Prevost

Prevost, Prévost or Prévôt may refer to:

People

• Abbé Antoine François Prévost (1697–1763), French novelist
• André Prévost (1934–2001), Canadian composer
• Augustine Prevost (c. 1725-1786), British general
• Constant Prévost (1787–1856), French geologist
• Daniel Prevost, writer
• Daniel Prévost, French actor
• Eddie Prévost, English drummer and percussionist
• Eugène Marcel Prévost (1862–1941), French novelist and member of the French Academy
• Eugène Prévost (1809–1872), French composer and conductor
• Florent Prévost, French naturalist
• Françoise Prévost (1680–1741), French dancer
• Françoise Prévost (actress), (1930–1997), actress
• Gédéon-Mélasippe Prévost, Quebec notary and political figure
• George Prevost (1767–1816), British general and governor
• George Prevost McKay, Canadian business executive and politician
• Hélène Prévost, tennis player
• Hippolyte Prévost (1808–1873), inventor of a stenography system
• James Charles Prevost, British admiral
• Jean Prévost (1901–1944), French writer and Resistance fighter
• Jean Prévost (politician) (1870–1915) Quebec lawyer, journalist and politician
• Jean-Louis Prévost (1838–1927), Swiss neurologist and physiologist
• Jean-Louis Prévost (1790–1850), botanical artist
• Joël Prévost, musician
• Louis Prévost de Sansac (1496–1576), maréchal de France
• Lucien Anatole Prevost-Paradol (1829–1870), French journalist and essayist
• Marcel Prévost (1862–1941), French writer
• Marie Prevost (1898–1937), actress
• Michael Prevost (born 1953), German-Canadian boxer
• Nicholas Le Prevost (born 1947), English actor
• Pierre Prévost (1751–1839), Swiss philosopher and physicist
• Pierre André Prévost de La Prévostière, governor general of Pondicherry
• Prevost Baronets, title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
• Robert Prévost, (1927–1982), Canadian set designer
• Victor Prevost, (1820–1881), photographer
• Wilfrid Prévost (1832–1898), Quebec lawyer and politician
• Yves Prévost (1908–1997), Quebec lawyer and politician

Places

• Prévost, Quebec, community in the Laurentians region of Quebec, Canada
• Prevost, community on Stuart Island, San Juan County, Washington, USA
• Prévost (electoral district), Quebec provincial electoral district

Things

• HMCS Prevost, Canadian naval reserve unit in London, Ontario
• Prevost Car, bus manufacturer and division of Volvo Buses
• Prevost's Ground Sparrow, sparrow
• Prevost's squirrel, rodent
• Prévost reaction, chemical reaction
• USS Lady Prevost (1812), United States warship
• HMS Sir George Prevost, British naval warship

See also

• Provost (disambiguation)