), musician and member of the band Eisley
• Taylor Deupree (born 1971), musician
• Thomas Ludger Dupré (1933-2016), American Catholic Bishop

Fictional characters[edit]

• Desiree Dupree, a character from American Horror Story: Freak Show played by Angela Bassett
• Randy Dupree from You, Me and Dupree, a comedy film
• Dupre, a character in the Ultima series of computer games

Music[edit]

• "Dupree's Paradise" is Frank Zappa's song
• "Mitzi Dupree", a song by British rock band Deep Purple from their album The House of Blue Light
• Simon Dupree and the Big Sound English band of the 1960s best known for their psychedelic single Kites.
• "Cousin Dupree", a song on Steely Dan's 2000 album Two Against Nature
• "Dupree's Diamond Blues", a song The Grateful Dead's album Aoxomoxoa.

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Dupré.
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