Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (

Alfonso I of Asturias Alfonso I of Asturias, called the Catholic (''el Católico''), (c. 693 – 757) was the third King of Asturias, reigning from 739 to his death in 757. His reign saw an extension of the Christian domain of Asturias, reconquering Galicia and Le ...

, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the

Visigothic kingdom The Visigothic Kingdom, officially the Kingdom of the Goths ( la, Regnum Gothorum), was a kingdom that occupied what is now southwestern France and the Iberian Peninsula from the 5th to the 8th centuries. One of the Germanic peoples, Germanic su ...

in the

Iberian peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...

. In the later medieval period it became a standard name in the

Hispanic The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad. The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...

and Portuguese royal families. It is derived from a

Gothic name The Onomastics of the Gothic language (Gothic personal names) are an important source not only for the history of the Goths themselves, but for Germanic onomastics in general and the linguistic and cultural history of the Germanic Heroic Age of c ...

, or a conflation of several Gothic names; from ''*Aþalfuns'', composed of the elements ''

aþal Othala (), also known as odal and ēðel, is a rune that represents the ''o'' and ''œ'' phonemes in the Elder Futhark and the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc writing systems respectively. Its name is derived from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic *''ō� ...

'' "noble" and ''funs'' "eager, brave, ready", and perhaps influenced by names such as ''*Alafuns'', ''*Adefuns'' and ''* Hildefuns''. It is recorded as ''Adefonsus'' in the 9th and 10th century, and as ''Adelfonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'' in the 10th to 11th. The reduced form ''Alfonso'' is recorded in the late 9th century, and the Portuguese form ''Afonso'' from the early 11th. and ''Anfós'' in Catalan from the 12th Century until the 15th. Variants of the name include: ''Alonso'' (Spanish), ''Alfonso'' (Spanish and Italian), ''Alfons'' (Dutch, German, Catalan, Polish, Croatian and Scandinavian), ''Afonso'' ( Portuguese and Galician), '' Alphonse'', ''Alfonse'' (Italian, French and English), etc.

Middle Ages

Iberian royal families

;Asturias/Leon/Castile/Spain *

(739-757) * Alfonso II of Asturias (791-842) * Alfonso III of León (866-910) * Alfonso Fróilaz (925-926) * Alfonso IV of León (925-931) *

Alfonso V of León Alfonso V (c. 9947 August 1028), called the Noble, was King of León from 999 to 1028. Like other kings of León, he used the title emperor () to assert his standing among the Christian rulers of Spain. He succeeded his father, Bermudo II, in 99 ...

(999-1028) * Alfonso VI of León (1065–1109) * Alfonso VII of León (1126–1157) *

Alfonso VIII of Castile Alfonso VIII (11 November 11555 October 1214), called the Noble (''El Noble'') or the one of Las Navas (''el de las Navas''), was King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at ...

(1158–1214) * Alfonso IX of León (1188–1230) * Alfonso X of Castile (1252–1284) *

Alfonso XI of Castile Alfonso XI (13 August 131126 March 1350), called the Avenger (''el Justiciero''), was King of Castile and León. He was the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal. Upon his father's death in 1312, several disputes en ...

(1312–1350) ;Aragon & Naples * Alfonso I of Aragon (1104–1134), known as ''el Batallador'' (The Battler) *

Alfonso II of Aragon Alfonso II (1–25 March 1157Benito Vicente de Cuéllar (1995)«Los "condes-reyes" de Barcelona y la "adquisición" del reino de Aragón por la dinastía bellónida» p. 630-631; in ''Hidalguía''. XLIII (252) pp. 619–632."Alfonso II el Casto, hi ...

(1162–1196) * Alfonso III of Aragon (1285–1291) * Alfonso IV of Aragon (1327–1336) *

Alfonso V of Aragon Alfonso the Magnanimous (139627 June 1458) was King of Aragon and King of Sicily (as Alfonso V) and the ruler of the Crown of Aragon from 1416 and King of Naples (as Alfonso I) from 1442 until his death. He was involved with struggles to the t ...

(1416–1458), also king of Naples and Sicily * Alfonso II of Naples (1448–1495) ;Portugal * Afonso I of Portugal (1109–1185) *

Afonso II of Portugal Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

(1185–1223) * Afonso III of Portugal (1210–1279) *

Afonso IV of Portugal Afonso IVEnglish: ''Alphonzo'' or ''Alphonse'', or ''Affonso'' (Archaic Portuguese), ''Alfonso'' or ''Alphonso'' (Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonsus'' (Latin). (; 8 February 129128 May 1357), called the Brave ( pt, o Bravo, links=no), was King ...

(1291–1357) *

Afonso V of Portugal Afonso V () (15 January 1432 – 28 August 1481), known by the sobriquet the African (), was King of Portugal from 1438 until his death in 1481, with a brief interruption in 1477. His sobriquet refers to his military conquests in Northern Africa. ...

(1432–1481) * Afonso VI of Portugal (1643–1683)

Other

* Alfonso Jordan (1103–1148) * Alphonse, Count of Poitiers (1220–1271) *

Alfonso of Valladolid Abner of Burgos (c. 1270 – c. 1347, or a little later) was a Jewish philosopher, a convert to Christianity and polemical writer against his former religion. Known after his conversion as Alfonso of Valladolid. Life As a student he acquired a ce ...

(c. 1270 – c. 1347), Jewish convert to Christianity, philosopher, and mathematician *

Alphonso, Earl of Chester Alphonso or Alfonso (24 November 1273 – 19 August 1284), also called Alphonsus and Alphonse and styled Earl of Chester, was an heir apparent to the English throne who never became king. Alphonso was the ninth child of King Edward I of England ...

(1273–1284), first son of Edward I of England, named after his godfather Alfonso X of Castile; died in childhood *

Juan Alfonso de Baena Juan Alfonso de Baena (?–c. 1435) was a medieval Castilian poet and scribe in the court of Juan II of Castile. Baena, who was a converso (a Jewish convert to Christianity), is best known for compiling and contributing to the ''Cancionero de Baena ...

(c. 1375 – c. 1434), Castilian troubadour

Early modern period

Afonso de Albuquerque Afonso de Albuquerque, 1st Duke of Goa (; – 16 December 1515) was a Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman. He served as viceroy of Portuguese India from 1509 to 1515, during which he expanded Portuguese influence across the Indian Ocean ...

, Portuguese general and governor of India *

Alphonse Daudet Alphonse Daudet (; 13 May 184016 December 1897) was a French novelist. He was the husband of Julia Daudet and father of Edmée, Léon and Lucien Daudet. Early life Daudet was born in Nîmes, France. His family, on both sides, belonged to the ''bo ...

, French novelist and historian *

Alfonso I d'Este Alfonso d'Este (21 July 1476 – 31 October 1534) was Duke of Ferrara during the time of the War of the League of Cambrai. Biography He was the son of Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara and Eleanor of Naples and became duke on Ercole's death in ...

, Duke of Ferrara during the time of the War of the League of Cambrai * Afonso VI of Portugal (1656–1683) *

Nzinga Mbemba Mvemba a Nzinga, Nzinga Mbemba, Funsu Nzinga Mvemba or Dom Alfonso. (c. 1456–1542 or 1543), also known as King Afonso I, was the sixth ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo from the Lukeni kanda dynasty and ruled in the first half of the 16th century ...

(1505–1543), also known as "Afonso I of Kongo" * Afonso II of Kongo (1561) *

Alphonse de Tonty Pierre Alphonse de Tonty, or Alphonse de Tonty, Baron de Paludy (c. 1659 – 10 November 1727) was an officer who served under the French explorer Cadillac and helped establish the first European settlement at Detroit, Michigan, Fort Pontchartrain ...

, Baron de Paludy (c. 1659 – 1727) *

Afonso III of Kongo Afonso III Mvemba a Nimi (also spelt Affonso III) was a ruler of the kingdom of Kongo during its civil war period. King Afonso III first enters written record as the ruler of the Marquisate of Nkondo. He governed that area from late 1669 until mid- ...

(1666–1667) * Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza, son of John I of Portugal * Afonso, Prince of Portugal, son of John II of Portugal *

Afonso, Duke of Porto Infante D. Afonso of Braganza, Duke of Porto (; 31 July 1865 in Palace of Ajuda, Lisbon – 21 February 1920 in Naples, Italy) was a Portuguese Infante of the House of Braganza,"While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the duchy of Saxe-Cobur ...

, son of Louis I of Portugal *

Afonso of Portugal, Lord of Portalegre Infante Afonso of Portugal (8 February 1263, in Lisbon – 2 November 1312, in Lisbon; ; or ''Alphonse'') was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince), son of King Afonso III of Portugal and his second wife Beatrice of Castile. He was titled Lord of ...

, son of Afonso III of Portugal * Araribóia, baptismal name Martim Afonso, leader of the Temiminó tribe in Brazil in the 16th century *

Cardinal Afonso of Portugal Cardinal-Infante Afonso (23 April 1509–21 April 1540; ; ) was a Portugal, Portuguese ''infante'' (prince), son of List of Portuguese monarchs, King Manuel I of Portugal and his wife Maria of Aragon (1482-1517), Maria of Aragon. Because he w ...

, son of Manuel I of Portugal * João Afonso de Aveiro, Portuguese explorer *

Jorge Afonso Jorge Afonso (''c.'' 1470 – 1540) was an important Portugal, Portuguese Renaissance painter. Jorge Afonso was nominated royal painter in 1508 by Manuel I of Portugal, King Manuel I and again in 1529 by John III of Portugal, John III. He was mai ...

, Portuguese Renaissance painter *

Madragana Madragana Ben Aloandro, later Maior or Mór Afonso (born c. 1230, Faro, Algarve, Portugal), was a woman from the Algarve known as a mistress to king Afonso III of Portugal, in the 13th century, when he ended the Reconquista in Portugal by taking ...

, baptismal name Mor Afonso, mistress to Afonso III of Portugal *

Alfonso II d'Este Alfonso II d'Este (24 November 1533 – 27 October 1597) was Duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597. He was a member of the House of Este. Biography He was the elder son of Ercole II d'Este and Renée de France, the daughter of Louis XII of France an ...

, Duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597 *

Alfonso II, Count of Provence Alfonso II (1180 – February 1209) was the second son of Alfonso II of Aragon (who was Alfonso I of Provence) and Sancha of Castile. His father transferred the County of Provence from his uncle Sancho to him in 1185. Alfonso II was born in Barcel ...

, second son of Alfonso II of Aragon * Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio (1628–44) * Alfonso of Castile, Prince of Asturias, figurehead of rebelling magnates against his brother King Henry IV of Castile *

Alfonso of Hauteville Alfonso, also called Anfuso or Anfusus (''c''. 1120 – 10 October 1144), was the Prince of Capua from 1135 and Duke of Naples from 1139. He was an Italian-born Norman of the noble Hauteville family. After 1130, when his father Roger became King ...

, Prince of Capua * Alphonsus Liguori, Roman Catholic theologian (1696–1787) *

Joseph-Alphonse Esménard Joseph-Alphonse Esménard (1770, in Pélissanne – 25 June 1811, in Fondi) was a French poet and the brother of the journalist Jean-Baptiste Esménard and father of the artists Inès Esménard and Nathalie Elma d'Esménard. Biography In 1790 ...

(1770–1811)

Modern period

Iberian/Sicilian nobility

Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta (28 March 1841 – 26 May 1934) was the third son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Maria Theresa of Austria (1816-1867), Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria. He was pretender to the Kingdom of the Two Sicil ...

(1841–1934), duke of Calabria and head of the royal house of the Two Sicilies *

Alfonso XII of Spain Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo; 28 November 185725 November 1885), also known as El Pacificador or the Peacemaker, was King of Spain from 29 December 1874 to his death in 1885 ...

(1857–1885) (ordinal numbering continues from the kings of Castile) *

Alfonso XIII of Spain Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 17 May 1886 to 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He was a monarch from birth as his father, Alf ...

(1886–1931) *

Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria , title =Duke of Calabria, Count of Caserta , image =Infante Alfonso de Calabria.jpg , caption = Portrayed wearing the uniform of the Regimiento de Húsares de la Princesa, c. 1915 , succession = Head of the House ...

, claimant to the title of the head of House of Bourbon Two Sicilies *

Alfonso of Spain, Prince of Asturias Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

, heir-apparent of the throne of Spain 1907–31 * Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1924–2003), Spanish playboy and businessman * Infante Alfonso of Spain, younger brother of former King Juan Carlos of Spain *

Fadrique Alfonso of Castile Fadrique Alfonso of Castile, 1st Señor de Haro, La Rioja, Haro (1334–1358), 25th Master of the Order of Santiago (1342–1358), was the fifth illegitimate child of Alfonso XI of Castile and Eleanor of Guzman. He was born in Seville. Biograph ...

, fifth illegitimate child of Alfonso XI of Castile *

Afonso VII of Portugal ''Don (honorific), Dom'' Afonso de Santa Maria (born 25 March 1996) is the eldest son of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, head of the House of Braganza. As heir-apparent to his father, Afonso is styled as Duke of Barcelos. Early life ''Afonso de S ...

, future regnal name of the heir apparent to the current pretender *

Infante Afonso, Prince of Beira ''Dom'' Afonso de Santa Maria (born 25 March 1996) is the eldest son of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, head of the House of Braganza. As heir-apparent to his father, Afonso is styled as Duke of Barcelos. Early life ''Afonso de Santa Maria Miguel ...

, 2nd claimant in line to the Portuguese throne

Alfons

Alfons Almi Alfons Almi ( Alm, until 1935; 20 August 1904 — 22 February 1991) was a Finnish opera singer and administrator. He has been described as the 'father of Finnish opera'. Career Almi sang the principal tenor at the Opera of Finland (later to bec ...

(1904-1991), Finnish opera singer and administrator *

Alfons van Blaaderen Alfons van Blaaderen (born 27 October 1963) is a Dutch physicist. He is a professor at Utrecht University and works in the field of soft matter. Career Van Blaaderen was born on 27 October 1963 in Naarden. He attended the Voorbereidend wetenschap ...

(born 1963), Dutch physicist *

Alfons Geleyns Louis Alphonse (Alfons) Geleyns was a Belgian private and war hero of World War I. He was known for his relatively early death during the war and his burial which has undergone a series of events and changes. Military career Geleyns was born in ...

(1887-1914), Belgian private *

Alfons Goppel Alfons Goppel (1 October 1905 – 24 December 1991) was a German politician of the CSU party and Prime Minister of Bavaria (1962–1978). Biography Alfons Goppel was born in Reinhausen (now Regensburg), one of the nine children of the ba ...

(1905–1991), German politician * Alfons Gorbach (1898–1972), Austrian politician * Alfons Jēgers (1919–1999), Latvian football and hockey player *

Alfons Karpiński Alfons Karpiński (February 20, 1875 – June 6, 1961) was a Polish painter specializing in portraits of women, still-lives and landscapes. His work is associated with the traditionalist and decorative trends in Polish 20th-century painting. Li ...

(1875–1961), Polish painter * Alfons Rebane (1908–1976), Estonian military commander *

Alfons Rissberger Alfons Rissberger (born May 25, 1948, in Worms) is a German entrepreneur, business consultant, and author. Life Rissberger was born in Worms, Germany, in 1948. His father was a locksmith. He studied an apprenticeship in television technology-c ...

(born 1948), German author

Alphonse

Alphonse Gabriel Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone (; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the ...

(1899-1947), Chicago gangster

Alfonso

Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón Orozco ( , ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. He is known for directing films in a variety of genres including the family drama ''A Little Princess (1995 film), A Little Princess'' (1995), the romantic drama ''Gre ...

, Mexican cinematographer *

Alfonso Calderon (activist) Alfonso Calderón Atienzar (born October 10, 2001) is a Spanish-American student activist against gun violence. He is a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and a founding member of the Never Again MSD movement. Early life an ...

, Spanish born activist and advocate for gun control *

Alfonso Calderón (poet) Alfonso Calderón Squadritto (November 21, 1930 – August 8, 2009) was a Chilean people, Chilean poet and writer. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1998. He had been a member of the Academia Chilena de la Lengua (Chilean Ac ...

, Chilean poet and writer *

Alfonso Soriano Alfonso Guilleard Soriano (born January 7, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball left fielder and second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, and Chicago Cu ...

, American baseball player *

Alfonso Lizarazo Alfonso Lizarazo (born Alfonso Lizarazo Sánchez in 1940) is a Colombian host and politician, he was the first host of ''Campeones de la risa'', which in 1973 became known as Sábados Felices. He presented the program until 1998, when he was elect ...

, Colombian host and politician *

Alfonso Mejia-Arias Alfonso Mejia Arias is a Mexican musician, writer, social activist and politician. He was born in Veracruz, Mexico on 11 September 1961 and has lived mostly in Mexico City, where his family settled. Career From his childhood joined musical associ ...

, Mexican musician, writer, social activist and politician of Roma origin (Gitano) * Alfonso Ribeiro, Caribbean-American actor and game show host. *

Alfonso John Romero Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

, American video-game designer, programmer, and developer *

Alfonso Pérez Alfonso Pérez Muñoz (born 26 September 1972), known simply as Alfonso, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Having represented both Real Madrid and Barcelona during his career, Alfonso possessed above-averag ...

, Spanish football (soccer) striker *

Alfonso Oiterong Alfonso Rebochong Oiterong (9 October 1924 – 30 August 1994) was a politician from Palau who served as the country's Vice President of Palau, Vice President from 1981 to 1985. Despite internal problems in Palau during the Remeliik administration ...

, Palauan statesman, former Palau vice president 1981-1985 *

Alicia Alfonso Alicia Alfonso (born 1963) is a Uruguayan actress. She is associated with the in Montevideo, and has been noted for her roles in productions such as ''Tóxico'', ''Horror en Coronel Suárez'', ''Éxtasis'', and ''El país de las cercanías II''. ...

(born 1963), Uruguayan actress * Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist * José Alfonso Belloso y Sánchez (1873–1938), Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador *

Miguel Alfonso Pérez Aracil --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places *Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disambi ...

, Spanish football (soccer) midfielder

Afonso

* Afonso Alves, Brazilian footballer *

Nadir Afonso Rodrigues Nadir Afonso, GOSE (4 December 1920 – 11 December 2013) was a Portuguese geometric abstractionist painter. Formally trained in architecture, which he practiced early in his career with Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer, Nadir Afonso later studi ...

(1920-2013), Portuguese painter *

Zeca Afonso Zeca may refer to: * José Afonso (1929–1987), Portuguese folk and political musician also known mononymously as Zeca * Zeca (footballer, born 1946), full name Jose Luiz Ferreira Rodrigues, Brazilian football manager known mononymously as Zeca * ...

, real name José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos, Portuguese folk and political musician *

Alexandre Afonso da Silva Alexandre Afonso da Silva (born 15 August 1983), known as Alex da Silva or simply Alex, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian side Kabouters Opglabbeek. Career He signed a 3-year contract with Marília in ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Paulo Afonso Evangelista Vieira Paulo Afonso Evangelista Vieira, better known as Paulo Afonso, is a federal deputy and member of the PMDB The Brazilian Democratic Movement ( pt, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a " big ...

, Brazilian politician

Alfonse

Alfonse D'Amato Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is an American politician born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. He served as United States Senator for New York between 1981 and 1999. He subsequently founded a lobbying firm, Park Strategies. ...

(born 1937), United States Senator from New York *

Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a History of Geneva, Genevan–Americans, American politician, diplomat, ethnologist and linguist. Often described as "America's Swiss people, Swiss Founding Fathers of ...

(1761–1849), Swiss-American politician * Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), Czech artist

Alphonso

* Alphonso Davies, Canadian footballer born in Ghana, who grew up in Edmonton

As a surname

''Alphonse'', ''Alphonso'', ''Alfonso'' is occasionally seen as a surname derived from the given name, the latter descending from Asturias and Cantabria. *

Celestino Alfonso Célestino Alfonso (1 May 1916, at Ituero de Azaba, Salamanca province, Spain – 21 February 1944, at Fort Mont-Valérien, France) was a Spanish republican, a volunteer in the French liberation army FTP-MOI, and a part of the resistance ope ...

(1916-1944), Spanish republican and volunteer fighter in the French resistance during World War II *

Roland Alphonso Roland Alphonso OD or Rolando Alphonso "The Chief Musician" (12 January 1931 – 20 November 1998)Thompson, p. 262 was a Jamaican tenor saxophonist, and one of the founding members of the Skatalites. Biography Born in Havana, Cuba, Alphonso c ...

(1931–1998), Jamaican saxophonist * Kristian Alfonso (born 1963), Puerto Rican American soap opera actress *

Michael Lee Alfonso Michael Lee Alfonso (January 24, 1965 – February 17, 2007) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with the American professional wrestling promotions Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestl ...

(1965-2007), ring name "Mike Awesome", American professional wrestler *Equis Alfonso, known as

X-Alfonso X-Alfonso (born c. 1974 as Equis Alfonso) is a Cuban hip hop music, hip hop and afro-rock musician, who played with Audioslave in a concert in Havana on May 7, 2005 in "Tribuna Anti-imperialista". Life and career X Alfonso has been playing music ...

, Cuban hip-hop and afro-rock musician *

Ozzie Alfonso Ozzie Alfonso (born August 14, 1945) was the director and one of three Senior Producers of ''3-2-1 Contact'' from season 2 to 8 when the series stopped production. He was also one of the writers for the series from season 3 through 8. Following ...

, Cuban-American TV director and producer *

Andrey Nazário Afonso Andrey Nazário Afonso (born 9 November 1983 in Porto Alegre), known as just Andrey, is a Brazilian football goalkeeper who plays for Avenida. Career He made his debut with Steaua București on 1 March 2007, in the quarter-final cup match ag ...

, Brazilian football goalkeeper *

Amila Aponso Malmeege Amila Aponso, or Amila Aponso (born 23 June 1993) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who played for the Sri Lanka cricket team. He played first-class cricket for Ragama Cricket Club. He is a past pupil of St. Sebastians College, M ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer who plays for Ragama Cricket Club *

Flavian Aponso Goniamalimage John Anthony Flavian Aponso (born 28 October 1952), commonly as Flavian Aponso, is a former Sri Lankan first class and Dutch ODI cricketer, who played five One-day Internationals for The Netherlands during the 1996 World Cup. He ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhala Dutch cricketer *

Jayasekara Aponso Goniya Malimage Jayasekara Aponsu, (born 23 February 1951: Sinhala:ජයසේකර අපෝන්සු), popularly as Jayasekara Aponsu, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. Apart from that, he is also a director, and ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhala artist, actor, director, scriptwriter *

Sadda Vidda Rajapakse Palanga Pathira Ambakumarage Ranjan Leo Sylvester Alphonsu Sadda Vidda Rajapakse Palanga Pathira Ambakumarage Ranjan Leo Sylvester Alphonsu (born 11 March 1963) (රන්ජන් රාමනායක), popularly known as Ranjan Ramanayake, is a former Sri Lankan politician, actor, film director, si ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, actor, singer, writer

Pseudonym

* Bill Alfonso, ring name of William Matthew Sierra, former professional wrestling referee & manager

Stage name

*''Alfons'', the stage name of

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'', an opera by Franz Schubert *''Don Alfonso'', character in Mozart's opera ''

Così fan tutte (''All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers''), K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte w ...

'' *

Alphonso MacKenzie Al MacKenzie is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', portrayed by Henry Simmons. He eventual ...

, fictional character in the Marvel Universe * Alfie Atkins, known as ''Alfons Åberg'' in Swedish, character created by Gunilla Bergström from Sweden *

Alfonzo Dominico Jones ''SeaChange'' is an Australian television program that ran from 1998 to 2000 on the ABC and in 2019 on the Nine Network. It was created by Andrew Knight and Deborah Cox and starred Sigrid Thornton, David Wenham, William McInnes, John Howard, ...

, a dog in the Australian television series ''SeaChange'' *

Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice Big Boy is a fictional gangster in the comic strip ''Dick Tracy'', created by Chester Gould, and was the first featured in a long line of colorful ''Dick Tracy'' villains. The character was featured in the 1990 film, paired with Breathless Mahone ...

, character in the comic strip ''Dick Tracy'' *''

Alphonse and Gaston ''Alphonse and Gaston'' is an American comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper, featuring a bumbling pair of Frenchmen with a penchant for politeness. It first appeared in William Randolph Hearst's newspaper, the ''New York Journal'' on September 22 ...

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