The French name Valery () is a male given name or surname of Germanic origin ''Walaric'' (see Walric of Leuconay), that has often been confused in modern times with the Latin name ''

Valerius The gens Valeria was a patrician family at ancient Rome, prominent from the very beginning of the Republic to the latest period of the Empire. Publius Valerius Poplicola was one of the consuls in 509 BC, the year that saw the overthrow of th ...

''—that explains the variant spelling Valéry (). The Slavic given name Valery, Valeriy or Valeri derives directly from the Latin name ''Valerius''.

Given name

* Valery Afanassiev, Russian pianist and author *

Valery V. Afanasyev Valery V. Afanasyev (born September 3, 1976) is a Russian ice hockey coach. During 1994–1996 he participated in the Russian hockеy championship under H. C. Izhorets, Saint Petersburg (major league). He also participated in other hockеy l ...

, Russian hockey coach *

Valery Asratyan Valery Georgievich Asratyan ( hy, Վալերի Հասրաթյան, russian: Вале́рий Гео́ргиевич Асратя́н, c. 1958 – 1996) was a Soviet suspected serial killer, convicted for the killing of two women in Moscow between ...

(1958–1996), Soviet serial killer * Valery Belenky, Azerbaijani-German former Olympic

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

Valeriy Belousov Valeriy Belousov (russian: Валерий Белоусов; born January 22, 1970 in Volgograd) is a retired male decathlete from Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and ...

, Russian decathlete *

Valeri Bojinov Valeri Emilov Bojinov ( bg, Валери Емилов Божинов, ; born 15 February 1986) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Throughout his career, Bojinov has played for seventeen different clubs during his ...

, Bulgarian international

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

* Valery Bryusov, Russian poet * Valeri Bukrejev, Estonian pole vaulter *

Valeri Bure Valeri Vladimirovich "Val" Bure (; rus, Валерий Владимирович Буре, p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj bʊˈrɛ; born June 13, 1974) is a Russian-American former ice hockey right winger. He played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League ( ...

, Russian ice hockey player * Valery Chkalov, Russian aircraft test pilot *

Valery Gazzaev Valery Georgiyevich Gazzaev (russian: Вале́рий Гео́ргиевич Газза́ев; os, Гæззаты Георгийы фырт Валери, translit=Gæzzaty Georgijy fyrt Valeri; born 7 August 1954) is a Russian politician, foot ...

, Russian football manager *

Valery Gerasimov Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov ( rus, Валерий Васильевич Герасимов, p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ɡʲɪˈrasʲɪməf; born 8 September 1955) is a Russian army general serving as the Chief of the General Sta ...

, Russian

General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...

, the current Chief of the General Staff of the

Armed Forces of Russia The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (, ), commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military forces of Russia. In terms of active-duty personnel, they are the world's fifth-largest military force, with at least two m ...

, and first Deputy

Defence Minister A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

. He was appointed by

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...

on 9 November 2012. Strategist who conceived the "Gerasimov doctrine" which is currently prevalent in Russian military strategy. * Valery Gergiev, Ossetian-Russian conductor *

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (, , ; 2 February 19262 December 2020), also known as Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981. After serving as Minister of Finance under prime ...

, president of the French Republic * Valery Jacobi, Russian painter *

Valery Karasyov Valery Nikolayevich Karasyov (russian: Валерий Николаевич Карасёв; born 23 September 1946) is a retired Russian gymnast. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a silver medal in t ...

, former Olympic artistic gymnast *

Valeri Karpin Valery Georgiyevich Karpin (russian: Валерий Георгиевич Карпин; born 2 February 1969) is a football manager and former player who manages FC Rostov and the Russian national team. He is a former midfielder, primarily a ri ...

, Russian football player *

Valeri Kharlamov The French name Valery () is a male given name or surname of Germanic origin ''Walaric'' (see Walric of Leuconay), that has often been confused in modern times with the Latin name ''Valerius''—that explains the variant spelling Valéry (). The S ...

, Russian former Olympic hockey player * Valery Kerdemelidi, former Olympic artistic gymnast *

Valery Khodemchuk Valery Ilyich Khodemchuk ( uk, Валерій Ілліч Ходемчук; russian: Валерий Ильич Ходемчук; 24 March 195126 April 1986) was a Soviet engineer who was the night shift circulating pump operator at the Chernobyl ...

(1951–1986), Soviet engineer and first victim of the Chernobyl Disaster *

Valery Kipelov Valery Alexandrovich Kipelov (Russian: Валерий Александрович Кипелов; born July 12, 1958) is a Russian musician and composer who was the vocalist and a founding member of heavy metal band Aria. Since 2002, Kipelov lea ...

, Russian heavy metal singer and composer (former member of Aria (band) and current leader of Kipelov bands) *

Valeri Kois Valeri Kois (born 10 June 1950, Tallinn) is an Estonian politician, most notable for voting for the Estonian restoration of Independence. He was born in Tallinn, but moved to Leningrad Oblast at an early age, where he graduated from the Institute ...

, Estonian politician *

Valery Larbaud Valery Larbaud (29 August 1881 – 2 February 1957) was a French writer and poet. Life He was born in Vichy, the only child of a pharmacist. His father died when he was 8, and he was brought up by his mother and aunt. His father had been owner ...

, French author *

Valery Legasov Valery Alekseyevich Legasov (russian: Валерий Алексеевич Легасов; 1 September 1936 – 27 April 1988) was a Soviet and Russian inorganic chemist and a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. He is now ma ...

, Russian scientist. He was the chief of the investigation committee of the

Chernobyl disaster The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is one of only two nuc ...

. * Valery Leontiev, Russian pop singer *

Valery Likhodey Valery Vitalevich Likhodey (alternative spelling: Valerii Likhodei) (russian: link=no, Валерий Витальевич Лиходей; born 23 October 1986) is a Russian professional basketball player for BC Astana of the Kazakhstan Basketball ...

, Russian basketball player * Valeri Liukin, Kazakh-American former Olympic artistic gymnast and current gymnastics coach. Father of Nastia Liukin *

Valeriy Lobanovskyi Valeriy Vasylyovych Lobanovskyi ( uk, Вале́рій Васи́льович Лобано́вський ; russian: Вале́рий Васи́льевич Лобано́вский; 6 January 1939 – 13 May 2002) was а Ukrainian football playe ...

, Ukrainian football manager * Valery Meladze, Russian pop singer *

Valery Mezhlauk Valery Ivanovich Mezhlauk (russian: Вале́рий Ива́нович Межла́ук; lv, Valērijs Mežlauks) (1893–1938) was a government and party official in the Soviet Union during the decades of the 1920s and 1930s. He is best re ...

, Latvian-German and former Chairman of GOSPLAN from 1934 to 1937 *

Valeri Nichushkin Valeri Ivanovich Nichushkin (russian: Валерий Иванович Ничушкин; born March 4, 1995) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He w ...

, Russian NHL hockey player *

Valery Ortiz Valery Milagros Ortiz (born August 1, 1984) is a Puerto Rican actress and model. She has appeared in various television series including ''South of Nowhere'' (2005–2008), '' Diary of a Single Mom'' (2009–2011), '' Hit the Floor'' (2013–2016 ...

, Puerto Rican actress * Valeri Polyakov, Russian former Cosmonaut *

Valery Postnikov Valery Viktorovich Postnikov (russian: Валepий Викторович Постников; 19 July 1945 – 3 February 2016) was a Soviet and Russian ice hockey player and coach including :ru:Заслуженный тренер, Honored Coach o ...

, former Russian hockey player and coach *

Valery Ponomarev Valery Ponomarev, Russian: Вале́рий Миха́йлович Пономарёв, ''Valery Mikhaylovich Ponomaryov'', (born 1943) is a Russian-born jazz trumpeter. He has lived in the United States since 1973. Ponomarev became interested in j ...

, Ukrainian jazz musician *

Valery Perevozchenko The French name Valery () is a male given name or surname of Germanic origin ''Walaric'' (see Walric of Leuconay), that has often been confused in modern times with the Latin name ''Valerius''—that explains the variant spelling Valéry (). The S ...

, Soviet engineer * Valeri Qazaishvili, Georgian international footballer *

Valery Rozov Valery Vladimirovich Rozov (December 26, 1964 – November 11, 2017) was a Russian BASE jumper, who became known for jumping from the world's highest summits. He currently holds the record for highest BASE jump in the world. Notable jumps ;22 ...

, former Russian BASE jumper *

Valery Shary Valery Shary ( be, Валерый Пятровіч Шарый, born 2 January 1947) is a former Belarusian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union. Biography He was born in Chervyen. Shary won a gold medal at th ...

, Belarusian Olympic champion weightlifter *

Valery Sigalevitch Valery Sigalevitch (Russian: Валерий Львович Сигалевич, ''Valerij Lvovič Sigalevič''; born 1950) is a Russian classical concert pianist. Biography Sigalevitch was born in Simferopol, Crimea. His father Lev Sigalevitch was ...

, Russian pianist *

Valeriy Sydorenko Valeriy Petrovych Sydorenko (born 23 September 1976) is a Ukrainian former amateur boxer. He competed for his native country at the 2000 Olympics and later won the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships. He is the twin brother of Volodymyr S ...

, Ukrainian boxer *

Valeriy Syutkin Valeriy Miladovich Syutkin (russian: Вале́рий Миладович Сю́ткин; born March 22, 1958, in Moscow) is a Russian singer and musician, best known as the vocalist and songwriter for the rock-n-roll band "Bravo". Syutkin is an ...

, Russian singer * Valery Todorovsky, Russian film director *

Valeri Zolotukhin Valeri Sergeevich Zolotukhin (russian: link=no, Валерий Сергеевич Золотухин, 21 June 1941 – 30 March 2013) was a Soviet and Russian stage and cinema actor who performed at the Taganka Theatre which he also headed between ...

, Russian actor

Surname

Carl Valeri Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

, Australian footballer * Diego Valeri, Argentinian football player *

Edmond Valléry Gressier Edmond Valléry Gressier (21 December 1813, Corbie – 1 November 1892) was a French lawyer, senator for Constituency (France)#Somme (80) - 6 seats, Somme (and President of its General Council) and the Ministry of Agriculture (France), Minister ...

, French lawyer * Franca Valeri, Italian actress *

François Valéry François Valéry (real name : Jean-Louis Mougeot, born on 4 August 1954, in Oran, French Algeria) is a French singer-songwriter and composer. Biography He became famous for his romantic songs and his disco hits of the 1970s and for having comp ...

, French singer-songwriter and composer *

Jean Joseph Valéry Count Jean Joseph Valéry (1828 – 26 March 1879) was a French shipowner and politician who was Senator of Corsica in 1876–79. He inherited a line of steamships for passenger, cargo and mail services that he greatly expanded to operate between ...

(1828–1879), French businessman, diplomat and senator. *

Paul Valéry Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry (; 30 October 1871 – 20 July 1945) was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher. In addition to his poetry and fiction (drama and dialogues), his interests included aphorisms on art, history, letters, mus ...

, French author

Fictional characters

*Valery, a character in ''

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'' played by

Vitali Baganov Vitali Aleksandrovich Baganov (russian: Виталий Александрович Баганов; born 6 September 1952) is a Russian actor of film and television currently based in the United States who guest starred as Valery the Russian gangste ...

. Valery was a member of the Russian mob and acquainted with Tony Soprano.

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Valleri "Valleri" is a song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart for the Monkees. The single reached #3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and spent two weeks at #1 on the ''Cash Box'' chart in early 1968. The song also rose to #1 in Canada and #12 in the ...

, a song performed by The Monkees

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