Lemprière is both a surname and a given name originating in Jersey. Notable people with the name include: Clement Lemprière (1683–1746), artist, military draughtsman and cartographer Helen Lempriere (1907–1991), Australian artist John Lemprière (circa 1765–1824), English classical scholar, lexicographer, theologian, teacher and headmaster Cyril Lemprière, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s, for Yorkshire, and Hull Major-General Arthur Reid Lempriere (1835–1927), British soldier and surveyor Geoffrey Lemprière (1904–1977), Australian woolbuyer Given name Lemprière Durell Hammond (1881–1965), Anglican bishop