Alphonse is the French variant of the given name

Alphons 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 peninsul ...

. People called Alphonse include:

In arts, entertainment, and media

Film, television, and theatre

Alphonse Beni Alphonse Béni (1946 – 12 March 2023) was a Cameroonian actor and movie director. He made several films in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, li ...

, Cameroonian actor and movie director *

Alphonse Boudard Alphonse Boudard (17 December 1925 – 14 January 2000) was a French novelist and playwright. He won the 1977 Prix Renaudot for ''Les Combattants du petit bonheur''. Boudard's 1995 novel ''Dying childhood '' was awarded and recognised by the ...

(1925–2000), French novelist and playwright * Alphonse Ouimet (1908–1988), Canadian television pioneer and president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1958 to 1967 *

Alphonse Royer Alphonse Royer, (10 September 1803 – 11 April 1875) was a French author, dramatist and theatre manager, most remembered today for having written (with his regular collaborator, Gustave Vaëz) the librettos for Gaetano Donizetti's opera ''L ...

(1803–1875), French author, dramatist and theatre manager

Music

* Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin (1915–2007), American accordionist *

Alphonse Duvernoy Victor-Alphonse Duvernoy (; 30 August 1842 – 7 March 1907) was a French pianist and composer. Life and career The son of noted bass-baritone Charles-François Duvernoy (1796–1872), Duvernoy was born in Paris and became a student of Antoine ...

(1842–1907), French pianist and composer * Alphonse Hasselmans (1845–1912), Belgian-born French harpist, composer and pedagogue * Alphonse Joseph (composer), Indian film score composer * Alphonse Martin (1884–1947), Canadian organist, pianist and music educator *

Alphonse Mouzon Alphonse Lee Mouzon (November 21, 1948 – December 25, 2016) was an American jazz fusion drummer and the owner of Tenacious Records, a label that primarily released Mouzon's recordings. He was a composer, arranger, producer, and actor. He ga ...

(1948–2016), American jazz fusion drummer and percussionist *

Alphonse Picou Alphonse Floristan Picou (October 19, 1878 – February 4, 1961) was an important very early American jazz clarinetist of New Orleans, Louisiana, who also wrote and arranged music. Early life and education Alphonse Picou was born into a prosper ...

(1878–1961), American early jazz clarinetist *

Alphonse Trent Alphonse "Alphonso" Trent (October 24, 1902 – October 14, 1959) was an American jazz pianist and territory band leader. Early life Trent was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on October 24, 1902. He played piano from childhood and worked in local ban ...

(1905–1959), American jazz pianist and territory band leader * Alphonse Varney (1811–1879), French conductor

Plastic arts

* Alphonse Balat (1819–1895), Belgian architect * Alphonse Colas (1818–1887), French painter * Alphonse de Cailleux (1788–1876), French painter, connoisseur, arts administrator and director of the Musée du Louvre *

Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville (31 May 183518 May 1885) was a French academic Painting, painter who studied under Eugène Delacroix. His dramatic and intensely patriotic subjects illustrated episodes from the Franco-Prussian War, the Crimean ...

(1835–1885), French Academic painter *

Alphonse Giroux François-Simon-Alphonse Giroux (6 April 1776, Paris - 1 May 1848, Paris) was a French art restorer and ébéniste. Life and work He studied painting under Jacques-Louis David, and founded an art restoration business near the end of the 18th cent ...

(1775–1848), French painter *

Alphonse Kann Alphonse Kann (14 March 1870 in Vienna – 1948 in London) was a prominent France, French art collector of Jewish heritage. He was a childhood playmate and adult friend of the writer Marcel Proust, who incorporated several of Kann's features ...

(1870–1948), prominent French art collector of Jewish heritage * Alphonse Lami (1822–1867), French sculptor * Alphonse Laverrière (1872–1954), Swiss architect * Alphonse Legros (1837–1911), French painter, etcher and sculptor *

Alphonse Mucha Alfons Maria Mucha (; 24 July 1860 – 14 July 1939), known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist, living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, best known for his distinctly stylized and decorat ...

(1860–1939), Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist *

Alphonse Osbert Alphonse Osbert (23 March 1857 – 11 August 1939) was a French Symbolist painter. Educated at the École des Beaux-Arts, his earliest passion was for the great Spanish masters, particularly Jusepe de Ribera. A shift away from his academic style ...

(1857–1939), French Symbolist painter

Writing and journalism

Alphonse Allais Alphonse Allais (20 October 1854 – 28 October 1905) was a French writer, journalist and humorist. Life Allais was born in Honfleur, Calvados (department), Calvados. He died in Paris. Work He is the author of many collections of whimsical writ ...

(1854–1905), French writer and humorist *

(1925–2000), French novelist and playwright *

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 ...

(1840–1897), French novelist * Alphonse de Châteaubriant (1877–1951), French writer *

Alphonse de Lamartine Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (; 21 October 179028 February 1869), was a French author, poet, and statesman who was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic and the continuation of the Tricolore as the flag of France. ...

(1790–1869), French writer, poet and politician * Joseph-Alphonse Esménard (1770–1811), French poet * Henri-François-Alphonse Esquiros (1812–1876), French writer * Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), French aristocrat, revolutionary, politician and writer famous for his libertine sexuality and lifestyle * Auguste Joseph Alphonse Gratry (1805–1872), French author and theologian *

Victor-Alphonse Huard Victor-Alphonse Huard (born Joseph-Alphonse, sometimes given as Joseph-Victor Alphonse; 28 February 1853 – 15 October 1929) was a French-Canadian churchman, naturalist, writer and editor. He was a popular educator and promoter of the natural sc ...

(1853–1929), French-Canadian churchman, naturalist, writer and editor *

Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (24 November 1808 – 29 September 1890) was a French critic, journalist, and novelist. Life Karr was born in Paris to German pianist and composer Henri Karr (1784–1842), and after being educated at the Co ...

(1808–1890), French critic, journalist and novelist * Alphonse Lemerre (1838–1912), French editor and publisher *

Alphonse-Télesphore Lépine Alphonse-Télesphore Lépine (15 May 1855 – 19 August 1943) was a Canadian journalist, printer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montreal East in the House of Commons of Canada from 1888 to 1896 as an Independent Conservative m ...

(1855–1943), journalist, printer and political figure in Quebec * Jean-Baptiste-Alphonse Lusignan (1843–1893), French-Canadian writer *

Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel (November 4, 1852 – June 3, 1909) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist, author, newspaper owner, and politician. Born in Saint-Jerome, Canada East, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative ...

(1852–1909), Canadian lawyer, journalist, author, newspaper owner and politician * Alphonse Rabbe (1784–1829), French writer, historian, critic and journalist *

(1803–1875), French author, dramatist and theatre manager *

Alphonse Tavan Alphonse Tavan (9 March 1833 – 12 May 1905) was a French Provençal poet. Early life Tavan was born in 1833 in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne. He published a collection of romantic poems in Provençal, ''Amour e plour'', in 1876. He attended the fif ...

(1833–1905), French Provençal poet * Alphonse Toussenel (1803–1885), French writer and journalist

In business and finance

Alphonse Bertrand Alphonse Bertrand (August 23, 1846 – April 8, 1926) was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Madawaska County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1895 to 1899 as a Conservative member. He was born ...

(1846–1926), merchant and political figure in New Brunswick * Louis-Alphonse Boyer (1839–1916), Quebec merchant and political figure *

Alphonse-Arthur Miville Déchêne Alphonse-Arthur Miville Déchêne (April 17, 1848 – May 1, 1902) was a Canadian lumber merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented L'Islet in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: ...

(1848–1902), lumber merchant and political figure in Quebec * Alphonse James de Rothschild (1827–1905), French financier, vineyard owner, art collector, philanthropist and racehorse owner and breeder * Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator) (1854–1920), founder of Mouvement Desjardins credit unions *

Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild (24 February 1868 – 30 June 1949), also known as Baron Édouard de Rothschild was an aristocrat, French financier and a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of France. Early life Born in Pari ...

(1868–1949), French financier * Alphonse Raymond (1884–1958), Quebec businessman, financier and public official

In engineering and industrial design

Alphonse Chapanis Alphonse Chapanis (March 17, 1917 – October 4, 2002) was an American pioneer in the field of industrial design, and is widely considered one of the fathers of ergonomics or human factors – the science of ensuring that design takes account of h ...

(1917–2002), American pioneer in the field of industrial design *

Camille Alphonse Faure Camille Alphonse Faure (21 May 1840 – 14 September 1898) was a French chemical engineer who in 1881 significantly improved the design of the lead-acid battery, which had been invented by Gaston Planté in 1859. Faure's improvements greatly ...

(1840–1898), French chemical engineer *

Alphonse Loubat Alphonse Loubat (15 June 1799 – 10 September 1866) was a French inventor who developed improvements in tram and rail equipment, and helped develop tram lines in New York City and Paris. Loubat was born in Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot. He went to New ...

(1799–1866), French inventor who developed improvements in tram and rail equipment *

Alphonse Munchen Jean-Pierre Alphonse Munchen (3 September 1850 – 25 January 1917) was a Luxembourgish engineer and politician. He served as the Mayor of Luxembourg City between 24 July 1904 and 14 February 1915. Munchen was born into one of Luxembourg's best-e ...

(1850–1917), Luxembourgian engineer and politician *

Alphonse Pénaud Alphonse Pénaud (31 May 1850 – 22 October 1880), was a 19th-century French pioneer of aviation design and engineering. He was the originator of the use of twisted rubber to power model aircraft, and his 1871 model airplane, which he called ...

(1850–1880), French pioneer of aviation * Alphonse Poitevin (1819–1882), French chemist, photographer and civil engineer * Alphonse Sagebien (1807–1892), French hydrological engineer

In government, law, military, and politics

Africa

Congo

Alphonse Massamba-Débat Alphonse Massamba-Débat (February 11, 1921 – March 25, 1977) was a political figure of the Republic of the Congo who led the country from 1963 until 1968 in a one-party system. Biography Early life He was born in the small village of Nkolo, Bo ...

(1921–1977), political figure of the Republic of the Congo who led the country from 1963 until 1968 *

Claude Alphonse Nsilou Claude Alphonse Nsilou (born 1954"Nsilou Claude Alphonse", ''Congo Brazzaville: Les Hommes de Pouvoir n°1''Africa Intelligence 29 October 2002 .) is a Congolese politician who has served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Trade ...

(born 1954), Congolese politician *

Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty (born 25 March 1941) is a Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of Congo-Brazzaville from 7 August 1989 to 3 December 1990 under President Denis Sassou Nguesso. Biography Poaty-Souchlaty was born in Kouilou Depa ...

(born 1941), politician of the Republic of the Congo

Other African countries

Alphonse Alley Alphonse Amadou Alley (April 9, 1930 – March 28, 1987) was a Beninese army officer and political figure. He was most active when his country was known as Dahomey. He was born in Bassila, central Dahomey, and enrolled in schools in Togo, Cote d ...

(1930–1987), Beninese army officer and political figure * Alphonse Barancira, former minister for Human Rights, Constitutional Reform and Relations with the National Assembly of Burundi * Alphonse-Marie Kadege, vice-President of Burundi from 30 April 2003 to 11 November 2004 *

Alphonse Kotiga Colonel Alphonse Kotiga, also known as Kotiga Guérina, was a Chadian military officer and politician. He was one of the leaders of the coup d'etat which overthrew and killed Chadian President François Tombalbaye on 15 April 1975, and then became ...

(contemporary), Chadian military officer and politician

Europe

France

(1790–1869), French writer, poet and politician * Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), French aristocrat, revolutionary, politician and writer famous for his libertine sexuality and lifestyle *

Alphonse Joseph Georges Alphonse Joseph Georges (August 15, 1875 in Allier - Montluçon – April 24, 1951 in Paris) was a French army officer. He was commander in chief of the North East Front in 1939 and 1940. Opposing the plan by supreme commander Maurice Gamelin t ...

(1875–1951), French army officer *

Ferdinand-Alphonse Hamelin Ferdinand-Alphonse Hamelin (2 September 1796 – 10 January 1864), French admiral, was born in Pont-l'Évêque, Normandy. He was the nephew of Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, a successful rear admiral in the French Navy of the Napoleonic era. ...

(1796–1864), French admiral * Alphonse Henri, comte d'Hautpoul (1789–1865), Prime Minister of France from 31 October 1849 to 10 April 1851 during the French Second Republic *

Alphonse Juin Alphonse Pierre Juin (16 December 1888 – 27 January 1967) was a senior French Army general who became Marshal of France. A graduate of the École Spéciale Militaire class of 1912, he served in Morocco in 1914 in command of native troops. Upon ...

(1888–1967), Marshal of France *

Camille Alphonse Trézel Camille Alphonse Trézel (5 January 1780, in Paris – 11 April 1860, in Paris) was a French général de division, Minister for War and peer of France during the July Monarchy. He was the assistant chief of the general staff on the Morea expedi ...

(1780–1860), French général de division, Minister for War and peer of France during the July Monarchy

Other European countries

* Alphonse Berns (born 1952), Luxembourgian diplomat and current Ambassador to Belgium and Permanent Representative to NATO * Alphonse de Tonty (ca. 1659–1727), Italian officer who served under the French explorer Cadillac *

(1850–1917)), Luxembourgian engineer and politician

North America

Canada

* Alphonse Bernier (1861–1944), Canadian lawyer, judge and provincial politician *

(1846–1926), merchant and political figure in New Brunswick * Louis-Alphonse Boyer (1839–1916), Quebec merchant and political figure * Cuthbert-Alphonse Chênevert (1859–1920), lawyer and political figure in Quebec *

(1848–1902), lumber merchant and political figure in Quebec *

Alphonse Desjardins (politician) Alphonse Desjardins, PC (6 May 1841 – 4 June 1912) was born in Terrebonne, Quebec and was mayor of Montreal from 1893 to 1894 and later a Canadian cabinet minister. He married Virginie Paré in 1864 and remarried Hortense Barsalou in 18 ...

(1841–1912), mayor of Montreal and Canadian cabinet minister * Alphonse Fournier (1893–1961), Canadian politician *

Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion, (November 23, 1843 – July 18, 1899) was a Canadian lawyer, professor, and politician. Born in Varennes, Canada East, the son of Félix Geoffrion and Catherine Brodeur, he was the brother of Félix Geoffri ...

(1843–1899), Canadian lawyer, professor and politician * Joseph-Alphonse-Anaclet Habel (1895–1979), Canadian politician *

Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière (July 24, 1842 – September 20, 1925) was a Canadian politician and journalist. Biography Born in Montreal, Canada East, the son of Abraham C. Larivière and Adelaide Marcil, he was educated at the Coll ...

(1842–1925), Canadian politician and journalist *

(1855–1943), journalist, printer and political figure in Quebec *

(1852–1909), Canadian lawyer, journalist, author, newspaper owner and politician *

Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier Sir Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier, (January 22, 1837 – April 29, 1911) was a Canadians, Canadian lawyer, militia officer, politician, publisher, judge, and the List of lieutenant governors of Quebec#Lieutenant Governors of Quebec, ...

(1837–1911), Canadian lawyer, militia officer, politician, publisher, judge and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec * Alphonse Raymond (1884–1958), Quebec businessman, financier and public official * William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon (1877–1969), Canadian politician, judge and diplomat * Alphonse Verville (1864–1921), Canadian politician and trade unionist

United States

Alphonse Girandy Alphonse Girandy (January 21, 1868 – April 3, 1941) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. Biography Girandy, of Pennsylvania, joined the Navy and served during the Spanish� ...

(1868–1941), United States Navy sailor *

Alphonse J. Jackson Alphonse may refer to: * Alphonse (given name) * Alphonse (surname) * Alphonse Atoll, one of two atolls in the Seychelles' Alphonse Group See also

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(born 1927), retired educator and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives * Alphonse Roy (1897–1967), American Representative from New Hampshire

In organized crime

* Alphonse Attardi (1892–1970), New York mobster * Alphonse "Al" Capone (1899–1947), Italian-American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate *

Alphonse D'Arco Alphonse "Little Al" D'Arco (July 28, 1932 – March 28, 2019) was an American mobster who became the acting boss of the Lucchese crime family in New York City. He was the first boss, acting or otherwise, of a New York crime family to become a go ...

(born 1932), New York mobster *

Alphonse Gangitano Alphonse John Gangitano (22 April 1957 – 16 January 1998) was an Australian criminal from Melbourne, Victoria. Nicknamed the "Black Prince of Lygon Street", Gangitano was the face of an underground organisation known as the Carlton Crew. H ...

(1957–1998), Italian Australian organised crime identity from Templestowe, a suburb of Melbourne * Alphonse Indelicato (1931–1981), powerful caporegime in New York City's Bonanno crime family *

Alphonse Malangone Alphonse may refer to: * Alphonse (given name) * Alphonse (surname) * Alphonse Atoll, one of two atolls in the Seychelles' Alphonse Group See also *Alphons *Alfonso (disambiguation) Alfonso (and variants Alphonso, Afonso, Alphons, and Alphonse) i ...

(born 1936), New York City mobster and caporegime in the Genovese crime family *

Alphonse Persico Alphonse T. Persico, known as Little Allie Boy or just Allie Boy (born February 8, 1954), is the acting boss of the Colombo crime family, and son of crime boss Carmine Persico. Background On February 8, 1954, Alphonse T. Persico was born in Ne ...

, former acting boss of the Colombo crime family from the 1980s and 1990s

In religion and mysticism

* Alphonse Constant (1810–1875), French occult author and purported magician *

Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier-Duperron C.M.(Chinese: 樊國樑 Pinyin:''Fan Guoliang'' Wade-Giles: ''Fan Kouo-Léang'') (born 22 September 1837 at Marsannay-la-Côte, France; died 4 April 1905 in Beijing) was the Catholic (Chinese: 天主教; Pi ...

(1837–1905), controversial Roman Catholic Lazarite Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li, China * Alphonse Gallegos (1931–1991), American Roman Catholic bishop * Alphonse Joseph Glorieux (1844–1917), Belgian missionary Roman Catholic bishop * Auguste Joseph Alphonse Gratry (1805–1872), French author and theologian * Alphonse Magnien (1837–1902), the superior at St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, Maryland from 1878 to 1902 *

Alphonse Mingana Alphonse Mingana (born as Hurmiz Mingana; syr, ܗܪܡܙ ܡܢܓܢܐ, in 1878 at Sharanesh, a village near Zakho (present day Iraq) - died 5 December 1937 Birmingham, England) was an Assyrian theologian, historian, Syriacist, orientalist and a ...

(1878–1937), Assyrian theologian, historian, orientalist and former priest *

Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne image:Alphonse Ratisbonne 1865.jpg, Father Ratisbonne in 1865 Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne, Congregation of Our Lady of Sion, N.D.S., (1 May 1814, Strasbourg, Alsace, France – 6 May 1884, Ein Karem, Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire) was a ...

(1814–1884), French Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary *

Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu (1582 – 23 March 1653) was a French Carthusian, bishop and Cardinal. He was the elder brother of Armand Cardinal Richelieu, the celebrated minister of Louis XIII. He was educated at the Collège de Nava ...

(1582–1653), French Carthusian, bishop and Cardina *

Alphonse James Schladweiler Alphonse James Schladweiler (July 18, 1902—April 3, 1996) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of New Ulm from 1958 to 1975. Biography Early life Alphonse Schladweiler was b ...

(1902–1996), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *

Alphonse John Smith Alphonse John Smith, (November 14, 1883 – December 16, 1935) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Nashville in Tennessee from 1923 to 1935. Biography Alphonse Smith was born on November 14, 1 ...

(1883–1935), American bishop in the Catholic Church

In science, medicine, and academia

Cultural sciences

Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier (August 6, 1840March 18, 1914) was a Swiss-born American archaeologist who particularly explored the indigenous cultures of the American Southwest, Mexico, and South America. He immigrated to the United States wit ...

(1840–1914), American archaeologist *

(1878–1937), Assyrian theologian, historian, orientalist and former priest *

Alphonse Pinart Alphonse Louis Pinart (26 February 1852 — 13 February 1911) was a French scholar, linguist, ethnologist and collector, specialist on the American continent. He studied the civilizations of the New World in the manner of the pioneers of the tim ...

(1852–1911), French explorer, philologist and ethnographer * Alphonse Rabbe (1784–1829), French writer, historian, critic and journalist * Alphonse Roque-Ferrier (1844–1907), French philologist and historian of the Occitan language

Geology and earth science

Alphonse Briart Alphonse Briart (1825–1898) was supervisor of the coal mines at Bascoup and Mariemont near Morlanwelz in the Hainaut province of Belgium, and a geologist who studied that region. During the period 1863–1896 he and Francois Cornet published a ...

(1825–1898), Belgian coal mine supervisor and geologist *

François-Alphonse Forel François-Alphonse Forel (February 2, 1841 – August 7, 1912) was a Swiss physician and scientist who pioneered the study of lakes, and is thus considered the founder, and the Father of limnology.Prof. F. A. Forel. Nature 89, 638–639 (1912). ...

(1841–1912), Swiss scientist, founder of limnology * Alphonse Francois Renard (1842–1903), Belgian geologist and petrographer

Life sciences and medicine

* Alphonse Bertillon (1853–1914), French police officer and biometrics researcher who created the field of anthropometry *

Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (28 October 18064 April 1893) was a French-Swiss botanist, the son of the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. Biography De Candolle, son of Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, first devot ...

(1806–1893), French-Swiss botanist *

Alphonse Dochez Alphonse Raymond Dochez (April 21, 1882 – June 30, 1964) was an American physician and microbiologist. His research focused on infectious diseases, including scarlet fever, the common cold, and pneumococcal pneumonia. Dochez is credited with ...

(1882–1964), American physician and disease researcher *

Alphonse Guérin Alphonse François Marie Guérin (; August 9, 1816 – February 21, 1895) was a French surgeon who was a native of Ploërmel. He studied medicine in Paris, and in 1850 became a surgeon of Parisian hospitals. During his career, he practiced surger ...

(1816–1895), French surgeon *

(1853–1929), French-Canadian churchman, naturalist, writer and editor * Alphonse Hustache (1872–1949), French entomologist * Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845–1922), French physician *

Alphonse Milne-Edwards Alphonse Milne-Edwards (Paris, 13 October 1835 – Paris, 21 April 1900) was a French mammalogist, ornithologist, and carcinologist. He was English in origin, the son of Henri Milne-Edwards and grandson of Bryan Edwards, a Jamaican planter who se ...

(1835–1900), French mammalologist, ornithologist and carcinologist

Other disciplines

Alphonse Borrelly Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly (December 8, 1842 – February 28, 1926) was a French astronomer. He joined the Marseille Observatory in 1864. In the course of his career, he discovered a number of asteroids and comets, including the periodic ...

(1842–1926), French astronomer *

Alphonse de Polignac Alphonse de Polignac (1826–1863) was a French mathematician. In 1849, the year he was admitted to Polytechnique, he made what's known as Polignac's conjecture: From p. 400: ''"1er ''Théorème.'' Tout nombre pair est égal à la différ ...

(1817–1890), French mathematician *

(1843–1899), Canadian lawyer, professor and politician *

Pierre Alphonse Laurent Pierre Alphonse Laurent (18 July 1813 – 2 September 1854) was a French mathematician, engineer, and Military Officer best known for discovering the Laurent series, an expansion of a function into an infinite power series, generalizing the Ta ...

(1813–1854), French mathematician * Alphonse Lavallée (1791–1873), the founder of the École Centrale Paris * Alphonse Magnien (1837–1902), the superior at St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, Maryland from 1878 to 1902 * Alphonse Poitevin (1819–1882), French chemist, photographer and civil engineer

In sport

Football (soccer)

Alphonse Areola Alphonse Francis Areola (; born 27 February 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club West Ham United and the France national team. An academy graduate of PSG, he spent the early parts of his ...

(born 1993), French football player * Alphonse Decorte (1909–1977), Belgian football player * Alphonse Leweck (born 1981), Luxembourgian football player * Alphonse Renier, Belgian football player *

Alphonse Six Alphonse Léopold Bauduin Six (1 January 1890 – 19 August 1914) was a Belgian football player. Six was born in Bruges and is mainly remembered for his goal-scoring capacities. In his period with Cercle Brugge he scored 93 times in only 89 mat ...

(1890–1914), Belgian football player *

Alphonse Tchami Alphonse Marie Tchami Djomaha (born 14 September 1971) is a Cameroonian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. At international level, he represented Cameroon national footba ...

(born 1971), retired Cameroonian football player *

Alphonse Yombi Ayakan Alphonse Yombi (born June 30, 1969) is a Cameroonian former footballer. He was a member of the Cameroon squad at the 1990 World Cup in Italy. As a professional, he played among others in his home at Canon Yaounde and Olympic Mvolyé, and ...

(born 1969), former Cameroonian football player

Winter sports

* Alphonse Hörning, Swiss bobsledder * Alphonse Jetté (1887–?), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Alphonse Lacroix Alphonse Albert Lacroix (October 21, 1897 – April 12, 1973), known as "Al" or "Frenchy", was an American ice hockey goaltender who is best known as a member of the silver medal-winning American ice hockey team at the 1924 Winter Olympics ...

(1897–1973), American ice hockey goaltender

Other sports

* Alphonse Antoine (1915–1999), French professional road bicycle racer * Alphonse Burnand (1896–1981), American sailor *

Alphonse Castex Alphonse Castex (6 January 1899 – 16 December 1969) was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French team. References External linksprofile
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(1899–1969), French rugby union player *

Alphonse Dotson Alphonse Alan Dotson (born February 25, 1943) is a former American football defensive tackle who played college American football at Grambling State, where he was All-American in 1964. He was drafted by the National Football League's Green B ...

(born 1943), former American football player *

Alphonse Ducatillon The tug of war Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to brin ...

, Belgian tug of war competitor *

Alphonse Gemuseus Alphonse Gemuseus (8 May 1898 – 28 January 1981) was a Swiss horse rider Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the ...

(1898–?), Swiss horse rider *

Alphonse Halimi Alphonse Halimi (February 18, 1932 – November 12, 2006) was a French boxer. He took the World Bantamweight Championship on April 1, 1957, in Paris, and the European Bantamweight Championship three years later. Early life He was born in Consta ...

("La Petite Terreur"; 1932–2006), French world champion bantamweight boxer * Alphonse Kirchhoffer (1873–1913), French fencer * Alphonse Martin (water polo) (born 1930), Belgian water polo player * Alphonse Ruckstuhl (1901–?), Swiss Olympic fencer *

Alphonse Schepers Alphonse Schepers (27 August 1907 – 1 December 1984) was a Belgian racing cyclist. A native of the Flemish Brabant deelgemeente (part-municipality) of Neerlinter, Alphonse Schepers died in Tienen at the age of 77. Major results * Vuelta a E ...

(1907–1984), Belgian racing cyclist * Alphonse Van Mele (1891–1972), Belgian gymnast * Alphonse Yanghat (born 1957), Congolese Olympic sprinter *

Phonney Martin Alphonse Case "Phonney" Martin (August 4, 1845 – May 24, 1933) was an American Major League Baseball right fielder and pitcher who played two seasons in the National Association from to . Career Martin, born in New York City, was an Amer ...

(1845–1943), American baseball player

In other fields

* Alphonse James de Rothschild (1827–1905), French financier, vineyard owner, art collector, philanthropist and racehorse owner and breeder * Alphonse Goetz (1865–1934), French chess master * Alphonse Le Gastelois (1914–2012), a Jerseyman who became a hermit on the Écréhous islands to avoid persecution

Fictional characters

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 ...

, an American comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper, featuring a bumbling pair of Frenchmen with a penchant for politeness *

Alphonse Elric is a fictional character and one of the protagonists in the ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' manga series and its adaptations created by Hiromu Arakawa. Alphonse is a child who lost his body during an alchemical experiment to bring his deceased mother ba ...

, a fictional character in the anime/manga series ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' *

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 Mah ...

, a fictional character by Chester Gould in the comic strip ''Dick Tracy'' * Alphonse Bearwalker, a character in the television comedy '' NTSF:SD:SUV::'' * Alphonse Huggins, a character in the series ''Titanic'' by

Gordon Korman Gordon Korman (born October 23, 1963) is a Canadian American author. Korman has written 100 children's and young adult fiction books. Korman's books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide over a career spanning four decades and have appe ...

* Alphonse, a fictional character in the video game ''

Owlboy ''Owlboy'' is a platform-adventure video game created by Norwegian independent developer D-Pad Studio. The game is notable for its long development cycle, which began in 2007, and was released in November 2016. Gameplay The player controls Otus, ...

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