Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule, terco". It comes from the Latin name ''Valentinus'', as in Saint Valentin. Commonly found in Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Scandinavia, Latin America etc. Valentin is also used as a surname in Spanish and German speaking-countries.

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Valentin Abel Valentin Abel (born 7 February 1991) is a German politician. He has been a Member of the Bundestag from Baden-Württemberg since the 2021 German federal election. Early life and career Abel was born in Künzelsau and graduated from the Univers ...

(born 1991), German politician *

Valentin Alexandru Valentin Marius Alexandru (born 17 September 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who last time played as a forward for Gloria Buzău. In his career, Alexandru also played for teams such as: Victoria Brănești, SC Popești-Leordeni, SC ...

(born 1991), Romanian footballer *

Valentin Blass Valentin Lukas Blass (born 17 April 1995) is a German professional basketball player who formerly played for the Telekom Baskets Bonn Telekom Baskets Bonn, also known as Baskets Bonn, is a German professional basketball club that is based in B ...

(born 1995), German basketball player * Valentin Bondarenko (1937–1961), Soviet fighter pilot *

Valentin de Boulogne Valentin de Boulogne (before 3 January 1591 – 19 August 1632), sometimes referred to as Le Valentin, was a French painter in the tenebrist style. Origins Valentin was born in Coulommiers, France, where he was baptised in the parish of Sai ...

(before 1591 – 1632), French painter *

Valentin Brunel Valentin Brunel (; born 17 December 1996), better known by his stage name Kungs (), is a French DJ, record producer and musician. A native of Toulon, he released his first album ''Layers'' in 2016 after success with " This Girl", a collaboration ...

(born 1996), French DJ known as Kungs * Valentin "Val" Brunn (born 1994), German electronic music producer and DJ known as

Virtual Riot Christian Valentin "Val" Brunn (born 20 July 1994), better known by his stage name Virtual Riot, is a German DJ and electronic music producer. He has released seventeen extended plays and two studio albums, most notably his 2016 extended play '' ...

Valentin Bosioc Valentin Bosioc (born Valentin George Bosioc on 13 January 1983) is a Romanian professional bodybuilder and fitness model, as well as certified fitness instructor, personal trainer and nutritionist. He rose to prominence by winning Musclemania Pa ...

(born 1983), Romanian bodybuilder *

Valentín Castellanos Valentín Mariano José Castellanos Giménez (born 3 October 1998), also known by his nickname Taty Castellanos, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Girona, on loan from Major League Soccer club New Y ...

(born 1998), Argentine footballer * Valentin Ceaușescu (born 1948), Romanian physicist * Valentin Chmerkovskiy (born 1986), Ukrainian–American ballroom dancer * Valentin Coșereanu (born 1991), Romanian footballer *

Valentin Crețu (disambiguation) Valentin Crețu may refer to: * Valentin Crețu (luger) (born 1989), Romanian luger * Valentin Crețu (footballer) (born 1989), Romanian footballer {{hndis, Cretu, Valentin ...

, several people *

Valentín Díaz Valentín Díaz y Villanueva (1 November 1845 – 11 December 1916) was a Filipino patriot who was among the founders of the Katipunan that started the Philippine Revolution against Spain in 1896. He was elected as treasurer of the organizati ...

(1845–1916), Filipino patriot * Valentin Dikul (born 1948), Russian circus artist * Valentin Dzhavelkov (born 1968), Bulgarian Olympic pentathlete * Valentín Elizalde (1979–2006), Mexican singer * Valentin Eysseric (born 1992), French footballer * Valentin Friedland (1490–1556), German scholar * Valentin Gaft (1935–2020), Russian actor * Valentin Gapontsev (1939–2021), Russian–American billionaire * Valentin Gjokaj (born 1993), Albanian footballer *

Valentin Glushko Valentin Petrovich Glushko (russian: Валенти́н Петро́вич Глушко́; uk, Валентин Петрович Глушко, Valentyn Petrovych Hlushko; born 2 September 1908 – 10 January 1989) was a Soviet engineer and the m ...

(1908–1989), Soviet rocket engineer * Valentin Grubeck (born 1995), Austrian footballer * Valentin Haussmann (died c. 1611), German composer * Hans-Valentin Hube, German general and commander during Zhitomir–Berdichev offensive * Valentin Inzko (born 1949), Austrian diplomat * Valentin Ivanov (disambiguation), several people * Valentin-Yves Mudimbe (born 1941), Congolese philosopher, professor, and author * Valentin Nikolayev (disambiguation), several people * Valentin Olenik (1939–1987), Russian Olympic wrestler * Valentin Parnakh (1891–1951), Russian jazz musician * Valentin Plătăreanu (1936–2019), Romanian actor * Valentin Poénaru (born 1932), Romanian–French mathematician * Valentin Prades (born 1992), French Olympic pentathlete * Valentin Rapp (born 1992), German squash player * Valentin Roberge (born 1987), French footballer * Valentin Rose (disambiguation), several people * Valentin Rosier (born 1996), French footballer * Valentin Sarov (born 1976), Bulgarian–Qatari weightlifter * Valentin Serov (1865–1911), Russian painter * Valentin Shashin (1916–1977), Soviet politician * Valentin Stocker (born 1989), Swiss footballer * Valentin Teodosiu (born 1953), Romanian actor * Valentin Trujillo (1951–2006), Mexican actor, writer and director * Valentín Vada (born 1996), Argentine footballer * Valentín Viola (born 1991), Argentine footballer * Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819), Slovenian intellectual, linguist, poet, journalist and editor * Valentin Yordanov (born 1960), Bulgarian Olympic wrestler

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* Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813–1888), French-Jewish composer and pianist * Hans-Valentin Hube (1890–1944), German Wehrmacht general

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* Dave Valentin (1952–2017), American Latin jazz flautist *Isabelle Valentin (born 1962), French politician *Karl Valentin (1882–1948), German comedian, author and film producer *Bobby Valentín (born 1941), "El Rey del Bajo" (King of the Bass)

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