Constant (surname)

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Constant is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Benjamin Constant Swiss-born French politician, writer on politics and religion

Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque, or simply Benjamin Constant, was a Swiss-French political activist and writer on politics and religion. He was the author of a partly biographical psychological novel, Adolphe. He was a fervent liberal of the early 19th century, who influenced the Trienio Liberal movement in Spain, the Liberal Revolution of 1820 in Portugal, the Greek War of Independence, the November Uprising in Poland, the Belgian Revolution, and liberalism in Brazil and Mexico.

Benjamin Constant (Brazil) Brazilian politician

Benjamin Constant Botelho de Magalhães was a Brazilian military man and political thinker. Primarily a positivist, influenced heavily by Auguste Comte, he was the founder of the positivist movement in Brazil, and later this led to his republican views. He left the Brazilian Positivist society because of internal disagreements, but remained an ardent pupil of Comte until the end of his life.

David John Constant is a former English professional cricketer and cricket cricket umpire. He played first-class cricket from 1961 to 1968 for Kent County Cricket Club and Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He later became an international umpire, officiating in 36 Test matches from 1971 to 1988 and 33 one-day internationals from 1972 to 2001.

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Constance is a female given name that derives from Latin and means "constant." Variations of the name include Connie, Constancia, Constanze, and Constanza.

Constant is a given name, and may refer to:

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