Durant

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Durant is a surname most famously associated with William C. Durant, the pioneering American automobile magnate who co-founded General Motors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf family name
human
human
surname
category English-language surnames
French-language surnames
Surnames of French origin
coFounded Chevrolet
General Motors
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1861-12-08
1988-09-29
dateOfDeath 1947-03-18
derivedFrom Old French given name Durant
hasFrequencyRankInUnitedStates relatively common
hasNotableBearer Ariel Durant
Don Durant
George Durant
Gilbert Durant
Henry Durant
John Durant
Ken Durant
Kevin Durant
Sam Durant
Stuart Durant
Susan Durant
Thomas Durant
surface form: Thomas C. Durant

Tony Durant
Will Durant
William C. Durant
hasVariant Durand
languageOfOrigin French
league National Basketball Association
meaning enduring
notableFor pioneering role in the American automobile industry
occupation automobile executive
entrepreneur
professional basketball player
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
positionPlayed power forward
small forward
usedAs last name
usedInCountry Canada
France
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

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Durantula basedOn Durant
this entity surface form: Kevin Durant’s surname
Durant Motors brand Durant
Kevin Durant familyName Durant
KD familyName Durant
subject surface form: Kevin Durant