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), responsible for issuing the papal bull Unam sanctam
- 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
- Boniface Hardin (1933-2012), American Benedictine monk
- Bonifatius Haushiku (1932-2002), Namibian bishop
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)
- Bonifaci VI de Castellana, a Provençal knight known as Boniface de Castellane (fl. 1244-1265)
- 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), Lombard Crusader lord in Frankish Greece
- Boniface Sifu, chief of the Mayeyi people of Namibia
- Boniface Bebi, former chief of the Mafwe people of Namibia
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
- Boniface Florescu (1848–1899), Romanian polygraph 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 Simutowe (1949-2014), Zambian soccer player
- Boniface Songok (born 1980), Kenyan middle-distance runner
- Boniface Usisivu (born 1974), Kenyan marathon runner
Other
- Boniface Mwangi, Kenyan activist
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
- Boniface (cover name), the cover name of World War II Ultra decryptions
- Bonifaci Ferrer (1350–1417), Carthusian monk
- Bonifacio (disambiguation)
- Bonifacius (given name), a short list of people named Bonifacius or Bonifatius
- Bonifaz
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