James Maxime DuPont (Edinburgh, Scotland, April 30, 1912 — Watchung, New Jersey, United States, July 1, 1991) was an American meteorite collector. His father was Jean Rene Claudius Dupont, an analytical chemist.At the time of his death, he was known for having the largest private collection of meteorites in the world, and after his death they were donated to the Planetary Studies Foundation, where they were known as the "James M. DuPont Meteorite Collection". The impressive collection was gathered over thirty years while containing 1,719 individual meteorites, with a total mass over 500 kilograms. These included several which were somewhat controversial and unrecognized, along with a few others that represented new finds awaiting classification. The Planetary Studies Foundation then donate
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