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 (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 Saint ...

(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 *

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), several people * Valentín Díaz (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 (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) Valentin Ivanov may refer to: * Valentin Ivanov (astronomer) (born 1967), Bulgarian astronomer * Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2011), Soviet football player and coach * Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1961), Soviet football pla ...

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Valentin-Yves Mudimbe Valentin-Yves Mudimbe (born 8 December 1941, Jadotville, Belgian Congo) is a Congolese philosopher, professor, and author of poems, novels, as well as books and articles on African culture and intellectual history. Mudimbe is Ruth F. DeVarney Pro ...

(born 1941), Congolese philosopher, professor, and author *

Valentin Nikolayev (disambiguation) Valentin Nikolayev may refer to: * Valentin Nikolayev (figure skater), Soviet figure skating coach for Oksana Baiul * Valentin Nikolayev (footballer), Soviet international footballer and national team manager * Valentin Nikolayev (wrestler), Soviet ...

, several people *

Valentin Olenik Valentin Grigoryevich Olenik (russian: Валентин Григорьевич Оленик; 18 July 1939 – 12 February 1987)Valentin Parnakh (1891–1951), Russian jazz musician *

Valentin Plătăreanu Valentin Plătăreanu (; 15 November 1936 – 16 April 2019) was a Romanian actor, Theatre director, director and drama teacher. Biography From 1958 to 1980, he played more than 30 parts at the Theatre of Youth (Teatrul Tineretului) in Piatra Nea ...

(1936–2019), Romanian actor * Valentin Poénaru (born 1932), Romanian–French mathematician *

Valentin Prades Valentin Prades (born 26 September 1992) is a French Modern pentathlon, modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the Modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's, men's event. References Exter ...

(born 1992), French Olympic pentathlete * Valentin Rapp (born 1992), German squash player * Valentin Roberge (born 1987), French footballer *

Valentin Rose (disambiguation) Valentin Rose may refer to: * Valentin Rose the Elder (1736–1771), pharmacist * Valentin Rose (pharmacologist) (1762–1807), his son, German pharmacologist * Valentin Rose (classicist) Valentin Rose (8 January 1829 in Berlin – 25 Decembe ...

, 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 Valentín Nicolás Viola (born 28 August 1991) is an Argentine football player. Career Racing Club Valentín came through the Racing Club youth development system, and made his debut for Racing's first team in a friendly match against El Porve ...

(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 Charles-Valentin Alkan (; 30 November 1813 – 29 March 1888) was a French Jewish composer and virtuoso pianist. At the height of his fame in the 1830s and 1840s he was, alongside his friends and colleagues Frédéric Chopin and Franz Lisz ...

(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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