Alphonse (given name)

Alphonse, also spelled Alfonse, is the French variant of the given name Alfonso. People called Alphonse or Alfonse include:

In arts, entertainment, and media

Film, television, and theatre Alphonse Beni (1946-2023), Cameroonian actor and movie director Alphonse Boudard (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 (1803–1875), French author, dramatist and theatre manager

Music Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin (1915–2007), American accordionist Alphonse Duvernoy (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 (1948–2016), American jazz fusion drummer and percussionist Alphonse Picou (1878–1961), American early jazz clarinetist Alphonse Trent (1905–1959), American jazz pianist and territory band leader Alphonse Varney (1811–1879), French conductor

Plastic arts Alphonse Révillon d'Apreval (1851–1915), French botanical illustrator and lithographer Alphonse Balat (1819–1895), Belgian architect Alfonse Borysewicz (born 1957), American painter Alphonse Colas (1818–1887), French painter Alphonse de Cailleux (1788–1876), French painter, connoisseur, arts administrator and director of the Musée du Louvre Alphonse de Neuville (1835–1885), French Academic painter Alphonse Giroux (1775–1848), French painter Alphonse Kann (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 (1860–1939), Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist Alphonse Osbert (1857–1939), French Symbolist painter

Writing and journalism Alphonse Allais (1854–1905), French writer and humorist Alphonse Boudard (1925–2000), French novelist and playwright Alphonse Daudet (1840–1897), French novelist Alphonse de Châteaubriant (1877–1951), French writer Alphonse de Lamartine (1790–1869), French writer, poet and politician Alphonse Lemerre (1838–1912), French editor and publisher Alphonse Rabbe (1784–1829), French writer, historian, critic and journalist Alphonse Royer (1803–1875), French author, dramatist and theatre manager Alphonse Tavan (1833–1905), French Provençal poet Alphonse Toussenel (1803–1885), French writer and journalist

In business and finance Alphonse Bertrand (1846–1926), merchant and political figure in New Brunswick 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 Alphonse Raymond (1884–1958), Quebec businessman, financier and public official

In engineering and industrial design Alphonse Chapanis (1917–2002), American pioneer in the field of industrial design Alphonse Loubat (1799–1866), French inventor who developed improvements in tram and rail equipment Alphonse Munchen (1850–1917), Luxembourgish engineer and politician Alphonse Pénaud (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 (1921–1977), political figure of the Republic of the Congo who led the country from 1963 until 1968 Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty (1941–2024), politician of the Republic of the Congo

Other African countries Alphonse Alley (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 Koyamba (1941–1998), Central African economist and politician Alphonse Kotiga, 20th century Chadian military officer and politician Alfonse Owiny-Dollo (born 1956), Ugandan lawyer, judge and Chief Justice of Uganda Alphonse Yokadouma, Central African politician and clerk

Europe

France Alphonse, Count of Poitiers (1220–1271) Alphonse Joseph Georges (1875–1951), French army officer Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul (1789–1865), French army general and Prime Minister of France during the French Second Republic Alphonse Juin (1888–1967), Marshal of France Alphonse de Lamartine (1790–1869), French writer, poet and politician Alphonse de Tonty, Baron de Paludy (c. 1659–1727)

Other European countries Alphonse Berns (born 1952), Luxembourgish 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 Alphonse Munchen (1850–1917)), Luxembourgish engineer and politician

North America

Canada Alphonse Bernier (1861–1944), Canadian lawyer, judge and provincial politician Alphonse Bertrand (1846–1926), merchant and political figure in New Brunswick Alphonse Desjardins (politician) (1841–1912), mayor of Montreal and Canadian cabinet minister Alphonse Fournier (1893–1961), Canadian politician Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière (1842–1925), Canadian politician and journalist Alphonse Raymond (1884–1958), Quebec businessman, financier and public official Alphonse George Tisdelle, Canadian politician Alphonse Verville (1864–1921), Canadian politician and trade unionist

United States Al D'Amato (born 1937), American attorney, lobbyist and politician Alphonse Girandy (1868–1941), United States Navy sailor Alphonse J. Jackson (1927–2014), educator and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Alphonse S. Marotta (1934–2024), American politician in Connecticut Alphonse Roy (1897–1967), American Representative from New Hampshire

In organized crime Alphonse Attardi (1892–1970), New York mobster Al Capone (1899–1947), Italian-American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate Alphonse D'Arco (1932–2019), New York mobster Alphonse Gangitano (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 (born 1936), New York City mobster and caporegime in the Genovese crime family Alphonse Persico, former acting boss of the Colombo crime family from the 1980s and 1990s

In religion and mysticism Alphonse Constant (1810–1875), birth name of Éliphas Lévi, French occult author and purported magician Alphonse Favier (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 Alphonse Magnien (1837–1902), superior at St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, Maryland from 1878 to 1902 Alphonse Mingana (1878–1937), Assyrian theologian, historian, orientalist and former priest Alphonse James Schladweiler (1902–1996), American Roman Catholic prelate Alphonse John Smith (1883–1935), American Roman Catholic bishop

In science, medicine, and academia

Cultural sciences Alphonse Mingana (1878–1937), Assyrian theologian, historian, orientalist and former priest Alphonse Pinart (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 (1825–1898), Belgian coal mine supervisor and geologist 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 (1806–1893), French-Swiss botanist Alphonse Dochez (1882–1964), American physician and disease researcher Alphonse Guérin (1816–1895), French surgeon Alphonse Hustache (1872–1949), French entomologist Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835–1900), French mammalologist, ornithologist and carcinologist

Other disciplines Alphonse Borrelly (1842–1926), French astronomer Alphonse de Polignac (1817–1890), 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 (born 1993), French footballer Alphonse Decorte (1909–1977), Belgian footballer Alphonse Leweck (born 1981), Luxembourgish footballer Alphonse Renier, Belgian footballer Alphonse Six (1890–1914), Belgian footballer Alphonse Tchami (born 1971), Cameroonian retired footballer Alphonse Yombi (born 1969), Cameroonian former footballer

Winter sports Alphonse Hörning, Swiss bobsledder Alphonse Jetté (1887–?), Canadian ice hockey player Alphonse Lacroix (1897–1973), American ice hockey goaltender

Other sports Alphonse Antoine (1915–1999), French road bicycle racer Alphonse Burnand (1896–1981), American sailor Alphonse Castex (1899–1969), French rugby union player Alphonse Dotson (born 1943), former American football player Alphonse Ducatillon, Belgian tug of war competitor Alphonse Gemuseus (1898–?), Swiss Olympic equestrian Alphonse Halimi (1932–2006), French world champion bantamweight boxer Al Hunter (American football) (born 1955), American former National Football League player Alphonse Kirchhoffer (1873–1913), French fencer Alphonse Martin (water polo) (born 1930), Belgian water polo player Alphonse Ruckstuhl (1901–?), Swiss Olympic fencer Alphonse Schepers (1907–1984), Belgian racing cyclist Alphonse Van Mele (1891–1972), Belgian gymnast Alphonse Yanghat (1947–2018), Congolese Olympic sprinter Phonney Martin (1845–1943), American baseball player

In other fields 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 Alphonse James de Rothschild (1827–1905), French financier, vineyard owner, art collector, philanthropist and racehorse owner and breeder

Fictional characters a title character of Alphonse and Gaston, an American comic strip Alphonse, in the video game Owlboy Monsieur Alfonse, in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo! the title character of Monsieur Alphonse, Alexandre Dumas fils' 1873 play Alphonse Bearwalker, in the television comedy NTSF:SD:SUV:: Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice, in the 1990 film Dick Tracy Alphonse Elric, in the anime/manga series Fullmetal Alchemist Alphonse Huggins, in the series Titanic by Gordon Korman Alphonse Mephisto, in the animated television series South Park Alphonse, a Loch Ness Monster in The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg

See also

Alphonse (surname) Alfonso (disambiguation)

References