Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...
: du Plessis) Plessy, and de Plessis are related surnames of French origin, may refer to:
A ''plessis'' meant a ''fence made of interwoven branches'' in
Old French
Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th [2-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ...
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French people
* Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu (1582–1653), French bishop
* Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu (1766–1822), French statesman
* Armand-Jean du Plessis, better known as Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642), French statesman and cardinal
* Caesar, duc de Choiseul (1602–1675), Marshal of France, born Cæsar Choiseul du Plessis-Praslin
* Chevalier du Plessis (fl. 1660s), French pirate
* Constant Plessis (1890–1930), French First World War flying ace
* Damien Plessis (born 1988), French footballer
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Frédéric Plessis
Frédéric-Édouard Plessis (February 3, 1851 – January 29, 1942) was a French poet, novelist, journalist and classical philologist.
Biography Family
The Plessis family originates from Côtes d'Armor. His father, Édouard-Henri-Joseph Plessis, ...
Jacques de Rougé du Plessis-Bellière
Jacques de Rougé, marquis du Plessis-Bellière (1602–1654) was a French general. He married Suzanne, Marquise du Plessis-Bellière, Suzanne de Bruc de Monplaisir.Jean du Plessis d'Ossonville (died 1635), French governor of Guadeloupe
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Philippe du Plessis
Philippe du Plessis (1165 – 12 November 1209)''Obituary of the Temple at Reims'' was the 13th Grand Master of the Knights Templar. He was born in the fortress of Plessis-Macé, Anjou, France. In 1189 he joined the Third Crusade as a simple k ...
(1165–1209), French knight and 13th Grand Master of the Knights Templar
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Philippe de Mornay
Philippe de Mornay (5 November 1549 – 11 November 1623), seigneur du Plessis Marly, usually known as Du-Plessis-Mornay or Mornay Du Plessis, was a French Protestant writer and member of the anti-monarchist '' Monarchomaques''.
Biography
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(1549–1623), French Protestant writer, also known as Mornay Du Plessis
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Suzanne du Plessis-Bellière
Suzanne may refer to:
People
* Suzanne (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name)
* S. U. Zanne, pen name of August Vandekerkhove (1838–1923), Belgian writer and inventor
* Suzanne, pen name of Renée Ménde ...
(1605–1705), wife of Jacques and political opponent of Louis XIV
* Thomas-Antoine de Mauduit du Plessis (1753–1791), French officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War
Daniël du Plessis
Daniël Michael du Plessis (born 17 March 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby. His regular position is centre.
Career
Youth
Du Plessis' first provincial selection came in 2013, when he was selected to represe ...
(born 1995), South African rugby union player
* Dean du Plessis, Zimbabwean cricket commentator
* Desiré du Plessis (born 1965), South African former track and field athlete
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Dricus du Plessis
Dricus du Plessis (born 14 January 1994), also known by his initials DDP, is a South African professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight (MMA), Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting ...
(born 1994), South African mixed martial artist
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Faf du Plessis
François "Faf" du Plessis ( ; born 13 July 1984) is a South African professional cricketer and former captain of the South Africa national cricket team. He is considered one of the greatest fielders of all time and among the best all-format ...
(born 1984), South African cricketer
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Felix du Plessis
Felix du Plessis (24 November 1919 – 1 May 1978) was a South African rugby union footballer and captain of the South Africa (Springbok) team that in 1949 beat the All Blacks thrice in succession, a feat that was not repeated by a South Africa ...
(1919–1978), former South African rugby union player
* Gary du Plessis (1974–2006), Zimbabwean cricketer
* Hans du Plessis, South African rugby league player
* Jacques du Plessis (born 1993), South African rugby union player
* Jean du Plessis (born 1998), South African cricketer
* Lilian du Plessis (born 1992), South African field hockey player
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Mark Du Plessis
Mark Du Plessis (born 3 October 1975, Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe) is a horse racing jockey. He was champion apprentice jockey in Zimbabwe in 1994/1995 and the winner of Zimbabwe senior jockeys' championship in 1997/1998.
He moved to New Zealand an ...
(born 1961), horse racing jockey
* Marthinus du Plessis (born 1932), South African pentathlete, 1956 Summer Olympics
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Morne du Plessis
Morne, Morné, Mörne, etc. may refer to:
People
* Morné (given name)
* Morné (surname)
* Arvid Mörne (1876-1946), a Finnish author and poet
Places
* Morne a Chandelle, a village in the Sud-Est department of Haiti
* Morne-à-l'Eau, a commu ...
(born 1949), South African rugby union player and captain
* Paul du Plessis, legal historian
* Petrus du Plessis (born 1981), professional rugby player for London Irish
* Renate du Plessis (born 1981), South African competitive swimmer
* Tabbie du Plessis (born 1992), South African rugby union player
* Tinus du Plessis (born 1984), Namibian rugby player
* Wade du Plessis (born 1967), South African association football player
Arts and entertainment
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Christian du Plessis
Christian du Plessis (born 2 July 1944) is a South African baritone, largely based in England, and particularly associated with the bel canto repertory.
Born in Vryheid, South Africa, he studied in Johannesburg with Teasdale Griffiths and Esme W ...
(born 1944), South African baritone
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Hubert du Plessis
Hubert du Plessis Order for Meritorious Service, OMSG (7 June 1922 – 12 March 2011) was a South African composer, pianist, and professor of music whose career spanned several decades. Along with Arnold van Wyk and Stefans Grové, du Plessis was ...
(1922 – 2011), South African composer, pianist, and professor of music
* Juanita du Plessis (born 1972), Afrikaans singer, born in Windhoek, Namibia
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Koos du Plessis
Jacobus (Koos) Johannes du Plessis (10 May 1945 – 15 January 1984) was a prominent South African singer-songwriter and poet, colloquially known as ''Koos Doep''. Although he received critical acclaim for much of his work, he became best k ...
(1945–1984), South African songwriter
* Phil du Plessis (1944–2011), Afrikaans poet, musician, and medical doctor
* Zack du Plessis (1950–2011), South African actor
Jan du Plessis
Sir Jan Petrus du Plessis (born 22 January 1954
, American litigant, plaintiff in the landmark ''
Plessy v. Ferguson
''Plessy v. Ferguson'', 163 U.S. 537 (1896), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality, a doctrine that ...
'' Supreme Court decision
* John de Plessis, 7th Earl of Warwick
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Joseph-Octave Plessis
Joseph-Octave Plessis (March 3, 1763 – December 4, 1825) was a Canadians, Canadian Catholic Church, Roman Catholic clergyman from Quebec. He was the first archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec after the diocese was elevated to ...
Plessey
The Plessey Company plc was a British electronics, defence and telecommunications company. It originated in 1917, growing and diversifying into electronics. It expanded after World War II by acquisition of companies and formed overseas compani ...