Durand, du Rand or du Randt is a surname of French origin. Notable people with the surname include: *

André Durand André Durand (born 1947 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian painter working in the European Hermetic tradition. He is influenced by artists such as Rubens, Titian, Michelangelo and Velázquez. Although Durand is perhaps best known for his al ...

(born 1947), Canadian painter *

Angèle Durand Angèle Caroline Liliane Josette Marie-José DeGeest ( Antwerp 23 October 1925 – Augsburg 22 December 2001) was a Belgian singer and actress. Durand was a popular singer in Germany during the early 1950s.Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001 ...

(1925–2001), Belgian singer and actress * Anthony Durand (1956–2009), American potter * Alain Durand (born 1967), French footballer *

Asher Brown Durand Asher Brown Durand (August 21, 1796, – September 17, 1886) was an American painter of the Hudson River School. Early life Durand was born in, and eventually died in, Maplewood, New Jersey (then called Jefferson Village). He was the eight ...

(1796–1886), American painter *

Auguste Durand Marie-Auguste Massacrié-Durand (18 July 1830 – 31 May 1909) was a French music publisher, organist, and composer. Biography Durand was born in Paris and studied at the Paris Conservatoire with François Benoist. He started as an organist in 184 ...

(1830–1909), French organist, publisher, and composer * Bernice Durand (born 1942), American physicist *

Christophe Durand Christophe Durand (born 5 April 1973 in Décines-Charpieu) is a French table tennis player. He won his first Paralympic medal, a gold, at the 2000 Summer Paralympic Games. At the 2004 Games, he won a bronze in the individual event, and anothe ...

(born 1973), French table tennis player *

Claude Durand Claude Durand (1938–2015) was a French publisher, translator and writer. He worked in the French film industry editing films, and occasionally writing and directing. He published leading authors such as Solzhenitsyn and Houellebecq, and toge ...

(1938–2015), French publisher, translator, and writer *

Cora Durand Cora L. Durand (August 23, 1902 - January 23, 1998) was a Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico, Picuris Pueblo potter. Durand started working as a Pottery, potter later in life, beginning in the 1950s. She helped maintain the traditional hand-built method ...

(1902–1998), American potter * David Durand (1680–1763), Huguenot French and English minister and historian * Dimitri Durand (born 1982), French footballer *

Earl Durand Walter Earl Durand (1913–1939) was an American from Wyoming who became known as an outlaw after he escaped from jail. He killed a total of four officers in the course of resisting capture, two at his house, and two who tried to apprehend him durin ...

(1913–1939), American outlaw *

Edmé-Antoine Durand Edmé-Antoine Durand (1768-1835) was a French diplomat and art collector. Life The son of a rich businessman, Durand acquired a wide variety of objects, both locally on his travels (especially in central Italy) and also by buying items from existi ...

(1768–1835), French diplomat and art collector *

Elias Durand Elias Durand (January 25, 1794 – August 15, 1873), born Élie Magloire Durand, was an American pharmacist and botanist.Makers of American Botany, Harry Baker Humphrey, Ronald Press Company, Library of Congress Card Number 61-18435 He was born ...

(1794–1873), American pharmacist and botanist * Elias Judah Durand (1870–1922), American mycologist and botanist * Estienne Durand (1586–1618), French poet * Florentin Durand (born 1982), French ski jumper * Frank Durand (1895–1978), American politician * Frédérik Durand (born 1988), Canadian DJ *

George Du Rand Johannes ("George") Du Rand (born 16 October 1982) is a South African swimmer. As of 2008, he is the African and South African record holder in the men's long course 200 meter backstroke. He is a member of South Africa's 2008 Olympic

(born 1982), South African swimmer * George H. Durand (1838–1903), American politician * Georges-Mathieu de Durand (died 1997), Canadian monk *

Gilbert Durand Gilbert Durand (1 May 1921 – 7 December 2012) was a French academic known for his work on the imaginary, symbolic anthropology and mythology. According to Durand, Imagination and Reason can be complementary. He defended the status of the imag ...

(1921–2012), French academic * Gilles Durand (born 1952), Canadian former cyclist * Ginette Durand (born 1929), French gymnast *

Godefroy Durand Godefroy Durand (1832, Düsseldorf – 27 September 1896, Paris) was a German-born French illustrator and draughtsman, who worked in both France and Great Britain. Life Durand was born in Düsseldorf to French parents. He trained in Paris un ...

(1832–1896), French illustrator * Grace Durand (1867–1948), American clubwoman, business owner, and temperance activist *

Gregory Durand Gregory Durand (born 8 December 1977) is a French former short track speed skater. He competed in two events at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake ...

(born 1977), French short track speed skater *

Guillaume Durand Guillaume Durand, or William Durand (c. 1230 – 1 November 1296), also known as Durandus, Duranti or Durantis, from the Italian form of Durandi filius, as he sometimes signed himself, was a French canonist and liturgical writer, and Bishop ...

(1230–1296), French canonist and liturgist * Hélène Durand (1883–1934), Belgian botanical illustrator *

Henry Marion Durand Major-General Sir Henry Marion Durand, (6 November 1812 – 1 January 1871) was a British military officer in the Bengal Army and served as List of governors of Punjab (British India), Lieutenant Governor of Punjab from 1870 until his death in 1 ...

(1812–1871), British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator * Sir Henry

Mortimer Durand Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, (14 February 1850 – 8 June 1924) was a British Anglo-Indian diplomat and member of the Indian Civil Service. Background Born at Sehore, Bhopal, India, he was the son of Sir Henry Marion Durand, the Resident of ...

(1850–1924), British diplomat and civil servant in British India * Henry R. Durand (1855–1932), businessman *

Henry Strong Durand Henry Durand (6 June 1861 – 8 May 1929)''Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University'', 1928-29, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, pp. 81-2. wrote, with Carl Wilhelm, "Bright College Years", the Yale University alma mater. Durand ...

(1861–1929), American medical doctor and philanthropist *

Hippolyte Durand Hippolyte Durand (1801–1882 ) was a French architect who specialized in medieval-style church architecture. He restored or built many church buildings, mostly in the southwest of the country. He is perhaps best known for the Basilica of Our Lad ...

(1801–1882), French architect *

Jacky Durand Jacky Durand (born 10 February 1967 in Laval, Mayenne) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. Durand had an attacking style, winning the Tour of Flanders in 1992 after a breakaway, and three stages in the Tour de France. Durand tu ...

(born 1967), French professional cyclist * Jacques Durand (1920–2009), French engineer and automobile designer *

Jacques Durand (publisher) Marie-Jacques Massacrié-Durand (22 February 1865 – 22 August 1928) was a French music publisher and composer, sometimes under the pseudonym J. Samm. The family's publishing house, Éditions Durand, published works by many of Durand's contempo ...

(1865–1928), French music publisher and composer *

James Durand James Durand (1775 – 22 March 1833) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Abergavenny, Wales in 1775 and came to Upper Canada in 1802 to deal with delinquent accounts on behalf of a group of London merchants ...

(1775–1833), businessman and political figure in Upper Canada *

Jean Durand Jean Durand (1882–1946) was a French screenwriter and film director of the silent era.Rège p.349 He was extremely prolific, working on well over two hundred films. He was married to the actress Berthe Dagmar. Selected filmography * ''Tarnishe ...

(1882–1946), French screenwriter and film director *

Jean-Marie Durand Jean-Marie Durand (13 November 1940) is a French Assyriologist. Career A student of the École Normale Supérieure (Lettres 1962), agrégé of grammar (1965), Doctor of History following a thesis dedicated to the documents of the rooms 134 and ...

(born 1940), French Assyriologist *

Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand (Paris, 18 September 1760 – Thiais, 31 December 1834) was a French author, teacher and architect. He was an important figure in Neoclassicism, and his system of design using simple modular elements anticipated modern ...

(1760–1834), French author, teacher and architect *

Jean-Philippe Durand Jean-Philippe Durand (born 11 November 1960) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. In his playing career, he played for Olympique Marseille and France at Euro 1992. Whilst at Marseille, he played in the victorio ...

(born 1960), French footballer *

Joël-François Durand Joël-François Durand (born 17 September 1954) is a French composer. Biography Born in Orléans, Durand studied mathematics, music education and piano in Paris, then composition with Brian Ferneyhough in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (1981–8 ...

(born 1954), French composer * Johann Durand (born 1981), French football player *

John Durand (MP, died 1788) John Durand (c. 1719 – 1788), of Woodcote Lodge, Carshalton, Surrey, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1768 and 1784. He served as a ship's captain for the East India Company and afterwards set up as a Lon ...

(1719–1788) * John Hodsdon Durand (1761–1830) * Julien Durand (disambiguation), several *

Kevin Durand Kevin Serge Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for portraying Vasiliy Fet in ''The Strain'', Joshua in '' Dark Angel'', Martin Keamy in ''Lost'', Fred J. Dukes / The Blob in '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', Barry ...

(born 1974), Canadian actor *

Laurent Durand Laurent Durand (1712, Paris – 1763) was an 18th-century French publisher active in the Age of Enlightenment. His shop was established rue Saint-Jacques under the sign ''Saint Landry & du griffon''. Durand was the son of a merchant born near Auxe ...

(1712–1763), French publisher *

Léopold Durand Léopold Durand OSB (1666–1746) was a French architect. Bibliography Dom Durand was born in Saint-Mihiel (Lorraine) in 1666. He studied law and architecture, after which he went te become a member of the order of Saint Benedict , imag ...

(1666–1746), French architect * Lorenzo T. Durand (1849–1917), American lawyer and politician * Manon Durand (born 1998), French canoeist *

Marguerite Durand Marguerite Durand (24 January 1864 – 16 March 1936) was a French stage actress, journalist, and a leading suffragette. She founded her own newspaper, and ran for election. She is also known for having a pet lion. For her contributions to t ...

(1864–1936), French stage actress, journalist, and suffragette * Marie Durand (1711–1776), French Protestant * Os du Randt (born 1972), South African rugby player *

Peter Durand Peter Durand (21 October 1766 – 23 July 1822) was an English merchant who is widely credited with receiving the first patent for the idea of preserving food using tin cans. The patent (No 3372) was granted on August 25, 1810, by King George III ...

(1766–1822), British inventor of the tin can *

Pierre Durand (disambiguation) Pierre Durand may refer to: * Pierre Durand (pastor) (died 1732), French Huguenot pastor and martyr * Pierre Durand (equestrian, born 1931) (1931–2016), French Olympic equestrian * Pierre Durand (equestrian, born 1955), French Olympic equestri ...

, several * Raymond Durand (1786–1837), French diplomat *

Raymond Durand (driver) Raymond Durand (born 8 July 1952 in Gap, Hautes-Alpes) is a French rally driver. He won the FIA Alternative Energies Cup drivers' title with Toyota in 2009 (finishing first in the Rally of Montecarlo and in the Ecorally San Marino – Città d ...

(born 1952), French rally driver *

Salty du Rand Jacobus Abraham du Rand (better known as Salty du Rand) (16 January 1926 – 27 February 1979) was a former South African rugby union footballer. He played numerous times for South Africa, including on their 1951–52 Grand Slam tour of Europe ...

(1926–1979), South African rugby player *

Ursin Durand Ursin Durand (20 May 1682, Tours – 31 August 1771, Paris) was a French Benedictine of the Maurist Congregation, and historian. He took vows in the monastery of Marmoutier at the age of nineteen and devoted himself especially to the study of dipl ...

(1682–1771), French monk and historian *

William F. Durand William Frederick Durand (March 5, 1859 – August 9, 1958) was a United States naval officer and pioneer mechanical engineer. He contributed significantly to the development of aircraft propellers. He was the first civilian chair of the National ...

(1859–1958), American aeronautical engineer

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