Fontana
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Fontana (Italian for fountain) can refer to any of the following locations:
- Fontana, Chaco, a settlement in San Fernando Department in Chaco Province, Argentina.
- Fontana, California
- Fontana, Kansas
- Fontana, a settlement in the island of Sal in Cape Verde
- Fontana, Gozo Island, Republic of Malta
- Fontana, a neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia
- Fontana Village, North Carolina
- Fontana Dam in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
- craters on bodies in outer space called Fontana
- Settlements in Switzerland:
- Fontana, a settlement in Tarasp in the Canton of Graubünden
- Fontana, a settlement in Airolo, in the Canton of Ticino
- Fontana (Meride), a settlement in Meride in the Canton of Ticino
- Fontana (Biasca), a settlement in Biasca in Val Pontirone in the Canton of Ticino
- Fontana (Cavergno), a settlement in Cavergno in the Canton of Ticino
Fontana can also refer to several persons:
- Carl Fontana (1928-2003), an American jazz singer
- D.C. Fontana, an American science fiction writer
- Domenico Fontana (1543-1607), an Italian architect
- Federica Fontana, a noted model
- Felice Fontana (1730-1805), an Italian scientist
- Gregorio Fontana (1735-1803), Italian mathematician
- Giovanni Battista Fontana (about 1571-1630), an Italian composer and a violinist
- José de Anchieta Fontana (1940-1980), a Brazilian soccer player/footballer
- Julian Fontana (1810-1869), a Polish pianist and composer
- Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614), an Italian painter
- Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), an Italian painter
- Isabeli Fontana (1983- ), a noted Brazillian Model
- Niccolo Fontana Tartaglia (1499-1557), an Italian mathematician
- Tom Fontana (1951- ), an American producer
- It can also refer to Fontana Records, a record label.
