Boniface (name)

Boniface is a given name and a surname. The best known of those who bear the name is Saint Boniface (c. 675?–754), an important leader in early Christianity and the "Apostle of the Germans". Others named Boniface include:

Given name

Religious figures

• Boniface of Tarsus, saint who was martyred in 307, according to legend
• Boniface, African martyr, 5th century
• Pope Boniface I (died 422)
• Pope Boniface II (died 532)
• Pope Boniface III (died 607)
• Pope Boniface IV (c. 550–615)
• Pope Boniface V (died 625)
• Saint Curetán (fl. 690-710), Bishop of Rosemarkie, also known as Boniface
• Pope Boniface VI (died 896)
• Antipope Boniface VII (died 985)
• Bruno of Querfurt (c. 974-1009), also known as Boniface, sainted missionary bishop and martyr, the "Apostle to the Prussians"
• Boniface of Valperga (died 1243), venerated Bishop of Aosta
• Boniface of Brussels (1183–1260), Bishop of Lausanne
• Boniface of Savoy (bishop) (c. 1217-1270)
• Pope Boniface VIII (c. 1230–1303)
• Pope Boniface IX (c. 1350–1404)
• Boniface Adoyo, Kenyan bishop and opponent of the theory of evolution
• Boniface Lele (1947-2014), Kenyan Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop
• Boniface Wimmer (1809–1887), German monk who founded the first Benedictine monastery in the United States

Rulers and soldiers

• Bonifacius, a 5th-century Roman general also known as Count Boniface
• Boniface, Duke of Alsace (fl. mid 7th century)
• Boniface, Count of Bologna and Margrave of Tuscany (died probably 1101)
• Boniface de Castellane, Marquis de Castellane, (1788-1862), Marshal of France
• Boniface I of Challant (died 1426)
• Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat (c. 1150-1207), Italian chosen as leader of the Fourth Crusade
• Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat (1202-1253)
• Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat (1426-1494)
• Boniface IV, Marquess of Montferrat, (1512-1530)
• Boniface del Vasto (c. 1060-c. 1130), Margrave of Savona and Western Liguria
• Boniface, Count of Savoy (1245-1263)
• Boniface I, Margrave of Tuscany (died 823)
• Boniface II, Margrave of Tuscany (died c. 838)
• Boniface III, Margrave of Tuscany (c. 985-1052)
• Boniface of Verona (died 1317 or 1318), powerful Lombard Crusader lord in Frankish Greece

Politicians

• Boniface Alexandre (born 1936), Haitian politician, acting President of Haiti (2004-2006)
• Boniface Berthin Zakahely, Malagasy politician
• Boniface S. Emerengwa, Nigerian lawyer and politician

Athletes

• Boniface Ambani (born 1982), Kenyan retired footballer
• Boniface Toroitich Kiprop (born 1985), Ugandan long-distance runner
• Boniface Merande (born 1962), Kenyan retired middle-distance runner
• Boniface N'Dong (born 1977), Senegalese retired professional basketball player
• Boniface Songok (born 1980), Kenyan middle-distance runner
• Boniface Usisivu (born 1974), Kenyan marathon runner

Surname

• André Boniface (born 1934), French retired rugby union player
• Bruce Boniface (born 1981), singer, songwriter and producer whose stage name is Boniface
• Charles Etienne Boniface (1787-1853), French music teacher, playwright, journalist and polyglot
• Frédéric Boniface (born 1971), French former footballer
• George C. Boniface (1832-1912), American actor
• Guy Boniface (1937-1968), French rugby union footballer
• Gwen Boniface, Canadian police officer, lawyer and first female Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police (1998-2006)
• Symona Boniface (1894-1950), American film actress, particularly in Three Stooges shorts

See also

• Bonifacio (disambiguation)
• Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge (1875-1954), Dutch politician
• Bonifaz