Dupont
Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, duPont, or du Pont is a common French surname. It may refer to:
Companies
- Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, commonly known as DuPont, one of the world's largest chemical companies
- Du Pont Motors
- Gilbert Dupont, a French stock brokerage part of retail banking network Crédit du Nord
- ST Dupont, a French manufacturer of lighters, collectible pens, handbags, perfumes, and cigarettes
- Dupont Brewery, a brewery located in Tourpes (Leuze-en-Hainaut), Belgium
Places in the United States
- Dupont, Colorado
- DuPont Historic Corridor, Delaware
- Fort DuPont, Delaware
- Fort DuPont State Park, Delaware
- Du Pont, Georgia
- Dupont, Indiana
- Dupont, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
- DuPont State Forest, North Carolina
- Dupont, Ohio
- Dupont, Pennsylvania
- Dupont, Tennessee
- DuPont, Washington
- Fort Dupont Park, Washington, D.C.
- Dupont Circle, historic district in Washington, D.C.
- Dupont, Wisconsin
People with the surname
- The Du Pont family, an American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
- Aimé Dupont (1842–1900), Belgian-born American photographer
- Alfred I. du Pont (1864–1935), American industrialist, financier, philanthropist, cellist and composer
- André Dupont (born 1949), retired National Hockey League player
- Aurélie Dupont (born 1973), Paris Opera Ballet étoile
- Charles H. DuPont (1805–1877), Florida Supreme Court justice
- Christian Dupont (born 1947), Belgian politician
- Clifford Dupont (1905–1978), president of Rhodesia (1970–1975)
- Denise Dupont (born 1984), Danish curler
- Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours (1771–1843), founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
- Ewald André Dupont (1891–1956), German movie director
- Gabriel Dupont (1878–1914), French composer
- Ghislaine Dupont (1956–2013), French journalist
- Hubert Dupont (born 1980), professional cyclist for Ag2r-La Mondiale
- Irénée du Pont (1876–1963), U.S. businessman, former president of the DuPont company and head of the Du Pont trust
- Jacques Dupont (director) (1921–2013), French film director
- Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767–1855), French lawyer and statesman
- John Eleuthère du Pont (1938–2010), ornithologist, philanthropist, convicted of killing Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz
- Leo Dupont (1797–1876), The Venerable, Catholic religious figure
- Léon Dupont (1881–1956), Belgian athlete
- Margaret Osborne duPont (1918–2012), American tennis champion
- Madeleine Dupont (born 1987), Danish curler
- Pierre Dupont (1821–1870), French songwriter
- Pierre Dupont de l'Étang (1765–1840), French general of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
- Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817), French writer, economist, government official and family patriarch
- Pierre S. du Pont (1870–1954), president of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and General Motors
- Pierre S. du Pont IV (born 1935), American lawyer and politician, governor of Delaware
- Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803–1865), U.S. Navy admiral
- Tiffany Dupont (born 1981), American actress
Other
- Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award
- Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust
- Alexis I. duPont High School, Greenville, Delaware
- DuPont analysis, financial analysis tool
- Dupont (band), a Swedish electronic music band
- Dupont Circle Fountain, Washington, D.C.
- The Dupont Circle Hotel, Washington, D.C.
- Dupont et Dupond, the original name of Thomson and Thompson, characters in The Adventures of Tintin
- Dupont (TTC), a subway station in Toronto, Canada
- DuPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky
- Dupont wires, a form of Jump wire
- Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Florida charitable fund
- Super Dupont, a French graphic novel
- Tour DuPont, a former bicycle race
- USS Du Pont (DD-152)
- USS Du Pont (DD-941)
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