Alphonse (given name)

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Alphonse is the French variant of the given name Alfonso. People called Alphonse include:

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  • Alphonse Alley (1930–1987), Beninese army officer and political figure
  • Alphonse Barancira, former minister for Human Rights, Constitutional Reform and Relations with the National Assembly of Burundi
  • Alphonse-Marie Kadege, vice-President of Burundi from 30 April 2003 to 11 November 2004
  • Alphonse Kotiga (contemporary), Chadian military officer and politician

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  • Alphonse Berns (born 1952), Luxembourgian diplomat and current Ambassador to Belgium and Permanent Representative to NATO
  • Alphonse de Tonty (ca. 1659–1727), Italian officer who served under the French explorer Cadillac
  • Alphonse Munchen (1850–1917)), Luxembourgian engineer and politician

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  • Alphonse Girandy (1868–1941), United States Navy sailor
  • Alphonse J. Jackson (1927–2014), retired educator and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
  • Alphonse Roy (1897–1967), American Representative from New Hampshire

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