Dupont, variously styled as DuPont, duPont, Du Pont, or du Pont is a

French surname French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ...

meaning "of the bridge", historically indicating that the holder of the surname resided near a bridge. , the name was the fourth most popular surname in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

, and , it was the 26th most popular in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

People

Du Pont family The du Pont family () or Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817). It has been one of the richest families in the United States since the mid-19th century, when it founded its fo ...

, an American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours *

Aimé Dupont Aimé Dupont (6 December 1841 – 16 February 1900) was a Belgian-born American sculptor and photographer who was best known for his pictures of opera singers when he was the official photographer for the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Ear ...

(1841–1900), Belgian-born American photographer * Alfred I. du Pont (1864–1935), American industrialist, financier, philanthropist, cellist *

André Dupont André Dupont (born July 27, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers and Quebec Nordiques. He won bac ...

(born 1949), retired National Hockey League player *

Andrée Dupont-Roc Andrée Dupont-Roc is a French curler and curling coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting c ...

, French curler and coach *

Antoine Dupont Antoine Dupont (born 15 November 1996) is a French professional rugby union player. He currently plays at scrum half for Toulouse in the Top 14 and captains the France national team. In 2021, Dupont won World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year. ...

(born 1996), French professional Rugby Union player *

Aurélie Dupont Aurélie Dupont (born 15 January 1973 in Paris) is a French ballet dancer who performed with the Paris Opera Ballet as an '' Étoile''. She began her career in dance in 1983 when she entered the Paris Opera Ballet School (''L’École de danse de ...

(born 1973), Paris Opera Ballet ''étoile'' * Chantal duPont (1942–2019), Canadian multidisciplinary artist * Charles H. DuPont (1805–1877), Florida Supreme Court justice * Christian Dupont (born 1947), Belgian politician * Christian Dupont-Roc, French and Dutch curler *

Clifford Dupont Clifford Walter Dupont, GCLM, ID (6 December 1905 – 28 June 1978) was a British-born Rhodesian politician who served in the internationally unrecognised positions of officer administrating the government (from 1965 until 1970) and president ...

(1905–1978), president of Rhodesia *

Denise Dupont Denise Kanstrup Dupont (born 24 May 1984) is a Danish curler. She throws third rocks for the Danish national team, skipped by Angelina Jensen. After several years of limited success in the Junior ranks, Dupont joined Dorthe Holm's team and was ...

(born 1984), Danish curler *

Dominique Dupont-Roc Dominique Dupont-Roc (born 26 September 1963 in Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, France) is a French curler, and an eight-time French men's champion. He participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics where the French men's team finished in tenth place. He ...

(born 1963), French curler, 1992 and 2002 Winter Olympics participant *

E. A. Dupont Ewald André Dupont (25 December 1891 – 12 December 1956) was a German film director, one of the pioneers of the German film industry. He was often credited as E. A. Dupont. Early career A newspaper columnist in 1916, Dupont became a screenwri ...

(1891–1956), German movie director *

Éleuthère Irénée du Pont Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours (; ; 24 June 1771 – 31 October 1834) was a French-American chemist and industrialist who founded the gunpowder manufacturer E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. His descendants, the du Pont family, hav ...

(1771–1834), founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company *

Gabriel Dupont Gabriel Édouard Xavier Dupont (1 March 1878 – 1 August 1914) was a French composer, known for his operas and chamber music. Biography Dupont was born in Caen. Following after his father who was a teacher at the Malherbe secondary school and t ...

(1878–1914), French composer * George Dupont (c. 18441900), Thai soldier in American Civil War * Ghislaine Dupont (1956–2013), French journalist * Herbert L. DuPont (born 1938), American physician, medical school professor, and medical researcher *

Hubert Dupont Hubert Dupont (born 13 November 1980 in Lyon) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2019 for the R.A.G.T. Semences and teams. His sporting career began with AC Lyon Vaise. Major resu ...

(born 1980), professional cyclist *

Irénée du Pont Irénée du Pont I (December 21, 1876 – December 19, 1963) was an American businessman, president of the DuPont company and head of the Du Pont trust. Early life Irénée du Pont I was born on December 21, 1876, in New Castle, Delaware, the so ...

(1876–1963), U.S. businessman, former president of DuPont *

Jacques Dupont (director) Jacques Dupont (21 April 1921, Ruelle-sur-Touvre – 10 March 2013) was a French film director. Life Formerly of the IDHEC, and a specialist in exotic cinema, he appeared less comfortable in '' Les Distractions'', in which he directed Jean-Paul ...

(1921–2013), French film director *

Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (; 27 February 17673 March 1855) was a French lawyer and statesman. He is best known as the first head of state of the Second Republic, after the collapse of the July Monarchy as a result of the French Revolut ...

(1767–1855), French lawyer and statesman *

John du Pont John Eleuthère du Pont (November 22, 1938 – December 9, 2010) was an American convicted murderer and philanthropist. An heir to the du Pont family fortune, he was a published ornithologist, philatelist, conchologist, and sports enthusiast. Du ...

(1938–2010), philanthropist, convicted of murdering Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz *

Leo Dupont Venerable Leo Dupont (24 January 1797 – 18 March 1876), also known as ''"The Holy Man of Tours,"'' or the "Apostle of the Holy Face", was a Catholic who helped spread various Catholic devotions such as that of the Holy Face of Jesus and night ...

(1797–1876), Venerable, Catholic religious figure *

Léon Dupont Léon Dupont (18 May 1881 – 4 October 1956) was a Belgian athlete who mainly competed in the standing high jump. He competed for Belgium in the 1906 Intercalated Games held in Athens, Greece in the standing high jump where he won the sil ...

(1881–1956), Belgian athlete *

Leonard Dupont Léonard Puech Dupont (10 January 1796 – 7 February 1828) was a French naturalist, explorer, collector and trader of natural history specimens. Dupont was born in Bayeux, Normandy to wigmaker Jean-Antoine Puech dit Dupont and Marie-Françoise ...

(1796–1828), French naturalist *

Madeleine Dupont Madeleine Kanstrup Dupont (born 26 May 1987 in Glostrup, Denmark) is a Danish curler from Copenhagen. She won the Frances Brodie Award in 2004. She currently skips her own team with teammates Mathilde Halse, Denise Dupont (Mad ...

(born 1987), Danish curler *

Margaret Osborne duPont Margaret Osborne duPont (born Margaret Evelyn Osborne; March 4, 1918 – October 24, 2012) was a world No. 1 American female tennis player. DuPont won a total of 37 singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, which places ...

(1918–2012), American tennis champion *

Micki DuPont Micki DuPont (born April 15, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Eisbären Berlin in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career Normally playing a ...

(born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player *

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (; born 7 March 1961), sometimes referred to by his initials NDA, is a French politician serving since 2008 as President of minor party Debout la France. He is its only member of the National Assembly, elected for Essonne' ...

(born 1961), French politician *

Pierre Dupont de l'Étang Pierre-Antoine, comte Dupont de l'Étang (4 July 1765 – 9 March 1840) was a French general of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as well as a political figure of the Bourbon Restoration. Life Revolutionary Wars Born in Chabanais, ...

(1765–1840), general of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars *

Pierre Dupont Pierre Dupont (23 April 1821 – 25 July 1870) was a French songwriter. Dupont was born in Lyon as the son of a blacksmith. His mother died before he was five years old, and he was brought up in the country by his godfather, a village priest. ...

(1821–1870), French songwriter *

Pierre S. du Pont Pierre Samuel du Pont (; January 15, 1870 – April 4, 1954) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist and member of the prominent du Pont family. He was president of DuPont from 1915 to 1919, and served on its board of director ...

(1870–1954), president of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and General Motors *

Pete du Pont Pierre Samuel "Pete" du Pont IV (January 22, 1935 – May 8, 2021) was an American attorney, businessman, and politician from Rockland, in New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington. He was the United States representative for Delaware from ...

(1935–2021), American governor of Delaware *

Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours ( or ; ; 14 December 1739 – 7 August 1817) was a French-American writer, economist, publisher and government official. During the French Revolution, he, his two sons and their families immigrated to the Uni ...

(1739–1817), French writer, economist, government official * Richard Henry Puech Dupont (1798-1873), French naturalist *

Samuel Francis Du Pont Samuel Francis Du Pont (September 27, 1803 – June 23, 1865) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent Du Pont family. In the Mexican–American War, Du Pont captured San Diego, and was made commander of the Ca ...

(1803–1865), U.S. Navy admiral *

Tiffany Dupont Tiffany Dupont (born March 22, 1981) is an American actress, known for playing the lead character, Hadassah, a Jewish girl who will become the Biblical Esther, Queen of Persia, in the Hollywood film ''One Night with the King''. From 2007 to 20 ...

(born 1981), American actress *

Zara DuPont Zara "Zadie" DuPont (1869–1946) was an American suffragist, serving as the first Vice President of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association. Life DuPont was born on February 24, 1869, in Louisville, Kentucky. As a young woman she joined the board of ...

(1869-1946), American suffragist

In song and fiction

* " Monsieur Dupont", a 1969 single by British singer Sandie Shaw

References

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