Fontaine (surname)

Fontaine is a French topographic surname for someone who lived near a spring or well. It was originally found in northern and central France. Variants of Fontaine include Fountain, La Fontaine, Lafontaine, and de La Fontaine. Notable people with the name include:

Academics

• Arturo Fontaine Talavera (born 1952), Chilean writer and political philosopher
• Bertha V. Fontaine (1929–1986), American home economist
• Carole R. Fontaine (born 1950), American biblical scholar
• Godfrey of Fontaines (fl. 1250–1306), medieval philosopher
• Hippolyte Fontaine (1833–1910), French engineer, developer of dynamo
• Jean Fontaine (1936–2021), French writer and theologian
• Jean-Marc Fontaine (1944–2019), French mathematician
• Kathleen Fontaine (born 1962), American physicist and ethicist
• Nora Fontaine Davidson (1836–1929), American schoolteacher, inspired US Memorial Day
• Richard Maury (1882–1950), American naturalized Argentine engineer
• William Fontaine (1909–1968), American philosopher

Artists

• Anne Fontaine (born 1959), Luxembourger filmmaker
• Anne Fontaine (designer) (born 1971), Paris-based fashion designer
• Brigitte Fontaine (born 1939), French singer and musician
• Claudia Fontaine (1960–2018), British backing singer
• Cynthia Lee Fontaine (born 1981), Puerto Rican drag queen
• Dick Fontaine, English documentary filmmaker
• Eddie Fontaine (1927–1992), American actor and rockabilly singer
• Eva Fontaine (born 1974), British actress
• Francis Fontaine (1845–1901), American poet and novelist
• Frank Fontaine (1920–1978), American comedian and singer
• Jacquelynne Fontaine (born 1982), American opera singer, actress, Miss California 2006
• Joan Fontaine (1917−2013), British American actress
• Lilian Fontaine (1886–1975), British actress
• Lily Fontaine (born 1997), English musician
• Madeline Fontaine, French costumer designer
• Nasio Fontaine, Dominican reggae musician
• Oliver W. Fontaine (fl. 1900–1967), American architect
• Paul Fontaine, American painter
• Pierre Fontaine (composer) (c. 1380–1450), French composer
• Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853), French architect
• Stéphane Fontaine, French cinematographer

Athletes

• Audrey Fontaine (born 1992), French badminton player
• Chris Fontaine (born 1981), American stock car racing driver
• Del Fontaine (1904–1935), Canadian boxer executed for murder
• Gunnarwolfe Fontaine (born 2000), American ice hockey player
• Isaac Fontaine (born 1975), American basketball player
• Just Fontaine (1933–2023), French football player
• Justin Fontaine (hockey player) (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
• Len Fontaine (1948–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
• Lia Monica Fontaine (born 2009), Canadian gymnast
• Liam Fontaine (born 1986), English football player
• Michel Fontaine (sport shooter) (1934–2005), French sports shooter
• Nicolas Fontaine (skier) (born 1970), Canadian freestyle skier
• Pamela Fontaine (born 1964), American Paralympic table tennis player
• Raymond Fontaine (born 1980), Canadian football player
• Robert Fontaine (born 1980), French chess grandmaster
• Yvette Fontaine (born 1946), Belgian racing driver

Military

• A. M. de Fontaine (1838–1885), French adventurer, soldier, and policeman
• James Fontaine (1757–1790), American Revolutionary War officer
• Lamar Fontaine (1829–1921), American soldier, surveyor, poet and author
• Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806–1873), American astronomer, navy officer, historian
• Yvonne Fontaine (1913–1996), French worker for Special Operations Executive

Politicians

• Adélard Fontaine (1892–1967), Canadian politician
• Gabriel Fontaine (born 1940), Canadian politician
• George Fontaine (born 1960), American politician
• Henri Fontaine (1924–2020), French Roman Catholic missionary
• Jerry Fontaine, Canadian politician
• John Fontaine (1792–1866), first mayor of Columbus, Georgia, US
• Joseph-Éloi Fontaine (1865–1930), physician and political figure in Quebec
• Juan Andrés Fontaine (born 1954), Chilean politician
• Maurice Fontaine (1919–2015), French politician
• Michel Fontaine (French politician) (1952–2025), French radiologist and politician
• Nicole Fontaine, French politician
• Peter Fontaine (1691–1797), English clergyman
• Phil Fontaine (born 1944), Aboriginal Canadian leader
• René Fontaine (1933–2012), Canadian politician
• Serge Fontaine (born 1947), Canadian politician

Other

• Tina Fontaine (1999–2014), Canadian murder victim

Fictional characters

• Frank Fontaine, fictional character in the 2007 video game BioShock
• Furina de Fontaine, a character from the video game Genshin Impact
• Dr. Harlan Fontaine, fictional character in the 2011 video game L.A. Noire
• Trip Fontaine, fiction character from the 1999 movie The Virgin Suicides
• Vic Fontaine, fictional, holographic nightclub singer in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

See also

• La Fontaine (surname), including Lafontaine
• Fontaineece (surname), including Fontaineece
• De la fontaine (disambiguation), including a list of people with the surname
• Fontaine (disambiguation)

References