Deschamps (French pronunciation: [deʃɑ̃]; traditional English pronunciation: /ˈdɛʃən/[1]) is a common family name of French origin, which means "from the fields", from the French word champ = "field".
- Didier Deschamps (born 1968), French football player and manager
- Émile Deschamps (1791–1871), French poet
- Eustache Deschamps (1328–1415), French poet
- François-Michel-Chrétien Deschamps (1683–1747), French playwright
- Gérard Deschamps (born 1937), French artist
- Hubert Deschamps (1923-1998), French actor, uncle of Jérôme
- Jérôme Deschamps (born 1947), French actor, director and opera manager
- Carlos Romero Deschamps (born 1944), Mexican politician
- Johanne Deschamps (born 1959), Canadian politician
- Léger Marie Deschamps (1716–1774), French philosopher and Benedictine monk
- Marie Deschamps (born 1952), Canadian jurist
- Noël Deschamps (1908–2005), Australian diplomat
- Paul Deschamps (1888-1974), French medievalist, father of Hubert
- Robert Deschamps (born 1940), Canadian politician
- Yvon Deschamps (born 1935), Canadian author and humorist
See also
- All pages with titles containing Deschamps
References
- ^ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (London: Oxford UP, 1971), p.45.