Afonso Explained

Afonso is the Portuguese and Galician form of Alphons.

Middle Ages

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 de Albuquerque, Portuguese general and governor of India
Nzinga Mbemba (1505–1543), also known as "Afonso I of Kongo"
Afonso II of Kongo (1561)
Afonso III of Kongo (1666–1667)
Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza, son of John I of Portugal
Afonso, Prince of Portugal, son of John II of Portugal
Afonso, Duke of Porto, son of Louis I of Portugal
Afonso of Portugal, Lord of Portalegre, son of Afonso III of Portugal
Arariboia, baptismal name Martim Afonso, leader of the Temiminó tribe in Brazil in the 16th century
Cardinal Afonso of Portugal, son of Manuel I of Portugal
João Afonso de Aveiro, Portuguese explorer
Jorge Afonso, Portuguese Renaissance painter
Madragana, baptismal name Mor Afonso, mistress to Afonso III of Portugal
Tibiriçá(died 1562) Baptismal name Martim Afonso,important Brazilian Amerindian leader

Afonso VII of Portugal, future regnal name of the heir apparent to the current pretender
Afonso Alves, Brazilian footballer
Nadir Afonso Rodrigues (1920–2013), Portuguese painter
Zeca Afonso, real name José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos, Portuguese folk and political musician
Alexandre Afonso da Silva, Brazilian footballer
Paulo Afonso Evangelista Vieira, Brazilian politician
Infante Afonso, Prince of Beira, 2nd claimant in line to the Portuguese throne