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Origin:
German
1105 famous people named Alfonso found on Wikipedia.
39790 male, 109 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
913-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
294-th in year 1929
Used in: Italian, Spanish
Alphons (Latinized Alphonsus, Adelphonsus, 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. In the later medieval period it became a standard name in the Hispanic and Portuguese royal families.
It is derived from a Gothic name, or a conflation of several Gothic names; from *Aþalfuns, composed of the elements aþal "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.
Variants of the name include: Alfonso (Spanish and Italian), Alfons (Dutch, German, Catalan, Polish and Scandinavian), Afonso (Portuguese), Alphonse, Alfonse (Italian, French and English), etc.
Spanish and Italian form, Germanic root: noble and ready. From adal (noble) and funs (ready), or hadu/hild (battle).
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Alfonso Ribeiro | 1971 | American actor |
2 | Alfonso Cuarón | 1961 | Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer and film editor |
3 | Alfonso Herrera Rodriguez | 1983 | Mexican actor and singer |
4 | Alfonso XIII of Spain | 1886 | King of Spain |
5 | Alfonso Freeman | 1959 | American actor |
6 | Kristian Alfonso | 1963 | American actress |
7 | Alfonso Soriano | 1976 | Baseball player |
8 | Alfonso XII of Spain | 1857 | King of Spain, reigning from 1874 to 1885 |
9 | Alfonso Rojo López | 1948 | Spanish journalist and writer |
10 | Alfonso Zayas | 1941 | Mexican actor |
11 | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | 1972 | Film director, television director |
12 | Alfonso X of Castile | 1221 | King of Castile |
13 | Alfonso Arau | 1932 | Film director, actor |
14 | Alfonso VI of León and Castile | 1040 | 1040-1109, King of Leon, King of Castile, King of Galicia. |
15 | Alfons Arús i Leita | 1961 | Spanish journalist and television presenter |
16 | Alfonso II of Naples | 1448 | King of Naples |
17 | Alfonso of Aragon | 1481 | Prince |
18 | Alfonso V of Aragon | 1396 | King of Aragon, Valencia, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia |
19 | Alfonso Aragón Bermúdez | 1923 | Spanish clown and television presenter (1923-1976) |
20 | Alfonso Sánchez Fernández | 1978 | Spanish actor |
21 | Alfonso Ussía | 1948 | Spanish journalist |
22 | Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara | 1476 | Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio |
23 | Alfonso VIII of Castile | 1155 | King of Castile |
24 | Alfonso Bialetti | 1888 | Italian engineer |
25 | Bill Alfonso | 1957 | Professional wrestling referee and manager |
26 | Alfonso Aragón Sac | 1949 | Spanish television presenter |
27 | Alfonso XI of Castile | 1311 | King of Castile, León and Galicia |
28 | Alfonso Cano | 1948 | Colombian revolutionary |
29 | Alfonso Pedraza | 1996 | Spanish association football player |
30 | Alfonso IX of León | 1171 | King of León and Galicia |
31 | Alfonso Pérez | 1973 | Spanish footballer |
32 | Alfonso López Michelsen | 1913 | 24th President of Colombia from 1974 to 1978 |
33 | Alfonso II of Aragon | 1157 | Aragonese monarch |
34 | Alfonso Celis | 1996 | Mexican racing driver |
35 | Alfonso Bedoya | 1904 | Mexican actor |
36 | Alfonso André | 1962 | Mexican singer |
37 | Alfonso Díez Carabantes | 1950 | |
38 | Alfonso de Nigris | 1976 | Mexican actor and model |
39 | Francesc Roig Alfonso | 1939 | Spanish businessperson |
40 | Alfonso Sabella | 1962 | Italian magistrate |
41 | Alfonso de Portago | 1928 | Racecar driver |
42 | Alfonso Tomas | 1928 | Italian film actor, comedian and actor |
43 | Claudia Alfonso | 1984 | Italian actress |
44 | Alfonso Gómez | 1980 | American boxer |
45 | Alfonso III of Asturias | 0848 | Spanish King |
46 | Alfonso Prat Gay | 1965 | Argentine economist and politician |
47 | Alfonso II d'Este | 1533 | Duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597 |
48 | Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr. | ||
49 | Alfonso Plazas Vega | 1944 | |
50 | Alfonso García Robles | 1911 | Mexican diplomat and politician |
51 | Alfonso Yuchengco | 1923 | Filipino businessman |
52 | Alfonso Iturralde | 1949 | Mexican actor |
53 | Alfonso Romo | 1950 | Mexican businessman |
54 | Alfonso the Battler | 1073 | King of Aragon and Navarre |
55 | Alfonso Obregón Inclán | 1960 | Mexican voice actor |
56 | Alfonso Dosal | 1985 | Actor |
57 | Alfonso Wong | 1924 | Manhua artist from Hong Kong |
58 | Alfonso Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart, 16th Duke of Aliaga | 1950 | Spanish economist |
59 | Alfonso I of Asturias | 0693 | Asturian king |
60 | Alfonso Cabeza Borque | 1939 | |
61 | Alfonso Luigi Marra | 1947 | Italian politician and writer |
62 | Alfonso II of Asturias | 0759 | King of Asturias |
63 | Alfonso Blanco | 1986 | Venezuelan boxer |
64 | Alfonso IV of Aragon | 1299 | King of Aragon, Valencia, Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica |
65 | Alfonso V of León | 0994 | King of León |
66 | Alfonso A. Ossorio | 1916 | American artist |
67 | Alfonso Martinez | 1988 | Filipino actor |
68 | Alfonso VII of León and Castile | 1105 | Castilian monarch |
69 | Arturo González | 1994 | Mexican footballer |
70 | Alfonso Portillo | 1951 | President of Guatemala |
71 | Alfonso Vallejo | Spanish actor | |
72 | Alfonso II, Count of Provence | 1180 | Count of Provence |
73 | Alfonso Caruana | 1946 | Italian Mafia member |
74 | Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso | 1861 | President of Cuba |
75 | Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón, Duke of Galliera | 1968 | Race car owner |
76 | Alfonso Márquez | 1972 | Baseball umpire from Mexico |
77 | Alfonso del Real | 1916 | |
78 | Alfonso III of Aragon | 1265 | King of Aragon |
79 | Alfonso Lara | 1968 | Spanish actor |
80 | Alfonso López Pumarejo | 1886 | Colombian politician |
81 | Alfonso Bassave | 1979 | Spanish actor |
82 | Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora | 1804 | Italian general and statesman |
83 | Alfonso d'Avalos | 1502 | Spanish-Italian noble |
84 | Alfonso Losa | 1971 | German actor |
85 | Alfonso Pícaro | 1928 | Argentinian actor |
86 | Alfonso De Grazia | 1932 | Argentinian actor |
87 | Alfonso Thomas | 1977 | South African cricketer |
88 | Alfonso Vallés | 1962 | Spanish voice actor |
89 | Alfonso Cusi | 1949 | |
90 | Alfonso IV of León | 0899 | King of León |
91 | Carlos Luis Alfonso Mellado | 1953 | |
92 | Alfonso Corona del Rosal | 1908 | Mexican politician |
93 | Alfonso Cañón | 1946 | Colombian association football player |
94 | Alfonso Giordano | 1928 | Italian magistrate, teacher and politician |
95 | Ken Alfonso | 1991 | Filipino actor |
96 | Alfonso del Corral | 1956 | Spanish basketball player |
97 | Alfonso Sosa | 1967 | Mexican association football player, sports coach and lawyer |
98 | Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao | 1886 | Galician writer, painter, doctor and politician |
99 | Alfonso Maria Fusco | 1839 | Italian priest |
100 | Alfonso Medina | 1970 | |
101 | Alfonso Fernando Grados Carraro | ||
102 | Alfonso Celotto | 1966 | Italian writer |
103 | Alfonso de Bourbon | 1932 | Swiss-American eccentric who claimed to be a descendant of the Spanish Royal Family |
104 | Alfonso Arteseros | 1946 | Spanish journalist and television presenter |
105 | Alfonso Ratliff | 1956 | American boxer |
106 | Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena | 1634 | Italian noble |
107 | Alfonso of Molina | 1202 | Son of King Alfonso IX of León |
108 | Olaf Alfonso | Mixed martial artist and writer | |
109 | Alfonso Marquina | 1964 | |
110 | Alfonso Reyes Echandía | 1932 | Colombian jurist |
111 | Alfonso Gagliano | 1942 | Canadian politician |
112 | Alfonso de Angoitia | 1962 | Mexican businessperson |
113 | Alfonso Muzzarelli | 1749 | Italian theologian |
114 | Alfonso Smith | 1987 | American football player |
115 | Alfonso de Anda | 1974 | Mexican TV personality |
116 | Alfonso Jordan | 1103 | Count of Tripoli, 1105-1109, thereafter Count of Toulose |
117 | Cas Alfonso | 1983 | Indonesian singer |
118 | Alfonso Reyes | 1971 | Spanish basketball player |
119 | Alfonso Traina | 1925 | Italian philologist |
120 | Alfonso Rueda | 1968 | Spanish politician from Galicia |
121 | Alfonso E. Lenhardt | 1943 | American diplomat |
122 | Alfonso Dantés | 1943 | Wrestler |
123 | Alfonso Zamora | 1954 | Mexican boxer |
124 | Alfonso Javier Álvarez Izquierdo | 1972 | |
125 | Alfonso Begara | 1983 | Spanish actor |
126 | Alfonso Steele | 1817 | American soldier |
127 | Alfonso Guerra | 1940 | Spanish politician |
128 | Alfonso Salmeron | 1515 | Spanish biblical scholar and early Jesuit |
129 | Alfonso Santiesteban | 1943 | Spanish conductor (1943-2013) |
130 | Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio | 1959 | Italian politician |
131 | Alfonso López Trujillo | 1935 | Catholic cardinal |
132 | Alfonso H. Lopez | 1970 | American politician |
133 | Alfonso de Galarreta | 1957 | Spanish bishop |
134 | Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena | 1591 | Italian noble |
135 | Alfonso Ugarte | 1847 | Peruvian civilian turned military commander |
136 | Alfonso Signorini | 1964 | Italian television host |
137 | Alfonso Boone | 1976 | American football player |
138 | Alfonso Gumucio Dagron | 1950 | Bolivian writer and filmmaker |
139 | Alfonso Rodríguez Gómez de Celis | 1970 | Spanish politician |
140 | Alfonso Ferrabosco | 1575 | English composer and viol player |
141 | Alfonso Caso | 1896 | Mexican archaeologist |
142 | Alfonso J. Cervantes | 1920 | American mayor |
143 | Eylo Alfonso | ||
144 | Alfonso Vera | 1974 | Mexican actor |
145 | Alfonso Boekhoudt | 1965 | |
146 | Alfonso Enrique Barrientos | 1921 | Guatemalan journalist, writer and literary critic (1921-2007) |
147 | Alfonso Sánchez Martínez | 1911 | Spanish television presenter (1911-1981) |
148 | Alfonso Patiño Rosselli | 1923 | Jurist and diplomat |
149 | Alfonso García-Gallo | 1911 | Spanish historian |
150 | Alfonso Brescia | 1930 | Italian film director |
151 | Alfonso Santagata | 1947 | Italian actor |
152 | Alfonso Ponce de León | 1906 | Spanish draughtsman and painter |
153 | Alfonso de la Cerda | 1270 | Spanish noble |
154 | Alfonso Lanzagorta | 1971 | Mexican lawyer |
155 | Alfonso Barrera Valverde | 1929 | Ecuadorian writer (1929-2013) |
156 | Alfonso García Valdecasas | 1904 | Spanish university professor and politician |
157 | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón | 1917 | |
158 | Alfonso García Gabarrón | 1954 | |
159 | Alfonso de Castro | 1494 | Spanish theologian |
160 | Alfonso Azpiri | 1947 | Artist |
161 | Alfonso Yáñez Ramírez | 1970 | Peruvian association football player |
162 | Alfonso d'Este, Lord of Montecchio | 1527 | Italian nobleman |
163 | Alfonso Valdivieso Sarmiento | 1949 | Politician |
164 | Alfonso Tamay | 1993 | Mexican footballer |
165 | Michael Alfonso | 1969 | |
166 | Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder | 1543 | Italian composer |
167 | Alfonso Gatto | 1909 | Italian writer |
168 | Alfonso Frazer | 1948 | Panamanian boxer |
169 | Alfonso Nieto | 1991 | Mexican footballer |
170 | Alfonso Herrera Fernández | 1838 | Mexican pharmacist and writer |
171 | Alfonso Morales | 1937 | Fencer |
172 | Alfonso Carillo de Acuña | 1410 | Spanish politician and Roman Catholic archbishop |
173 | Alfonso Pérez Sánchez | 1935 | Spanish historian and university professor |
174 | Alfonso Molina | 1907 | |
175 | Alfonso Muñoz | 1889 | |
176 | Alfonso Vilallonga | 1960 | Spanish composer |
177 | Alfonso Petersen | 1961 | Mexican politician |
178 | Alfonso Herrero Peinador | 1994 | Spanish football player |
179 | Alfonso Rodríguez | 1957 | Dominican Republic actor |
180 | Alfonso Alcalde | 1921 | Chilean journalist |
181 | Alfonso Albacete | 1950 | Spanish painter |
182 | Alfonso Maria Di Nola | 1926 | Italian anthropologist and essayist |
183 | Alfonso Cravioto | 1884 | Mexican poet |
184 | Alfonso | 1880 | Spanish photographer |
185 | Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti | 1822 | Italian physician |
186 | Alfonso Blanco Antúnez | 1987 | Mexican footballer |
187 | Alfonso Motagalvan | 1987 | Footballer |
188 | Alfonso Iannelli | 1888 | American artist |
189 | Alfonso Robelo | 1939 | Nicaraguan businessman |
190 | Alberto Alfonso | 1958 | Architect |
191 | Alfonso de Urresti | 1966 | Chilean politician |
192 | Alfonso Dastis | 1955 | Spanish ambassador |
193 | Alfonso Quiñónez Molina | 1874 | President of El Salvador |
194 | Alfonso Hernández Catá | 1885 | Spanish journalist, diplomat and writer (1885-1940) |
195 | Alfonso Polanco | 1967 | Spanish politician |
196 | Alfonso Ortiz | 1939 | Native-American cultural anthropologist |
197 | Alfonso Cabello | 1993 | Paralympic athlete |
198 | Alfonso Valencia | Spanish biologist | |
199 | Alfonso Calderón Velarde | 1913 | Mexican politician |
200 | Alfonso López Caballero | 1944 | Colombian politician, diplomat |