Plessis

Plessis, Plessy, du Plessis, and de Plessis are related French surnames, and may refer to:

  • Cardinal Richelieu, French statesman and cardinal, born Armand-Jean du Plessis, Seigneur de Richelieu
  • Phillipe de Plessis, French knight and 13th Grand Master of the Knights Templar
  • Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French statesman
  • Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu, French bishop
  • Jacques de Rougé du Plessis-Bellière, French general
  • Suzanne, Marquise du Plessis-Bellière, wife of Jacques and political opponent of Louis XIV
  • Marie Duplessis, French courtesan
  • Gilbert de Choiseul Duplessis Praslin, French bishop
  • Caesar, duc de Choiseul, Marshal of France, born Cæsar Choiseul du Plessis-Praslin
  • Philippe de Mornay, French Protestant writer, also known as Mornay Du Plessis
  • Joseph-Octave Plessis, Canadian bishop
  • Homer Plessy, American litigant, plaintiff in the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision
  • Damien Plessis, French footballer
  • Guillaume Plessis, French footballer from Réunion
  • Jan du Plessis, British-South African businessman
  • Bismarck du Plessis and Jannie du Plessis, brothers and South African rugby players
  • Koos du Plessis, South African songwriter
  • Corne Du Plessis, South African sprinter
  • Christian du Plessis, South African baritone
  • Francois du Plessis, a South African cricketer
  • Johannes du Plessis, a South African DRC missionary
  • David du Plessis, a South African Pentecostal minister
  • Tinus du Plessis, a Namibian rugby player
  • Thomas-Antoine de Mauduit du Plessis, a French officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War

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