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Dupuy (surname)

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Dupuy, also spelt DuPuy, and in its noble form du Puy (variant: du Puis) is a Francophone surname rich in history and peerage, dating back to medieval times. Translated the name means "of Puy", Puy being a commune in the Haute-Loire, Auvergne region of France. Means "Of The Height" (Southern French Puy, a height; Latin podi-um, a balcony, elevated platform). Puech,Pech,Puy, Puig(and its derivatives) Delpech,Delpuech have the same meaning.

People named du Puy or Dupuy

  • Albert Dupuy (born February 1, 1947 in Alicante, Spain), French civil servant
  • Bob DuPuy, President and Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball
  • Charles Dupuy (5 November 1851 – 23 July 1923), French statesman and three time Prime Minister of France
  • Charlotte Dupuy, African American enslaved by Henry Clay
  • Claude Dupuy (bishop) (1901–1989), Archbishop of Albi
  • Claude Dupuy (jurist) (1545–1594), Parisian jurist, humanist and bibliophile
  • Claude-Thomas Dupuy (1678–1738), Intendant of New France from 1726 to 1728
  • Dominique Dupuy (biologist) (1812–1885), French zoologist and botanist
  • Dominique Dupuy (1957), race driver
  • Gérard du Puy (died February 14, 1389), French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Henri Dupuy de Lôme (15 October 1816 – 1 February 1885), French naval architect
  • Imbert du Puy (died 26 May 1348), French Cardinal, nephew of Pope John XXII
  • Jean Dupuy (disambiguation), various persons
  • Jean Baptiste Édouard Du Puy (1770 – April 3, 1822), Swiss-born singer, composer, director and violinist
  • Michel Dupuy, Canadian diplomat, journalist, academic and politician from Quebec
  • Paul Dupuy, history lecturer at the Ecole Normale
  • Philippe Dupuy of Dupuy and Berberian, French cartoonist and co-creator of Monsieur Jean
  • Pierre Dupuy (scholar) (1582–1651), a French scholar
  • Raymond du Puy de Provence (1083–1160), French knight and second Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
  • Tina Dupuy, American syndicated political columnist, humorist and writer
  • Trevor N. Dupuy, American military historian

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