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Alf Evers Alf Evers (February 2, 1905-December 29, 2004), was an American historian who lived in Ulster County, New York for much of his life and wrote lengthy, definitive histories of the Catskills and Woodstock, serving the latter as town historian. At the time of his death his history of Kingston was nearly complete and awaited publication.
Alf Farman Alf Farman (born April 1869 in Kings Norton, Birmingham) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played for Birmingham Excelsior, Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers before joining Newton Heath in September 1889.
Alf Garnett [Garnett was a fictional character on the BBC] television [[sitcom Till Death Us Do Part and later In Sickness and in Health. He has enjoyed a career outside of situation comedy, most recently appearing in a chat show named The Thoughts of Chairman Alf.
Alf Hjort Alf Hjort (born 12 October 1877 in Christiania, now Oslo, died 12 December 1944 in New York) was a Norwegian electrical engineer who played a leading part in the planning and building of New York City's vast traffic system, including the construction of underground and underwater railroad and car tunnels, as well as the extensions of the city's metropolitan subway system in the first part of the 20th century.
Alf Landon Alfred Mossman "Alf" Landon (September 9, 1887 – October 12, 1987) was an American Republican politician from Kansas, who was defeated in a landslide by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential election.
Alf Ramsey Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey (born January 22, 1920 in Dagenham, England; died April 28, 1999) was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974. His greatest achievement was winning the 1966 World Cup with England on July 30, 1966.
Alf Sjöberg Alf Sjöberg (June 21, 1903 – April 16, 1980) was a Swedish theatre and film director. He won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival twice: in 1946 for Hets (part of an eleven-way tie) and in 1951 for his film Fröken Julie (an adaption of the August Strindberg's play; tied with Vittorio De Sica's Miracle in Milan).
Alf Valentine Alfred Louis Valentine (April 28, 1930 – 11 May, 2004) was a West Indian cricketer in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for his performance in the West Indies' 1950 tour of England, which was immortalised in the Victory Calypso.
Alf, Bill And Fred Alf, Bill and Fred is the name of a short animation directed by Bob Godfrey and written by Stan Hayward in 1964. Its synopsis in Halliwell's Film Guide simply states "A man, a dog and a duck enjoy bouncing together.
Alfa Brewery Alfa Brewery (Alfa Brouwerij) is a family owned independent brewery located in Schinnen, the Netherlands. Alfa was started in 1870 by Joseph Meens and is one of the few independent breweries left in the Province of Limburg.
Alfa Group Alfa Group Consortium is one of Russia's largest privately owned financial-industrial conglomerates, with interests in oil and gas, commodities trading, commercial and investment banking (Alfa Bank), insurance, retail trade and telecommunications. The group was founded by Mikhail Fridman (one of the most influential business leaders in Russia and one of the Russian oligarchs) and Peter Aven.
Alfa Laval Alfa Laval AB is a Swedish company, founded in 1883 by Gustaf de Laval and Oscar Lamm. The company is a leading producer of specialized products and solutions used to heat, cool, separate and transport products such as oil, water, chemicals, beverages, foodstuffs, starch and pharmaceuticals.
Alfa Lum cycling team The Italian company of Alfa Lum, an aluminium door and windows manufacturer sponsored a professional cycling team for two periods of time. Firstly for the three seasons between 1982 and 1984 and then for three more seasons between 1988 and 1990.
Alfa Pendular Alfa Pendular is the name of the pendolino high-speed train of Portuguese state railway company CP. It connects the cities of Braga, Porto, Aveiro, Coimbra, Santarém, Lisbon, Albufeira and Faro, among others.
Alfa Romeo 145 The Alfa Romeo 145 and Alfa Romeo 146 were two compact cars produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo between 1994 and 2001. The 145 and 146 both share common design plans and interior components from the B-pillar forwards; the 145 is a 3-door hatchback, whereas the 146 is a 5-door.
Alfa Romeo 156 The Alfa Romeo 156 is a saloon car introduced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo in 1997 as the replacement for the 155. Its distinctive style with its high curved flanks made it, to some, the best looking car in its class.
Alfa Romeo 2600 The Alfa Romeo 2600 was Alfa Romeo´s six-cylinder flagship produced from 1961 to 1968, it was the successor to the Alfa Romeo 2000. It has become historically significant as the last Alfa Romeo to have been fitted with an inline six-cylinder engine having twin overhead camshafts which had been an Alfa Romeo tradition since the 1920's, but gave way to four-cylinder engines as the factory oriented its production towards more economical mass-produced car models after the Second World War.
Alfa Romeo 33 Series The Alfa Romeo 33 is a small family car producerd by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo between 1983 and 1994. It was essentially an evolution of its predecessor, the Alfasud, which was based on the same floorplan, chassis and mechanicals albeit with some minor modifications.
Alfa Romeo Alfetta The Alfa Romeo Alfetta was a rear-wheel drive executive saloon car and fastback coupé produced from 1972 until 1984 by Alfa Romeo. It was popular due to its combination of a modest design with powerful engines, selling over 400,000 units until the end of its production run, but in the final years its sales were down due to Alfa Romeo's reliability problems that plagued the company through the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Alfa Romeo GTV & Spider The Alfa Romeo GTV and Alfa Romeo Spider are two automobiles produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo since 1995. The GTV is a 2+2 coupe (to avoid insurance premiums), with the Spider being essentially a convertible GTV, with only two seats.
Alfa Romeo Model Register Alfa Romeo Model Registers are individual bodies whose purpose is to share information relating to the specific Alfa Romeo models, helping owners of new or old cars to solve problems related to restoration, maintenance, spare parts and insurance valuations.
Alfa Romeo P2 The Alfa Romeo P2 won the inaugural Automobile World Championship in 1925, taking victory in two of the four championship rounds when Antonio Ascari drove it in the European Grand Prix at Spa and Gastone Brilli-Peri won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza after Ascari died while leading the intervening race at Montlhery.
Alfa Romeo Spider The Alfa Romeo Spider is a roadster produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1966 to 1993 (190 Spiders were badged as 1994 Commemorative Editions for the North American market). Widely regarded as a design classic, it remained in production for almost three decades with only minor aesthetic and mechanical changes.
Alfa Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce) The Alfa Romeo 105 series Coupés was manufactured manufactured by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1965 until 1977. It was the successor to the celebrated Giulietta Coupé and used the shortened floorpan from the Giulia Berlina car.
Alfa Romeo SZ The Alfa Romeo SZ (ES-30 or Experimental Sportscar 3.0 litre) was a high performance limited production sports car/road-concept car built between 1989 and 1991 with partnership via Centro Stile Zagato, Centro Stile Alfa Romeo and Centro Stile Fiat.
Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine The all alloy Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine series was a inline-4 cylinder engine produced by Alfa Romeo from 1954 to 1994. For earlier Alfa Romeo engines featuring twin camshafts, refer to the main Alfa Romeo page.
Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine Alfa Romeo Twin Spark (TS) technology was used first time in Alfa Romeo racing cars in 1923 . In the early 1960s it was used their race cars (GTA, TZ) to enable it to achieve a higher power output from its engines.
Alfa-Vita Vassilopoulos "Alfa-Vita Vassilopoulos" (Άλφα-Βήτα Βασιλόπουλος) or simply "AB" is one of the largest supermarket chains in Greece. The company has witnessed a dramatic growth the last few years.
Alfalfa leafcutter bee The Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee (Megachile rotundata) is a European species of bee that has been cultured in the United States for pollination purposes and has also become feral and widespread. As a solitary but gregarious bee species, it does not build colonies or store honey, but is a very efficient pollinator of alfalfa seed, carrot seed, and some other vegetables.
Alfalfa's Aunt Alfalfa's Aunt is a one-reel comedy short subject; part of the Our Gang (Little Rascals) series. It was produced by Jack Chertok for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by George Sidney, and originally released to theatres by MGM on January 7, 1939.
Alfano I, Archbishop of Salerno Saint Alfano I (also Alfanus or Alpuhans), (died 1085) Archbishop of Salerno from 1058 to his death, was famed as a translator, writer, theologian, and medical doctor in the eleventh century. He was a physician before he became archbishop, one of the earliest great doctors of the Schola Medica Salernitana.
Alfarnate, Málaga The winding roads of the MA-4152 eventually lead the adventurous driver to the small village of Alfarnate located in the Province of Málaga in Andalucia, Spain. As of 2005, it has a population of 1 398 inhabitants.
Alfei Menashe Alfei Menashe is an Israeli settlement on the western edge of Samaria in the central West Bank that achieved local council status in 1987. As of 2006, the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics counts 5,800 residents the town's proximity to the Green Line] (less than 2 kilometres east), its similar proximity to the [[Palestinian town of Qalqilyah has made its inclusion in Israel's West Bank barrier controversial, especially as the looping nature of the barrier's path forms a quasi-enclave of some Arab villages to its south.
Alfentanil Alfentanil (trade name Alfenta) is a parenteral short-acting synthetic opioid analgesic drug, used for anaesthesia in surgery. While it gives less cardiovascular complications, it tends to give stronger respiratory depression.
Alferaki Palace Alferaki Palace is a mansion in Taganrog, Russia, originally the home of rich merchant Nikolay Alferaki. It was built in 1848 by the architect Andrei Stackenschneider in the downtown Taganrog on Frunze Street (formerly Katolicheskaya).
Alferon LDO Alferon Low Dose Oral (LDO) is an experimental alpha interferon based drug developed by HEMISPHERx Biopharma, Inc, based on Hemispherx's Alferon N IV drug. It is hoped that it will help fight acute viral infections, such as avian flu and HIV.
Alferon Management Alferon Management Limited of London is a management company for International Mineral Resources (IMR) in Kazakhstan. IMR is a part of the Eurasian Natural Resources Group, one of the world’s largest private mining and metals group owned by three Kazakh businessmen Alexander Mashkevich, Patokh Chodiev (or Shodiev) and Alijan Ibragimov (or Alidzhon Ibragimov).
Alfie Anido Alfie Anido (December 31, 1959 – December 30, 1981) was a popular Filipino matinee idol best remembered today for having died tragically at the young age of 22. He was the eldest of four children of Alberto Anido and Sara Serrano, and was the brother of Albert Anido, another Filipino actor.
Alfie Conn, Sr. Alfred Conn (born 2 October 1926, in Prestonpans, East Lothian) was a Scottish professional footballer, most commonly remembered as part of the 'Terrible Trio' of the Heart of Midlothian side of the 1950s, along with Willie Bauld and Jimmy Wardhaugh.
Alfie Kohn Alfie Kohn is an American lecturer and author in the fields of education, psychology and parenting, residing in Belmont, Massachusetts. He is an outspoken critic of American work place management, public education and parenting techniques.
Alfie Owen-Allen Alfie Owen-Allen is a British actor. He has appeared in small roles in Elizabeth, produced by his mother and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, and appears in the upcoming film Atonement, an adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel.
Alfio Basile Alfio Rubén Basile (born November 1 1943 in Bahía Blanca), known as Coco, is an Argentine football (soccer) coach and former player. Starting September 2006, he is the coach of the Argentina National Football Team, having replaced José Pekerman.
Alfitaria Alfitaria is the largest and most technologically advanced city in the whole game of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles. It has many markets and blacksmiths, the largest myrrh crystal in the game, and is the home of Castle Alfitaria, which is a key location in the game's largest side-quest.
Alfons Flisykowski Alfons Flisykowski (22 September 1902, Goreczyno, Kartuzy County - 5 October 1939, Gdańsk-Zaspa) was a Polish worker of The Polish Post Office in the Free City of Danzig in the years 1923-1939 and a second commander (after Konrad Guderski) of the defence of the Post Office from the invading German forces when World War II started on 1 September 1939.
Alfons van Brandt Alfons Van Brandt (born June 24, 1927) nicknamed Fons, was a Belgian football player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1955 while at Lierse. He played 38 times for the national team between 1950 and 1957, starting in a 7-2 friendly win against the Netherlands on November 12, 1950.
Alfons Walde Alfons Walde (8 February 1891 - 11 December 1958), an Austrian from Kitzbuhel in the Tyrol, was the first artist to successfully bring skiing as a subject into painting. These sporting scenes together with his winter landscapes and farming images, rendered in a unique tempera style
AlfonsĂ­n stamps A number of stamps were issued in Argentina to celebrate the return to democracy after the military government with the asumption of president RaĂşl AlfonsĂ­n (in office from 10 December 1983 to 9 July 1989), and a state visit to the neighboring nation of Uruguay in November 1986.
Alfonsina Alfonsina (English language:Alexandra) is a 1957 Argentine biographical film directed by Kurt Land and written by José María Fernández Unsáin. The film starred Amelia Bence as the poet Alfonsina Storni and actor Guillermo Murray.
Alfonsine tables The Alfonsine tables were astronomical tables drawn up at Toledo by order of Alfonso X around 1252 to 1270 to correct the anomalies in the Tables of Toledo; they divided the year into 365 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes, 16 seconds. They were originally written in Spanish and later translated into Latin.
Alfonsino The alfonsino or alfonsin, Beryx decadactylus, is a deepwater fish of the family Berycidae that inhabits temperate and tropical ocean waters nearly worldwide, with the exception of the eastern Pacific. More generally, the name is also used to denote any member of the family Berycidae.
Alfonso Alfonso (Spanish and Italian), Alfons (German or Catalan), Afonso (Portuguese), Affonso (Ancient Portuguese), Alphonse (French) and (Italian), Alphons (Dutch), Alphonso (English and Filipino), or Alphonzo (English) is a masculine name, originally from the Gothic language, in which it was Hildefuns, which is preserved in the Spanish and Portuguese Ildefonso (Latinised as Ildephonsus). It is the name of many historical personages:
Alfonso "Sito" Pons Alfonso "Sito" Pons Ezquerra (born November 1959 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish former motorcycle racer, who later ran a Honda team in MotoGP, with Alex Barros and Troy Bayliss his 2005 riders, before he was forced out for 2006 due to a lack of funding. He won the 250cc World Championship with Honda in 1988 and 1989.
Alfonso Arau Alfonso Arau (born January 11, 1932) is a Mexican director of such films as Zapata: The Dream of a Hero, Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, 1992) (adapted from the novel written by his wife, Laura Esquivel), and A Walk in the Clouds, which starred Keanu Reeves and Anthony Quinn.
Alfonso Caycedo Alfonso Caycedo (born 19th November, 1932) is a Spanish neuro-psychiatrist and the founder and creator of sophrology. Professor Caycedo is the head of 'Sophrocay International', and is based in Andorra and Barcelona, where he teaches the upper levels of sophrology training.
Alfonso CuarĂłn Alfonso CuarĂłn Orozco (born November 28, 1961 in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer. He is the son of Alfredo CuarĂłn, a cardiologist who worked for the United Nations' IAEA sector for many years.
Alfonso de la Cueva, marqués de Bedmar Don Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo, marqués de Bedmar (first name also spelled Alonso, often used was the title Bedmar) (1572-August 10, 1655) was a Spanish diplomat, bishop and cardinal. He was born in Bedmar, Spain, the son of Luis de la Cueva-Benavides, seqor of Bedmar, and Elvira Carrillo de Mendoza y Cárdenas, and died in Málaga and was buried in a cathedral there.
Alfonso de Portago Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Angel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton marquis of Portago, best known Alfonso de Portago (born in London, October 11, 1928 - died near Guidizzolo, Mantua, May 12, 1957) was a Formula One driver from Spain.
Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez de Castelao (January 30 1886, Rianxo—1950) is one of the main symbols of Galicia. As a politician, caricaturist and writer, he is one of the leading figures of Galician culture and identity.
Alfonso Fadrique Don Alfonso Fadrique (English: Alfonso Frederick, Catalan: N'AnfĂłs Frederic d'AragĂł; died 1338) was the eldest and illegitimate son of Frederick II of Sicily. He served as vicar generalHe is referred to with the magniloquent title magnificus dominus, dominus Alfonsus, , excellentissimi domini, domini Federici, Dei gratia regis Siciliae filius, ac felici Francorum exercitui in ducatu Athenarum et in aliis partibus Romanie imperii presidens.
Alfonso Ferrabosco (I) Alfonso Ferrabosco (Alfonso Ferrabosco (I); his son, Alfonso Ferrabosco the younger was also a composer) (baptized January 18, 1543 – August 12, 1588) was an Italian composer. While mostly famous as the solitary Italian madrigalist working in England, and the one mainly responsible for the growth of the madrigal there, he also composed much sacred music.
Alfonso Fontanelli Alfonso Fontanelli (February 15, 1557 – February 11, 1622) was an Italian composer, writer, diplomat, courtier, and nobleman of the late Renaissance. He was one of the leading figures in the musically progressive Ferrara school in the late 16th century, and one of the earliest composers in the seconda pratica style at the transition to the Baroque era.
Alfonso Froilaz Alfonso Froilaz, called the Hunchback or, in Spanish, el Jorobado, was the king of Galicia for a short time, from 925 to 926. He seems to have claimed Asturias and León as well, as the inheritor of Fruela II, but was driven from the realm by his cousins Sancho, Alfonso, and Ramiro, the sons of Ordoño III.
Alfonso Guerra Alfonso Guerra González (born May 31, 1940 in Sevilla) is a Spanish politician. A leading member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he served as Vice President of the Government (vicepresidente del Gobierno, i.
Alfonso Chase Alfonso Chase was born in Cartago, Costa Rica in 1944, and is a contemporary Costa Rican author. He was educated in Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States, and his poetry and narrative have been published since 1966.
Alfonso II of Aragon Alfonso II of Aragon (Alfons I of Provence and Barcelona, 1152-1196), known as the Chaste or the Troubadour was king of Aragon and count of Barcelona from 1162 to 1196. He was the son of Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and Petronila of Aragon.
Alfonso II of Naples Alfonso II of Naples (November 4, 1448 – December 18, 1495), also called Alfonso II d'Aragon, though he was King of Naples only from January 25, 1494 to 1495—with the title King of Naples and Jerusalem—was a patron of Renaissance poets and builders during his long tenure as the heir to the throne of Naples, with the coutrsey title duca di Calabria.
Alfonso III of Aragon Alfons or Alfonso III of Aragon (1265 – June 18, 1291, also Alfons II of Barcelona). Later to be known as "Alfons el Liberal" (The Liberal), was the king of Aragon and count of Barcelona from 1285 to 1291.
Alfonso IV of Aragon Alfonso IV, called the Kind (also the Gentle or the Nice, Catalan: Alfons el Benigne) (1299 – 24 January 1336) was the King of AragonHe held the Crown of Aragon, which included not just Aragon, but also the kingdoms of Valencia, Sardinia, and Corsica. and Count of BarcelonaHe was also the holder of most of the Catalan counties.
Alfonso IX of Leon Alfonso IX (August 15, 1171 – September 23 or 24, 1230), first cousin of Alfonso VIII of Castile and numbered next to him as being a junior member of the family, is said by Ibn Khaldun to have been called the Baboso or Slobberer because he was subject to fits of rage during which he foamed at the mouth, was the king of León from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death.
Alfonso López Caballero Alfonso López Caballero is an influential Colombian politician. He is the son of Alfonso López Michelsen, who was president from 1974 to 1978and grandson of Alfonso López Pumarejo], who was president from 1934 to 1938, and once again from 1942 to 1945in the traditional Gimnasio Moderno in Bogotá, finished his high school in the USA and attended Georgetown and Columbia.
Alfonso LĂłpez Pumarejo Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo (1886 - 1959) was a Colombian president and political figure, as a member of the Colombian Liberal Party. He served as president of Colombia for the first time between 1934 and 1938 and again between 1942 and 1945.
Alfonso Marquez Alfonso Marquez (born April 12 1972 in Zacatecas, Mexico) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League in 1999 and throughout both major leagues since 2000. He has officiated in the 2006 World Series, the 2003 American League Championship Series, and four Division Series (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006), as well as the 2006 All-Star Game.
Alfonso Marshall Alfonso Lanard Marshall (born January 17, 1981 in Clewiston, Florida) is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears. He was selected with the 14th pick of the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of the University of Miami.
Alfonso Martínez Domínguez Alfonso Martínez Domínguez (January 7, 1922 – November 6, 2002) was a controversial Mexican politician affiliated to the Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI). He served as a president of the PRI (1968 – 1970), senator (1988 – 1994, 1997 – 2000), mayor of Mexico City (1970 – 1971) and governor of Nuevo León (1979 – 1985).
Alfonso of Aragon Alfonso of Aragon (1481 - 18 August, 1500) He was the Duke of Bisceglie, son of King Alfonso II of Naples. On 29 June, 1498, he married Lucrezia Borgia, the daughter of Pope Alexander VI and sister of Cesare Borgia.
Alfonso of Hauteville Alfonso of Hauteville (Latin Anfusus) (died 10 October 1144), second son of Roger II of Sicily and Elvira of Castile, was the prince of Capua from 1135 to his death. He was named after his maternal grandfather, Alfonso VI of Castile.
Alfonso of Spain, Prince of Asturias The Infante Don Alfonso of Spain, Prince of Asturias (Alfonso Pio Cristino Eduardo Francisco Guillermo Carlos Enrique Fernando Antonio Venancio BorbĂłn y Battenberg (10 May 1907 - 6 September 1938), was the heir-apparent of the throne of Spain 1907-31.
Alfonso PĂ©rez Agote Professor Alfonso PĂ©rez Agote is a scholar who is completing research for a book entitled La reproducciĂłn social del nacionalismo vasco (franquismo y posfranquismo). He works for the Department of Sociology II of the University of the Basque Country in Leioa.
Alfonso Pichardo Alfonso Pichardo is the current lead singer of Mexican electronica group Moenia. He's featured in many hits already like: Regreso a casa ("Returning Home"), Manto Estelar ("Stellar Mantle"), TĂş sabes lo que quiero ("You Know What I Want"), ÂżEn que momento?
Alfonso Reyes Alfonso Reyes "El regiomontano universal" was born in Monterrey, Mexico, in 1889, and died in Mexico City in 1959. He published his first book, Cuestiones estéticas at the age of 21 and founded the Ateneo de la Juventud in 1910.
Alfonso Robelo Alfonso Robelo Callejas (born 11 October 1939), a Nicaraguan businessman, was the founder of the Nicaraguan Democratic Movement (MDN). He was one of the "moderates" on the five-members Junta of National Reconstruction that the Sandinistas claimed would rule Nicaragua following the overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle.
Alfonso Sastre Alfonso Sastre (born February 20, 1926 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish playwright, essayist, and critic. He was an outspoken critic of censorship within the Spanish theater during the reign of General Francisco Franco.
Alfonso Thomas Alfonso Clive Thomas (born February 9, 1977, Cape Town, Cape Province) is a South African cricketer who has represented his country at 'A' level. He is a right arm fast-medium bowler and a big hitting lower-order batsman.
Alfonso V of Aragon Alfonso the Magnanimous (also Alphonso; Catalan: Alfons) (1396 – 27 June 1458) was the King of AragonHe was the holder of the vast Crown of Aragon, which included the kingdoms of not only Aragon, but also Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia, Sicily, and Corsica. and Count of Barcelona (as Alfonso V) from 1416 and King of Naples (as Alfonso I) from 1442 until his death.
Alfonso V of LeĂłn Alfonso V (994-1028), called the Noble, King of LeĂłn, son of Bermudo II by his second wife Elvira of Castile, reigned from 999 to 1028, and was the first Spanish monarch to use the title of "King of Castile". The Abbot Oliva called him Emperor of all Hispania.
Alfonso VI of Castile Alfonso VI (before June 1040 – July 1, 1109), nicknamed the Brave, was King of León from 1065 to 1109 and King of Castile since 1072 after his brother's death. As he was the first Alfonso to be King of Castile, he is sometimes referred to as Alfonso I of Castile.
Alfonso VIII of Castile Alfonso VIII (November 11, 1155 – October 5, 1214); called the Noble or, in Spanish, el Noble; also known as He of Las Navas (El de las Navas); was the king of Castile and grandson of Alfonso VII.After having suffered a great defeat with his own army in 1195 at al-Arcos against the Almohades, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohades in the battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212.
Alfonso Wong Alfonso Wong (Chinese: 王家禧, 1924-Present) is a popular Hong Kong manhua artist. In 1962, using his eldest son's name "Wong Chak" (王澤) as a pen-name, he created one of the longest running comic strip Old Master Q.
Alfonso X of Castile Alfonso X (November 23, 1221, Toledo, Spain – April 4, 1284, Seville, Spain) was a Spanish monarch who ruled as the King of Galicia, Castile and León from 1252 until his death. He was elected Rex Romanorum in 1254.
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz Don Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz (Alfonso Jaime Marcelino Manuel Victor Maria de Borbón y de Dampierre) (French citizen as Alphonse de Bourbon) (1936–1989), also known as the Duke of Cádiz (as he was mostly called in Spain) and Duke of Anjou, was a claimant to the French throne.
Alfonzo Giordano (police officer) Alfonzo Giordano was a senior ranking officer in the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD), having achieved the rank of Inspector and heading the PPD's Homicide Division until shortly before his retirement in 1982.
Alford L. McLaughlin Master Sergeant Alford Lee McLaughin, the 33rd United States Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Korean fighting, earned the Nation’s highest decoration for his intrepid two-machine-gun defense of a lonely outpost on “Bunker Hill.” He was decorated by President Dwight D.
Alford plea In the law of the United States, an Alford plea is a plea in criminal court. In this plea, the defendant does not admit the act and asserts innocence, but admits that sufficient evidence exists with which the prosecution could likely convince a judge or jury to find the defendant guilty.
Alford, Lincolnshire Alford (pronounced "Olford") is a town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of about 3,500 people, known by many as a charming place to be. Alford lies at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds, thirteen miles north-west of Skegness.
Alfraganus Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani (Arabic: أبو العبّاس أحمد بن محمد بن كثير الفرغاني Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Kathīr, and known as Alfraganus in the West) was a Persian astronomer and one of the famous astronomers in 9th century.
Alfraganus (crater) Alfraganus is a small lunar impact crater that lies in the rugged highland region to the southwest of the Mare Tranquillitatis. Northwest of Alfraganus is the Delambre crater, and to the south is the irregular Zöllner crater formation.
Alfréd Wetzler Alfréd Wetzler (1918–1988), who later wrote under the alias Jozef Lánik, was a Slovak Jew, and one of a very small number of Jews known to have escaped from the Auschwitz death camp during the Holocaust. Wetzler is known for the report that he and his fellow escapee, Rudolf Vrba, compiled about the inner workings of the Auschwitz camp.
Alfred A. Taylor Alfred Alexander Taylor (August 6, 1848 – November 25, 1931) was a Congressman from 1889-1895 and later the Governor of Tennessee from 1921 to 1923. Notably, in 1886 he lost the gubernatorial race to his younger brother.
Alfred Ablett (VC) Alfred Ablett, VC, DCM (3 August, 1830—12 March, 1897) was an English Crimean War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Alfred Ackroyd Alfred Ackroyd (born August 29, 1858 in Oakroyd Hall, Birkenshaw, Leeds, Yorkshire, England and died October 3, 1927 in Eccles, Lancashire, England) was an English cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler.

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