Prosper is both a given male name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

People with the given name

Prosper of Aquitaine Prosper of Aquitaine ( la, Prosper Aquitanus; – AD), a Christian writer and disciple of Augustine of Hippo, was the first continuator of Jerome's Universal Chronicle. Life Prosper was a native of Aquitaine, and may have been educated at ...

(c. 390–c. 455), also known as Prosper Tiro, Christian saint, writer and disciple of St Augustine *

Prosper of Reggio Saint Prosper of Reggio ( it, San Prospero; died 25 June c. 466) is an Italian saint. Tradition holds that he was a bishop of Reggio Emilia for twenty-two years. Little is known of his life, but documents attest that he was indeed bishop of Reg ...

(died 466), bishop of Reggio Emilia and saint * Prosper or

Prospero Alpini Prospero Alpini (also known as Prosper Alpinus, Prospero Alpinio and Latinized as Prosperus Alpinus) (23 November 15536 February 1617) was a Venetian physician and botanist. He travelled around Egypt and served as the fourth prefect in charge of ...

(1553–1617), Venetian physician and botanist * Prosper Arsenault (1894–1987), Canadian educator and politician * Prosper Avril (born 1937), President of Haiti from 1988 to 1990 *

Prosper Boulanger Prosper Boulanger (November 17, 1918 December 5, 2002) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1962 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Mercier. He was re-elected ...

(1918–2002), Canadian politician and businessman * Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (1674–1762), French poet and tragedian *

Prosper Dérivis Nicolas-Prosper Dérivis (28 October 1808 - 11 February 1880) was a French operatic bass. He possessed a rich deep voice that had a great carrying power. While he could easily assail heavy dramatic roles, he was also capable of executing difficult ...

(1808–1880), French operatic bass * Prosper Garnot (1794–1838), French surgeon and naturalist * Prosper Giquel (1835–1886), French naval officer and mercenary in China * Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875), French Benedictine priest, abbot and founder of the French Benedictine Congregation * Prosper Henry (1849–1903), French optician and astronomer *

Prosper Higiro Prosper Higiro (born 28 January 1961) is a Rwandan politician and member of the Liberal Party as its official chairperson. Since 10 October 2004, Prosper has been a Senator and Vice-President of the Senate representing the Kirehe District Kir ...

(born 1961), Rwandan politician *

Prosper L'Orange Prosper L'Orange (born 1 February 1876, Beirut; died 30 July 1939, Stuttgart) was a German engineer and inventor who pioneered the precombustion chamber (or prechamber), which made possible high-speed diesel engines that did not require an air co ...

(1876–1939), German engineer and inventor * Prosper de Mestre (1789–1844), businessman in Sydney, Australia *

Prosper Mérimée Prosper Mérimée (; 28 September 1803 – 23 September 1870) was a French writer in the movement of Romanticism, and one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story. He was also a noted archaeologist and historian, and a ...

(1803–1870), French writer *

Prosper Montagné Prosper Montagné (; 14 November 1865 – 22 April 1948) was one of the most renowned French chefs of the Belle Époque and author of many books and articles on food, cooking, and gastronomy, notably Larousse Gastronomique (1938), an encyclopedic ...

(1865–1948), French chef and author *

Prosper Poullet Prosper Antoine Marie Joseph, Viscount Poullet (5 March 1868 – 3 December 1937) was a Belgian politician. Born in Leuven, Poullet studied law at the Catholic University of Leuven and was later a professor at the university. He was of memb ...

(1868–1937), Belgian politician * Prosper Sainton (1813–1890), French violinist and conductor * Prosper Utseya (born 1985), Zimbabwean cricketer *Prosper Lanchantin-Valmore (1793-1881), French stage actor and second husband of poet

Marceline Desbordes-Valmore Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (20 June 1786 – 23 July 1859) was a French poet and novelist. She was born in Douai. Following the French Revolution, her father's business was ruined, and she traveled with her mother to Guadeloupe in search of fi ...

* Prosper Weil (born 1926), French lawyer * "Prosper", codename of Francis Suttill, Special Operations Executive agent in World War II Occupied France

People with the surname

Lester Prosper Lester Prosper (born 21 September 1988) is a Dominican-born Indonesian professional basketball player for the Suwon KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League. College career Lester Prosper played four years with the State University of New Y ...

(born 1988), Indonesian basketball player * Peter Prosper (born 1969), Trinidadian footballer *

Pierre-Richard Prosper Pierre-Richard Prosper (born September 19, 1963) is an American lawyer, prosecutor and former government official. He served as the second United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. ...

(born 1963), American lawyer

Fictional characters with the name

* Prosper, fictional orphaned protagonist of the children's novel '' The Thief Lord'' by Cornelia Funke {{given name, type=both French masculine given names