Durán
Encyclopedia
Durán or Duran is the Hispanic version of the French
surname Durand
which originated in Gers
near Toulouse
, France
during the 13th century.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
surname Durand
Durand
- Places :United States* Durand, Illinois* Durand, Michigan**Durand Union Station, the town's Amtrak station* Durand , Wisconsin** Durand, Wisconsin, small city within the town* Durand Township, Minnesota* Durand-Eastman Park, Rochester, New YorkOther...
which originated in Gers
Gers
The Gers is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.Inhabitants are called les Gersois or Gersoises.-History:...
near Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
during the 13th century.
People
- Carolus-DuranCarolus-DuranCharles Auguste Émile Durand, known as Carolus-Duran , was a French painter and art instructor. He is noted for his stylish depictions of members of high society in Third Republic France.-Biography:...
, French painter - Cassius DuranCassius DuranCassius Ricardo Duran is a male diver from Brazil. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . Duran won a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Nowadays, Cassius is training at APOE, in Rio de...
, Brazilian diver - Dan Duran (baseball)Dan Duran (baseball)Daniel James Duran is a former Major League Baseball player. Duran played for the Texas Rangers in the 1981 season. In 13 games, Duran had four hits in 16 at-bats, with one run scored. He played Left Field, and batted and threw Left handed.He was drafted by the Rangers in the 30th round of the...
, Major League Baseball player - Dan Duran (broadcaster)Dan Duran (broadcaster)Dan Duran is a Canadian actor and broadcaster, best known as a former co-anchor with Carla Collins of the Canadian entertainment news series ENow...
, television entertainment journalist and actor - Diego DuránDiego DuránDiego Durán was a Dominican friar best known for his authorship of one of the earliest Western books on the history and culture of the Aztecs, The History of the Indies of New Spain, a book that was much criticized in his lifetime for helping the "heathen" maintain their culture.Also known as the...
, 16th century chronicler of the Aztecs - Enver DuranEnver DuranEnver Duran is a Turkish medic specialising in thoracic-cardiovascular surgery, a university professor and Chancellor of the Trakya University, Edirne.-Biography:...
, Rector of Trakya University Edirne - Florencio DuránFlorencio DuránFlorencio Durán Bernales was a Chilean physician, lawyer, and politician. As member of the Radical Party of Chile he served as President of the Senate of Chile from 1941 to 1944. He ran also as precandidate for the Radical Party in 1942 but lost to Juan Antonio Ríos, who then won the elections.-...
, President of the Senate of Chile from 1941 to 1944 - Francisco Martin DuranFrancisco Martin DuranFrancisco Martin Duran is most known for his actions of October 29, 1994, when he fired 29 rounds from an SKS rifle at the White House...
, attempted to assassinate President Clinton in 1994 - George DuranGeorge DuranGeorge Duran is an American chef and entertainer who is currently a spokesman in commercials for Hunt's tomatoes. He also became host of TLC's Ultimate Cake Off in its second season.-Biography:...
, American chef and entertainer - Jeff DuranJeff DuranJeff Dandurand ,, mostly known as Jeff Duran, is an American radio personality, comedian, musician and former child actor who is based in Los Angeles, California.-Child actor:...
, radio personality, comedian - Jose Manuel DuranJose Manuel DuranJose Manuel Duran is a former Spanish professional boxer. During his eleven year professional career Duran held the WBA World Light Middleweight title, in addition to this he also challenged for the WBC version of the title and held the EBU title.-Professional career:Duran made his professional...
, professional boxer - Roberto DuránRoberto DuránRoberto Durán Samaniego is a retired professional boxer from Panama, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. A versatile brawler in the ring, he was nicknamed "Manos de Piedra" during his career....
, professional boxer - Sixto Durán BallénSixto Durán BallénSixto Alfonso Durán-Ballén Cordovez is an U.S.-born Ecuadorian political figure and architect. He served as Mayor of Quito between 1970 and 1978, and as president of Ecuador between 1992 and 1996...
, former president of Ecuador
Fictional characters
- Duran (comics)Duran (comics)Duran is a fictional character from DC Comics who was created as part of the Planet DC annuals event. His first appearance is in Superman Annual 2 #12...
, a supervillain in the pages of DC Comics - Samir Duran, a character in the Starcraft universe
Other
- Duran, a range of borosilicate glassBorosilicate glassBorosilicate glass is a type of glass with the main glass-forming constituents silica and boron oxide. Borosilicate glasses are known for having very low coefficients of thermal expansion , making them resistant to thermal shock, more so than any other common glass...
products manufactured by Schott AG and the Duran Group - Duran Consent DecreeDuran Consent DecreeThe Duran consent decree was a stipulated agreement to litigation of Duran v. King regarding prison conditions in New Mexico....
, stipulated agreement to Duran v. King court case that resulted in federal oversight of the New Mexico state prison system in 1991 - Duran DuranDuran DuranDuran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
, an English rock band