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 fine writing instruments, men's jewellery and more notably lighters
• 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 (May 26, 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 1986), 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)