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

Agnes Prest Agnes Prest (died 15 August 1557) was a Cornish Protestant martyr from the reign of the Catholic Mary I of England, Queen Mary. She was burned at the stake at Southernhay in Exeter in 1557. According to ''Foxe's Book of Martyrs'', and the sto ...

, English Protestant martyr * Arthur Prest, Nigerian politician *

Bill Prest William George Prest (2 April 1926 – 8 December 2012) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party from 1976 until 1992, former Gladstone Harbour Board member and once Gladstone City Council mayor. Early life ...

, Australian politician *

Cedar Prest Cedar Prest is an Australian stained glass artist based in Maslin Beach, South Australia. Early life and education She has a B.A. and Dip.Ed. from the University of Melbourne (1961) and also studied drawing at the National Gallery of Victoria ...

, Australian artist * Charles Prest, English cricketer *

Edward Prest Edward Brent Prest (4 January 1830 – 8 June 1903) was an English lawyer and a cricketer who played for Cambridge University, the Cambridge Town Club, and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in the 1850s. He was born in Stapleford, Cambridgeshi ...

, English cricketer * Edward Prest (priest), British archdeacon * Harold Prest, English cricketer *

John Prest John Prest (1929 – 3 July 2018) was a British historian. He was born in Tadworth, Surrey, to Dorothy Martin (a watercolourist) and Thomas Prest (a civil servant). He was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire.Jeremy Burchardt,John Prest o ...

, British historian *

Martín Prest Martín Prest is a former Argentine football striker. He was born on November 30, 1978, in the city of Mar del Plata in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He last played for Atletico Vieste before retiring. Prest played for a selection ...

, Argentine footballer *

Sid Prest Sidney Wilson Prest (1943–2015) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. He was a lifelong resident of Mooseland, Nova Scotia, and represented the electoral district of ...

, Canadian politician *

Steve Prest Steven Robert Prest (1966 – 13 May 2009) was an English professional snooker player and coach. Playing career Prest competed on the professional snooker circuit in the 1990s before turning to full-time coaching. His professional career span ...

, English snooker player *

Thomas Peckett Prest Thomas Peckett (or Preskett) Prest (probable dates 1810–1859) was a British hack writer, journalist, and musician. He was a prolific producer of penny dreadfuls and was known as a skilled author in the horror genre. He is now remembered as the co ...

, British writer *

Tommy Prest Thomas Walsh Prest (4 February 1908 – 1987) was an English professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, A ...

, English footballer *

Warren Prest Warren James Prest (9 December 1932 – 6 February 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He later played with Preston in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), Epping Epping ...

, Australian rules footballer *

Wilfrid Prest Wilfrid Prest, AM (born 1940) is a historian, specialising in legal history, who is professor emeritus at the University of Adelaide. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the Academy of th ...

, Australian academic *

William Prest William Prest (1 April 1832 – 10 February 1885) was a cricketer and footballer born in York. He lived most his life in Sheffield where he went on to become co-founder of Sheffield Football Club and captained Sheffield Cricket Club (''aka'' ...

, English cricketer and footballer *

William Prest (Cambridgeshire cricketer) William Pitt Prest (28 May 1832 – 5 November 1877) was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Cambridge Town Club (''aka'' Cambridgeshire) and other amateur teams between 1850 and 1862. He was born at Stapleford, Cambridg ...

, English cricketer

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