Dupont (family name)
Dupont (also du Pont , Du Pont , duPont and Dupond ; Eng. "From the bridge") is a French family name that originally referred to someone who lived on or near a bridge.
Name bearer
A.
- Albert Dupont-Willemin (before 1935–1977), Swiss lawyer and politician (SP)
- Alfred I. du Pont ( Alfred Irénée du Pont ; 1864–1935), American industrialist
- Alfred V. du Pont ( Alfred Victor Philadelphe du Pont de Nemours ; 1798-1856), French-American industrialist
- Andreas Dupont (André Du Pont; André Dupont) (1756-1817), German-French rose breeder
- André Dupont (* 1949), Canadian ice hockey player, coach and scout
- Andrea Dupont (* 1980), Canadian cross-country skier
- Andrée Dupont-Roc , French curler
- Ann Dupont (1915–1998), American jazz musician
- Arthur Dupont (born 1985), French actor
- Aurélie Dupont (* 1973), French ballet dancer
B.
- Bernard Dupont (1933–1990), Swiss politician
- Brodie Dupont (* 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
C.
- Charles Brook Dupont-White (1807-1878), French economist
- Charles Désiré Dupond (1872–1952), Belgian ornithologist and director and editor of Le Gerfaut - Revue belge d'Ornithologie .
- Clifford Dupont (1905–1978), Rhodesian politician, President
D.
- Denise Dupont (* 1984), Danish curler
- Dominique Dupont-Roc (* 1963), French curler
E.
- Eleuthère Irénée du Pont ( Eleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours ; 1771-1834), French chemist
- Eleuthere Paul du Pont (1887–1950), American industrialist
- Émile Dupont (politician, 1834) (1834–1912), Belgian politician
- Émile Dupont (politician, 1848) (1848-1922), French politician
- Émile Dupont (marksman) (1887–1959), Belgian marksman
- Émile Dupont (politician, 1911) (1911–1991), Swiss politician
- Eric Dupont (* 1973), French film director
- Éric Dupond-Moretti (* 1961), French defense lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice of France
- Ewald André Dupont (1891–1956), German film director and screenwriter
F.
- Florence Dupont , French novelist and author
G
- Gabriel Dupont (1878-1914), French composer
- Georges Dupont (chemist) (1884–1958), French chemist
- Georges Dupont (track and field athlete) (1903–1983), French sprinter
- Georges-Hilaire Dupont (1919–2020), French religious, Bishop of Pala
- Ghislaine Dupont (1956-2013), French journalist
- Gretl Dupont (1893-1965), German actress
- Gustav Dupont (1897–1912), German opera singer
H
- Henry A. du Pont (1838–1926), American politician
- Herbert L. DuPont (* 1938), American medic
- Hubert Dupont (musician) (* 1959), French jazz musician
- Hubert Dupont (cyclist) (* 1980), French cyclist
I.
- Ilse Lotz-Dupont (1898–1968), German actress and screenwriter
J
- Jacques Dupont (composer) (1906–1985), French composer
- Jacques Dupont (1910-2001), Canadian singer and composer, see Albert Viau
- Jacques Dupont (theologian) (1915–1998), Belgian Catholic theologian and New Testament scholar
- Jacques Dupont (director) (1921-2013), French director
- Jacques Dupont (cyclist) (1928–2019), French cyclist
- Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767–1855), French politician
- Jacques-Marie-Antoine-Célestin Dupont (1792-1859), French cardinal from Sardinia, Archbishop of Bourges
- Jacques Pierre Dupont (1929–2002), French diplomat
- John Eleuthère du Pont (1938–2010), American ornithologist and conchologist
- Joseph Dupont (composer) (1838–1899), Belgian violinist, composer and conductor
- Joseph Dupont (bishop) (1850–1930), French clergyman, titular bishop of Thibaris
- Joseph Dupont (architect) (1873–1918), French architect and politician
- Joseph Dupont (politician) , Belgian politician
- Judith Dupont (* 1925), Hungarian-French psychoanalyst and editor
L.
- Laura duPont (1949–2002), American tennis player
- Leo Dupont (1797–1876), French Roman Catholic layperson, Venerable Servant of God
- Léon Dupont (1881–1956), Belgian athlete
- Louis Dupont (entomologist) († 1931), French entomologist
- Louis Dupont (sculptor) (1896–1967), Belgian sculptor
- Louis Dupont (linguist) († 1965), linguist
- Louis Dupont (economist) (* 1944), economist and university professor
- Louis Eugène Dupont (1839–1901), Swiss engineer, politician and diplomat
- Louis Pierre Henriquel-Dupont (1797–1892), French engraver
M.
- Madeleine Dupont (* 1987), Danish curler
- Margaret Osborne duPont (1918–2012), American tennis player
- Micki DuPont (* 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
N
- Nicolas Dupont (organ builder) (1714–1781), French organ builder
- Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (* 1961), French politician
- Normand Dupont (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey player
O
- Oliver Dupont (actor) (* 1970), German actor
- Oliver Dupont (curler) (* 1990), Danish curler
P
- Paul Dupont des Loges (1804–1886), Franco-German clergyman, Bishop of Metz and politician (center), MdR
- Pernille Dupont (* 1967), Danish badminton player
- Pierre Dupont (politician) (1795–1878), Belgian politician
- Pierre Dupont (writer) (1821–1870), French writer and poet
- Pierre Dupont (diplomat) (1912–1993), Swiss diplomat
- Pierre Dupont (archaeologist) , French archaeologist
- Pierre Dupont de l'Étang (1765–1840), French general
- Pierre Samuel du Pont IV (* 1935), American politician, see Pierre S. du Pont IV.
- Pierre Samuel du Pont (chemist) (1870–1954), American chemist and businessman
- Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817), French economist
R.
- René Dupont (film producer) (* 1929), British film producer
- René Marie Albert Dupont (* 1929), French clergyman, Bishop of Andong
- Richard Henry Puech dit Dupont (1798–1873), French natural food dealer and entomologist
- Roland Dupont (1909-2004), American jazz trombonist
- Ronnie DuPont (1937-2015), American jazz pianist
T
- T. Coleman du Pont (1863–1930) American businessman and politician
- Tiffany Dupont (born 1981), American actress
- Timothy Dupont (* 1987), Belgian racing cyclist