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:

People

 * Adélard Fontaine (1892–1967), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
 * Anne Fontaine (born 1959), Luxembourger filmmaker
 * Anne Fontaine (designer) (born 1971), Paris-based fashion designer
 * Arturo Fontaine Talavera (born 1952), Chilean writer and political philosopher
 * Audrey Fontaine (born 1992), French badminton player
 * Bertha V. Fontaine (1929–1986), American home economist
 * Brigitte Fontaine (born 1939), French singer and musician
 * Carole R. Fontaine (born 1950), American biblical scholar
 * Chris Fontaine (born 1981), American professional stock car racing driver
 * Claudia Fontaine (1960–2018), British backing singer
 * Cynthia Lee Fontaine (born 1981), Puerto Rican drag queen
 * Del Fontaine (1904–1935), Canadian boxer executed for murder
 * Dick Fontaine, English documentary filmmaker
 * Eddie Fontaine (1927–1992), American actor and rockabilly singer
 * Eva Fontaine (born 1974), British actress
 * Fontaine (singer) (born 1979), American singer, songwriter, guitarist and photographer
 * Francis Fontaine (1845–1901), American poet and novelist
 * Frank Fontaine (1920–1978), American comedian and singer
 * Gabriel Fontaine (born 1940), Canadian politician
 * Godfrey of Fontaines (fl. 1250–1306), medieval philosopher
 * Henri Fontaine (1924–2020), French Roman Catholic missionary
 * Hippolyte Fontaine (1833–1910), French engineer, developer of dinamo
 * Isaac Fontaine (born 1975), American former professional basketball player
 * Jacquelynne Fontaine (born 1982), American opera singer, actress, Miss California 2006
 * James Fontaine (1757–1790), US major during American Revolutionary War
 * Jean Fontaine (1936–2021), French writer and theologian
 * Jean-Marc Fontaine (1944–2019), French mathematician
 * Jerry Fontaine, Canadian politician
 * Joan Fontaine (1917−2013), British American actress
 * John Fontaine (1792–1866), the first mayor of Columbus, Georgia, from 1836 to 1837
 * Joseph-Éloi Fontaine (1865–1930), physician and political figure in Quebec
 * Juan Andrés Fontaine (born 1954), Chilean Minister for the Economy, Development, and Reconstruction and Minister of Public Works in the 2010s
 * Just Fontaine (1933–2023), French football player
 * Justin Fontaine (hockey player) (born 1987), Canadian professional ice hockey player
 * Lamar Fontaine (1829–1921), American military veteran, surveyor, poet and author
 * Len Fontaine (1948–2019), Canadian who played professional hockey in the United States
 * Liam Fontaine (born 1986), English football player
 * Lilian Fontaine (1886–1975), British actress
 * Madeline Fontaine, French costumer designer
 * Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806–1873), American astronomer, US Navy officer, historian
 * Maurice Fontaine (1919–2015), French politician
 * Michel Fontaine (born 1934), French sports shooter
 * Michael Fontaine, Sr. (born 1961), American businessman entrepreneur
 * Michael Fontaine, Jr. (born 1996), American businessman entrepreneur
 * Nasio Fontaine, reggae artist from the Commonwealth of Dominica
 * Nicolas Fontaine (born 1970), Canadian freestyle skier
 * Nicole Fontaine, French politician
 * Nora Fontaine Davidson (1836–1929), American schoolteacher, inspired US Memorial Day
 * Oliver W. Fontaine (fl. 1900–1967), American architect
 * Pamela Fontaine (born 1964), American Paralympic table tennis player
 * Paul Fontaine, American painter
 * Peter Fontaine (1691–1797), English noble clergyman
 * Phil Fontaine (born 1944), Aboriginal Canadian leader
 * Pierre Fontaine (composer) (c. 1380–1450), French composer
 * Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853), French architect
 * Raymond Fontaine (born 1980), Canadian football linebacker
 * René Fontaine (1933–2012), Canadian politician
 * Richard Maury (1882–1950), American naturalized Argentine engineer
 * Robert Fontaine (born 1980), French chess grandmaster
 * Scott Fontaine, American journalist and reporter
 * Serge Fontaine (born 1947), Canadian politician
 * Stéphane Fontaine, French cinematographer
 * Tina Fontaine (1999–2014), Canadian murder victim
 * William Fontaine (1909–1968), American philosopher
 * Yvonne Fontaine (1913–1996), French worker of Special Operations Executive

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
 * Vic Fontaine, fictional, holographic nightclub singer in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine