Dumont
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Dumont, meaning "from the mount" in French, may refer to the following places:
Dumont is also a very common family name in France that has spread to many other countries. It is the name of:
- Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932), Brazilian aviation pioneer and inventor.
- Allen B. DuMont, American inventor, industrialist, and pioneer in the early years of television.
- Bruno Dumont (1958-), French motion picture director (of polemic La Vie de Jésus fame)
- Charles Dumont de Sainte Croix (1758–1830), French zoologist
- Denise Dumont (1955-), Brazilian TV and movie actress
- Fernand Dumont (1927-1997), sociologist, poet and writer from Québec, Canada
- Henri Dumont (1610-1684), French musician and composer
- Gabriel Dumont (1837-1906), Canadian indigenous leader of the Métis people
- Ivy Dumont (1930-), governor-general of the Bahamas
- José Dumont (1950-), Brazilian TV and movie actor
- Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790-1842), French naval officer and explorer
- Mario Dumont (1970-), Canadian politician from Québec
- Pierre Étienne Louis Dumont (1759-1829), French/Swiss political writer
- René Dumont (1904-2001), French agronomist, sociologist and scientist
- Richard M. Dumont, Canadian actor and director
Dumont may also refer to:
- The DuMont Television Network, which broadcast in the United States from 1946 until 1956.
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