Dufresne

Dufresne or du Fresne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Armand A. Dufresne Jr. (1909–1994), Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Begoña Vía-Dufresne, Spanish sailor and Olympic champion Bertrand Dufresne (1736–1801), French financier, civil servant and politician Charles Dufresne (1876–1938), French painter Chris Dufresne (1958–2020), American sports journalist Diane Dufresne, Canadian singer and painter Donald Dufresne, retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman Gaston Dufresne (1898–1998), contrabassist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra Gérard Dufresne (1918–2013), politician and military officer in Quebec Guillaume Dufresne d'Arsel, who established French rule of Mauritius Jean Dufresne (1829–1893), German chess player John Dufresne, American author of French-Canadian descent Joseph Dufresne (1805–1873), Quebec notary and political figure Laurent Dufresne, former French football team captain Louis Dufresne (1752–1832), French explorer, ornithologist and taxidermist Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (1724–1772), French explorer Nicole duFresne (1977–2005), American playwright and actress Wylie Dufresne, chef and restaurant owner in Manhattan