Afonso

Afonso is the Portuguese and Galician form of Alphons.

Iberian royal families

 * Portugal
 * 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)

Early modern period

 * 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

Modern period

 * 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

As a surname

 * Andrey Nazário Afonso, Brazilian football goalkeeper
 * Amila Aponso, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer who plays for Ragama Cricket Club
 * Flavian Aponso, Sri Lankan Sinhala Dutch cricketer
 * Jayasekara Aponso, Sri Lankan Sinhala artist, actor, director, scriptwriter