Fontana (surname)

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

In arts and entertainment

Architecture

Carlo Fontana (1634 or 1638–1714), an Italian architect
Domenico Fontana (1543–1607), an Italian architect
Giovanni Fontana (architect) (1540–1614), an Italian architect
Luigi Fontana (1827–1908), an Italian sculptor, painter and architect

Music

Carl Fontana (1928–2003), an American jazz trombonist
D.J. Fontana (1931–2018), an American drummer
Giovanni Battista Fontana (composer) (c. 1571–1630), an Italian composer and a violinist
Jimmy Fontana (1934–2013), an Italian composer and singer-songwriter
Julian Fontana (1810–1869), a Polish pianist and composer
Wayne Fontana (born 1945), an English pop singer

Visual arts

Annibale Fontana (1540–1587), an Italian sculptor and crystal-worker
Franco Fontana (born 1933), an Italian photographer
Giovanni Battista Fontana (painter) (1524–1587), an Italian painter and engraver
Lavinia Fontana (1552–1614), an Italian painter
Lucio Fontana (1899–1968), an Argentine modern artist
Luigi Fontana (1827–1908), an Italian sculptor, painter and architect

Writing

D.C. Fontana (born 1939), an American science fiction writer
Giovanni Fontana (poet) (born 1946), an Italian poet and publisher
Tom Fontana (born 1951), an American television writer/producer

Other arts

Federica Fontana (born 1977), a model
Isabeli Fontana (born 1983), a Brazilian model
Santino Fontana, (born 1982), an American actor
Tom Fontana (born 1951), an American television writer/producer

In science and academia

David Fontana (1934 – 2010), British academic, psychologist and author
Francesco Fontana (1580–1656), an Italian astronomer
Felice Fontana (1730–1805), an Italian scientist
Gregorio Fontana (1735–1803), an Italian mathematician
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (1499–1557), an Italian mathematician

In sport

Alberto Fontana (born 1967), an Italian footballer
Alberto Maria Fontana (born 1974), an Italian footballer
Arianna Fontana (born 1990), an Italian short track speed skater
José de Anchieta Fontana (1940–1980), a Brazilian soccer player/footballer
Luciano Fontana (born 1965), Italian ski mountaineer and cross-country skier
Norberto Fontana (born 1975), an Argentine racing driver

In other fields

Richard Fontana (birth date unknown), an open source lawyer

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