Alonzo is both a given name and a
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
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**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
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surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Alonzo (rapper)
Kassimou Djae, better known by his stage name Alonzo, is a French rapper and singer who is signed to Def Jam France.
He started rapping from 2002 onwards and was part of the Marseille-based hip hop band Psy 4 de la Rime as Segnor Alonzo alongs ...
, French singer and hip hop artist, formerly Segnor Alonzo of
Psy 4 de la Rime
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Alonzo de Barcena
Alonzo de Bárcena (also called de Barzana) was a Spanish Jesuit missionary and linguist who is being designated by the Roman Catholic Church as a candidate for sainthood.
Biography
He was of native of Baeza in Andalusia, southern Spain, born i ...
, 16th-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and linguist
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Alonzo de Santa Cruz
Alonzo de Santa Cruz (or Alonso, Alfonso) (1505 – 1567) was a Spanish cartographer, mapmaker, instrument maker, historian and teacher. He was born about 1505, and died in November 1567. His maps were inventoried in 1572.
Alonzo de Santa Cruz was ...
(–1567), Spanish cartographer, mapmaker, instrument maker, historian and teacher
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Alonzo Babers
Alonzo C. Babers (born October 31, 1961) is an American former athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 400 m and the 4 × 400 m relay.
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Alonzo Babers was a military dependent who graduat ...
(b. 1961), U.S. athlete
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Alonzo L. Best (1854–1923), U.S. politician
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Alonzo Bodden
Alonzo Bodden (; born June 13, 1962) is an American comedian and actor known for winning the grand prize in the third season of the reality-television series ''Last Comic Standing''. He had been the runner-up in the previous season.
In 2007, h ...
, U.S. comedian
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Alonzo Church
Alonzo Church (June 14, 1903 – August 11, 1995) was an American mathematician, computer scientist, logician, philosopher, professor and editor who made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer scien ...
(1903–1995), U.S. mathematician and computer scientist
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Alonzo Clemons, U.S. autistic savant clay sculptor
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Alonzo B. Cornell
Alonzo Barton Cornell (January 22, 1832 – October 15, 1904) was a New York (state), New York politician and businessman who was the List of Governors of New York, 27th Governor of New York from 1880 to 1882.
Early years
Cornell was born i ...
(1832–1904), a Governor of New York
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Alonzo Drake (1884–1919), English footballer and cricketer
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Alonzo J. Edgerton
Alonzo Jay Edgerton (June 7, 1827 – August 9, 1896) was a United States senator from Minnesota and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
Education and career
Born June 7, 1827, i ...
(1827–1896), U.S. politician
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Alonzo Dillard Folger (1888–1941), U.S. politician
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Alonzo Gee
Alonzo Edward Gee (born May 29, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. Born and raised in Riviera Beach, Florida, Gee attended the University of Alabama, where he played for the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team for four ...
, American basketball player
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Alonzo A. Hinckley (1870–1936), U.S. official of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Alonzo Horton (1813–1910), developer of San Diego, California
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Alonzo Lawrence
Alonzo Lawrence (born October 15, 1989) is an American football defensive back who is currently a free agent. Lawrence first enrolled at the University of Alabama before transferring to the University of Southern Mississippi and lastly arriving at ...
(b. 1989), American football player
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Alonzo C. Mather (1848–1941), founder of the Mather Stock Car Company
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Alonzo J. Mathison (1876–1941) U.S. politician
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Alonzo Mourning (b. 1970), U.S. basketball player
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Alonzo Sargent, (fl. 1918) U.S. locomotive engineer
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Alonzo Swales
Alonso Beaumont Swales (1870 – 27 September 1952) was a British trade unionist.
Born in Middlesbrough, England''The Labour Who's Who: 1927'', p.212 Swales began work in an engineering office before training as a blacksmith. He joined the A ...
(1870–1952), British trade unionist
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Allonzo Trier
Allonzo Brian Trier (born January 17, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. As a sophomore in 2016–17, he earned sec ...
(born 1996), American basketball player
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Alonzo Muhlach
Alonzo Andretti T. Muhlach (born February 19, 2010) is a Filipino child actor who is best known for his role as Prinsipe Vladimir in ''My Big Bossing'' segment: Prinsesa. In January 2017, he joined the first season of '' Your Face Sounds Fam ...
, Filipino actor
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Alonzo Williams
Alonzo Williams is a former member and promoter of the World Class Wreckin' Cru. He is credited for playing a major role in the development of West Coast Hip Hop, tracing back to the late 1970s. He is also the former owner of Kru-Cut Records.
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(born 1957), American DJ
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Amos Alonzo Stagg
Amos Alonzo Stagg (August 16, 1862 – March 17, 1965) was an American athlete and college coach in multiple sports, primarily American football. He served as the head football coach at the International YMCA Training School (now called Springfiel ...
(1862–1965), U.S. sports coach
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Pia Wurtzbach
Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach ( ; ; born September 24, 1989), formerly known professionally as Pia Romero, is a Filipino model, actress and beauty queen who is known for being crowned Miss Universe 2015.
She joined Binibining Pilipinas pageant thre ...
(born 1989), Filipino beauty queen,
Miss Universe 2015
Miss Universe 2015 was the 64th Miss Universe pageant, held at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on December 20, 2015. This was the first edition of the pageant to be held under the ownership of WME/IMG, whic ...
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Anne-Marie Alonzo
Anne-Marie Alonzo, (December 13, 1951 – June 11, 2005) was a Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher.
Born in Alexandria, Egypt, she immigrated to Quebec when she was twelve. In 1966 she was the victim of a car accident wh ...
(1951–2005), Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher
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Bea Alonzo
Phylbert Angelli Ranollo Fagestrom (born October 17, 1987), professionally known as Bea Alonzo (), is a Filipino actress. Alonzo first gained recognition for the 2002 teleserye ''Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay''. She is best known for her portrayals ...
(born 1987), Filipino actress and model
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Chad Alonzo
Richard Hernando Alonzo is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Bacoor City Strikers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
He was an undrafted player signed by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in 2008 before being ...
, Filipino basketball player
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Chinggoy Alonzo
Ramón "Chinggoy" Alonzo (; July 22, 1950 – October 15, 2017) was a Filipino actor in theater, movies, and television. He was nominated for FAMAS Award Best Supporting Actor in ''Ikaw Naman ang Iiyak'' (1996).
Career
Alonzo was active in the ...
(1950–2017), Filipino actor
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Jérôme Alonzo
Jérôme Sébastien Alonzo (born 20 November 1972) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Honours
Nice
* Division 2: 1993–94
Paris Saint-Germain
* UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001
*Coupe de France
The Coupe de ...
(born 1972), French football (soccer) player
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John A. Alonzo (1934–2001), U.S. cinematographer
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Kely Alonzo (born 1995), Bolivian football player
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Mariano Roque Alonzo
Mariano Roque Alonso Romero (16 August 1792 Ybytimí – 7 August 1853) was List of Presidents of Paraguay, President of the Provisional Junta of Paraguay from 9 February 1841 to 14 March 1841. On 14 March 1841, he established a government ruling ...
(died 1853), President of Provisional Junta of Paraguay from 9 February 1841 to 14 March 1841
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Pierre Alonzo (footballer) (born 1940), former French football player
Fictional characters
*Alonzo, from Disney's ''
101 Dalmatians''
*Mr Alonzo Smith, played by
Leon Ames
Leon Ames (born Harry L. Wycoff;U.S. Federal Census for 1910 for Fowler, Center Township, Benton County, State of Indiana, access via Ancestry.com January 20, 1902 – October 12, 1993) was an American film and television actor. He is best rememb ...
, and Alonzo 'Lon' Smith Jr., played by Henry H. Daniels Jr., from ''
Meet Me in St. Louis
''Meet Me in St. Louis'' is a 1944 American Christmas film, Christmas musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Divided into a series of seasonal vignettes, starting with Summer 1903, it relates the story of a year in the life of the Smith famil ...
'' (1944)
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Alonzo (cat), in T. S. Eliot's poetry and the musical ''CATS''
*Alonzo Todd, cousin of Peter Todd in the
Billy Bunter
William George Bunter is a fictional schoolboy created by Charles Hamilton using the pen name Frank Richards. He features in stories set at Greyfriars School, a fictional English public school in Kent, originally published in the boys' weekly ...
books
*Pierre Alonzo, a pseudonym of
Richard E. Hughes
See also
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Alonso
Alonso is a Spanish name of Germanic origin that is a Castilian variant of ''Adalfuns''.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 36.6% of all known bearers of the surname ''Alonso'' were residents of Spain (frequency 1:222), 26.1% of Mexico (1:83 ...
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Alfonso
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. ...
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Lonzo
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Spanish-language surnames