Durand, du Rand or du Randt is a surname of French origin. Notable people with the surname include: * André Durand (born 1947), Canadian painter * Angèle Durand (1925–2001), Belgian singer and actress * Anthony Durand (1956–2009), American potter * Alain Durand (born 1967), French footballer *

Asher Brown Durand Asher Brown Durand (August 21, 1796, – September 17, 1886) was an American painter of the Hudson River School. Early life Durand was born in, and eventually died in, Maplewood, New Jersey (then called Jefferson Village). He was the eighth ...

(1796–1886), American painter * Auguste Durand (1830–1909), French organist, publisher, and composer * Bernice Durand (born 1942), American physicist * Christophe Durand (born 1973), French table tennis player *

Claude Durand Claude Durand (1938–2015) was a French publisher, translator and writer. He worked in the French film industry editing films, and occasionally writing and directing. He published leading authors such as Solzhenitsyn and Houellebecq, and to ...

(1938–2015), French publisher, translator, and writer * Cora Durand (1902–1998), American potter *

David Durand David Durand (1680 – 16 January 1763) was a Huguenot French and English minister and historian. He was born in Languedoc and fled France to the Netherlands before heading to Spain with a group of refugees, being captured at the Battle of A ...

(1680–1763), Huguenot French and English minister and historian * Dimitri Durand (born 1982), French footballer * Earl Durand (1913–1939), American outlaw * Edmé-Antoine Durand (1768–1835), French diplomat and art collector *

Elias Durand Elias Durand (January 25, 1794 – August 15, 1873), born Élie Magloire Durand, was an American pharmacist and botanist.Makers of American Botany, Harry Baker Humphrey, Ronald Press Company, Library of Congress Card Number 61-18435 He was born ...

(1794–1873), American pharmacist and botanist * Elias Judah Durand (1870–1922), American mycologist and botanist * Estienne Durand (1586–1618), French poet * Florentin Durand (born 1982), French ski jumper * Frank Durand (1895–1978), American politician * Frédérik Durand (born 1988), Canadian DJ * George Du Rand (born 1982), South African swimmer *

George H. Durand George Harman Durand (February 21, 1838 – June 8, 1903) was a politician, jurist, and attorney from Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 mill ...

(1838–1903), American politician * Georges-Mathieu de Durand (died 1997), Canadian monk *

Gilbert Durand Gilbert Durand (1 May 1921 – 7 December 2012) was a French academic known for his work on the imaginary, symbolic anthropology and mythology. According to Durand, Imagination and Reason can be complementary. He defended the status of the imag ...

(1921–2012), French academic * Gilles Durand (born 1952), Canadian former cyclist * Ginette Durand (born 1929), French gymnast *

Godefroy Durand Godefroy Durand (1832, Düsseldorf – 27 September 1896, Paris) was a German-born French illustrator and draughtsman, who worked in both France and Great Britain. Life Durand was born in Düsseldorf to French parents. He trained in Paris und ...

(1832–1896), French illustrator * Grace Durand (1867–1948), American clubwoman, business owner, and temperance activist * Gregory Durand (born 1977), French short track speed skater *

Guillaume Durand Guillaume Durand, or William Durand (c. 1230 – 1 November 1296), also known as Durandus, Duranti or Durantis, from the Italian form of Durandi filius, as he sometimes signed himself, was a French canonist and liturgical writer, and Bishop ...

(1230–1296), French canonist and liturgist * Hélène Durand (1883–1934), Belgian botanical illustrator *

Henry Marion Durand Major-General Sir Henry Marion Durand, (6 November 1812 – 1 January 1871) was a British military officer in the Bengal Army and served as Lieutenant Governor of Punjab from 1870 until his death in 1871. Early life Durand was one of two illeg ...

(1812–1871), British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator * Sir Henry

Mortimer Durand Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, (14 February 1850 – 8 June 1924) was a British Anglo-Indian diplomat and member of the Indian Civil Service. Background Born at Sehore, Bhopal, India, he was the son of Sir Henry Marion Durand, the Resident of ...

(1850–1924), British diplomat and civil servant in British India * Henry R. Durand (1855–1932), businessman *

Henry Strong Durand Henry Durand (6 June 1861 – 8 May 1929)''Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University'', 1928-29, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, pp. 81-2. wrote, with Carl Wilhelm, "Bright College Years", the Yale University alma mater. Duran ...

(1861–1929), American medical doctor and philanthropist * Hippolyte Durand (1801–1882), French architect *

Jacky Durand Jacky Durand (born 10 February 1967 in Laval, Mayenne) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. Durand had an attacking style, winning the Tour of Flanders in 1992 after a breakaway, and three stages in the Tour de France. Durand tu ...

(born 1967), French professional cyclist *

Jacques Durand Jacques Durand (28 June 1920 – 16 August 2009) was a French engineer, model builder and automobile designer. He is primarily known for designing several sports cars, which were built in small volumes in France beginning in the 1950s and c ...

(1920–2009), French engineer and automobile designer *

Jacques Durand (publisher) Marie-Jacques Massacrié-Durand (22 February 1865 – 22 August 1928) was a French music publisher and composer, sometimes under the pseudonym J. Samm. The family's publishing house, Éditions Durand, published works by many of Durand's contempor ...

(1865–1928), French music publisher and composer * James Durand (1775–1833), businessman and political figure in Upper Canada *

Jean Durand Jean Durand (1882–1946) was a French screenwriter and film director of the silent era.Rège p.349 He was extremely prolific, working on well over two hundred films. He was married to the actress Berthe Dagmar. Selected filmography * '' Tarnish ...

(1882–1946), French screenwriter and film director *

Jean-Marie Durand Jean-Marie Durand (13 November 1940) is a French Assyriologist. Career A student of the École Normale Supérieure (Lettres 1962), agrégé of grammar (1965), Doctor of History following a thesis dedicated to the documents of the rooms 134 and ...

(born 1940), French Assyriologist *

Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand (Paris, 18 September 1760 – Thiais, 31 December 1834) was a French author, teacher and architect. He was an important figure in Neoclassicism, and his system of design using simple modular elements anticipated modern ...

(1760–1834), French author, teacher and architect * Jean-Philippe Durand (born 1960), French footballer *

Joël-François Durand Joël-François Durand (born 17 September 1954) is a French composer. Biography Born in Orléans, Durand studied mathematics, music education and piano in Paris, then composition with Brian Ferneyhough in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (1981 ...

(born 1954), French composer * Johann Durand (born 1981), French football player * John Durand (MP, died 1788) (1719–1788) * John Hodsdon Durand (1761–1830) * Julien Durand (disambiguation), several *

Kevin Durand Kevin Serge Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for portraying Vasiliy Fet in '' The Strain'', Joshua in '' Dark Angel'', Martin Keamy in '' Lost'', Fred J. Dukes / The Blob in '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', Bar ...

(born 1974), Canadian actor *

Laurent Durand Laurent Durand (1712, Paris – 1763) was an 18th-century French publisher active in the Age of Enlightenment. His shop was established rue Saint-Jacques under the sign ''Saint Landry & du griffon''. Durand was the son of a merchant born near Auxe ...

(1712–1763), French publisher *

Léopold Durand Léopold Durand OSB (1666–1746) was a French architect. Bibliography Dom Durand was born in Saint-Mihiel (Lorraine) in 1666. He studied law and architecture, after which he went te become a member of the order of Saint Benedict , imag ...

(1666–1746), French architect * Lorenzo T. Durand (1849–1917), American lawyer and politician * Manon Durand (born 1998), French canoeist *

Marguerite Durand Marguerite Durand (24 January 1864 – 16 March 1936) was a French stage actress, journalist, and a leading suffragette. She founded her own newspaper, and ran for election. She is also known for having a pet lion. For her contributions to t ...

(1864–1936), French stage actress, journalist, and suffragette *

Marie Durand Marie Durand (1711–1776), was a French Protestant. She was famously imprisoned in the Tour de Constance (Aigues-Mortes) from 25 August 1730 for attending a Huguenot assembly with her mother, or perhaps because her brother, Pierre Durand, was a w ...

(1711–1776), French Protestant * Os du Randt (born 1972), South African rugby player *

Peter Durand Peter Durand (21 October 1766 – 23 July 1822) was an English merchant who is widely credited with receiving the first patent for the idea of preserving food using tin cans. The patent (No 3372) was granted on August 25, 1810, by King George III ...

(1766–1822), British inventor of the tin can * Pierre Durand (disambiguation), several * Raymond Durand (1786–1837), French diplomat * Raymond Durand (driver) (born 1952), French rally driver * Salty du Rand (1926–1979), South African rugby player * Ursin Durand (1682–1771), French monk and historian * William F. Durand (1859–1958), American aeronautical engineer

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