# Conant

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Conant
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Conant.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conant
> Source revision: 1344623633
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

**Conant** is a [pictish](/source/Pictish_language) surname, and means mighty. It may refer to:

- [Adam Conant](/source/Adam_Conant), fictional character
- The [Conant family](/source/Conant_family), an Anglo-American family with English, Canadian and American branches, and its members, including: - [Carlos Everett Conant](/source/Carlos_Everett_Conant) (1870–1925), American linguist - [Charles "Carlos" Conant Maldonado](/source/Carlos_Conant_Maldonado) (1842–1907), Mexican businessman, colonel, and politician - [Charles Arthur Conant](/source/Charles_Arthur_Conant) (1861–1915), American economist - [David Stoughton Conant](/source/David_Stoughton_Conant) (1949–2018), American botanist - [Frances Augusta Hemingway Conant](/source/Frances_Augusta_Hemingway_Conant) (1842–1903), American journalist, editor, businesswoman - [Gordon Conant](/source/Gordon_Conant) (1885–1953), Canadian politician - [James Bryant Conant](/source/James_Bryant_Conant) (1893–1978), American chemist and President of Harvard University - [James F. Conant](/source/James_F._Conant) (born 1958), American philosopher - [Jennet Conant](/source/Jennet_Conant), American journalist and author - [John Conant](/source/John_Conant) (1608–1694), English clergyman and university vice-chancellor - [Levi Conant](/source/Levi_Conant) (1857–1916), American mathematician - [Norman Francis Conant](/source/Norman_Francis_Conant) (1908–1984), American medical mycologist - [Roger Conant (colonist)](/source/Roger_Conant_(colonist)) (c.1592–1679), early Massachusetts settler and founder of the American line of the family. - [Sir Roger Conant, 1st Baronet](/source/Sir_Roger_Conant,_1st_Baronet) (1899–1973), British politician - [Roger Conant (herpetologist)](/source/Roger_Conant_(herpetologist)) (1909–2003), American herpetologist - [Thomas Jefferson Conant](/source/Thomas_Jefferson_Conant) (1802–1891), American Bible scholar - [William A. Conant](/source/William_A._Conant) (1816–1909), American merchant, politician, and railroad agent
- Other individuals surnamed Conant, including: - [Deborah Henson-Conant](/source/Deborah_Henson-Conant) (born 1953), American harpist - [Douglas Conant](/source/Douglas_Conant), American businessman - [Frederic Conant](/source/Frederic_Conant) (1892–1974), American yacht racer - [Kenneth John Conant](/source/Kenneth_John_Conant) (1894–1984), American architectural historian - [Marcus Conant](/source/Marcus_Conant) (born 1936), American dermatologist and HIV/AIDS expert - [Ralph W. Conant](/source/Ralph_W._Conant) (born 1926), American urban planner - [Scott Conant](/source/Scott_Conant) (born 1971), American chef - [Susan Conant](/source/Susan_Conant), American mystery writer
- [James B. Conant High School](/source/James_B._Conant_High_School), a public school in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
- [Conant Public Library](/source/Conant_Public_Library), public library of Winchester, New Hampshire

## See also

- [conan (disambiguation)](/source/Conan_(disambiguation))

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Conant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conant) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conant?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.