Desportes is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alexandre-François Desportes
Alexandre-François Desportes (24 February 1661 — 20 April 1743) was a French painter and decorative designer who specialised in animals.
Desportes was born in Champigneulle, Ardennes. He studied in Paris, in the studio of the Flemish painter ...
(1661–1743), French painter
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Émile Desportes (1878–1944), French classical composer and conductor
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Hélène Desportes
Hélène Desportes (1620 – June 24, 1675) is often cited as the first white child born in Canada (New France). There is considerable disagreement about when she was born and, in particular, if she was born in Quebec or just before she arrived o ...
(1620–1675)
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Narcisse Henri François Desportes (1776–1856), French botanist and bibliographer
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Nicolas Desportes
Nicolas Desportes (1718–1787) was a French painter, specialising in representations of animals and hunting scenes.
Desportes was born in Busancy. He trained under his uncle Alexandre-François Desportes, an animal painter to king Louis XV ...
(1718–1787), French painter
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Philippe Desportes
Philippe Desportes or Desports (1546 – 5 October 1606) was a French poet.Jean Balsamo. Philippe Desports (1546-1606) Volume 62 of Actes et colloques. Editor, Contributor, Jean Balsamo. Publisher, Klincksieck, 2000
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Philippe Desp ...
(1546–1606), French poet
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Vincent Desportes (born 1953), French general and military theorist
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Yvonne Desportes (1907–1993), French classical composer, writer and music educator
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French-language surnames