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 Valentin Inzko (born 22 May 1949) is an Austrian diplomat who served as the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2009 to 2021. He also served as the European Union Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2009 to 2011 ...

(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 ...

, several people *

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 Valentin Yakovlevich Parnakh (russian: Валентин Яковлевич Парнах) (1891–1951) was a Soviet musician and choreographer, who was a founding father of Soviet Union, Soviet jazz. He was also a poet, and translated many foreign w ...

(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 Valentin Rapp (born 16 September 1992 in Tettnang) is a German professional squash player. As of February 2021, he was ranked number 131 in the world ''In the World'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in 1969 and ...

(born 1992), German squash player *

Valentin Roberge Valentin Sébastien Roger Roberge (born 9 June 1987) is a professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca FC as a centre-back. Born in France, he represents Cyprus at international level. Club career Early years Born in Montreu ...

(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 Valentin André Henri Rosier (born 19 August 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right back for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. Club career Born in Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, of Guadeloupean and Italian descent, Rosier began ...

(born 1996), French footballer * Valentin Sarov (born 1976), Bulgarian–Qatari weightlifter *

Valentin Serov Valentin Alexandrovich Serov (russian: Валенти́н Алекса́ндрович Серо́в; 19 January 1865 – 5 December 1911) was a Russian painter and one of the premier portrait artists of his era. Life and work Youth and educ ...

(1865–1911), Russian painter *

Valentin Shashin Valentin Shashin (1916–1977) was a Soviet engineer who served as the minister of oil industry for more than a decade, 1965–1977. Biography Shashin was born in Baku in 1916. He was first educated at the Oil and Gas Training College. He grad ...

(1916–1977), Soviet politician *

Valentin Stocker Valentin Stocker (born 12 April 1989) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder. He has played for the Switzerland national team. Club career Basel Born in Lucerne, Stocker began his youth career with SC Kri ...

(born 1989), Swiss footballer *

Valentin Teodosiu Valentin Teodosiu (; born 17 September 1953) is a Romanian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1977. He is well known as the voice of channel ProTV since 1995. Teodosiu was born in Bucharest and graduated in 1978 from the I.L. Cara ...

(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 Valentin Vodnik (3 February 1758 – 8 January 1819) was a Carniolan priest, journalist and poet of Slovene descent. He was active in the late Enlightenment period. He is well known for his contributions in writing materials that lifted the p ...

(1758–1819), Slovenian intellectual, linguist, poet, journalist and editor *

Valentin Yordanov Valentin Dimitrov Yordanov ( bg, Валентин Димитров Йорданов; born January 26, 1960), also transliterated Jordanov, is a retired Bulgarian freestyle wrestler who competed in the up to 52 kg weight class. He is an Oly ...

(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 Isabelle Valentin (born 20 January 1962 in Le Puy-en-Velay) is a French politician of the Republicans who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly since 28 June 2017, representing the 1st constituency of Haute-Loire. Political car ...

(born 1962), French politician *

Karl Valentin Karl Valentin (born Valentin Ludwig Fey, 4 June 1882 in Munich – 9 February 1948 in Planegg) was a Bavarian comedian. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture. Valentin starred in many silent films in the 1920s, and was sometimes c ...

(1882–1948), German comedian, author and film producer *

Bobby Valentín Roberto "Bobby" Valentín (born June 9, 1941), is a musician and salsa bandleader. He is known as "El Rey del Bajo" (King of the Bass). Early years Valentín was born in Orocovis, Puerto Rico. He was taught by his father to play the guitar at ...

(born 1941), "El Rey del Bajo" (King of the Bass)

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