Vavasseur, a surname of French origin, once characterised a "vassal of a vassal", i.e., a sub-vassal - someone holding land not from the Crown directly but from a vassal of the Crown (cf. :fr:Vavasseur). Notable people with the surname include: *

Didier Vavasseur Didier Vavasseur (born 7 February 1961) is a French Canoe racing, sprint canoeist. Career Vavasseur competed in the 1980s. Participating in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984 Summer Olym ...

(born 1961), French sprint canoer *

François Vavasseur François Vavasseur (''English: Francois Vavasseur''; 8 December 1605, at Paray-le-Monial – 16 December 1681 at Paris, France) was a French Jesuit humanist and polemicist. He entered the Society of Jesus, 25 October 1621, taught humanities ...

(1605–1681), French Jesuit humanist and controversialist *

Henry Vavasseur Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

, British entrepreneur who discovered how to make desiccated

coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...

in 1888 * Josiah Vavasseur (1834–1908), English industrialist * Sophie Vavasseur (born 1992), Irish actress

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