Alphonse (given name)

Alphonse is the French variant of the given name Alphons. People called Alphonse include:

In arts, entertainment, and media

Film, television, and theatre

Alphonse Beni, 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 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 (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
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 (1853–1929), French-Canadian churchman, naturalist, writer and editor
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808–1890), French critic, journalist and novelist
Alphonse Lemerre (1838–1912), French editor and publisher
Alphonse-Télesphore Lépine (1855–1943), journalist, printer and political figure in Quebec
Jean-Baptiste-Alphonse Lusignan (1843–1893), French-Canadian writer
Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel (1852–1909), Canadian lawyer, journalist, author, newspaper owner and politician
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
Louis-Alphonse Boyer (1839–1916), Quebec merchant and political figure
Alphonse-Arthur Miville Déchêne (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 (1868–1949), French financier
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
Camille Alphonse Faure (1840–1898), French chemical engineer
Alphonse Loubat (1799–1866), French inventor who developed improvements in tram and rail equipment
Alphonse Munchen (1850–1917), Luxembourgian 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
Claude Alphonse Nsilou (born 1954), Congolese politician
Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty (born 1941), 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-Marie Kadege, vice-President of Burundi from 30 April 2003 to 11 November 2004
Alphonse Kotiga (contemporary), Chadian military officer and politician

Europe

France

Alphonse de Lamartine (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 (1875–1951), French army officer
Ferdinand-Alphonse Hamelin (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 (1888–1967), Marshal of France
Camille Alphonse Trézel (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
Alphonse Munchen (1850–1917)), Luxembourgian 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
Louis-Alphonse Boyer (1839–1916), Quebec merchant and political figure
Cuthbert-Alphonse Chênevert (1859–1920), lawyer and political figure in Quebec
Alphonse-Arthur Miville Déchêne (1848–1902), lumber merchant and political figure in Quebec
Alphonse Desjardins (politician) (1841–1912), mayor of Montreal and Canadian cabinet minister
Alphonse Fournier (1893–1961), Canadian politician
Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion (1843–1899), Canadian lawyer, professor and politician
Joseph-Alphonse-Anaclet Habel (1895–1979), Canadian politician
Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière (1842–1925), Canadian politician and journalist
Alphonse-Télesphore Lépine (1855–1943), journalist, printer and political figure in Quebec
Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel (1852–1909), Canadian lawyer, journalist, author, newspaper owner and politician
Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier (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 (1868–1941), United States Navy sailor
Alphonse J. Jackson (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 (born 1932), 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), French occult author and purported magician
Pierre-Marie-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
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 (1878–1937), Assyrian theologian, historian, orientalist and former priest
Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne (1814–1884), French Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary
Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu (1582–1653), French Carthusian, bishop and Cardina
Alphonse James Schladweiler (1902–1996), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Alphonse John Smith (1883–1935), American bishop in the Catholic Church

In science, medicine, and academia

Cultural sciences

Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier (1840–1914), American archaeologist
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
François-Alphonse Forel (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 (1806–1893), French-Swiss botanist
Alphonse Dochez (1882–1964), American physician and disease researcher
Alphonse Guérin (1816–1895), French surgeon
Victor-Alphonse Huard (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 (1835–1900), French mammalologist, ornithologist and carcinologist

Other disciplines

Alphonse Borrelly (1842–1926), French astronomer
Alphonse de Polignac (1817–1890), French mathematician
Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion (1843–1899), Canadian lawyer, professor and politician
Pierre Alphonse Laurent (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 Decorte (1909–1977), Belgian football player
Alphonse Leweck (born 1981), Luxembourgian football player
Alphonse Renier, Belgian football player
Alphonse Six (1890–1914), Belgian football player
Alphonse Tchami (born 1971), retired Cameroonian football player
Alphonse Yombi (born 1969), former Cameroonian football player

Winter sports

Alphonse Hörning, Swiss bobsledder
Alphonse Jetté (1887–?), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Alphonse Lacroix (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 (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 horse rider
Alphonse Halimi ("La Petite Terreur"; 1932–2006), French world champion bantamweight boxer
Alphonse Kirchhoffer (1873–1913), French fencer
Alphonse Ruckstuhl (1901–?), Swiss Olympic fencer
Alphonse Schepers (1907–1984), Belgian racing cyclist
Alphonse Van Mele (1891–1972), Belgian gymnast
Alphonse Yanghat (born 1957), Congolese Olympic sprinter

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, an American comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper, featuring a bumbling pair of Frenchmen with a penchant for politeness
Alphonse Elric, a fictional character in the anime/manga series Fullmetal Alchemist
Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice, 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
Alphonse, a fictional character in the video game Owlboy.

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