Conant is a
pictish
Pictish is the extinct Brittonic language spoken by the Picts, the people of eastern and northern Scotland from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages. Virtually no direct attestations of Pictish remain, short of a limited number of geographic ...
surname, and means mighty. It may refer to:
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Adam Conant, fictional character
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Charles "Carlos" Conant Maldonado (1842–1907), Mexican businessman, colonel, and politician
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Charles Conant
Charles Arthur Conant (July 2, 1861 – July 5, 1915) was an American journalist, author, and promoter who became recognized as an expert on banking and finance.
Conant was descended from one of the earliest New England settlers ( Roger Conan ...
(1861–1915), American economist
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David Stoughton Conant
David Stoughton Conant (June 17, 1949, Springfield, Vermont – June 27, 2018) was an American botanist, specializing in the systematics and genetics of tropical tree ferns.
Biography
After graduating from Fall Mountain Regional High School, Cona ...
(1949–2018), American botanist
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Deborah Henson-Conant
Deborah Henson-Conant (born November 11, 1953 in Stockton, California) is an American harpist and composer. Nicknamed "the Hip Harpist", she is known for her flamboyant stage presence and her innovation with electric harps.
Career
Deborah Henso ...
(born 1953), American harpist
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Douglas Conant
Douglas Conant is an American businessman who served as President and CEO of the Campbell Soup Company until July 31, 2011. Longtime protégé Denise Morrison, who worked for him at Nabisco as well as Campbell's, succeeded him as CEO.
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, American businessman
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Frances Augusta Hemingway Conant
Frances Augusta Conant (, Hemingway; December 23, 1842 - April 28, 1903) was an American journalist, editor, and businesswoman. She was the founder and principal promoter of the Illinois Woman's Press Association (IWPA). Conant died in 1903.
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(1842-1903), American journalist, editor, businesswoman
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Frederic Conant
Frederic Warren Conant (February 9, 1892 – March 24, 1974) was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Conant, who went by "Ted", was born in Santa Barbara, California. He studied civil engineering at Cornell University ...
(1892–1974), American yacht racer
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