Jean-Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, (19 January 1668 – 1719) was a Canadian soldier, explorer, and friend to the Miami Nation.

His father, tanner François Byssot de la Rivière, was granted a seigniory for his tannery on the St. Lawrence River in 1672.

Through the efforts of his godfather, Jean-Baptiste Talon, he secured a commission as ensign in the French marine.

In 1696, the Comte de Frontenac appointed him as commander of the French outposts southeast of Lake Michigan (in present-day northeastern Indiana).

[4] After his death, a permanent garrison was established in the Maumee River area by Jacques-Charles Renaud Dubuisson.