Duchesne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Joseph Duchesne (c. 1544–1609), French physician and chemist. Physician-in-ordinary to King Henry IV *

André Duchesne André Duchesne (; sometimes spelled ''Du Chesne'', Latinized ''Andreas Chesneus'', ''Andreas Quercetanus'', or ''Andreas Querneus''; May 158430 May 1640) was a French geographer and historian, generally styled the father of French history. Duch ...

(1584–1640), French historian *

François Duchesne François Duchesne (1616–1693) was a French historian. Biography François Duchesne, the son of the historian André Duchesne, was born in Paris in 1616. He "cultivated history with a zeal" and obtained the title of historiographer Histo ...

(1616–1693), French historian, son of André *

Antoine Nicolas Duchesne Antoine Nicolas Duchesne (born 7 October 1747 Versailles; died 18 February 1827 Paris) was a French botanist known for his keen observation of variation within species, and for demonstrating that species are not immutable, because mutations can occ ...

(1747–1827) French botanist and strawberry breeder *

Rose Philippine Duchesne Rose Philippine Duchesne, RCSJ (August 29, 1769 – November 18, 1852), was a French religious sister and educator whom Pope John Paul II canonized in 1988. She is the only fully canonized female Roman Catholic saint to share a feast day with t ...

(1769–1852), Catholic nun and French saint * Henri Gabriel Duchesne (1793–1822), French naturalist *Abbé

Louis Duchesne Louis Marie Olivier Duchesne (; 13 September 1843 – 21 April 1922) was a French priest, philologist, teacher and a critical historian of Christianity and Roman Catholic liturgy and institutions. Life Descended from a family of Breton sailors, ...

(1843–1922), French priest, philologist, teacher and church historian *

Ernest Duchesne Ernest Duchesne (30 May 1874 – 12 April 1912) was a French physician who noted that certain molds kill bacteria. He made this discovery 32 years before Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic properties of penicillin, a substance der ...

(1874–1912), French physician *

Roger Duchesne Roger Duchesne (27 July 1906, Luxeuil-les-Bains, Haute-Saône – 25 December 1996) was a French film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1934 and 1957, but is best remembered for playing the lead in ''Bob le flambeur'' (1956). He was the f ...

(1906–1996), French film actor * André Duchesne (musician) (1949–), Canadian musician *

Christiane Duchesne Christiane Duchesne (born August 12, 1949) is a Quebec researcher, educator, illustrator, translator and writer. Biography She was born in Montreal and was educated at the Collège Jésus-Marie d'Outremont, at the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and at ...

(1949–), Canadian researcher, educator, illustrator, translator and writer *

Ricardo Duchesne Ricardo Duchesne is a Puerto Rican-born Canadian historical sociologist and former professor at the University of New Brunswick's Saint John campus. His main research interests are Western civilization, the rise of the West, and multicultural ...

, Canadian historical sociologist * Gaétan Duchesne (1962–2007), French ice hockey player *

Steve Duchesne Steve Duchesne (born June 30, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League with several teams from 1986 until 2002. He was a three-time NHL All-Star and was a member of the Stanley Cup ch ...

(1965–), French ice hockey player

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