List of Famous people named Afonso

Similar names: Affonso. Here are some famous Afonsos:

Afonso I of Portugal

First Name Afonso
Last Name Portugal
Died on December 6, 1185
Born in Portugal, Braga

Afonso I, also called Afonso Henriques, nicknamed the Conqueror, the Founder or the Great by the Portuguese, and El-Bortukali and Ibn-Arrink or Ibn Arrinq by the Moors whom he fought, was the first king of Portugal. He achieved the independence of the County of Portugal, establishing a new kingdom and doubling its area with the Reconquista, an objective that he pursued until his death.

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Afonso de Albuquerque

First Name Afonso
Last Name Albuquerque
Died on December 16, 1515

Afonso de Albuquerque, Duke of Goa was a Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman. He served as Governor of Portuguese India from 1509 to 1515, during which he expanded Portuguese influence across the Indian Ocean and built a reputation as a fierce and skilled military commander.

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Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil

First Name Afonso,
Last Name Brazil
Born on February 23, 1845
Died on June 11, 1847 (aged 2)

Dom Afonso was the Prince Imperial and heir apparent to the throne of the Empire of Brazil. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was the eldest child of Emperor Dom Pedro II and Dona Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies, and thus a member of the Brazilian branch of the House of Braganza.

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Afonso VI of Portugal

First Name Afonso
Last Name Portugal
Born on August 21, 1643
Died on September 12, 1683 (aged 40)
Born in Portugal, Lisboa, Lisbon

Afonso VI, known as "the Victorious", was the second King of Portugal of the House of Braganza from 1656 until his death. He was initially under the regency of his mother, Luisa of Medina-Sidonia, until 1662, when he removed her to a convent and took power with the help of his favourite, the Count of Castelo Melhor.

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Afonso Dhlakama

Afonso Macacho Marceta Dhlakama
First Name Afonso
Last Name Dhlakama
Born on January 1, 1953
Died on May 3, 2018 (aged 65)

Afonso Marceta Macacho Dhlakama was a Mozambican politician and the leader of RENAMO, an anti-communist guerrilla movement that fought the FRELIMO government in the Mozambican Civil War before signing a peace agreement and becoming an opposition political party in the early 1990s. Dhlakama was born in Mangunde, Sofala Province.

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Afonso II of Portugal

First Name Afonso
Last Name Portugal
Died on March 25, 1223
Born in Portugal, Coimbra

Afonso II, or Affonso, Alfonso or Alphonso (Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus, nicknamed the Fat, King of Portugal, was born in Coimbra on 23 April 1185 and died on 25 March 1223 in the same city. He was the second but eldest surviving son of Sancho I of Portugal by his wife, Dulce, Infanta of Aragon. Afonso succeeded his father on 27 March 1211.

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Afonso Costa

First Name Afonso
Last Name Costa
Born on March 6, 1871
Died on May 11, 1937 (aged 66)
Born in Portugal, Guarda

Afonso Augusto da Costa, GCTE, GCL was a Portuguese lawyer, professor and republican politician.

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Afonso V of Portugal

First Name Afonso
Last Name Portugal
Born on January 15, 1432
Died on August 28, 1481 (aged 49)
Born in Portugal, Lisboa

Afonso V, known by the sobriquet the African, was a King of Portugal. His sobriquet refers to his military conquests in Northern Africa.

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Afonso Alves

First Name Afonso
Last Name Alves
Born on January 30, 1981 (age 43)
Born in Brazil, Minas Gerais
Height 190 cm | 6'3

Afonso Alves Martins Júnior, known professionally as Afonso Alves, is a Brazilian former professional footballer, who played as a striker for Atlético Mineiro, Örgryte, Malmö FF, Heerenveen, Middlesbrough, Al-Sadd, on loan and then permanently at Al-Rayyan and concluding his career at Al-Gharafa.

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Afonso Pena

First Name Afonso
Last Name Pena
Born on November 30, 1847
Died on June 14, 1909 (aged 61)
Born in Brazil, Minas Gerais

Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena was a Brazilian politician who served as President of Brazil between 1906 and 1909. Before his political career, Pena had been an attorney and legal scholar. He was the first president to die in office.

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