# 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), French organist and composer
* 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
* Nathalie Dupree (1939–2025), American author, chef, and cooking show host
* 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.