Alonzo is both a given name and a
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
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surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
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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 Addae (born 1997), Canadian football player
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Alonzo Babers (b. 1961), American sprinter
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Alonzo L. Best (1854–1923), American politician
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Alonzo Bodden, American comedian
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Alonzo Church
Alonzo Church (June 14, 1903 – August 11, 1995) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, logician, and philosopher who made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer science. He is bes ...
(1903–1995), American mathematician and computer scientist
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Alonzo Clemons, American autistic savant clay sculptor
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Alonzo B. Coons (1841–1914), American lawyer and politician
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Alonzo B. Cornell (1832–1904), a governor of New York
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Alonzo Drake (1884–1919), English footballer and cricketer
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Alonzo J. Edgerton (1827–1896), American politician
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Alonzo Dillard Folger (1888–1941), American politician
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Alonzo Gee, American basketball player
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Alonzo A. Hinckley (1870–1936), American official of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Alonzo Horton
Alonzo Eratus Horton (October 24, 1813 – January 7, 1909) was an American real estate developer in the nineteenth century.
Early life
Horton was born 1813 in Union, Connecticut, the scion of an old New England family, Christman, Florence: ...
(1813–1910), developer of San Diego, California
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Alonzo Jackson (b. 1980), NFL football player
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Alonzo King (b. 1952), American dancer and choreographer
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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), American politician
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Alonzo B. May (1906–1968), American economist
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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-year ...
(b. 1970), American basketball player
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Alonzo W. Pond (1894–1986), American archaeologist and speleogist
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Alonzo Sargent, (fl. 1918), American locomotive engineer
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Alonzo Smith (1842-1927), Union soldier, recipient of the
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, military decoration and is awarded to recognize American United States Army, soldiers, United States Navy, sailors, Un ...
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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 (born 1957), American DJ
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Alonzo Williams (born 1963), American football player
Surname
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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), known professionally as Bea Alonzo, is a Filipino actress, singer and Youtuber. She is best known for playing dramatic roles in romantic drama films. Her notable films include '' The M ...
(born 1987), Filipino actress and model
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Chad Alonzo, 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 (1934–2001), U.S. cinematographer
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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
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Alonzo Quixano, the protagonist of the novel ''
Don Quixote de la Mancha'' by
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ( ; ; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 Old Style and New Style dates, NS) was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelist ...
*Alonzo, from Disney's ''
101 Dalmatians''
*Mr Alonzo Smith, played by
Leon Ames
Leon Ames (born Harry Leon 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 rem ...
, 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 books
*Pierre Alonzo, a pseudonym of
Richard E. Hughes
See also
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Alonso
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Alfonso
Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''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. I ...
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Lonzo
{{Given name, type=both
Spanish-language surnames