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Dupré


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

  • 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

  • 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

  • "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.

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