Florent Carton aka Dancourt (1 November 1661 – 7 December 1725), French dramatist and actor, was born at Fontainebleau.

He belongs to a family of rank, and his parents entrust his education to Pere de la Rue, a Jesuit, who makes earnest efforts to induce him to join the order, but Dancourt has no religious vocation and proceeds to study law.