Alonzo is both a given name and a
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
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surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Alonzo (rapper)
Kassimou Djae, better known by his stage name Alonzo, is a French rapper and singer who is signed to Def Jam France.
He started rapping from 2002 onwards and was part of the Marseille-based hip hop band Psy 4 de la Rime as Segnor Alonzo alongs ...
, French singer and hip hop artist, formerly Segnor Alonzo of
Psy 4 de la Rime
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Alonzo de Barcena, 16th-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and linguist
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Alonzo de Santa Cruz (–1567), Spanish cartographer, mapmaker, instrument maker, historian and teacher
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Alonzo Babers (b. 1961), U.S. athlete
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Alonzo L. Best
Alonzo L. Best (October 6, 1854 – June 24, 1923) was an American politician and farmer.
Born in Big Spring, Adams County, Wisconsin, Best moved with his family to Dunn County, Wisconsin. Best owned the Meadow Side Stock Farm near Downing, ...
(1854–1923), U.S. politician
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Alonzo Bodden, U.S. comedian
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Alonzo Church
Alonzo Church (June 14, 1903 – August 11, 1995) was an American mathematician, computer scientist, logician, philosopher, professor and editor who made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer scie ...
(1903–1995), U.S. mathematician and computer scientist
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Alonzo Clemons, U.S. autistic savant clay sculptor
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Alonzo B. Cornell (1832–1904), a Governor of New York
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Alonzo Drake
Alonzo Robson Drake (16 April 1884 – 14 February 1919) was an English footballer and first-class cricketer.
Born in Rotherham, Drake was a good all-round sportsman but initially focused on his football career. Starting out with Doncaster Rov ...
(1884–1919), English footballer and cricketer
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Alonzo J. Edgerton (1827–1896), U.S. politician
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Alonzo Dillard Folger
Alonzo Dillard Folger (July 9, 1888 – April 30, 1941) was a Democratic U.S Congressman from North Carolina between 1939 and 1941.
Born in Dobson, North Carolina, Folger attended public schools in Surry County and attended the University of ...
(1888–1941), U.S. politician
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Alonzo Gee
Alonzo Edward Gee (born May 29, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. Born and raised in Riviera Beach, Florida, Gee attended the University of Alabama, where he played for the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team for four ...
, American basketball player
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Alonzo A. Hinckley
Alonzo Arza Hinckley (April 23, 1870 – December 22, 1936) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1934 until his death.
Hinckley was born in Cove Fort, Utah Territor ...
(1870–1936), U.S. official of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Alonzo Horton (1813–1910), developer of San Diego, California
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Alonzo Lawrence (b. 1989), American football player
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Alonzo C. Mather (1848–1941), founder of the Mather Stock Car Company
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Alonzo J. Mathison (1876–1941) U.S. politician
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Alonzo Mourning
Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr. (born February 8, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who has served as vice president of player programs and development for the Miami Heat since June 2009. Mourning played most of his 15-yea ...
(b. 1970), U.S. basketball player
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Alonzo Sargent, (fl. 1918) U.S. locomotive engineer
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Alonzo Swales (1870–1952), British trade unionist
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Allonzo Trier (born 1996), American basketball player
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Alonzo Muhlach, Filipino actor
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Alonzo Williams
Alonzo Williams is a former member and promoter of the World Class Wreckin' Cru. He is credited for playing a major role in the development of West Coast Hip Hop, tracing back to the late 1970s. He is also the former owner of Kru-Cut Records.
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(born 1957), American DJ
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Amos Alonzo Stagg
Amos Alonzo Stagg (August 16, 1862 – March 17, 1965) was an American athlete and college coach in multiple sports, primarily American football. He served as the head football coach at the International YMCA Training School (now called Springfie ...
(1862–1965), U.S. sports coach
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Pia Wurtzbach
Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach ( ; ; born September 24, 1989), formerly known professionally as Pia Romero, is a Filipino model, actress and beauty queen who is known for being crowned Miss Universe 2015.
She joined Binibining Pilipinas pageant three ...
(born 1989), Filipino beauty queen,
Miss Universe 2015
Miss Universe 2015 was the 64th Miss Universe pageant, held at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on December 20, 2015. This was the first edition of the pageant to be held under the ownership of WME/ IMG, whi ...
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Anne-Marie Alonzo (1951–2005), Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher
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Bea Alonzo
Phylbert Angelli Ranollo Fagestrom (born October 17, 1987), professionally known as Bea Alonzo (), is a Filipino actress. Alonzo first gained recognition for the 2002 teleserye ''Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay''. She is best known for her portrayals ...
(born 1987), Filipino actress and model
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Chad Alonzo
Richard Hernando Alonzo is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Bacoor City Strikers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
He was an undrafted player signed by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in 2008 before being ...
, Filipino basketball player
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Chinggoy Alonzo (1950–2017), Filipino actor
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Jérôme Alonzo (born 1972), French football (soccer) player
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John A. Alonzo
John A. Alonzo, ASC (June 12, 1934 – March 13, 2001) was an American cinematographer, television director, and actor known for his diverse body of work in both film and television.
Alonzo pioneered handheld work, lighting techniques and hig ...
(1934–2001), U.S. cinematographer
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Kely Alonzo (born 1995), Bolivian football player
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Mariano Roque Alonzo (died 1853), President of Provisional Junta of Paraguay from 9 February 1841 to 14 March 1841
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Pierre Alonzo (footballer) (born 1940), former French football player
Fictional characters
*Alonzo, from Disney's ''
101 Dalmatians''
*Mr Alonzo Smith, played by
Leon Ames
Leon Ames (born Harry L. Wycoff;U.S. Federal Census for 1910 for Fowler, Center Township, Benton County, State of Indiana, access via Ancestry.com January 20, 1902 – October 12, 1993) was an American film and television actor. He is best rememb ...
, and Alonzo 'Lon' Smith Jr., played by Henry H. Daniels Jr., from ''
Meet Me in St. Louis'' (1944)
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Alonzo (cat), in T. S. Eliot's poetry and the musical ''CATS''
*Alonzo Todd, cousin of Peter Todd in the
Billy Bunter
William George Bunter is a fictional schoolboy created by Charles Hamilton using the pen name Frank Richards. He features in stories set at Greyfriars School, a fictional English public school in Kent, originally published in the boys' weekly ...
books
*Pierre Alonzo, a pseudonym of
Richard E. Hughes Richard E. Hughes (1909–1974) was an American writer and editor of comic books. He was editor of the American Comics Group through the company's entire existence from 1943 to 1967, and wrote most of that publisher's stories from 1957 to 1967 under ...
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Alonso
Alonso is a Spanish name of Germanic origin that is a Castilian variant of ''Adalfuns''.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 36.6% of all known bearers of the surname ''Alonso'' were residents of Spain (frequency 1:222), 26.1% of Mexico (1:83 ...
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Alfonso
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Lonzo
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Spanish-language surnames