List of Famous people with last name Bontemps

Alexandre Bontemps

First Name Alexandre

Last Name Bontemps

Born on January 1, 1626

Died on January 1, 1701 (aged 75)

Born in France, Île-de-France

Alexandre Bontemps (1626–1701) was the valet of King Louis XIV and a powerful figure at the court of Versailles, respected and feared for his exceptional access to the King. He was the second of a sequence of five Bontemps to hold the position of Premier valet de la Chambre du Roi in uninterrupted succession between 1643 and 1766, when an early death, leaving no successor, broke the line. There were four head or Premier valets de chambre, of whom Bontemps became the most senior in 1665, and thirty-two valets.

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Arna Bontemps

First Name Arna

Last Name Bontemps

Born on October 13, 1902

Died on June 4, 1973 (aged 70)

Born in United States of America, Louisiana

Arna Wendell Bontemps was an American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.

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