Desportes is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alexandre-François Desportes (1661–1743), French painter Émile Desportes (1878–1944), French classical composer and conductor Hélène Desportes (1620–1675) Narcisse Henri François Desportes (1776–1856), French botanist and bibliographer Nicolas Desportes (1718–1787), French painter Philippe Desportes (1546–1606), French poet Vincent Desportes, French general and military theorist Yvonne Desportes (1907–1993), French classical composer, writer and music educator