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'''Plessis''' ([[Afrikaans]]: '''du Plessis''') '''Plessy''', and '''de Plessis''' are related surnames of [[French language|French]] origin, may refer to:
A ''plessis'' meant a ''fence made of interwoven branches'' in [[Old French]].
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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
* [[Frédéric Plessis]] (1851-1942), French latinist
* [[Gilbert de Choiseul du Plessis-Praslin]] (1613–1689), French bishop
* [[Guillaume Plessis]] (born 1985), French footballer from Réunion
* [[Jacques de Rougé du Plessis-Bellière]], French general
* [[Jean du Plessis d'Ossonville]] (died 1635), French governor of Guadeloupe
* [[Philippe du Plessis]] (1165–1209), French knight and 13th Grand Master of the Knights Templar
* [[Philippe de Mornay]] (1549–1623), French Protestant writer, also known as Mornay Du Plessis
* [[Suzanne du Plessis-Bellière]] (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
==Afrikaners==
===Sports===
* [[Bismarck du Plessis]], and [[Jannie du Plessis]], brothers and South African rugby players
* [[Carel du Plessis]] (born 1960), former South African rugby union
* [[Charl du Plessis (rugby union)|Charl du Plessis]] (born 1987), former South African rugby union
* [[Corné du Plessis]] (born 1978), South African sprinter
* [[Daniël du Plessis]] (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
* [[Dricus du Plessis]] (born 1994), South African mixed martial artist
* [[Faf du Plessis]] (born 1984), South African cricketer
* [[Felix du Plessis]] (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
* [[Mark Du Plessis]] (born 1961), horse racing jockey
* [[Marthinus du Plessis]] (born 1932), South African pentathlete, 1956 Summer Olympics
* [[Morne du Plessis]] (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===
* [[Christian du Plessis]] (born 1944), South African baritone
* [[Hubert du Plessis]] (1922 – 2011), South African composer, pianist, and professor of music
* [[Juanita du Plessis]] (born 1972), Afrikaans singer, born in Windhoek, Namibia
* [[Koos du Plessis]] (1945–1984), South African songwriter
* [[Phil du Plessis]] (1944–2011), Afrikaans poet, musician, and medical doctor
* [[Zack du Plessis]] (1950–2011), South African actor
===Other===
* [[Barend du Plessis]] (born 1940), South African politician
* [[David du Plessis]] (1905–1987), South African Pentecostal minister
* [[Erik du Plessis]], Chairman of Millward Brown South Africa and author
* [[Eric Hollingsworth du Plessis]] (born 1950), American author and University professor
* [[Jan du Plessis]] (born 1954), British-South African businessman
* [[Johannes du Plessis]] (1868–1935), South African DRC missionary
* [[Susanna du Plessis]] (1739–1795), Dutch plantation owner in Dutch Surinam
==Other people==
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* [[Homer Plessy]], American litigant, plaintiff in the landmark ''[[Plessy v. Ferguson]]'' Supreme Court decision
* [[John de Plessis]], 7th Earl of Warwick
* [[Joseph-Octave Plessis]] (1763–1825), Canadian bishop
==See also==
* [[Le Plessis (disambiguation)]], the name of 23 communes in France
* [[Collège du Plessis]]
* [[Jaco du Plessis]]
* [[Plessis Bouchard]]
* [[Plessey]], a historic British corporation
* [[Figure of the Earth#Historical Earthvellipsoids|Plessis 1817 ellipsoid]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-03|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Figure of the Earth#Historical Earthvellipsoids|reason= }}
* [[Plessis, New York]]
* [[Piet Plessis]]
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