Famous Residents
- Philip IV of France, born and died in Fontainebleau
- Francis II of France, born in Fontainebleau
- Henry III of France, born in Fontainebleau
- Louis XIII, king of France, born in Fontainebleau
- Christina, Queen of Sweden; her lover, Gian Rinaldo Monaldeschi, was murdered in Fontainebleau
- Alfonso XIII, king of Spain, after his abdication
- Aga Khan IV
- Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, an early twentieth-century artist
- Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover and Caroline, Princess of Hanover
- Rosa Bonheur, a 19th century artist
- Lilian Thuram, football player, World Cup and European Championship winner
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Famous quotes containing the words famous and/or residents:
“Hunger makes you restless. You dream about food—not just any food, but perfect food, the best food, magical meals, famous and awe-inspiring, the one piece of meat, the exact taste of buttery corn, tomatoes so ripe they split and sweeten the air, beans so crisp they snap between the teeth, gravy like mother’s milk singing to your bloodstream.”
—Dorothy Allison (b. 1953)
“Most of the folktales dealing with the Indians are lurid and romantic. The story of the Indian lovers who were refused permission to wed and committed suicide is common to many places. Local residents point out cliffs where Indian maidens leaped to their death until it would seem that the first duty of all Indian girls was to jump off cliffs.”
—For the State of Iowa, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)