Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male

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derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer'').

People with the given name

Artists

* Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2 ...

(1853–1890), Dutch

Post-Impressionist Post-Impressionism (also spelled Postimpressionism) was a predominantly French art movement that developed roughly between 1886 and 1905, from the last Impressionist exhibition to the birth of Fauvism. Post-Impressionism emerged as a reaction ag ...

painter *

Vincent Munier Vincent Munier (born 14 April 1976) is a French wildlife photographer and documentary filmmaker. Among his most notable works are his photographs of arctic wolves and snow leopards. He co-directed a film about snow leopards, ' (2021), which recei ...

(born 1976), French wildlife photographer

Saints

* Vincent of Saragossa (died 304), deacon and martyr, patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia * Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (died 305), martyrs who evangelized in the Pyrenees * Vincent of Digne (died 379), French bishop of Digne * Vincent of Lérins (died 445), Church father, Gallic author of early Christian writings * Vincent Madelgarius (died 677), Benedictine monk who established two monasteries in France * Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), Valencian Dominican missionary and logician * Vincent de Paul (1581–1660), Catholic priest who served the poor * Vicente Liem de la Paz (Vincent Liem the Nguyen, 1732–1773), Vincent Duong, Vincent Tuong, and Vincent Yen Do of the Vietnamese Martyrs * Vincent Pallotti (1795–1850), Italian ecclesiastic

Politicians and government officials

Vincent Auriol Vincent Jules Auriol (; 27 August 1884 – 1 January 1966) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1947 to 1954. Early life and politics Auriol was born in Revel, Haute-Garonne, as the only child of Jacques Antoine Aurio ...

(1884–1966), French politician who served as

President of France The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (french: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency i ...

from 1947 to 1954 *

Vincent Bru Vincent Bru (born 29 April 1955) is a French politician representing the Democratic Movement. He was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the 6th constituency of the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyr ...

(born 1955), French politician * Sir John Vincent "Vince" Cable (born 1943), British politician *

Vincent Candelora Vincent J. Candelora is an American businessman, lawyer, and politician. Candelora is the State Representative for the 86th House District and also serves as the Republican Minority Leader in the Connecticut House of Representatives. Education ...

, American businessman, lawyer, and politician *

Vince Catania Vincent Alexander Catania (born 23 February 1977) is an Australian former politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2008 to 2022. He was previously a member of the Legislative Council from 2005 to 2008. ...

(born 1977), Australian politician * Vincent Stuart de Silva Wikramanayake (1876–1953), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician *

Vincent B. Dixie Vincent Dixie (born August 20, 1973) is an American businessman, politician, and a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 54 since November 2018. Dixie is one of 32 freshman members of the 111th Tennes ...

(born 1973), American businessman and politician *

Vincent Fang (entrepreneur) Vincent Fang Kang, GBS, JP (born 7 May 1943 in Shanghai) is the leader of the Liberal Party of Hong Kong. He is a Hong Kong entrepreneur in the garment industry and a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the ...

(born 1943), politician in Hong Kong * Vince Martin (1920–2001), Australian politician * Vincent Massey (1887–1967), Canadian lawyer, diplomat and 18th Governor General of Canada * Vincent Orange (born 1957), American politician and attorney *

Vincent Perera Mathew Vincent Perera (21 September 1918 - 7 April 1993) was a Sri Lankan statesman. He served in multiple cabinet positions and government posts. Perera was also Mayor of Colombo twice. Perera was one of the wounded in the 1987 grenade attack i ...

(1918–1993), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician,

Mayor of Colombo The Mayor of Colombo is the Mayor (and head) of the Colombo Municipal Council. The post was created in 1866 when the Colombo Municipal Council was established by the Legislative Council of Ceylon. The Mayor is assisted by the Deputy Mayor and a ...

from 1965-1966 *Vincent Pierre (born 1964), American politician *

Vincent Rolland Vincent Rolland (born 1 February 1970) is a French politician who has represented the 2nd constituency of the Savoie department in the National Assembly since 2017. A member of The Republicans (LR), he previously held the seat from 2002 to 2007 ...

(born 1970), French politician

In sports

American football

* Vince Biegel (born 1993), American football player *

Vinnie Clark Vincent Eugene Clark (born January 22, 1969 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former American football cornerback in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at ...

(born 1979), American former National Football League player *

Vince Courville Vincent Eric Courville (born December 5, 1959) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He was also a member of the Houston Gamblers in the United States Football League and the N ...

(born 1959), American former National Football League player * Vince Dooley (born 1932), American former football coach * Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) American former National Football League player and former Major League Baseball player. * Vince Lombardi (1913–1970), American National Football League player, coach and executive *

Vince Promuto Vincent Louis Promuto (June 8, 1938 – June 1, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a guard for the Washington Redskins in the National Football League (NFL). He was later a Drug Enforcement Administration official. Early ...

(1938–2021), American National Football League player *

Vincent Taylor (American football) Vincent Taylor (born January 5, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State. Taylor has played professionally for the Miami Dolphin ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Vinny Testaverde Vincent Frank Testaverde Sr. (; born November 13, 1963) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons. He played college football at Miami, where he was an All-American and won the Hei ...

(born 1963), American former National Football League quarterback *

Vince Warren Vincent Leo Warren (born February 18, 1963) is a former American football wide receiver who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. ...

(born 1963), American former National Football League player.

Association football

* Vincent Aboubakar (born 1992), Cameroonian professional footballer *

Vincent Candela Vincent Philippe Antoine Candela (born 24 October 1973) is a French former professional footballer. With the French national team, Candela won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. Early life Candela was born in Bédarieux, Hérault. Clu ...

, French football player *

Vincent Enyeama Vincent Enyeama (born 29 August 1982) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Despite his below-average height for a goalkeeper, he is popularly regarded as one of the greatest African goalkeepers of all time a ...

(born 1982), Nigerian former footballer *

Vincent Kompany Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany (; ; born 10 April 1986) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back and is the current manager of EFL Championship club Burnley. He most notably played for Manchester City f ...

(born 1986), Belgian former footballer * Vincent Lamy (born 1999), Canadian soccer player *

Vincent Nogueira Vincent Nogueira (born 16 January 1988) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and current manager of Strasbourg's women team. Club career Sochaux Vincent Nogueira, who has Portuguese heritage, began his youth ...

(born 1988), French former professional footballer *

Vincent Rabiega Vincent Rabiega (born 14 June 1995) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Tennis Borussia Berlin. Born in Germany, he represented Poland at youth international level. He has ...

(born 1995), professional footballer *

Vincent Rüfli Vincent Rüfli (born 22 January 1988) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for Étoile Carouge as a right back. Career On 3 June 2019, Rüfli signed a three-year contract with St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, ...

(born 1988), Swiss professional footballer *

Vincent Sierro Vincent Sierro (born 8 October 1995) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Toulouse. Career In July 2018, Sierro returned to Switzerland joining St. Gallen on loan for the 2018–19 season. In June 2019, Sierro ...

(born 1995), Swiss professional footballer

Baseball

Vince Coleman Vince Coleman may refer to: *Vince Coleman (train dispatcher) (1872–1917), Canadian train dispatcher killed in the Halifax Explosion *Vince Coleman (baseball) Vincent Maurice Coleman (born September 22, 1961) is an American former Major League ...

(born 1961), American former Major League Baseball player * Vince DiMaggio (1912–1986), American Major League Baseball player, older brother of Joe and Dom DiMaggio * Vin Scully (1927–2022), American sportscaster, called Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers games from 1950 to 2016

Basketball

Vincent Askew Vincent Jerome Askew (born February 28, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who played for nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eight different teams. A 6'6" guard-forward, Askew played college basket ...

(born 1966), American former professional basketball player *

Vince Carter Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. (born January 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who serves as a basketball analyst for ESPN. He primarily played the shooting guard and small forward positions, but occasionally played Powe ...

(born 1977), National Basketball Association player *

Vincent Collet Vincent Florent Antoine Collet (born 6 June 1963) is a French former professional basketball player and a current professional basketball coach. Currently, he is the head coach of the senior men's France men's national basketball team, France natio ...

(born 1963), French basketball coach *

Vincent Kesteloot Vincent Kesteloot (born 23 March 1995) is a Belgian professional basketball player for USC Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Standing at , he mainly plays as small forward. Professional career Kesteloot started his professional care ...

(born 1995), Belgian professional basketball player * Vincent Masingue (born 1976), French former professional basketball player *

Vincent Mendy (basketball) Vincent Mendy (born 4 May 1983 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French professional basketball player. Club career He played in French professional championship from 2002 to 2010.Vincent Nguyen (basketball) Vincent Nguyen ( vi, Nguyễn Quang Vinh; born 24 February 1995) is a Vietnamese-Dutch professional basketball player for the Hochiminh City Wings of the VBA. Career Nguyen was born in the Netherlands to a Vietnamese father and a Dutch mothe ...

(born 1995), Vietnamese-Dutch professional basketball player *

Vincent Poirier Vincent Poirier (born 17 October 1993) is a French professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the France basketball team. Professional career Europe Poirier started to play basketball in May 2010 at the Bussy B ...

(born 1993), French professional basketball player * Vincent Rivaldi Kosasih (born 1996), Indonesian basketball player *

Vincent Sanford Vincent Laron "Vee" Sanford II (born December 5, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Lega Basket Serie A. He played college basketball for Georgetown and Dayton. He began his pr ...

(born 1990), American basketball player *

Vincent Yarbrough Vincent Raymond Yarbrough (born March 21, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA and Europe. The 6'7" and 210 lb forward out of the University of Tennessee was selected as the fourth pick of the se ...

(born 1981), American former professional basketball player

Wrestling

Vince McMahon Vincent Kennedy McMahon (; born August 24, 1945) is an American media proprietor and retired professional wrestling promoter, executive, and performer. From 1982 to 2022, he served as the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of WWE, the w ...

(born 1945), American professional wrestling promoter and owner, chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment *

Vince McMahon Sr. Vincent James McMahon (July 6, 1914 – May 24, 1984), sometimes referred to as Vince McMahon Sr., was an American professional wrestling promoter. He is best known for running the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, which was later renamed WWWF (World ...

(1914–1984), American professional wrestling promoter, father of the above *

Vinny Marseglia Vincent Marseglia (born January 24, 1986) is an American professional wrestler, known for his time in Impact Wrestling, where he was a member of Honor No More. He is best known for his tenure in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a record setting 4 ...

(born 1986), known as Vincent in ROH * Virgil (wrestler) (born 1962), known as Vincent in WCW

Other sports

Vinnie Anderson Vincent Manase Mohenoa "Vinnie" Anderson (born 2 February 1979) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who is player/coach for Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII in the Elite Two Championship. A New Zealand international representative o ...

(born 1979), New Zealand rugby league footballer *

Vincent Bachet Vincent Bachet (born 29 April 1978 in Saint-Maurice-le-Girard, France) is a professional French people, French ice hockey defenceman who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the France National men's ice hockey team. Re ...

(born 1978), professional French ice hockey defenceman *

Vincent Barnes Vincent Alexander Barnes (born 15 February 1960 in Cape Town) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played for Western Province and Transvaal. Barnes, a coloured fast bowler with a slingy action, played most of his cricket during ...

(born 1960), South African first-class cricketer *

Vincent Barteau Vincent Barteau (born 18 March 1962 in Caen) is a former French road racing cyclist. He is best known for wearing the yellow jersey in the 1984 Tour de France, retaining the lead for 12 days, and winning the stage on Bastille day in the 1989 T ...

(born 1962), former French road racing cyclist * Vincent Boury (born 1969), French table tennis player *

Vincent Brewster Vincent Crescedo Brewster (born 2 January 1940) is a Barbadian cricketer. Brewster was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Bridgetown in the parish of Saint Michael. Brewster made two first-class appe ...

(born 1940), Barbadian cricketer *

Vincent Carrara Vincent Carrara (born 9 May 1905, date of death unknown) was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1928 Tour de France The 1928 Tour de France was the 22nd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 17 June to 15 July. It consisted of ...

(born 1905, date of death unknown), French racing cyclist *

Vince Clarke (cricketer) Vincent Paul Clarke (born 11 November 1971) is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg-break bowler who played for Somerset, Leicestershire and Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the E ...

(born 1971), English former cricketer *

Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc (born 7 May 1981) is a former French rugby union player who played on the wing. Birth and early career Born in the city of Échirolles, suburb of the south of Grenoble (Isère), Clerc first played rugby at FC Grenoble, helping them ...

(born 1981), former French rugby union player *

Vincent Confait Vincent Confait (born 28 October 1959) is a Seychellois sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were ...

(born 1959), Seychellois sprinter *

Vincent Dargein Vincent Dargein (10 January 1863 – 29 November 1917) was a French fencer. He competed in the men's masters sabre event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1863 births 1917 deaths French male sabre fencers O ...

(1863–1917), French fencer *

Vincent Defrasne Vincent Defrasne (born 9 March 1977) is a former French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He was also a member of th ...

(born 1977), former French biathlete *

Vincent De Haître Vincent De Haître (born June 16, 1994) is a Canadian dual-sport athlete competing as both a speed skater and track cyclist who has been in sport since 2000. After competing at his second Olympic games in PyeongChang De Haître made the switch bac ...

(born 1994), Canadian dual-sport athlete competing as both a speed skater and track cyclist * Vincent Dias Dos Santos (born 1990), Luxembourgish cyclo-cross cyclist *

Vincent Favretto Vincent Favretto (born 5 April 1984) is a French pole vaulter. As a junior, he won the silver medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships, the bronze medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships and the gold medal at the 2003 European Junior C ...

(born 1984), French pole vaulter *

Vincent Hermance Vincent Hermance (born 1 August 1984 in Meaux, France) is a French mountain bike trials Mountain bike trials, also known as observed trials, is a discipline of mountain biking in which the rider attempts to pass through an obstacle course wi ...

(born 1984), French mountain bike trials cyclist *

Vincent Gagnon Vincent Gagnon (born September 5, 1981) is a Canadian retired racquetball player from Montreal. Gagnon won five Canadian Championships: four doubles titles and one singles. He also competed for Canada 19 times, winning multiple medals highlighted ...

(born 1981), Canadian retired racquetball player *

Vincent Garos Vincent Garos (born June 1, 1982, in Nantes) is a retired French sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class. He represented France, along with his partner Pierre Leboucher Pierre Leboucher (born 9 November 1980 in Nantes) is a ...

(born 1982), retired French sailor *

Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Vincent Gauthier-Manuel (born 6 April 1986) is a French alpine skier and Paralympic athlete. He competed in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sotchi, Russia. He won a gold medal in the Slalom, standing, and a bronze medal in the Giant Slalom, ...

(born 1986), French alpine skier and Paralympic athlete *

Vincent Hancock Vincent Charles Hancock (born March 19, 1989, in Port Charlotte, Florida) is an American shooter and Olympian who won the gold medal in the men's skeet at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing (with a then Olympic record), 2012 Summer Olympics in ...

(born 1989), American Olympic shooter *

Vinnie Hinostroza Vincent Enrique Hinostroza (born April 3, 1994) is an Americans, American professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward who currently plays for the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Buffal ...

(born 1994), American hockey player *

Vincent Hoppezak Vincent Hoppezak (born 2 February 1999) is a Dutch road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He won the silver medal in the Scratch at the 2021 UEC European Track Championships. Major results Track ;2016 : National ...

(born 1999), Dutch road and track cyclist *

Vincent Mumo Kiilu Vincent Mumo Kiilu (born 3 August 1982) is a Kenyan sprint runner and hurdler who has competed in the 2008 and the 2012 Olympic Games. He has twice competed at the Commonwealth Games (2006 and 2010), including a relay silver medal on his seco ...

(born 1982), Kenyan sprint runner and hurdler *

Vincent Laigle Vincent Laigle (born 23 January 1973) is a retired French badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are ...

(born 1973), French badminton player *

Vincent Lange Vincent Lange (born 15 June 1974 in Berlin) actor, producer, sports manager and coach, ex volleyball player from Germany, who competed for the Men's National Team in the 2000s. He played as a receiver/spiker and libero. Honours *(Beach Volleyba ...

(born 1974), German volleyball player *

Vincent Lavenu Vincent Lavenu (born 12 January 1956) is a French former professional road bicycle racer and is currently the general manager of UCI WorldTeam . Professional career Born in Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Lavenu had been competing as an amateur in Fran ...

(born 1956), French former professional road bicycle racer *

Vincent Lecavalier Vincent "Vinny" Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who is currently a special advisor to hockey operations for the Montreal Canadiens. Lecavalier, played seventeen seasons in the National Hockey ...

(born 1980), Canadian former National Hockey League player *

Vincent Le Dauphin Vincent Le Dauphin (born 28 June 1976 in Saint-Brieuc) is a retired French athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished tenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *1500 metres – 3:4 ...

(born 1976), retired French athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase *

Vincent Le Quellec Vincent Le Quellec (born 8 February 1975 in Lannion) is a French former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint disciplines, twice winning the team sprint world championship as part of the France team in 1997 and 1998 1998 was designa ...

(born 1975), French former track cyclist *

Vincent Luis Vincent Luis (born 27 June 1989 in Vesoul, France) is a French professional triathlon, triathlete. Besides his many World_Triathlon_Series, WTS wins and participations to the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics, he won the ITU World Tri ...

(born 1989), French professional triathlete *

Vincent Lynch (cyclist) Vincent Lynch (born 21 September 1968) is a Barbadian former cyclist. He competed in the sprint event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Se ...

(born 1968), Barbadian former cyclist *

Vincent Matthews (athlete) Vincent "Vince" Edward Matthews (born December 16, 1947) is an American former sprinter, winner of two Olympic gold medals, at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. Career Matthews was one of the best African American long sprinter ...

(born 1947), American former sprinter *

Vincent Millot Vincent Millot (; born 30 January 1986, in Montpellier, France) is a French former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players eac ...

(born 1986), French tennis player *

Vincent Pelluard Vincent Adrien Pelluard (born 31 May 1990) is a French-born cyclist specialising in BMX. Pelluard was the French BMX Elite champion in 2013. Following his marriage to Colombian BMX rider Mariana Pajon, he acquired Colombian citizenship and r ...

(born 1990), French-Colombian cyclist *

Vincent Pelo Vincent Pelo (born 22 April 1988) is a French rugby union player. He is the cousin of Dimitri Pelo and Aliki Fakate. He currently plays for French club Bayonne as a Loosehead Prop. Pelo is a native of Wallis. He was part of the French national ...

(born 1988), French rugby union player * Vince Phillips (born 1963), American boxer and former IBF champion *Vincent Morris Scheer (1904–1986), light welterweight champion boxer under the ring name

Mushy Callahan Mushy may refer to: *Tony Buckley (born 1980), Irish rugby union player nicknamed "Mushy" * Mushy Callahan (1904–1986), ring name of American light welterweight champion boxer Vincent Morris Scheer *Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer ...

* Vince O'Sullivan (born 1957), American racewalker *

Vincent Reed Vincent Reed (born 21 March 1940) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Cambridgeshire. He was born in Yelling. Reed, who played club cricket with Papworth, and who represented H ...

(born 1940), English cricketer *

Vincent Reffet Vincent Reffet (15 September 1984 – 17 November 2020) was a French BASE jumper, skydiver, wingsuit flyer, and jetman. Biography Career Vincent Reffet was a professional parachutist. He completed 17,000 parachute jumps and 1400 BASE jumps ...

(1984–2020), French BASE jumper, skydiver, wingsuit flyer, and jetman * Vincent Ricard (born 1985), French bobsledder * Vincent Richards (1903 – 1959), American tennis player *

Vincent Rousseau Vincent Rousseau (born 29 July 1962 in Mons, Hainaut) is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. In 1993, he had his biggest success by winning the IA ...

(born 1962), former long-distance runner from Belgium *

Vincent Salazard Vincent Salazard (28 February 1909 – 8 March 1993) was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1934 Tour de France. References External links

* 1909 births 1993 deaths French male cyclists Place of birth missing {{France-cycling ...

(1909–1993), French racing cyclist *

Vincent Soler Vincent Soler (7 June 1928 – 18 August 2012) was an Algerian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1951 Tour de France Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for ...

(1928–2012), Algerian racing cyclist *

Vincent ter Schure Vincent ter Schure (born 24 October 1979) is a visually impaired Dutch Paralympic cyclist. Career He represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil together with his sighted pilot Timo Fransen and he ...

(born 1979), Dutch Paralympic cyclist *

Vincent Vitetta Vincent Vitetta (1 October 1925 in Nice, France – 12 April 2021) was a French cyclist. Professional from 1951 to 1961, he was the winner of the Tour d'Algérie in 1952. He ended his career as an independent racer in 1961. Major results ;1952 ...

(1925–2021), French cyclist *

Vincent Vittoz Vincent Vittoz (born 17 July 1975 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie) is a French former cross-country skier, non-commissioned officer and coach. He grew up in the town of La Clusaz in the Northern French Alps and has been competing since 1982. He made his F ...

(born 1975), French former cross-country skier, non-commissioned officer and coach *

Vincent Winn Vincent Paul Winn (born 26 July 1966) is a former English cricketer. Winn was a right-handed batsman. Winn made his List-A debut for Huntingdonshire in the 1999 NatWest Trophy against Bedfordshire. Winn played 2 further List-A matches for Hun ...

(born 1966), former English cricketer *

Vincent Zhou Vincent Zhou (born October 25, 2000) is an American figure skater. He is a 2022 Olympic Games team event silver medalist, a two-time World bronze medalist (2019, 2022), the 2019 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champ ...

(born 2000), American figure skater *

Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux (born 12 October 1980) is a French long-distance runner who specialises in the steeplechase. He represented France at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and at the 2012 London Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Ath ...

(born 1980), French long-distance runner who specialises in the steeplechase

Actors and directors

Vincent Cassel Vincent Cassel (; ; born 23 November 1966) is a French actor. He first achieved recognition for his performance as a troubled History of the Jews in France, French Jewish youth in Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film ''La Haine (Hate)'', for which he ...

(born 1966), French actor *

Vincent Corazza Vincent Corazza (born December 6, 1972) is a Canadian actor, known for playing the role of Alden Jones in the television series ''Braceface'' and Darien Shields/Tuxedo Mask in the anime ''Sailor Moon''. Career Corazza began acting at the age o ...

, Canadian voice actor *

Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his supporting and leading roles in both film and television. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. His roles include Private Leonar ...

(born 1959), American actor, director, producer, writer, and singer *

Vincent Gallo Vincent Gallo (born 1961) is an American actor and director. He has had supporting roles in films such as ''Arizona Dream'' (1993), ''The House of the Spirits'' (1993), ''Palookaville'' (1995), and '' The Funeral'' (1996). His lead roles include ...

(born 1961), American actor, director and musician * George Vincent "Vince" Gilligan, (born 1967), American writer, director, and producer *

Vincent Guastaferro Vincent Guastaferro (born April 6, 1950) is an American film, stage and television actor. He is known for playing the recurring role of Sgt. Vincent Agostini in the American police procedural television series '' NYPD Blue''. Born in Jersey ...

(born 1950), American film, stage and television actor * Vince Howard (1929–2002), American film and television actor * Vinnie Jones (born 1965), British actor and former footballer *

Vincent Kartheiser Vincent Paul Kartheiser (born May 5, 1979) is an American actor. He played Pete Campbell on the AMC television series ''Mad Men'', for which he received six Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a ...

(born 1979), American actor *

Vincent Martella Vincent Michael Martella (born October 15, 1992) is an American actor best known for providing the voice of Phineas Flynn in the Disney Channel original animated show ''Phineas and Ferb'', which ran from 2007 to 2015. He is also known for his rol ...

(born 1992), American actor, singer, and musician *

Vincente Minnelli Vincente Minnelli (born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was an American stage director and film director. He directed the classic movie musicals ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' (1944), ''An American in Paris'' (1951), ''Th ...

(1903–1986), American director, best known for directing classic movie musicals * Vincent Piazza (born 1976), American actor, singer, and producer *

Vincent Price Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, art historian, art collector and gourmet cook. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Wal ...

(1911–1993), American actor best known for his performances in horror films *

Vincent Regan Vincent Regan (born 16 May 1965) is a British film and television actor, best known for his roles in ''300'', ''Troy'', ''Unleashed'', '' Clash of the Titans'' and ''Lockout''. Early life Regan was born on 16 May 1965 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wal ...

(born 1966), British actor *

Vincent Schiavelli Vincent Andrew Schiavelli (; November 11, 1948 – December 26, 2005) was an American character actor noted for his work on stage, screen, and television. Described as an "instantly recognizable sad-faced actor", he was diagnosed with Marfan s ...

(1948-2005), American actor his tall stature * Vincent Sherman (1906–2006), American director and actor *

Vincent Tong (voice actor) Vincent Tong (born May 2, 1980) is a Canadian voice actor and voice director. His voice roles include Mandarin (character), Gene Khan / The Mandarin in ''Iron Man: Armored Adventures'', Toro in ''Sushi Pack'', Henry in ''Kid vs. Kat'', Garble, Fl ...

(born 1980), Canadian actor * Vincent Vaas (1922–2004), Sri Lankan Sinhala actor *

Vince Vaughn Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American actor. Vaughn began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 comedy-drama film '' Swingers''. He has appeared in ...

(born 1970), American actor * Vincent Wong (born 1983), Hong Kong actor and singer * Vincent Zhao (born 1972), Chinese actor and martial artist

In music

Songs

* "Vincent" (Don McLean song), 1972 folk rock song with the opening line "Starry Starry Night" * "Vincent" (Sarah Connor song), 2019 pop song *"Vincent", a song by Car Seat Headrest from their 2016 album ''

Teens of Denial ''Teens of Denial'' is the tenth studio album by American indie rock band Car Seat Headrest, released on May 20, 2016 via Matador Records. The album served as the band's second for the label and the first to consist of newly written material. Ba ...

Music artists

;as Vincent *

Vincent (music producer) Robert Vincent Hughes, best known as Vincent and formerly known as XVII, is a Canadian music producer of trap, electronic, bass music and hip-hop. He debuted in 2015 with remixes of Meek Mill & Drake's "R.I.C.O." and Alison Wonderland's "U Don't K ...

(born 1995), Canadian electronic music producer and pianist (born Robert Hughes) *

Vincent Lübeck Vincent Lübeck (c. September 1654 – 9 February 1740) was a German composer and organist. He was born in Padingbüttel and worked as organist and composer at Stade's St. Cosmae et Damiani (1675–1702) and Hamburg's famous St. Nikolai (1702–1 ...

(1654–1740), German Baroque-era composer of organ music *

Vincent Persichetti Vincent Ludwig Persichetti (June 6, 1915 – August 14, 1987) was an American composer, teacher, and pianist. An important musical educator and writer, he was known for his integration of various new ideas in musical composition into his own wo ...

(1915–1987), American composer, teacher and pianist *

Vincent Pontare Fred Vincent Pontare (born 13 May 1980) is a Swedish songwriter, producer, and singer. He is also known by the mononym Vincent. He regularly collaborates with Salem Al Fakir as songwriting, producer, and duo Vargas & Lagola. Together, they have w ...

(born 1980), Swedish singer and songwriter, known also by the mononym Vincent * Vincent Jamal Staples (Born 1993), American rapper *

St. Vincent (musician) Anne Erin Clark (born September 28, 1982), known professionally as St. Vincent, is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. Her music is noted for its complex arrangements utilizing a wide array of instruments. St. Vincent is the recipient ...

, stage name of American indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Annie Clark (born 1982) *

Vinnie Amico Vinnie Amico is a drummer and member of the American jamband moe. History Amico joined moe as part of the permanent lineup after Chris Mazur left the band in November 1996. Amico attended State University of New York at Buffalo where he play ...

(born 1969), American multi-genre drummer, long-standing member of

jam band A jam band is a musical group whose concerts (and live albums) are characterized by lengthy improvisational "jams." These include extended musical improvisation over rhythmic grooves and chord patterns, and long sets of music which often cr ...

moe. Moe (stylized as moe.) is an American jam rock band, formed at the University at Buffalo in 1989. The band members are Rob Derhak ( bass, vocals), Al Schnier (guitar, vocals, keyboard), Chuck Garvey (guitar, vocals), Vinnie Amico (drums), and J ...

* Vinnie Bell (1932–2019), American session guitarist * Vinnie Colaiuta (born 1956), an American session drummer *

Vinnie Moore Vincent Moore (born April 14, 1964) is an American guitarist and a member of the British hard rock band UFO. Biography Moore was born in New Castle, Delaware. He began his professional career at age 12 after receiving a guitar as a Christ ...

(born 1964), American guitarist and member of the English hard rock band UFO * Vinnie Paul (1964–2018), American rock/metal drummer, founding member of the band Pantera * Vinnie Vincent (born 1952), American rock/metal guitarist, formerly with Kiss ;As Vince * Vince Clarke (born 1960), English musician, part of Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly, Erasure, VCMG *

Vince Gill Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist b ...

(born 1957), American country music singer, songwriter and musician *

Vince Guaraldi Vincent Anthony Guaraldi (; birth name, né Dellaglio, July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976) was an American jazz pianist best known for composing music for animated television adaptations of the ''Peanuts'' comic strip. His compositions for this s ...

(1928–1976), American jazz musician and pianist * Vince Hill (born 1937), English singer * Vince Martin (singer) (1937–2018), American folk singer and songwriter *

Vince Neil Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961), best known by the stage name Vince Neil, is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist and occasional rhythm guitarist of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, which he fronted from their 1981 forma ...

(born 1961), American lead singer of rock band

Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold over 100 million albums ...

Writers

Vincent Harding Vincent Gordon Harding (July 25, 1931 – May 19, 2014) was an African-American pastor, historian, and scholar of various topics with a focus on American religion and society. A social activist, he was perhaps best known for his work with and wri ...

(July 25, 1931 – May 19, 2014), American historian and civil rights activist *

Vincent O'Sullivan (American writer) Vincent O'Sullivan (November 28, 1868 – July 18, 1940) was an American-born short story writer, poet and critic. Biography Born in New York City to Eugene and Christine O'Sullivan, he began his education in the New York public school system a ...

(1868–1940), American short story writer, poet and critic * Vincent O'Sullivan (New Zealand poet) (born 1937), New Zealand poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, critic and editor * Vincent Cronin (1924–2011), British biographer * Vince Powell (1928–2009), British sitcom writer *

Vincent Waller Vincent Paul Waller (born September 30, 1960) is an American writer, storyboard artist, animator, and technical director. He has worked on several animated television shows and movies, the most notable ones being ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' and ' ...

, American writer and storyboard artist who worked on ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character a ...

Other

* George Vincent Orange (1935–2012), New Zealand historian best known for his military biographies * Phil Vincent (1908–1979), founder of UK motorcycle company Vincent Motorcycles * Frank Vincent (1937–2017), American actor * Vincent, Prince of Denmark (born 2011) * Vincent Henry Ludovici Anthonisz, Sri Lankan Burgher physician and military officer * Vincent Astor (1891–1959), American businessman and philanthropist * Vincent Bolloré (born 1952), French billionaire businessman *

Vincent Cobée Vincent Cobée (born 1968/1969) is a French businessman, and the chief executive officer (CEO) of French carmaker Citroën since January 2020. Cobée earned degrees from the École Polytechnique, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and Harv ...

(born 1968/1969), French businessman, CEO of Citroën *

Vincent DeDomenico Vincent Michael "Vince" DeDomenico, Sr. (September 29, 1915 – October 18, 2007) was an American entrepreneur, one of the inventors of Rice-A-Roni, and a founder of the Napa Valley Wine Train. Biography DeDomenico was born in San Francisco, Cal ...

(1915–2007), American entrepreneur * Bernard Vincent Finnigan, Australian politician *

Vincent F. Hendricks Vincent Fella Rune Møller Hendricks (born 6 March 1970) is a Danish philosopher and logician. He holds a doctoral degree (PhD) and a habilitation (dr.phil) in philosophy and is Professor of Formal Philosophy and Director of the Center for Informa ...

(born 1970), Danish philosopher and logician *

Vincent Lo Vincent Lo Hong-shui, GBM, GBS, JP (; born 18 April 1948) is the chairman of Hong Kong-based Shui On Group, a building-materials and construction firm. He graduated from the University of New South Wales, Australia, in 1969. Upon returning ...

(born 1948), chairman of Hong Kong-based building-materials and construction firm *

Vincent DePaul Lynch Vincent de Paul Lynch (May 27, 1927 – March 15, 1984) was a pharmacology and toxicology professor at St. John's University from 1958 to 1984. He was appointed Chair of the Department of Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology and Allied Sciences (1961–19 ...

(1927-1984), pharmacology and toxicology professor *

Vincent Mai Vincent Mai ( /ˈmeɪ/ mAY) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He was born, and grew up, in South Africa. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of The Cranmere Group, an investment holding company. The Cranmere Group focuses on investin ...

, American businessman and philanthropist *

Vincent Marotta Vincent George Marotta Sr. (February 22, 1924 – August 1, 2015) was an American businessman, investor and philanthropist. He is best known for being the co-creator of Mr. Coffee, one of the first automatic drip coffee makers to be introduced ...

(1924–2015), American businessman, investor and philanthropist *

Vincent Sardi Jr. Vincent Sardi Jr. (July 23, 1915 – January 4, 2007) was an American restaurateur who owned and operated Sardi's restaurant, which was founded by his father Vincent Sardi Sr., for more than 50 years. He was dubbed as the "unofficial mayor of Broa ...

(1915–2007), American restaurateur *

Vincent Sardi Sr. Vincent Sardi Sr. (December 23, 1885 – November 19, 1969) was an American restaurateur. He served as the original founder of the restaurant Sardi's for more than 50 years. Sardi was honored the Special Tony Award at the 1st Tony Awards. He die ...

(1885–1969), American restaurateur *

Vincent Tan Vincent Tan Chee Yioun (; born 1952) is a Malaysian Chinese businessman and investor. He is the founder of Berjaya Corporation Berhad, a diversified conglomerate listed on the Malaysian stock exchange. Besides holding stakes through the Berj ...

(born 1952), Malaysian Chinese businessman and investor * Vincent Tchenguiz (born 1956), Iranian-British entrepreneur *

Vincent Viola Vincent "Vinnie" Viola (born 1956) is an American billionaire businessman and U.S. Army veteran. He was for several weeks President Donald Trump's nominee for United States Secretary of the Army, before withdrawing from consideration. He is the f ...

(born 1956), American billionaire businessman and U.S. Army veteran *

Vincent Wardell Vincent Andrew Wardell (1903–1990) was an Australian businessman, manufacturer and company director. In 1939 he was appointed assistant manager at Lysaght's steel works in Port Kembla, New South Wales and by 1944 was both its manager and one of ...

(1903–1990), Australian businessman, manufacturer and company director *

Vincent Zarrilli Vincent F. Zarrilli (1932-2018) was a businessman who oversaw a cookware and pottery store at The Pot Shop of Boston in Massachusetts. He was a notable critic of Boston's Big Dig. Boston Bypass The Boston Bypass was a proposal that was floated ...

, businessman

Fictional characters

* Vincent Chase (born 1976), fictional American actor and director from the

HBO Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is ba ...

series, Entourage. *

Vincent Corleone Vincent Santino Corleone ('' né'' Mancini) is a fictional character in the 1990 feature film ''The Godfather Part III.'' He is portrayed by Andy García, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance. Vincent is the illegitimate so ...

, in ''The Godfather Part III'' *

Vincent Vega ''Pulp Fiction'' is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, who conceived it with Roger Avary.See, e.g., King (2002), pp. 185–7; ; Starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rham ...

, a main character in the film ''Pulp Fiction'' * Vincent, a contract killer in the 2004 film ''Collateral'', played by Tom Cruise * Lt. Vincent Hanna, a Robert Homicide Detective killer in the 1995 film ''Heat'', played by Al Pacino * Vincent MacKenna, in ''St. Vincent'', played by Bill Murray * V.I.N.CENT (Vital Information Necessary CENTralized), a robot in the 1979 Disney film ''

The Black Hole ''The Black Hole'' is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Gary Nelson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimieux, Anthony Perkins and Ernest Borgnine, ...

'' * Vincent Law, a main character in the series '' Ergo Proxy''. * Vincent, "The Beast" from ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1987 TV series), played by Ron Perlman * Vincent Freeman, the protagonist of the 1997 film '' Gattaca'' * Vincent Keller, "The Beast" from ''Beauty and the Beast'' (2012 TV series), played by Jay Ryan * Vincent Benedict, in the 1988 film ''Twins'', played by Danny DeVito * Vinnie Patterson, from the Australian soap opera ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...

'', played by Ryan Kwanten * Vincent Valentine, from ''Final Fantasy VII'' *

Vincent Crabbe The following are supporting characters in the ''Harry Potter'' series written by J. K. Rowling. For members of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, Hogwarts staff, Ministry of Magic, or for Death Eaters, see the respective articles. ...

, in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Vincent Phantomhive, in the anime ''

Black Butler is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It has been serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly GFantasy'' since September 2006. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the twelve-year-old Ea ...

'' * Vincent Nightray, from the anime/manga '' Pandora Hearts'' * Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer, in the film '' Ghostbusters'' * Vincent Brooks, the main character of the 2011 Atlus video game '' Catherine'' * Vincent, a main character in the 2015 film '' Disorder'', played by Matthias Schoenaerts * Father Vincent, in ''

Silent Hill 3 ''Silent Hill 3'' is a 2003 survival horror game developed by Team Silent, a group in Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, and published by Konami. The game was released from May to August, originally for the PlayStation 2. The third installmen ...

'' * Vincent, Walt's dog in ''

Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

'' * Vincent Dorin, a character from '' Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin'' * Vincent Sinclair, a character from '' House of Wax'' *

Vincent Nigel-Murray This is a list of fictional characters in the television series ''Bones''. The article deals with the series' main, recurring, and minor characters. The series' main characters consists of the fictional Jeffersonian Institute's forensic anthropo ...

, one of Dr. Brennan’s "squinterns" from ''Bones'' * Vincent Malloy, central character of the 1982 short stop-motion movie ''

Vincent Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

'' by Tim Burton * Vincent, the main villain of '' Over the Hedge'' * Vincent Gallagher, a private investigator in the TV series ''Vincent'' *

Vince Noir ''The Mighty Boosh'' is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Recurring characters from the The Mighty Boosh, television series, the The Mighty Boosh (radio series), radio series, and the various stage sho ...

, one of the main characters of the British comedy show '' The Mighty Boosh''

References

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