Desprez or des Prez is a surname, and may refer to:

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Florian Desprez Julien Florian Félix Desprez, who used the name Florian Desprez (14 April 1807 – 21 January 1895) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church, who became a bishop in 1850, first in Réunion from 1850 to 1857 and then in Limoges until 1859. He sp ...

, aka Julian Florian Félix Desprez (1807–1895), French bishop and cardinal *

Frank Desprez Frank Desprez (9 February 1853 – 25 November 1916) was an English playwright, essayist, and poet. He wrote more than twenty pieces for the theatre, as well as numerous shorter works, including his famous poem, ''Lasca''. Life and career D ...

(1853–1916), English playwright, essayist, and poet *

Josquin des Prez Josquin Lebloitte dit des Prez ( – 27 August 1521) was a composer of High Renaissance music, who is variously described as French or Franco-Flemish. Considered one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance, he was a central figure of the ...

( 1450/1455 – 1521), Renaissance composer from the Low Countries *

Louis Desprez Louis Desprez (1799–1870) was a French sculptor. Born in Paris, he was a pupil of Francois Joseph Bosio. He went to Rome after winning the Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts stud ...

(1799–1870), French sculptor *

Louis Jean Desprez Louis Jean Desprez (occasionally but incorrectly ''Jean Louis Desprez'') (May 1743–18 March 1804) was a French painter and architect who worked in Sweden during the last twenty years of his life. Biography Desprez, who was born in Auxerre ...

( 1743–1804), French painter and architect * Jean Desprez (aka Laurette Larocque, 1906–1965), French-Canadian writer and journalist * Desprez (actor) (1759–1829), French actor

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Desprez Lake The Lac Desprez is a fresh body of water in the watershed of ruisseau à John and Malbaie River. This body of water is located in the unorganized territory of Lalemant, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrati ...

, a lake in Quebec, Canada *

Despréz (crater) Despréz is a crater on Mercury with a diameter of 47.05 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union The International Astronomical Union (IAU; french: link=yes, Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is a non ...

, a crater on Mercury

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