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.