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 *Andrew Fontana 1,2, and 3, italian farmers
• 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.