Dupont (surname)

Dupont, also spelled as DuPont, duPont, Du Pont, or du Pont is a French surname 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, and, it was the 26th most popular in France.

People with the surname include:


 * Aimé Dupont (1841–1900), Belgian-born American photographer
 * Alfred I. du Pont (1864–1935), American industrialist, financier, philanthropist, cellist
 * André Dupont (born 1949), retired National Hockey League player
 * Antoine Dupont (born 1996), French professional rugby union player
 * Aurélie Dupont (born 1973), Paris Opera Ballet étoile
 * Bernadette Dupont (born 1936), French politician
 * Chantal duPont (1942–2019), Canadian multidisciplinary artist
 * Charles H. DuPont (1805–1877), Florida Supreme Court justice
 * Christian Dupont (born 1947), Belgian politician
 * Clifford Dupont (1905–1978), president of Rhodesia
 * Denise Dupont (born 1984), Danish curler
 * E. A. Dupont (1891–1956), German movie director
 * Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771–1834), founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
 * Gabriel Dupont (1878–1914), French composer
 * George Dupont (c. 1844 – 1900), Thai soldier in American Civil War
 * Ghislaine Dupont (1956–2013), French journalist
 * Henry Dupont (1798–1873), French naturalist
 * Herbert L. DuPont (born 1938), American physician, medical school professor, and medical researcher
 * Hubert Dupont (born 1980), professional cyclist
 * Irénée du Pont (1876–1963), U.S. businessman, former president of DuPont
 * Jacques Dupont (director) (1921–2013), French film director
 * Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767–1855), French lawyer and statesman
 * John du Pont (1938–2010), philanthropist, convicted of murdering Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz
 * Leo Dupont (1797–1876), Venerable, Catholic religious figure
 * Léon Dupont (1881–1956), Belgian athlete
 * Leonard Dupont (1796–1828), French naturalist
 * Madeleine Dupont (born 1987), Danish curler
 * Margaret Osborne duPont (1918–2012), American tennis champion
 * Micki DuPont (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Pierre Dupont de l'Étang (1765–1840), general of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
 * Pierre Dupont (1821–1870), French songwriter
 * Pierre S. du Pont (1870–1954), president of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and General Motors
 * Pete du Pont (1935–2021), American governor of Delaware
 * Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817), French writer, economist, government official
 * Richard G. Dupont (1943–2016), American politician
 * Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803–1865), U.S. Navy admiral
 * Tiffany Dupont (born 1981), American actress
 * Zara DuPont (1869–1946), American suffragist