Famous People with Name Fontana

Carlo Fontana            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Carlo Fontana: was an Italian architect, who was in part responsible for the classicizing direction taken by Late Baroque Roman architecture.There seems to be no proof that he belonged to the family of famous architects of the same name, which included Domenico Fontana.

Julian (or Jules) Fontana            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Julian (or Jules) Fontana: was a Polish pianist, composer, lawyer, author and entrepreneur, best remembered as a close friend and musical executor of Frédéric Chopin.Fontana studied law at the University of Warsaw and music under Józef Elsner at the conservatory where he met Chopin. Fontana left Warsaw in 1831, after the November Uprising and settled in Hamburg, before becoming a pianist and teacher in Paris in 1832.[1] He took up a wandering life that included:

Roque Germán Olsen Fontana            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Roque Germán Olsen Fontana: was an Argentine football player and manager.Olsen started his playing career in the local leagues of Parana, Entre Ríos. In 1949 he was signed by Tigre, the following year he joined champions Racing Club de Avellaneda. After only 15 games for Racing he joined Real Madrid where he went on to become one of the clubs most important goalscorers[1] He played out his career with Córdoba CF in the late 1950s.

Norberto Edgardo Fontana            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Norberto Edgardo Fontana: an Argentine racing driver. He participated in four Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on June 29, 1997. His opportunity to race came as a result of two separate injuries sustained by regular Sauber driver Gianni Morbidelli during the 1997 season. He scored no championship points.Fontana raced in the F3 series in 1995, winning the 1995 Marlboro Masters at Zandvoort.[1]. He finished in the top five of the regional F3 championship he raced in.[citation needed]

Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana: was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era.Del Carril originally began as a popular personality on Argentine radio, and parlayed that into a film career that began in late 1936. He was an immediate hit, and developed into one of Argentina's major film stars. He made some 50 film appearances as an actor between then and his retirement in 1976 but he turned to directing in 1949 and simultaneously directed, acted and produced many of his films becoming one of the industries highest earners of the period. In 1952 he directed the widely acclaimed Argentine film, Las Aguas Bajan Turbias known as the ("River of Blood") in English. He also composed the "Peronist March" (Marcha Peronista), which served as the anthem of the Peronist movement.