Persse is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Atty Persse Henry Seymour "Atty" Persse (1869–1960) was a British racehorse trainer. He was Champion Trainer in 1930. Persse was commissioned a second-lieutenant in the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry (DLOY) was ...

(1869–1960), Champion English racehorse trainer *

Dudley Persse Dudley Persse (1625–1699) was an Anglo-Irish landlord and Anglican priest. He was a grandson of the Rev. Robert Persse (died 1612), who originated in Northumberland but settled in Ireland in the late 16th century and was buried at Bodenstown, ...

(1625–1699), Anglo-Irish landlord *

Henry Persse Henry Wilfred Persse (19 September 1885 — 28 June 1918) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Army. The son of the soldier Edward Persse and his wife, Margaret, he was born in the Southampton suburb of Portswo ...

(1885–1918), English cricketer *

Henry Stratford Persse Henry Stratford Persse (1769–1833) was an Irish writer. Persse was a younger son of the Persse family of Roxborough, and of the same family as Lady Gregory. Because he inherited not wealth or land estate, he was a Landwaiter of the Customs ...

(died 1833), Irish writer * Isabella Augusta Persse (best known as Lady Gregory; 1852–1932), Anglo-Irish playwright, poet, translator and chatelaine *

Lee-Ann Persse Lee-Ann Persse (born 20 November 1988, in Nelspruit) is a South African rower, born in Cape Town and currently resides in Pretoria. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's coxless pair. Persse and her teammate Naydene Smith wer ...

(born 1988), South African rower *

Sarah Persse Sarah Persse (died 1927) was an Irish people, Irish suffragist. Persse was a member of the Persse Distillery family of Galway, and a relation of Lady Gregory. She was born and lived in Glenarde, Galway. Her parents were Henry Stratford (1838-190 ...

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1899), Irish women's rights activist * William Persse (c. 1728–1802), Irish volunteer

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