Dupont
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Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, or du Pont may refer to:
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[edit] Companies
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont), the world's second largest chemical company
- 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
[edit] Places in the United States
- Dupont, Colorado
- Du Pont, Georgia
- Dupont, Indiana
- Dupont, Louisiana
- Dupont, Ohio
- Dupont, Pennsylvania
- Dupont, Tennessee
- DuPont, Washington
- Dupont, Wisconsin
- Dupont Circle, a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
[edit] People
- the Du Pont family, an American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
- Andre Dupont (b. 1949), retired NHL player
- Christian Dupont (b. 1947) , Belgian politician
- Clifford Dupont (1905-1978), President of Rhodesia (1970-1975)
- Ewald André Dupont (1891–1956), German movie directory
- Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767–1855), French lawyer and statesman
- Pierre Dupont (1821-1870), French songwriter
- Pierre Dupont de l'Étang (1765-1840), French general of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
- Pierre S. du Pont, IV (b. 1935), U.S. politician - Governor of Delaware (1977-1985), Congressman (1971-1977)
- Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803-1865), U.S. Navy admiral
- Tiffany Dupont(b. 1981), American actress
[edit] Other
- Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
- Alexis I. duPont High School, Greenville, Delaware
- DuPont Manual Magnet High School, Louisville, Kentucky
- Super Dupont, a French graphic novel
- duPont-Columbia Award
- duPont Registry
- Tour DuPont, a former bicycle race
- USS Du Pont (DD-152)
- USS Du Pont (DD-941)
- Du Pont Identity, financial analysis tool
- Dupont (TTC), a subway station in Toronto
- Dupont, a Swedish electronic music band
- Dupond et Dupont, the original name of Thomson and Thompson, characters in The Adventures of Tintin