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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 (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 Charles Léonard Lafontaine (27 March 1803 – 13 August 1892) was a celebrated French " public magnetic demonstrator", who also "had an interest in animal magnetism as an agent for curing or alleviating illnesses". Family 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 Air Chief Marshal Denis Anthony La Fontaine, PVSM, AVSM, VM (17 September 1929 – 6 April 2011) was the 13th Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force from 3 July 1985 to 31 July 1988. Early life and education Born in Madras, Denis Anthon ...

(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 four ...

(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 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal. He was born in ...

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

Francis La Fontaine Francis La Fontaine, or Topeah (Miami: "frost on leaves" ) (1810 – 1847) or Me-Shine-go-me-she-a, was the last principal chief of the unified Miami tribe, and oversaw the split into the Western and Eastern Miami tribes. La Fontaine's grand ...

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

Franz Leopold Lafontaine Franz Anton Leopold Lafontaine ( pl, Franciszek 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 lif ...

(1756–1812), German military surgeon *

Gary LaFontaine Gary LaFontaine (May 12, 1945 – January 4, 2002) was a well-known fly fisherman and author. His books include ''Caddisflies'', ''The Dry Fly: New Angles'', ''Fly Fishing the Mountain Lakes'', and ''Trout Flies: Proven Patterns''. He died of Lou ...

(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 Prize for Peace in 1913 because "he was the effective leader of the peace movement in E ...

(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 ...

(born 1931), British anthropologist and academic *

John LaFontaine John LaFontaine (born May 15, 1990) is a lacrosse player for the New England Black Wolves in the National Lacrosse League. LaFontaine was drafted in the third round (28th overall) in the 2010 NLL Entry Draft by the Rush Rush(es) may refer to: ...

(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) (1885–1965), merchant and politician *

Laurent-David Lafontaine Laurent-David Lafontaine (August 10, 1823 – February 20, 1892) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Napierville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1870 to 1881 as a Liberal. He was born in Saint-Philipp ...

(1823–1892), Canadian physician and politician * Léonie La Fontaine (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 governmen ...

(1807–1864), Canadian politician *

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 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), Belgium. She s ...

(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 candid ...

(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. LaFontaine played for th ...

(born 1965), ice hockey player * Pierre Dewey LaFontaine Jr. (1930–2016), American jazz clarinetist known professionally as Pete Fountain *

Pietro La Fontaine The Servant of God Pietro La Fontaine (29 November 1860 – 9 July 1935) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal who served as the Patriarch of Venice from 1915 until his death. He was also a member of the Roman Curia and held several othe ...

(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 Yves Lafontaine (born 16 July 1959), is a Canadian musician, luthier and writer. Early life The son of Jeanne d'Arc Lafontaine (née Bussière), an amateur painter and Henri Lafontaine, an amateur singer and bank clerk, Lafontaine was born in G ...

(born 1959; 1841–1921), wife of Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier

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