Fonda is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bridget Fonda, American film actress Douw Fonda (1700–1780), early settler in the Mohawk Valley, New York Enrico Fonda (1892–1929), Italian artist Gloria Fonda (1896–1978), American film actress Henry Fonda (1905–1982), American stage and film actor Jane Fonda, American film actress Joe Fonda, American musician Lorenzo Fonda, Italian-American film director and artist Luciano Fonda (1931–1998), Italian physicist Mary Alice Fonda, American musician, linguist, author, critic Olga Fonda, Russian-American actress and model Pavel Fonda, Italian psychiatrist Peter Fonda (1940–2019), American film actor