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. Notable people with the name Lafontaine or La Fontaine include: *

Allan La Fontaine Allan Faulkner La Fontaine (5 December 1910 – 14 August 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Private life La Fontaine was born at the country town of Eskdale, ...

, (1910–1999), Australian rules footballer *

Andrea LaFontaine Andrea LaFontaine (born 1987) is an American parks commissioner, trails specialist and trails ambassador. LaFontaine is a former politician from the state of Michigan. A Republican, LaFontaine was elected to the Michigan State House of Represent ...

(born 1987), American politician * Antoine Ménard, dit Lafontaine (1744–1825), building contractor and politician in Lower Canada *

August Lafontaine August Heinrich Julius Lafontaine (5 October 1758 – 20 April 1831) was a German novelist. Biography Lafontaine was born and brought up in Brunswick, the son of the court painter Ludolph Lafontaine and his fifth wife, the court maid-in-waitin ...

(1758–1831), German novelist * Charles Lafontaine (1803–1892), Swiss mesmerist *

De Lafontaine Mademoiselle De Lafontaine, also known as La Fontaine (1655–1738), was a French ballerina and is regarded as the first female professional ballet dancer. Her first name is unknown. Together with Jean-Baptiste Lully and others, De Lafontaine part ...

(1655–1738), French ballerina * Denis La Fontaine (1929–2011), Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force *

Don LaFontaine Donald LeRoy LaFontaine (August 26, 1940 – September 1, 2008) was an American voice actor who recorded more than 5,000 film trailers and hundreds of thousands of television advertisements, network promotions, and video game trailers over fou ...

(1940–2008), American voice-over actor *

Eugène Lafontaine Pierre Eugène Lafontaine (November 26, 1857 – April 21, 1935) was a lawyer, educator, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Napierville (provincial electoral district), Napierville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from ...

(1857–1935), lawyer, educator, judge and politician * Fernand Lafontaine (1922–2010), Canadian politician *

Francis La Fontaine Francis La Fontaine, or Toohpia (Miami: "frost on leaves") (c. 1810 – 1847) was the last principal chief of the unified Miami tribe, and oversaw the split into the Western and Eastern Miami tribes. La Fontaine's grandfather, Peter LaFontai ...

(1810–1847), chief of the Miami tribe *

Franz Leopold Lafontaine Franz Anton Leopold Lafontaine (; 14 January 1756 – 12 December 1812) was a German-born Polish military surgeon. He was known as the editor of the first Polish medical journal and for his work on catarrh. Early life Leopold was born in B ...

(1756–1812), German military surgeon * Gary LaFontaine (1945–2002), American fly fisherman and author *

Henri La Fontaine Henri La Fontaine (; 22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943), was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1913 because "he was the effective leader of the peace movement in Eur ...

(1854–1943), Belgian jurist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate *

Herb LaFontaine Herb LaFontaine is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman who starred for Rensselaer. Career LaFontaine played two seasons for Rensselaer as the team was ascending to the top of the college hockey landscape. In each of his two campaigns, the ...

(fl. 1951–1953), Canadian ice hockey player * Hilary La Fontaine (1937–2012), Kenyan-born British intelligence officer * Ida LaFontaine (born 1997), Swedish singer * Jacques de Lafontaine de Belcour (1704–1765), French entrepreneur *

Jean La Fontaine Jean Sybil La Fontaine FRAI (born 1 November 1931) is a British anthropologist and emeritus professor of the London School of Economics. She has done research in Africa and the UK, on topics including ritual, gender, child abuse, witchcraft and S ...

(born 1931), British anthropologist and academic *

John LaFontaine John LaFontaine (born May 15, 1990) is a lacrosse player for the Ottawa Black Bears in the National Lacrosse League. LaFontaine was drafted in the third round (28th overall) in the 2010 NLL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Rush The Edmonton Rush ...

(born 1990), Canadian lacrosse player * Joseph Lafontaine (disambiguation) ** Joseph Lafontaine (Berthier MLA) (1865–1920), Canadian farmer and politician ** Joseph Lafontaine (Shefford MLA) (1829–1907), Canadian notary, journalist and politician **

Joseph Lafontaine (Quebec MP) Joseph Lafontaine (4 April 1885 – 14 December 1965) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Mégantic—Frontenac and then Mégantic in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1940 to 1958. He was b ...

(1885–1965), merchant and politician * Laurent-David Lafontaine (1823–1892), Canadian physician and politician *

Léonie La Fontaine Léonie La Fontaine (October 2, 1857–February 26, 1949) was a Belgian pioneering feminist and pacifist. Active in the international feminism struggle, she was a member of the Belgian League for the Rights of Women, the National Belgian Women Co ...

(1857–1949), Belgian pioneering feminist and pacifist *

Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Sir Louis-Hippolyte Ménard '' dit'' La Fontaine, 1st Baronet, KCMG (October 4, 1807 – February 26, 1864) was a Canadian politician who served as the first Premier of the United Province of Canada and the first head of a responsible governme ...

(1807–1864), Canadian politician * Hernan LaFontaine (born 1934), Puerto Rican Educator, New York and Connecticut, United States *

Lyse Lafontaine Lyse Lafontaine (born 1942) is a Canadian film producer known for working with directors Jean-Claude Lauzon and Xavier Dolan. She works at Lyla Films in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Early life Born to '' La Presse'' reporter Gaston Lafontaine, Lyse ...

(born 1942), Canadian film producer *

Marie-Jo Lafontaine Marie-Jo Lafontaine (born 17 November 1950) is a Belgian sculpture, sculptor and video artist. She lives and works as a Professor of Media Arts at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design in Brussels. Lafontaine is from Antwerp (Anvers), Bel ...

(born 1950), Belgian sculptor and video artist *

Oskar Lafontaine Oskar Lafontaine (; born 16 September 1943) is a German politician. He served as Minister-President of the state of Saarland from 1985 to 1998 and was federal leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1995 to 1999. He was the lead candidat ...

(born 1943), German politician * Pablo Lafontaine (fl. 2001–2005), Puerto Rican politician *

Pat LaFontaine Patrick Michael LaFontaine (born February 22, 1965) is an American former ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and spent his entire playing career with the league's New York State-based teams. He was inducted into the ...

(born 1965), ice hockey player * Pierre Dewey LaFontaine Jr. (1930–2016), American jazz clarinetist known professionally as Pete Fountain * Pietro La Fontaine (1860–1935), Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *

Rita Lafontaine Rita Lafontaine (8 June 1939 – 4 April 2016) was a Canadian theatre, film, and television actor. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She has been described as the muse of playwright Michel Tremblay and director André Brassard. Her career span ...

(1939–2016), Canadian actor * W. Lafontaine (1796–1859), 19th-century French playwright * Yves Lafontaine (born 1959; 1841–1921), wife of Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier

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{{surname Surnames of French origin French-language surnames

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