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{{wiktionary|Alphons|Alfonso}}

'''Afonso''' is a masculine given name, the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and [[Galician language|Galician]] form of [[Alphons]].

==Portuguese aristocrats==
* [[Afonso I of Portugal]] (1109–1185)
* [[Afonso II of Portugal]] (1185–1223)
* [[Afonso III of Portugal]] (1210–1279)
* [[Afonso IV of Portugal]] (1291–1357)
* [[Afonso V of Portugal]] (1432–1481)
* [[Afonso VI of Portugal]] (1643–1683)
* [[Afonso I, Duke of Braganza]] (1377–1461)
* [[Afonso, Hereditary Prince of Portugal]] (1475–1491), heir apparent to the Portuguese throne
* [[Afonso, Duke of Porto]] (1865–1920), heir apparent to the Portuguese throne
* [[Afonso of Portugal, Lord of Portalegre]] (1263–1312), son of Afonso III of Portugal
* [[Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal]] (1509–1540), Portuguese archbishop, cardinal and bishop
* [[Afonso, Prince of Beira]] (born 1996), heir apparent to the current pretender to the defunct Portuguese throne

==Rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo==
* [[Afonso I of Kongo]] (c. 1456–1542 or 1543)
* [[Afonso II of Kongo]] ({{fl.|1561}})
* [[Afonso III of Kongo]] (died 1674)

==Others==
* [[Afonso de Albuquerque]] (c. 1453–1515), Portuguese general, admiral, statesman, conquistador and governor of India
* [[Afonso Alves]] (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
* [[Afonso Cláudio (politician)]] (1859–1934), Brazilian politician, teacher and poet
* [[Afonso Costa]] (1871–1937), Portuguese lawyer, professor and politician
* [[Afonso Costa (rower)]] (born 1996), Portuguese rower
* [[Afonso Figueiredo]] (born 1993), Portuguese former footballer
* [[Afonso Florence]] (born 1960), Brazilian politician
* [[Afonso Freitas]] (born 2000), Portuguese footballer
* [[Afonso Pena]] (1847–1909), Brazilian lawyer, professor and politician
* [[Afonso Rodrigues]] (born 2002), Portuguese footballer
* [[Afonso Taira]] (born 1992), Portuguese footballer

==See also==
*[[Alphons]]
*[[Aponso]], a list of people with the given name
*[[Ildefonso (disambiguation)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Masculine given names]]
[[Category:Portuguese masculine given names]]