Conant

Conant is a pictish surname, and means mighty. It may refer to:

• Adam Conant, fictional character
• The Conant family, an Anglo-American family with English, Canadian and American branches, and its members, including:
• Carlos Everett Conant (1870–1925), American linguist
• Charles "Carlos" Conant Maldonado (1842–1907), Mexican businessman, colonel, and politician
• Charles Arthur Conant (1861–1915), American economist
• David Stoughton Conant (1949–2018), American botanist
• Frances Augusta Hemingway Conant (1842–1903), American journalist, editor, businesswoman
• Gordon Conant (1885–1953), Canadian politician
• James Bryant Conant (1893–1978), American chemist and President of Harvard University
• James F. Conant (born 1958), American philosopher
• Jennet Conant, American journalist and author
• John Conant (1608–1694), English clergyman and university vice-chancellor
• Levi Conant (1857–1916), American mathematician
• Norman Francis Conant (1908–1984), American medical mycologist
• Roger Conant (colonist) (c.1592–1679), early Massachusetts settler and founder of the American line of the family.
• Sir Roger Conant, 1st Baronet (1899–1973), British politician
• Roger Conant (herpetologist) (1909–2003), American herpetologist
• Thomas Jefferson Conant (1802–1891), American Bible scholar
• William A. Conant (1816–1909), American merchant, politician, and railroad agent
• Other individuals surnamed Conant, including:
• Deborah Henson-Conant (born 1953), American harpist
• Douglas Conant, American businessman
• Frederic Conant (1892–1974), American yacht racer
• Kenneth John Conant (1894–1984), American architectural historian
• Marcus Conant (born 1936), American dermatologist and HIV/AIDS expert
• Ralph W. Conant (born 1926), American urban planner
• Scott Conant (born 1971), American chef
• Susan Conant, American mystery writer
• James B. Conant High School, a public school in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
• Conant Public Library, public library of Winchester, New Hampshire

See also

• conan (disambiguation)