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Dufresne or du Fresne (pr: do fr ai n) is a French topographical name from Old French meaning "ash" as in Ash tree from the Latin: fraxinus and may refer to the following:
In people:
- Begona Via Dufresne (born 1971), a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion
- Diane Dufresne (born 1944), a Canadian singer and painter
- Donald Dufresne (born 1967), a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman
- Gaston Dufresne, a contrabassist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Gérard Dufresne (Shawinigan), local politician and a military officer in Shawinigan, Quebec
- Guillaume Dufresne d' Arsel, established French rule of Mauritius under the French East India Company in 1715
- Jean Dufresne (1829 – 1893), German chess player
- John Dufresne (born 1948), an American author of French Canadian descent
- Joseph Dufresne (1805 - 1873), a Quebec notary and political figure
- Laurent Dufresne, former Team Captain of Valenciennes FC
- Louis Dufresne (17521832) French explorer, ornithologist and taxidermist.
- Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (1724 - 1772), a French explorer
- Nicole duFresne (born 1973), Spanish sportive sailor
- Wylie Dufresne, chef and owner of wd~50 restaurant in Manhattan
- Andrew "Andy" Dufresne, the main protagonist of the 1994 American drama film, The Shawshank Redemption
In other uses:
- Chateau Dufresne, residence in Montreal
- Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy, awarded by the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League
- Marion Dufresne (1995), a French research vessel
- Musée Maurice Dufresne, a technological history museum located near the Château of Azay-le-Rideau, France
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