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Antonius Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin, Norwegian, and Swedish name used in Greenland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, part of the Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Belgium, Netherlands, ...

. The name is used in

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Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, Eastern

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

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Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

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Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

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Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

and

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

People

Anton of Schauenburg Anton of Schauenburg (german: Anton von Schaumburg) (died 1558) was Archbishop-Elector of Cologne from 1557 to 1558. Biography Anton of Schauenburg was the son of Jobst I, Count of Holstein-Schauenburg and his wife Mary of Nassau-Siegen. His ...

(died 1558), Archbishop-Elector of Cologne *

Anton I of Georgia Anton I ( ka, ანტონ I; – ), born as Teimuraz Bagrationi, was the Catholicos–Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church in the period 1744–1755 and again in 1764–1788. Biography Being one of the sons of Jesse of Kartli by his ...

, Catholicos–Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church (1744–1755 and 1764–1788) *

Anton II of Georgia Anton II the Great Martyr ( ka, ანტონ II), born Prince Royal Teimuraz (), (8 January 1762 or 1763 – 21 December 1827) was a member of the Georgian royal family and churchman. A son of Heraclius II, the penultimate King of Kartli and ...

(1762 or 1763–1827), King of Kartli and Kakheti, and Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia, canonized by the Georgian church in 2011 * Anton I, Prince Esterházy (1738-1794), a prince of Hungary *

Anton of Stolberg-Wernigerode Count Anton zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (23 October 1785 − 11 February 1854), was chief minister in Magdeburg, governor in the Prussian Province of Saxony and Prussian Minister of State. Life Count Anton was a fourth son of the reigning Count Chr ...

(1785-1854), chief minister in Magdeburg, governor of the Prussian Province of Saxony and Prussian Minister of State *

Prince Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Prince Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (7 October 1841 – 6 August 1866) was a German prince and soldier. He was a member of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. During the Austro-Prussian War, while serving with the First Foot Gu ...

(1841-1866), German prince and soldier * Anton Adolf Kuyten (1937-2017), Dutch writer * Anton Anton (born 1949), Romanian engineer and politician *

Anton Apriantono Anton Apriantono (born Serang, Banten; October 5, 1959) is an Indonesian academician who was Indonesia's Minister of Agriculture between October 2004 and October 2009. He studied at the University of Reading and currently is a faculty in Departme ...

(born 1959), Indonesian politician *

Anton I. Arion Anton I. Arion (1824–1897) was a Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible ...

(1824-1897), Romanian politician *

Anton Ažbe Anton Ažbe (30 May 1862 – 5 or 6 August 1905) was a Slovene realist painter and teacher of painting. Ažbe, crippled since birth and orphaned at the age of 8, learned painting as an apprentice to Janez Wolf and at the Academies in Vienna and ...

(1862–1905), Slovenian painter *

Anton Babchuk Anton Anatoliiovych Babchuk ( uk, Антон Анатолійович Бабчук, russian: Антон Анатольевич Бабчук; born May 6, 1984) is a Ukrainian-Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman He last played for At ...

(born 1984), Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player *

Anton Bacalbașa Anton Costache Bacalbașa (, commonly known as Toni or Tony Bacalbașa, pen names Rigolo, Wunderkind, , Paul D. Popescu''Democrația Socială'' (II)" in ''Ziarul Prahova'', 11 February 2012 Jus., Wus., Zig. etc.; Victor Durnea"Enigmaticul I. Sain ...

(1865-1899), Romanian political journalist * Anton Bakov (born 1965), Russian politician *

Anton Barten Anton Peter Barten (14 January 1930 – 15 June 2016)Barten, A.P.
in ''De leden van de Koninklijke ...

, Belgian economist *

Heinrich Anton de Bary Heinrich Anton de Bary (26 January 183119 January 1888) was a German surgeon, botanist, microbiologist, and mycologist (fungal systematics and physiology). He is considered a founding father of plant pathology (phytopathology) as well as the fou ...

(1831–1888), German surgeon and biologist *

Anton du Beke Anthony Paul Beke (born 20 July 1966), known professionally as Anton Du Beke (), is a British ballroom dance, ballroom and Latin dancer, and television presenter, best known for being a professional dancer and later a judge on the BBC One cele ...

(born 1966), English dancer *

Anton Berindei Anton Berindei (January 6, 1838–October 31, 1899) was a Wallachian-born Romanian soldier. Born in Roșiorii de Vede, he was descended from '' boyar'' families on both sides; his mother was born ''Isvoranu''.Mihai Sorin Rǎdulescu, ''Elita l ...

(1838–1899), Romanian general and politician *

Anton Bruckner Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germ ...

(1824–1896), Austrian composer *

Anton Bruehl Anton Bruehl (11 March 1900 – 10 August 1982), was an Australian-born American fashion photographer. Anton Bruehl was born in Hawker Hawker or Hawkers may refer to: Places * Hawker, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Hawker, ...

(1900–1982), Australian-born American photographer *

Anton Burger Anton "Toni" Burger (19 November 1911 – 25 December 1991) was a (Captain) in the German Nazi SS, in Greece (1944) and of Theresienstadt concentration camp. Military career Anton Burger was born in Neunkirchen, Austria, the son of a station ...

(1911–1991), Austrian-German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant *

Anton Cermak Anton Joseph Cermak ( cs, Antonín Josef Čermák, ; May 9, 1873 – March 6, 1933) was an American politician who served as the 44th mayor of Chicago, Illinois from April 7, 1931 until his death on March 6, 1933. He was killed by an assassin, ...

(1873–1933) American politician *

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...

(1860–1904), Russian writer *

Anton Corbijn Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2,Pitman, Joanna"The silent partner"' ...

(born 1955), Dutch photographer and video director *

Anton Coșa Anton Coşa (born November 23, 1961) is a Romanian cleric, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chişinău in Moldova. Early life Anton Coșa was born on November 23, 1961 in a family of farmers, in the village of Valea Mare in the Faraoani c ...

(born 1961), Romanian Catholic bishop *

Anton Davidoglu Anton Davidoglu (June 30, 1876–May 27, 1958) was a Romanian mathematician who specialized in differential equations. He was born in 1876 in Bârlad, Vaslui County, the son of Profira Moțoc and Doctor Cleante Davidoglu. His older brother was G ...

(1876-1958), Romanian mathematician *

Anton Denikin Anton Ivanovich Denikin (russian: Анто́н Ива́нович Дени́кин, link= ; 16 December Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O.S._4_December.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New St ...

(1872–1947), Russian military commander *

Anton Dermota Kammersänger Anton Dermota (June 4, 1910 – June 22, 1989) was a Slovene lyric tenor. Early life He was born in a poor family in the Upper Carniolan village of Kropa in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire (and is now in Slove ...

(1910–1989), Slovenian tenor *

Anton Diabelli Anton (or Antonio) Diabelli (5 September 17818 April 1858) was an Austrian music publisher, editor and composer. Best known in his time as a publisher, he is most familiar today as the composer of the waltz on which Ludwig van Beethoven wrote ...

(1781–1858), Austrian composer *

Anton Docher Anton Docher (1852–1928), born Antonin Jean Baptiste Docher (pronounced ɑ̃tɔnɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ batist dɔʃe), was a French Franciscan Roman Catholic priest, who served as a missionary to Native Americans in New Mexico, in the Southwest of t ...

(1852-1928), priest and missionary *

Anton Dostler Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a German army officer who fought in both World Wars. During World War II, he commanded several units as a General of the Infantry, primarily in Italy. After the Axis defeat, Dostler was execute ...

(1891-1945), German general executed for war crimes *

Anton Drexler Anton Drexler (13 June 1884 – 24 February 1942) was a German far-right political agitator for the Völkisch movement in the 1920s. He founded the pan-German and anti-Semitic German Workers' Party (DAP), the antecedent of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). ...

(1884-1942), Founder of the Nazi Party *

Anton Durcovici Anton Durcovici (17 May 1888 – 10 December 1951) was a Romanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and the Bishop of Iaşi from 1947 until his death. Durcovici was a victim of Romania's Communist regime, under which he was imprisoned; he died ...

(1888-1951), Romanian Catholic bishop *

Anton Ewald Anton Kim Ewald (born August 7, 1993) is a Swedish singer and dancer. He has participated in Melodifestivalen several times as both a background dancer and singer. Career Ewald began his career as a background dancer at Melodifestivalen. In Mel ...

(born 1993), Swedish singer and dancer *

Anton Ferdinand Anton Julian Ferdinand (born 18 February 1985) is an English former footballer who most recently played for St Mirren as a centre back. He was a product of the West Ham United academy and has also played for their senior team, Queens Park Ran ...

(born 1985), English footballer *

Anton Fokin Anton Viktorovich Fokin (born November 13, 1982) is an Uzbek artistic gymnast who represented Uzbekistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal on the parallel bars. He also won the bronze medal on the parallel bars at the 200 ...

(born 1982), Uzbek gymnast *

Anton Fugger Anton Fugger (10 June 1493 – 14 September 1560) was a German merchant and member of the Fugger family. He was a nephew of Jakob Fugger. Biography Anton was the third and youngest son of George Fugger and Regina Imhof. He was born in Augsburg o ...

(1493–1560), German merchant *

Anton Gavel Anton Gavel (born October 24, 1984) is a Slovak-German professional basketball coach and former player. He is a 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) tall combo guard who primarily played at the shooting guard position. He is head coach for ratiopharm Ulm of th ...

(born 1984), German basketball player *

Anton Geesink Antonius Johannes Geesink (6 April 1934 – 27 August 2010) was a Dutch people, Dutch List of judoka#Highest grades, 10th dan judoka. He was the first non-Japanese judoka to win gold at the World Judo Championship, a feat he accomplished in 1961 ...

(1934–2010), Dutch judoka *

Anton Glasnović Anton Glasnović (born 18 January 1981) is a Croatian sports shooter who competes in shotgun events. His biggest success to date was reaching the trap final at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. His also won a gold medal in team trap along wit ...

(born 1981), Croatian sports shooter *

Anton Golopenția Anton Golopenția (May 12, 1909 – September 9, 1951) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian sociologist. Biography Beginnings, education and early career Born in Prigor, Caraș-Severin County, his father Simion was a lawyer originally from Pe ...

(1909-1951), Romanian sociologist * Anton Jude Gomes (1960-2012), Sri Lankan actor and comedian *

Anton Gubankov Anton Nikolayevich Gubankov (russian: Антон Николаевич Губанков; 29 January 1965 – 25 December 2016) was a Russian journalist and civil servant. He worked as a television journalist until 2013. He served as the Director ...

(1965-2016), Russian TV journalist and civil servant * Anton Gunn (born 1973), American politician *

Anton Gustafsson Carl Anton Gustafsson (born February 25, 1990) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre. He is the son of IIHF Hall of Famer Bengt-Åke Gustafsson. Playing career Born in Sweden, Gustafsson spent parts of his childhood in Feldkirch, ...

(born 1990), Swedish ice hockey player * Anton Hansen Tammsaare (''A. H. Tammsaare''; 1878–1940), Estonian writer *

Anton thor Helle Anton thor Helle ( in Tallinn – in Jüri; also ''Anton Thorhelle'', ''Anton torHelle'', ''Anton thorHelle'' or ''Anthonij Torhelle'') was the translator of the first Bible in Estonian in 1739, and the first Estonian grammar. The New Testament w ...

(1683–1748), Baltic German clergyman and translator *

Anton Hofreiter Anton "Toni" Hofreiter (born 2 February 1970) is a German politician who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2005 elections. Political career As a member of Alliance 90/The Greens, Hofreiter has been a member of the Bundes ...

(born 1970), German politician *

Anton Holban Anton Holban (; 10 February 1902, in Huşi – 15 January 1937, in Bucharest) was a Romanian novelist. He was the nephew of Eugen Lovinescu. The son of Gheorghe Holban (whom had from his father’s side Germanic ancestry) and Antoaneta Lovin ...

(1902-1937), Romanian novelist * Anton Hysén (born 1990), Swedish football player *

Anton Irv Anton Irv VR I/2, VR II/2, VR II/3 (17 September 1886 – 27 April 1919) was a highly decorated Estonian combat soldier and military officer during World War I and in the Estonian War of Independence.Toivo Miljan, ''Historical Dictionary of Es ...

(1886–1919), Estonian military commander *

Anton Janša Anton Janša (c. 20 May 1734 – 13 September 1773) was a Carniolan apiarist and painter. Janša is known as a pioneer of modern apiculture and a great expert in the field. He was educated as a painter, but was employed as a teacher of api ...

(1734–1773), Slovenian beekeeper and painter *

Anton Jones Anton Jones ( Sinhala: ඇන්ටන් ජෝන්ස්; 3 June 1937 – 21 February 2016) was a Sri Lankan singer and songwriter. Considered as a prominent Baila singer in Sri Lanka, Jones had several hits, including ''Mini Gawuma'' and ''U ...

(1937-2016), Sri Lankan singer *

Anton Josipović Anton "Ante" Josipović (born 22 October 1961) is a former Yugoslav boxing, boxer from Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Yugoslavia). He won the Olympic medalists in boxing, light heavyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Though Cr ...

(born 1961), Bosnian Croat boxer who competed for Yugoslavia *

Anton Kaindl Anton Kaindl (14 July 1902 – 31 August 1948) was an SS-'' Standartenführer'' and commandant of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp from 1943-1945. Kaindl joined the army during the Weimar Republic in May 1920 and served until May 1932, lea ...

(1902–1948), German SS concentration camp commandant *

Anton Karas Anton Karl Karas (7 July 1906 – 10 January 1985) was an Austrian zither player and composer, best known for his internationally famous 1948 soundtrack to Carol Reed's ''The Third Man''. His association with the film came about as a result of ...

(1906–1985), Austrian zither player * Anton Kazarnovski (born 1985), Israeli-Russian basketball player *

Anton Khudobin Anton Valerievich Khudobin (russian: Антон Валерьевич Худобин; born 7 May 1986) is a Kazakhstani-born Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract w ...

(born 1986), Kazakhstani-Russian professional ice hockey goaltender * Anton Koolmann (1899–1953), Estonian wrestler *

Anton Korošec Anton Korošec (, ; 12 May 1872 – 14 December 1940) was a Yugoslav politician, a prominent member of the conservative People's Party, a Roman Catholic priest and a noted orator. Early life Korošec was born in Biserjane (then Duchy of Styr ...

(1872–1940), Slovenian politician * Anton Kržan (1835–1888), Croatian academic * Anton LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan *

Anton Lesser Anton Lesser (born 14 February 1952) is an English actor. He is well known for his roles as Qyburn in the HBO series '' Game of Thrones'', as Thomas More in ''Wolf Hall'', as Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in ''The Crown'', as Prime Ministe ...

, English actor *

Anton Lipošćak Anton Lipošćak, (9 April 1863 – 24 July 1924) was an Austro-Hungarian Army General of the Infantry of Croatian descent who served as the Governor-General of the Military Government of Lublin during the World War I. After the war, Lipošćak ...

(1863–1924), Austro-Hungarian general of Croatian descent *

Anton Lundell Anton Lundell (born October 3, 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lundell was considered a top prospect for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, where he was selected 12th overal ...

(born 2001), Finnish ice hockey player * Anton Maresch (born 1991), Austrian basketball player *

Anton Moisescu Anton Moisescu (12 February 1913 – 2002) was a Romanian politician who was the acting Chairman of the Presidium of the Grand National Assembly from 7 January 1958 until 11 January 1958, together with Mihail Sadoveanu, and thus interim head o ...

(1913-1997), Romanian politician *

Anton Muttukumaru Major General Anton Muttukumaru, OBE, ED, ADC (6 July 1908 – 2001) was the first native Ceylonese to serve as the Commander of the Ceylon Army (now Sri Lankan Army), a post he held from 1955 to 1959. He also served as Ceylon's High Commiss ...

(1908-2001), first indigenous Commander of the Sri Lanka Army *

Anton Nilson Anton Nilson (11 November 1887 – 16 August 1989) was a Swedish terrorist and militant socialist who was convicted of murder for a fatal bombing in 1908. Nilson was born and grew up in a peasant region in Skåne, the southernmost province o ...

(1887–1989), Swedish Communist militant *

Anton Tomaž Linhart Anton Tomaž Linhart (December 11, 1756 – July 14, 1795) was a Carniolan playwright and historian, best known as the author of the first comedy and theatrical play in general in Slovene, ''Županova Micka'' (Micka, the Mayor's Daughter). He is ...

(1756–1795), Slovenian playwright and historian *

Anton Newcombe Anton Alfred Newcombe (born August 29, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and founder of the music group The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Newcombe was the subject of the 2004 documentary film '' Dig!'', along ...

(born 1967), American musician *

Apolo Anton Ohno Apolo Anton Ohno (; born May 22, 1982) is an American retired short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics. Ohno is the most decorated American at the Winter Olympics ...

, American speed skater *

Anton Õunapuu Anton Õunapuu VR II/3 (7 November 1887 – 2 April 1919) was an Estonian PE teacher, soldier, and the founder of the scouting movement (Estonian: ''Eesti skaudiliikumine'') in Estonia. Early life and work as a PE teacher Anton Õunapuu was bo ...

(1887–1919), Estonian scouting activist *

Anton Pann Anton Pann (; born Antonie Pantoleon-Petroveanu , and also mentioned as ''Anton Pantoleon'' or ''Petrovici''; 1790s—2 November 1854) was an Ottoman-born Wallachian composer, musicologist, and Romanian-language poet, also noted for his act ...

(1790s-1854), Ottoman-born Wallachian composer *

Anton Peschka Anton Emanuel Peschka (21 February 1885, Vienna - 9 September 1940, Vienna) was an Austrian painter. Biography After receiving a commercial education, he took his first art lessons with Robert Scheffer. He then studied at the Academy of Fine Ar ...

(1885–1940), Austrian painter * Anton Pettersson (1994-2015), perpetrator of the 2015

Trollhättan school attack On 22 October 2015, 21-year-old Anton Lundin Pettersson attacked Kronan School in Trollhättan, Sweden, with a sword. He killed a teaching assistant and a male student, stabbed another male student and a teacher, and died later of the gunshot wo ...

Anton Pieck Anton Franciscus Pieck (19 April 1895 – 24 November 1987) was a Dutch painter, artist and graphic artist. Hiworksare noted for their nostalgic or fairy tale-like character and are widely popular, appearing regularly on cards and calendars. He i ...

(1895–1987), Dutch artist *

Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam Father Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam, also known as Anton Ranjith, was born on September 23, 1966, in Jaffna. As of July 13, 2020, he is serving as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo. He has also been serving as the director of Tami ...

(born 1966), Sri Lankan Tamil Catholic priest, Auxiliary Bishop of the

Archdiocese of Colombo The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo ( la, Archidioecesis Columbensis in Taprobane) is a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church, whose ecclesiastical province covers all Sri Lanka plus the Maldives (which are ...

Anton Raadik Anton "Rampaging Estonian" Raadik (January 15, 1917 – March 13, 1999) was the most famous Estonian-born middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s, fighting out of Chicago, Illinois. Professional boxing career Anton Raadik was European Mid ...

(1917–1999), Estonian boxer * Anton Rabie, Canadian billionaire businessman *

Anton Rodgers Anthony "Anton" Rodgers (10 January 1933 – 1 December 2007) was an English actor and occasional director. He performed on stage, in film, in television dramas and sitcoms. He starred in several sitcoms, including ''Fresh Fields'' (ITV, ...

, English actor *

Anton Rödin Anton Rödin (born November 21, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Brynäs IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Vancouver Canucks. He was ...

(born 1990), Swedish ice hockey player *

Anton Rubinstein Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein ( rus, Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн, r=Anton Grigor'evič Rubinštejn; ) was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor who became a pivotal figure in Russian culture when he founded the Sai ...

(1829–1894), Russian pianist, composer and conductor * Anton Santesson (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey defenceman *

Anton Shipulin Anton Vladimirovich Shipulin (russian: Антон Владимирович Шипулин; born 21 August 1987) is a retired Russian biathlete and politician serving as the member of the State Duma since 2019. Sport career Absolute champion of E ...

(born 1987), Russian biathlete *

Anton Shoutvin Anton Shoutvin ( he, אנטון שוטבין; born January 25, 1989) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Liga Leumit. Early life Shoutvin was born in Voroshilovgrad, Ukraine. He played for the Maccabi Tel Aviv Y ...

(born 1989), Israeli basketball player *

Anton Martin Slomšek Blessed Anton Martin Slomšek (26 November 1800 – 24 September 1862) was a Slovene Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Lavant from 1846 until his death. He served also as an author and poet as well as a staunch advocate of the n ...

(1800–1862), Slovenian bishop *

Anton Heinrich Springer Anton Heinrich Springer (13 July 182531 May 1891) was a German art historian and writer. Early life Springer was born in Prague, where he studied philosophy and history at Charles University, earning a Ph.D. Taking an interest in art, he made sev ...

(1825–1891), German art historian and writer *

Anton Storch Anton Storch (1 April 1892 – 26 November 1975) was a German trade unionist, politician, a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the minister of labor from 1949 to 1957. Early life Storch was born in Fulda, Hesse, in 1892. He wa ...

(1892–1975), German politician *

Anton Strålman Anton Strålman (born 1 August 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ( ...

, Swedish ice hockey player *

Anton Sullivan Anton Sullivan (born 1991/1992) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Rhode and at senior level for the Offaly county team. Sullivan is a peacekeeper and has experienced service in the Lebanon. He was appointed as Offaly captain in 2018, short ...

(born 1991/1992), Offaly Gaelic footballer *

Anton Tabakov Anton Olegovich Tabakov (russian: Анто́н Оле́гович Табако́в; born 1960) is a Russian actor. He is the son of fellow Russian actors Oleg Tabakov and Lyudmila Krylova. As of 2005, he owned the Pilot Club, a nightclub in Mos ...

(born 1960), Russian actor *

Anton Thernes Anton Thernes (8 February 1892 – 3 December 1944) was a Nazi German war criminal, deputy commandant of administration at the notorious Majdanek concentration camp on the outskirts of Lublin, Poland in World War II. He was tried at the Majdanek ...

(1892–1944), German Nazi SS deputy commandant of concentration camp executed for war crimes * Anton Dayasritha Tissera (born 1966), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician *

Anton Uesson Anton Uesson (12 January 1879 – 13 April 1942)Mati Unt and Eric Dickens: ''Brecht at Night''. p. 161. Dalkey Archive Pr; First English Translation edition 14 July 2009. was an Estonian politician and engineer. Early life and career Born in ...

(1879–1942), Estonian politician and engineer *

Anton Vaino Anton Eduardovich Vaino (russian: Антон Эдуардович Вайно; born 17 February 1972) is a Russian diplomat and politician of Estonian descent. Currently he is the Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office. Vaino is th ...

(born 1972), Russian diplomat and politician *

Anton Volchenkov Anton Alexeyevich Volchenkov (russian: Анто́н Алексе́евич Волченко́в; born 25 February 1982) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Torpe ...

(born 1982), Russian ice hockey player *

Anton Webern Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern (3 December 188315 September 1945), better known as Anton Webern (), was an Austrian composer and conductor whose music was among the most radical of its milieu in its sheer concision, even aphorism, and stea ...

(1883–1945), Austrian composer * Anton Wilfer (1901–1976), Czechoslovak luthier *

Anton Wright Anton Wright is an adventurer, rowing coach, and—alongside Mark de Rond—holder of the Guinness World Records, Guinness World Record for the first unsupported row of the navigable length of the Amazon River. Career Clare College, Cambridg ...

(born 1974), adventurer and entrepreneur *

Anton Yelchin Anton Viktorovich Yelchin ( rus, Антон Викторович Ельчин, p=ɐnˈton ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtɕɪn; March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) was an American actor. Born in the Soviet Union to a Russian Jewish family, he emigr ...

(1989–2016), Russian-American actor *

Anton Yugov Anton Tanev (Dontcho) Yugov ( bg, Антон Танев Югов) (28 August 1904 – 6 July 1991) was a Bulgarian politician who was a leading member of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP), and served as Prime Minister of the country from 19 ...

(1904–1991), Bulgarian politician * Anton Zaslavski also known as Zedd (born 1989), Russian-German music producer and DJ *

Anton Zeilinger Anton Zeilinger (; born 20 May 1945) is an Austrian quantum physicist and Nobel laureate in physics of 2022. Zeilinger is professor of physics emeritus at the University of Vienna and senior scientist at the Institute for Quantum Optics and Qua ...

(born 1945), Austrian quantum physicist

Fictional characters

*Anton, mythological son of Hercules created by

Mark Antony Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autoc ...

, and from whom he claimed descent *Anton, aka Tony, former co-leader of the gang, the Jets, from ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid-1 ...

'' *Anton O'Neill, title role of feature film ''Anton'', directed by

Graham Cantwell Graham Cantwell (born 25 March 1974) is an Irish film and television director. He is best known for directing feature film Anton which achieved a three-week domestic cinema release and was nominated for three Irish Film and Television Awards in ...

*Anton, fictional geneticist, credited with discovering

Anton's Key The ''Ender's Game'' series (often referred to as the ''Ender'' saga and also the Enderverse) is a series of science fiction books written by American author Orson Scott Card. The series started with the novelette ''Ender's Game'', which was la ...

, in the ''

Ender's Game ''Ender's Game'' is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set at an unspecified date in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind after two conflicts with an insectoid alien species they dub ...

'' series of books by Orson Scott Card *

Anton Chigurh Anton Chigurh () is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Cormac McCarthy's novel ''No Country for Old Men''. In the film adaptation of the same name, he is portrayed by Javier Bardem. Bardem's performance as Chigurh was widely laude ...

, antagonist in the Cormac McCarthy novel ''No Country for Old Men'' and the 2007 movie of the same title *Anton Phibes, murderous organist in two cult movies starring

Vincent Price Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, art historian, art collector and gourmet cook. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Wal ...

*Anton Steenwijk, protagonist in the Harry Mulisch novel ''

The Assault ''The Assault'' (original title in Dutch language, Dutch: ''De aanslag'') is a 1982 novel by Netherlands, Dutch author Harry Mulisch. Random House published an English translation by Claire Nicolas White in 1985. It covers 35 years in the life o ...

'' * Anton Jackson, a homeless person portrayed by Damon Wayans in the American comedy sketch show ''In Living Color'' *Anton Ego, food critic in the 2007 Pixar film ''

Ratatouille Ratatouille ( , ), oc, ratatolha , is a French Provençal dish of stewed vegetables which originated in Nice, and is sometimes referred to as ''ratatouille niçoise'' (). Recipes and cooking times differ widely, but common ingredients include ...

'' *

Anton Gorodetsky These are the notable characters in the '' Night Watch'' books and movies as created by Sergey Lukyanenko with Vladimir Vasilyev. They all play major or medium-sized roles in one or more of the following works: Novels: * '' Night Watch'' * '' D ...

, hero and narrator of most of the ''Watch'' novels by Sergei Lukyanenko *Anton Herzen, supposed vampire in ''

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box ''Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box'', known in Australia and Europe as ''Professor Layton and Pandora's Box'', is the second game in the ''Professor Layton'' series by Level-5. It was followed by a third game, ''Professor Layton and the U ...

'' who lived in Herzen Castle *Anton Tobias, main character in the horror comedy film ''

Idle Hands ''Idle Hands'' is a 1999 American teen black comedy horror film directed by Rodman Flender, written by Terri Hughes and Ron Milbauer, and starring Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba, and Vivica A. Fox. The main plot follows the ...

'', played by actor Devon Sawa *Anton Shudder, side character in the Skulduggery Pleasant series. Owner of the Midnight Hotel. *Anton Hofmiller, main character in the book ''Beware of Pity'', written by

Stefan Zweig Stefan Zweig (; ; 28 November 1881 – 22 February 1942) was an Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist, and biographer. At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most widely translated and popular write ...

*Anton Vanko, name of two Marvel Comics characters:

Crimson Dynamo Crimson Dynamo (Russian: Багровое Динамо, '; also Красное Динамо (Krasnoe Dinamo)) is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics who have all been powered armo ...

and

Whiplash Whiplash may refer to: * The long flexible part of a whip * Whiplash (medicine), a neck injury ** Whiplash Injury Protection System (WHIPS), in automobiles Film and television * ''Whiplash'' (1948 film), a US film noir about a boxer * ''Whiplas ...

*Anton Zeck, a master thief hired to steal Shredder's helmet in TMNT 2012. *Anton Krieg, a German black market kingpin in Wolfenstein 2009 *Frederick Anton Reiker, male protagonist in the book

Summer of My German Soldier ''Summer of My German Soldier'' is a 1973 book by Bette Greene. The story is told in first person narrative by a twelve-year-old Jewish girl named Patty Bergen living in Jenkinsville, Arkansas during World War II. The story focuses on the friend ...

Bette Greene Bette Jean Greene (née Evensky; June 28, 1934 – October 2, 2020) was the author of several books for children and young adults, including '' Summer of My German Soldier'', ''The Drowning of Stephan Jones'', and the Newbery Honor book ''Philip ...

. *

Anton Anton may refer to: People *Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Anton (surname) Places *Anton Municipality, Bulgaria **Anton, Sofia Province, a village *Antón District, Panama **Antón, a town and capital of th ...

, a character from ''

The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series concerns the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and adoptive goldfish brother Darwin, who attend ...

'' *Anton, Gilfoyle's server in

Silicon Valley Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that serves as a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical areas San Mateo County ...

. *Antoine Roquentin, diarist/narrator of

Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism (and phenomenology), a French playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and litera ...

's novel ''

Nausea Nausea is a diffuse sensation of unease and discomfort, sometimes perceived as an urge to vomit. While not painful, it can be a debilitating symptom if prolonged and has been described as placing discomfort on the chest, abdomen, or back of the ...

'' *Anton Lavrentievich G______v, narrator of

Fyodor Dostoyevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...

's novel ''

Demons A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, anime, ...

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