Dumas (surname)

Dumas is the surname of several people:

Arts

• Alexandre Dumas, père, French novelist.
• Alexandre Dumas, fils, son of the previous.
• Henry Dumas, American poet and author.
• Dumas, Québécois singer.
• Dumas Malone, American author.
• Marlene Dumas, South African artist.
• Edward Canfor-Dumas, English TV scriptwriter and novelist

Sciences

• Jean-Baptiste Dumas, French chemist.
• Frédéric Dumas, one of the first two diving companions of Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

Sports

• Amy Dumas, professional wrestler better known as Lita.
• Vito Dumas, Argentine single-handed sailor.
• Charles Dumas, American high jumper.
• Franck Dumas, French football player.
• Tony Dumas, American basketball player.
• Richard Dumas, American basketball player.
• Daniel Dumas, Australian rugby player.
• Harry Dumas, hockey referee.

Politics

• Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, General of the French Revolution and father of the novelist Alexandre Dumas, père.
• Pierre Benoît Dumas, French Governor General of Pondicherry (Nov 1734–1741) and Réunion (21 Jul 1727–11 Jul 1735).
• Maurice Dumas, Canadian professor and politician.
• Joseph Dumas, Canadian politician.
• Roland Dumas, French politician.
• Guillaume Mathieu, comte Dumas, French General.
• Dumarsais (Dumas) Simeus, Haitian/American businessman.

Places

• Dumas, Arkansas
• Dumas, Mississippi
• Dumas, Texas
• Dumas Brothel, a brothel in Montana.
• Dumas House, an office building in Australia.
• Alexandre Dumas (Paris Metro)
• Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters, an office building in Ipswich, England

Other

• Duma, a political assembly in Russia.
• Dumas, a character within the Japanese anime Kiba
• The Club Dumas, a novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte.
• The Sacred Order of Saint Dumas a fictional group in Batman comics.