Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a

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. Antonius is a

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, Dutch, Finnish,

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, Norwegian, and

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name used in

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, part of the

Republic of Karelia The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ...

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, and

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, while Antoníus is an Icelandic name used in

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. It is also the source of the English

personal name A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known ...

''Anthony'', as well as a number of similar names in various European languages. Antonius is the nomen of the '' gens Antonia'', an important

plebeian In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words " commoners". Both classes were hereditary. Etymology The precise origins of ...

family of

ancient Rome In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 B ...

Marcus Antonius 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 ...

claimed that the

gens In ancient Rome, a gens ( or , ; plural: ''gentes'' ) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same Roman naming conventions#Nomen, nomen and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a ''stirps'' (p ...

was descended from Anton, a son of

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...

. Women of the family were called ''Antonia''. The Antonii produced a number of important generals and politicians, some of whom are listed below. For other persons with this name, see

Antonia (gens) The gens Antonia was a Roman family of great antiquity, with both patrician and plebeian branches. The first of the gens to achieve prominence was Titus Antonius Merenda, one of the second group of Decemviri called, in 450 BC, to help draft wh ...

. *

(83–30 BC), ally of

Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman people, Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caes ...

, triumvir and afterwards enemy of

Augustus Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pri ...

. Probably the most famous of the Antonii, his life is depicted in

William Shakespeare's William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

play ''

Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' (First Folio title: ''The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in around ...

''. He promulgated the '' leges Antoniae'' of 44 BC, abolishing the office of

dictator A dictator is a political leader who possesses absolute power. A dictatorship is a state ruled by one dictator or by a small clique. The word originated as the title of a Roman dictator elected by the Roman Senate to rule the republic in times ...

, re-adjusting provincial commands, confirming Caesar's ''acta'', and granting ''provocatio'' to those convicted ''de maiestate'' and ''de vi''.''Oxford Classical Dictionary'', 2nd Ed. (1970).

Other Antonii

, the orator, Marcus Antonius' grandfather (died 87 BC) * Marcus Antonius Creticus, Marcus Antonius' father *

Gaius Antonius Hybrida Gaius Antonius Hybrida (flourished 1st century BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic. He was the second son of Marcus Antonius and brother of Marcus Antonius Creticus; his mother is unknown. He was also the uncle of the famed triumvir Mark ...

, Marcus Antonius' uncle * Gaius Antonius, Marcus Antonius' younger brother (died 42 BC) *

, sometimes called ''Antyllus'', Marcus Antonius' eldest son by Fulvia (died 30 BC) *

Iullus Antonius Iullus Antonius (43–2 BC) was a Roman magnate and poet. A son of Mark Antony and Fulvia, he was spared by the emperor Augustus after the civil wars of the Republic, and was married to the emperor's niece. He was later condemned as one of the lo ...

, Marcus Antonius' youngest son by Fulvia (died 2 BC) *

Antonius Natalis Antonius Natalis ( AD 65) was an ancient Roman of the equestrian order who took part in the Pisonian conspiracy against Nero. As a conspirator, he provided Gaius Calpurnius Piso with secretive information regarding the emperor. After Flavius Scaev ...

, an

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

, member of the

Pisonian conspiracy The conspiracy of Gaius Calpurnius Piso in AD 65 was a in the reign of the Roman emperor Nero (reign 54–68). The plot reflected the growing discontent among the ruling class of the Roman state with Nero's increasingly despotic leadership, a ...

against

Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68), was the fifth Roman emperor and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 un ...

* Marcus Antonius Gordianus I, emperor in AD 238 * Marcus Antonius Gordianus II, emperor in AD 238 * Marcus Antonius Gordianus III, emperor from AD 238 to 244 *

Saint Antonius Anthony the Great ( grc-gre, Ἀντώνιος ''Antṓnios''; ar, القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; la, Antonius; ; c. 12 January 251 – 17 January 356), was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is d ...

, Father of Christian Monasticism

Other ancient people with the name Antonius

Antonius of Argos Antonius of Argos ( grc, Ἀντώνιος ὁ Ἀργεῖος) was a poet of ancient Greece. One of his epigrams is still extant in the ''Greek Anthology''.''Greek Anthology The ''Greek Anthology'' ( la, Anthologia Graeca) is a collection of ...

, Greek poet, dates unknown *

Antonius Rufus Antonius Rufus was the name of a number of men of ancient Rome: * Antonius Rufus (grammarian), Latin grammarian *Aulus Antonius Rufus, served as suffect consul of the Roman senate with Marcus Pompeius Silvanus Staberius Flavinus in the year 45. *Ga ...

, a number of lesser-known men from the ancient Roman empire *

Antonius Rufus (grammarian) Antonius Rufus was a Latin grammarian who was quoted by the rhetorician Quintilian and the grammarian Velius Longus. The scholiast on Horace who was historically called Cruquianus speaks of an Antonius Rufus who wrote plays both ''praetextatae'' a ...

, 1st-century Roman Latin grammarian * Antonius Atticus, 1st-century BC Roman rhetorician *

Antonius Castor Antonius Castor was a pioneering botanist and pharmacologist of ancient Rome who lived in the first century. He is several times quoted and mentioned by Pliny the Elder, who considered him the greatest authority on his subjects. Life and identity B ...

, 1st-century AD Roman botanist *

Antonius (herbalist) Antonius ( grc, Ἀντώνιος) was a physician of ancient Greece. He was mentioned by the medical writer Galen, and referred to as "the herbalist" (ὁ ῥιζοτόμος). He must have lived in or before the first century (and possibly into th ...

, 1st-century AD Greek-Roman herbalist mentioned by

Galen Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus ( el, Κλαύδιος Γαληνός; September 129 – c. AD 216), often Anglicized as Galen () or Galen of Pergamon, was a Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman Empire. Considered to be one of ...

Antonius Felix Antonius Felix (possibly Tiberius Claudius Antonius Felix, in Greek: ὁ Φῆλιξ; born circa 5–10) was the 4th Roman procurator of Judea Province in 52–60, in succession to Ventidius Cumanus. Life Felix was the younger brother of the ...

, 1st-century AD Roman Roman procurator of Judea * Antonius Flamma, 1st-century AD Roman governor of Cyrenaica *

Antonius Musa Antonius Musa (Greek ) was a Greek botanist and the Roman Emperor Augustus's physician; Antonius was a freedman who received freeborn status along with other honours. In the year 23 BC, when Augustus was seriously ill, Musa cured the illness wi ...

, 1st-century AD Greek-Roman botanist and physician *

Antonius Diogenes Antonius Diogenes ( grc, Ἀντώνιος Διογένης) was the author of an ancient Greek romance entitled ''The Wonders Beyond Thule'' (Τὰ ὑπὲρ Θoύλην ἄπιστα ''Apista huper Thoulen''). Scholars have placed him in the 2nd ...

, likely 2nd-century AD Roman novelist *

Antonius (philosopher) Antoninus ( grc-gre, Ἁντωνῖνος) was a Neoplatonist philosopher who lived in the 4th century. He was a son of Eustathius and Sosipatra Sosipatra ( grc-gre, Σωσιπάτρα) was a Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic who lived in Ephe ...

, 4th-century AD Egyptian neoplatonist *

Antonius (monk) Antonius ( grc, Ἀντώνιος) was a Greek monk, and a disciple of the Syriac ascetic saint Simeon Stylites. He lived around the year 460 AD. Antonius wrote a life of his master Simeon, whom he knew closely. It was written in Greek, and the the ...

, 5th-century AD Greek monk and disciple of Simeon Stylites

Latinized medieval and Renaissance name

* Antonius Agellius (''Antonio Agellio''; 1532–1608), Italian bishop * Antonius Andreas (c.1280–1320), Spanish Franciscan theologian * Antonius Augustinus (Antonio Agustín y Albanell; 1516–1586), Spanish Humanist historian, jurist and archbishop *

Antonius de Butrio Antonius de Butrio (1338–1408), also called ''Antonio da Butrio'', was an Italian jurist and a noted teacher of law at Bologna. He composed numerous commentaries to the Decretals of Gregory IX and the Liber Sextus, which provide a comprehensive ...

(1338–1408), Italian jurist * Antonius Divitis (Anthonius de Rijke; c. 1470 – c. 1530), Flemish composer *

Antonius Galli Antonius Galli (c. 1505 - Vienna, 2 April 1565) was a composer at the court of Maximilian II. Galli was born in Flanders. In 1545 he was appointed as choirmaster at St. Donatian in Bruges. Before he held this position, he had a similar one at St ...

(c.1505–1565), Flemish composer *

Antonius Goveanus 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, Netherland ...

(António de Gouveia; c.1505–1566), Portuguese humanist and educator * Antonius Mancinellus (1452–1505), Italian humanist pedagogue, grammarian, and rhetorician *

Antonius Melissa Antonius Melissa (c. 11th century), is the name given to a Greek monk who wrote a compilation of moral sentences called ''Loci Communes''. Nothing is known about Antonius. The surname traditionally applied to him, ''Melissa'' ("the Bee"), seems to ...

, 11th century Greek monk and author * Antonius Monchiacenus Demochares (1494–1574), French theologian and canonist *

Antonius Nebrissensis Antonio de Nebrija (14445 July 1522) was the most influential Spanish humanist of his era. He wrote poetry, commented on literary works, and encouraged the study of classical languages and literature, but his most important contributions were i ...

(1441–1522), Spanish Renaissance scholar *

Antonius Romanus Antonius Romanus ( fl. 1400 – 1432) was an Italian composer of the early 15th century, the early ''quattrocento'', in which musical styles was in transition between the late medieval era and early Renaissance. Few details are known about his li ...

(fl.1400–1432), Italian composer *

Antonius Sanderus Antonius Sanderus ( Antwerp, 15 September 1586 – Affligem, 10 January 1664) was a Flemish Catholic cleric and historian. Biography Sanderus was born "Antoon Sanders", but like all writers and scholars of his time he Latinized his name. Having ...

(1586–1664), Flemish Catholic cleric and historian * Antonius Maria Schyrleus de Rheita (1604–1660), Czech or Austrian astronomer and optician *

Antonius Thysius the Elder Antonius Thysius ( nl, Thys, Thijs; 1565–1640) was a Dutch Reformed theologian, professor at the University of Harderwijk and University of Leiden. Life He was born on 9 August 1565 in Antwerp, and received a classical education under Bonavent ...

(1565–1640), Dutch Reformed theologian *

Antonius Walaeus Antonius Walaeus (Antoine de Waele, Anton van Wale) (October 1573, Ghent – 3 July 1639, Leiden) was a Dutch Calvinist minister, theologian, and academic. Early life He was born at Ghent, where his father Jacques de Waele had moved from Brussel ...

(1573–1639), Dutch Calvinist minister and theologian

Adopted name by Roman Catholic clergy

Antonius Subianto Bunjamin Mgr. Antonius Subianto Bunjamin, OSC (born 14 February 1968) is a Roman Catholic bishop and President of the Bishops' Conference of Indonesia. Ordained to the priesthood in 1996, Bunjamin was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung, ...

(born 1968), Indonesian bishop *

Antonius Fischer Anton Hubert Fischer (Antonius Fischer) (30 May 1840, in Jülich, Rhine Province – 30 July 1912, in Neuenahr) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne and Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal. Life The son of a professor, he was educated at ...

(1840–1912), German archbishop *

Antonius Hilfrich Antonius Hilfrich (also Anton Hilfrich; 3 October 1873 – 5 February 1947) was a German priest and Roman Catholic Bishop of Limburg, Germany. Ordained in 1898, in March 1930 he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Limburg and Titular Bishop of Se ...

(1873–1947), German Bishop of Limburg *

Antonius Serra Antonius Serra (1610 – October 1669) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Milos (1642–1669). ''(in Latin)''Antonius von Steichele Antonius von Steichele (22 January 1816 – 9 October 1889) was Bishop, and later Archbishop of the Archdiocese of München und Freising from 1878 until 1889. Biography Born 22 January 1816 in Mertingen, he was ordained on 28 August 1838, aged 2 ...

(1816–1889), German archbishop * Antonius Grech Delicata Testaferrata (1823–1876), Maltese bishop *

Antonius von Thoma Antonius von Thoma (1 March 1829 – 24 November 1897) was Bishop and later Archbishop of the Archdiocese of München und Freising from 1889 until his death in 1897. Biography Thoma was ordained a priest on 29 June 1853 in the Archdiocese of Mü ...

(1829–1897), German archbishop

Modern given name

Antonius or Anthonius is a common given name in the Netherlands; in daily life, most people with this name use short forms like ''

Antoine Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana ...

'', '' Anton'', '' Antoni(e)'', ''

Antoon Antoon is a Dutch masculine given name that is an alternate form of Antonius used in Belgium, Netherlands, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, and Indonesia, a nickname and a surname. Antoon is also a transliteration of Arabic (), also spelt , and ty ...

'', '' Teun'', '' Teunis'', ''

Theunis Theunis is a Dutch masculine given name. Like Teunis, it is a derivative of Anthonius (Anthony). It is considered a diminutive form of Antonius, Anthonius used in Belgium, Netherlands, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, and Indonesia. Theuns is a s ...

'', ''Theuns'', ''Toine'', ''

Ton Ton is the name of any one of several units of measure. It has a long history and has acquired several meanings and uses. Mainly it describes units of weight. Confusion can arise because ''ton'' can mean * the long ton, which is 2,240 pounds ...

'', ''

Tony Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...

'', ''

Toon Toon may refer to: Places * Tōon, Ehime, a Japanese city in Ehime Prefecture * Toon, the former name of Ferdows, a city in South Khorasan Province, Iran * Toon, Somaliland, a town in the Garoodi region People * Toon (name), a list of peop ...

'' and ''

Twan Twan is a Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive form of Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, Anthoon, Antonie and Antonis used in Belgium, Netherlands, South Africa, Namibia, Indonesia and Suriname. It is a phonetic spelling of "Toine", sho ...

''. * Antonius Ariantho (born 1973), Indonesian badminton player * Antonius W.M. "Toon" Becx (1920–2013), Dutch footballer * Antonius J.M. "Anton" Berns (born 1945), Dutch molecular geneticist *

Antonius Bouwens Antonius Hubertus Maria "Antoine" Bouwens (22 May 1876 – 28 March 1963) was a Dutch sport shooter who competed in the early 20th century in pistol shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a bronze meda ...

(1876–1963), Dutch sports shooter *

Antonius van den Broek Antonius Johannes van den Broek (4 May 1870, Zoetermeer – 25 October 1926, Bilthoven) was a Dutch amateur physicist notable for being the first who realized that the number of an element in the periodic table (now called atomic number) correspond ...

(1870–1926), Dutch physicist * Antonius Colenbrander (1889–1929), Dutch equestrian * Antonius "Ton" Cornelissen (born 1964), Dutch footballer *

Antonius van Dale Anton van Dale (Anthonie, Antonius) (8 November 1638, in Haarlem – 28 November 1708) was a Dutch Mennonite preacher, physician and writer on religious subjects, described by the contemporary theologian Jean Le Clerc as an enemy of superstition ...

(1638–1708), Dutch Mennonite preacher, physician and writer * Antonius S.N.L. "Toon" Dupuis (1877–1937), Belgian-born Dutch sculptor and medallist *

Antonius Ebben Antonius "Toon" Ebben (22 December 1930 – 4 February 2011) was a Dutch equestrian. After acting as a groom for Max and Ernest van Loon at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Ebben began competing himself, riding ''Kairouan'' in the 1950s–60s and later ...

(1930–2011), Dutch equestrian *

Antonius Eisenhoit Anton Eisenhoit (sometimes Eisenhout), a German painter and engraving, engraver, flourished at Rome about 1590. He was a native of Warburg, and was still living in 1619. It appears that he has been miscalled ''Eisenhart'' by Johann Friedrich Chris ...

(1554–1603), German goldsmith, engraver and draftsman * Antonius Johannes "Anton" Geesink (1934–2010), Dutch judoka * Antonius Geurts (born 1932), Dutch sprint canoer *

Antonius Jan Glazemaker Antonius Jan Glazemaker (19 April 1931 – 20 January 2018) served as the twenty-first Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht, from 1982 to 2000. Born on April 19, 1931 to Old Catholic parents, Glazemaker was raised in the Netherlands during a peri ...

(born 1931), Dutch Old Catholic archbishop *

Antonius Goebouw Anton Goubau or Anton Goebouw (1616 in Antwerp – 1698 in Antwerp) was a Flemish Baroque painter. He spent time in Rome where he moved in the circle of the Bamboccianti, Dutch and Flemish genre painters who created small cabinet paintings of th ...

(1616–1698), Flemish Baroque painter *

Antonius Hambroek Antonius Hambroek (1607 – 21 July 1661) was a Dutch missionary to Formosa from 1648 to 1661, during the Dutch colonial era. Prior to working in Formosa, Hambroek was a minister in Schipluiden between 1632 and 1647. History He was killed by Ko ...

(1607–1661), Dutch missionary to Formosa * Antonius J.F. "Anton" Hekking (1855–1935), Dutch-born American cellist *

Antonius Maria van Heugten Antonius Maria van Heugten (9 September 1945 – 27 March 2008) was a Dutch sidecarcross rider and the 1981 Sidecarcross World Championship, World Champion in the sport, together with his passenger Frits Kiggen. He has also won the List of nationa ...

(1945–2008), Dutch sidecarcross racer *

Antonius Heinsius Anthonie (or Antonius) Heinsius (23 November 1641, Delft – 3 August 1720, The Hague) was a Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland from 1689 to his death in 1720. Life Heinsius was born at Delft on 23 November 1641, son of a ...

(1641–1720), Dutch Grand Pensionary of Holland * Antonius Matthias "Anton" Hirschig (1867–1939), Dutch painter, acquaintance of Van Gogh * Antonius J.L. "Anton" van Hooff (born 1943), Dutch historian of antiquity * Antonius A.J. "Anton" Huiskes (1928–2008), Dutch speed skater *

Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans (born 3 August 1944) is Bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch. His motto is: ''Sancti Spiritus In virtute'' (The power of the Holy Spirit). Early years and calling to the priesthood ...

(born 1944), Dutch bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch *

Antonius Johannes Theodorus Janse Dr Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse, also known as Antonius Johannes Theodorus Janse and by other orthographic variations, was a pioneer of South African entomology who specialised in Lepidoptera. His multi-volumed work, ''The Moths of South Afr ...

(1877–1970), Dutch-born South African entomologist *

Antonius Johannes Jurgens Antonius Johannes Jurgens, also known as Anton Jurgens (8 February 1867 – 12 March 1945) was a Dutch businessman. He was born in Oss, the grandson of Joanna Lemmens and of Antoon Jurgens, who founded a butter company in 1867 and, in 1871, the ...

(1867–1945), Dutch margarine and soap manufacturer, founder of Unilever * Antonius C. J. de Leeuw (born 1941), Dutch organizational theorist * Antonius de Liedekerke (1587–1661), Dutch sea captain and ambassador to Morocco * Antonius J.J. "Ton" Lokhoff (born 1959), Dutch football player and coach * Antonius van Loon (1888–1962), Dutch tug of war competitor * Antonius H.J. "Tony" Lovink (1902–1995), Dutch diplomat and last Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies * Antonius Cornelis "Ton" Lutz (1919–2009), Dutch actor * Antonius J.M. "Toine" Manders (born 1956), Dutch VVD politician and MEP *

Antonius Mathijsen Antonius Mathijsen (November 4, 1805 – June 15, 1878) was a Dutch army surgeon who first used plaster of Paris to fixate broken bones in a plaster cast. Biography Early life and education Antonius Mathijsen was born November 4, 1805, to a vill ...

(1805–1878), Dutch army surgeon, first to use plaster casts *

Antonius Mazairac Antonius "Antoine" Hendrikus Mazairac (24 May 1901 – 1 September 1966) was a Dutch cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the sprint competition. See also * List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a ...

(1901–1966), Dutch track cyclist * Antonius W.M.T. "Toine" van Mierlo (born 1957), Dutch footballer *

Antonius Montfoort Antonius Montfoort (26 September 1902 – 29 April 1974) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officiall ...

(1902–1974), Dutch fencer *

Antonius van Nieuwenhuizen G. C. E. van Nieuwenhuizen or Eugenius Antonius van Nieuwenhuizen (3 September 1879 – 16 January 1957) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual masters épée event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was invited in April 1902 by the ...

(1879–1957), Dutch fencer *

Antonius van Opbergen Anthonis van Obbergen (Antonius, Anthonis, Anthony, Antonie, Anton - Obberghen, Oberberg, Opbergen) (1543 in Mechelen – 1611 in Danzig (Gdańsk)) was a Flemish architect and fortifications engineer. After studying masonry in Mechelen and c ...

(1543–1611), Flemish architect and fortifications engineer * Antonius A.H. "Toon" Oprinsen (1910–1945), Dutch footballer * Antonius Franciscus "Toon" Pastor (born 1929), Dutch boxer * Antonius J.P. "Twan" Poels (born 1963), Dutch cyclist * Antonius Maria "Ton" Richter (1919–2009), Dutch field hockey player *

Antonius Roberts Antonius Roberts (born 1958) is a Bahamian artist, teacher, and curator. He is known for his installations and sculptures. Roberts was one of the founders of the art group "B-CAUSE" in 1991. Biography Born in January 1958, in Nassau, Roberts r ...

(born 1958), Bahamian artist * Antonius O.H. "Toon" Tellegen (born 1941), Dutch children's writer, poet, and physician * Antonius F.C. "Anton" Toscani (1901–1984), Dutch race walker * Antonius H.M. "Ton" van de Ven (1944–2015), Dutch industrial designer * Antonius Wilhelmus "Antoon" Verlegh (1896–1960), Dutch football player and administrator * Antonius Cornelis Franciscus Vorst (born 1952), Dutch financial engineer and mathematician * Antonius Wyngaerde (died 1499), Dutch composer in Antwerp

Modern surname

* George Antonius (1891 – 1942), Lebanese-Egyptian author and diplomat *

Patrik Antonius } Patrik Antonius (born 13 December 1980) is a Finnish professional poker player, former tennis player and coach, and model from Vantaa, Finland. He currently resides in Monte Carlo. Antonius was mentored by poker pro Marcel Lüske as a member of ...

(born 1980), Finnish poker player

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