Alpheus or Alphaeus is a masculine given name which may refer to:

Mythological, biblical and fictional figures

Alpheus (deity) Alpheus or Alpheios (; , meaning "whitish"), was in Greek mythology a river (the modern Alfeios River) and river god. Family Like most river gods, Alpheus was a son of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys (mythology), Tethys. Telegon ...

, a river god in Greek mythology *

Alphaeus Alphaeus (; ) is a man mentioned in the New Testament seemingly as the father of two of the Twelve Apostles: Matthew the EvangelistMark 2:14 and James, son of Alphaeus. However, Mark 2:14 in Codex Bezae uses the name Levi rather than Matthew. ...

, father of two of the Twelve Apostles in the New Testament * Alpheus, the

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, a DC Comics character

People

Ancient Greece

* Alpheus Mytilenaeus, 1st century BC Greek poet *

, a Spartan hoplite who fought well at the Battle of Thermopylae, according to the historian Herodotus

Modern world

Alpheus Babcock Alpheus Babcock (September 11, 1785 – April 3, 1842) was a piano and musical instrument maker in Boston, Massachusetts and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the early 19th century. Babcock is best known for patenting a complete iron frame in a s ...

(1785–1842), American piano and musical instrument maker and inventor * Alpheus Baker (1828–1891), Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War * Alpheus Batson (1869–?), American lawyer and politician * Alpheus Michael Bowman (1847–1913), American politician and businessman * Alpheus Cutler (1784–1864), an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement * Alpheus Deane (1916–1986), American Negro league pitcher in the 1947 * Alpheus Dimmick (1787–1865), American lawyer and politician * Alpheus Ellis (1906–1995), American banker and philanthropist * Alpheus Felch (1804–1896), American politician, fifth governor of Michigan and U.S. Senator from Michigan * Alpheus Harding (1818–1903), American politician and bank president * Alpheus F. Haymond (1823–1893), American lawyer, politician and justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia * Alpheus P. Hodges (1821–1858), first mayor of Los Angeles, California, after its incorporation *

Alpheus Hyatt Alpheus Hyatt (April 5, 1838 – January 15, 1902) was an American zoologist and palaeontologist. Hyatt served as the founding president of the American Society of Naturalists from 1883 to 1884 and was the founding editor of the journal '' T ...

(1838–1902), American zoologist and palaeontologist * Alpheus T. Mason (1899–1989), American legal scholar and biographer * Alpheus C. Morse (1818–1893), American architect * Alpheus Morton (1840–1923), British architect, surveyor and politician *

Alpheus Muheua Alpheus Muheua ( 1956 – 16 February 2022) was a Namibian politician who served as the deputy minister of Labour and Social Welfare. Career A member of SWAPO, Muheua was elected to the National Assembly of Namibia in the 2009 general electio ...

(c. 1956–2022), Namibian politician *

Alpheus ǃNaruseb Alpheus ǀGou-ǃna ǃNaruseb (born 20 March 1954) is a Namibian politician who has served in the cabinet of Namibia in various portfolios. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), !Naruseb has served in the cabinet since ...

(born 1954), Namibian politician * Alpheus Spring Packard Sr. (1798–1884), American professor of ancient language and classical literature and acting president of Bowdoin College, father of Alpheus Spring Packard Jr. *

Alpheus Spring Packard Alpheus Spring Packard Jr. LL.D. (February 19, 1839 – February 14, 1905) was an American entomologist and palaeontologist. He described over 500 new animal species – especially butterflies and moths – and was one of the founders of '' The ...

Jr. (1839–1905), American entomologist and palaeontologist *

Alpheus Potts Alpheus Potts (January 6, 1838 – February 22, 1911) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician from New York. Life Potts was born on January 6, 1838, in Bethel, New York. He attended the Liberty Normal Institute. His parents were Samuel Po ...

(1838–1911), American lawyer, judge and politician *

Alpheus Quicy Alpheus Quicy (1774–1875) was an American stonemason who built a number of houses and other buildings in Connecticut. Quicy, whose surname is sometimes misspelled as "Quincy," was a free Black man. He is credited with building various structur ...

(1774–1875), African-American stonemason who built houses and other buildings in Connecticut *

Alpheus Sherman Alpheus Sherman (September 23, 1780 in Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts – January 12, 1866 in Spring Valley, Rockland County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Nathaniel Sherman (b. ...

(1780–1866). American lawyer and politician *

Alpheus Henry Snow Alpheus Henry Snow (November 8, 1859 – August 19, 1920) was an American lawyer and scholarly investigator in the field of international law. Biography Snow was born in Claremont, New Hampshire, where he was a student at the Stevens High School ...

(1859–1920), American lawyer and scholarly investigator in the field of international law *

Alpheus Beede Stickney Alpheus Beede "A.B." Stickney (June 27, 1840 – August 9, 1916) was the first president of the Chicago Great Western Railway, from 1884 to 1909. Youth and education Alpheus Beede Stickney was born in Wilton, Maine, on June 27, 1840, the f ...

(1840–1916), first president of the Chicago Great Western Railway *

Alpheus George Barnes Stonehouse Alpheus George Barnes Stonehouse Sr. (September 1, 1862 – July 25, 1931), best known as Al G. Barnes was the owner of the Al G. Barnes Circus. Biography Barnes was born on September 1, 1862, in Lobo, Canada West, to Thomas S. Stonehouse (18 ...

(1862–1931), Canadian circus owner * A. E. Sunderland (1866–1940), American banker, businessman and mayor of Fresno, California * Alpheus Todd (1821–1884), English-born Canadian librarian and constitutional historian * Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871–1954), known as Hyatt Verrill, American zoologist, explorer, inventor, illustrator and writer of natural history and science fiction * Alpheus S. Williams (1810–1878), American lawyer, judge, journalist, politician and Union general in the American Civil War * Alpheus Waters Wilson (1834–1916), American bishop for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South * Alpheus Field Wood (1828–1910), Canadian merchant and politician * Alphaeus Zulu (1905–1987), South African Anglican bishop

Mythological, biblical and fictional figures

People

Ancient Greece

Modern world

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