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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 ...

Vincenzo Vincenzo is an Italian male given name, derived from the Latin name Vincentius (the verb ''vincere'' means to win or to conquer). Notable people with the name include: Art * Vincenzo Amato (born 1966), Italian actor and sculptor *Vincenzo Bell ...

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Vicente Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Cap ...

, which may refer to:

Vincents

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 * Vinny Appice (born 1957), American rock drummer * Vinnie Bell (1932–2019), American session guitarist *

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 1969), American former National Football League player * Vincent Cusano (born 1952), stage name Vinnie Vincent, American rock/metal guitarist, formerly with Kiss *

Vinny Del Negro Vincent Joseph Del Negro (born August 9, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls from 2008 to 2010, and the Los Angeles Clippers from 2010 to 2013. ...

(born 1966), American retired National Basketball Association player and head coach *

Vinnie Doyle Vincent Doyle (1938 – 21 September 2010) was an Irish journalist noted as having served as editor of the ''Irish Independent'' for 24 years, considered a lengthy period in Irish terms. He also served as editor of the ''Evening Herald'' for sev ...

(1938-2010), Irish journalist and editor *

Vinny Faherty Vincent Faherty (born 13 June 1987) is an Irish former professional footballer. Career Early career Born in Galway, Faherty began his career as a youngster with Salthill Devon. While playing for the Galway representative team, he broke Kevin ...

(born 1987), Irish footballer * Vinny Guadagnino (born 1987), American reality television personality and actor best known for his appearances on ''Jersey Shore'' *

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 National Hockey League player *

Vinnie Johnson Vincent Johnson (born September 1, 1956), is an American former professional basketball player and a key player as sixth man for the Detroit Pistons during the team's National Basketball Association (NBA) championships of 1989 and 1990. He was ni ...

(born 1956), American retired National Basketball Association player * Vinnie Jones (born 1965), British actor and former footballer *

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 * Vincent "Vinny" Parco, star of the reality television program ''

Parco P.I. ''Parco P.I.'' is a reality television program that aired on Court TV for two seasons. The series is about the cases of New York City-based private investigator Vincent "Vinny" Parco, his daughter Dani Parco, his twin sons Chris Parco and Vincent P ...

'' * Vinnie Paul (1964–2018), American rock/metal drummer, founding member of the band Pantera * Vincent Richards (1903-1959), American tennis player *

Vinny Rottino Vincent Antonio Rottino (born April 7, 1980) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He has played positions including catcher, first base, third base, and the outfield. He graduated from St. Catherine's High School in Racine ...

(born 1980), American Major League Baseball utility player *

Vinny Samways Vincent Samways (born 27 October 1968) is an English former professional footballer and manager who played as a central midfielder from 1986 until 2006. He notably played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur and Everton. He also play ...

(born 1968), English former footballer and manager *

Vinnie Sunseri Vincent Salvatore Sunseri (born October 25, 1991) is a former American football safety who is currently a runnings backs coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fi ...

(born 1991), American National Football League 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

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* Vinny Burns (born 1965), English hard rock guitarist and producer *

Vinny Cerrato Vinny Cerrato is a former executive for the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He served as the Redskins' de facto general manager throughout the 2000s. Cerrato has also been an analyst and film actor ...

, National Football League executive and former football player * Vinny Curry (born 1988), American National Football League player *

Vinny Finigan Vinny Finigan (born ), also known by the nickname of "Fini", is an English professional, rugby league footballer who plays for London Skolars. He is of Irish descent. Bradford bulls Vinny Finigan is a product of the Bradford Academy. Finiga ...

(born 1989), English rugby league player * Vinny Golia (born 1946), American composer and musician * Vinny Lingham (born 1979), South African Internet entrepreneur *

Vinny Vella Vincent Frank Vella (January 11, 1947 – February 20, 2019) was an American actor, talk show host and comedian. He acted in more than forty films often in the role of a gangster. He was best known for the role of Artie Piscano in Martin Scorses ...

(born 1950), American actor * Vinny Warren, American advertising creative director best known for his iconic Budweiser "Whassup?" campaign

Other

Vinny Arora Vinny Arora Dhoopar ( Arora; born 28 June 1991) is an Indian television actress. She started her acting career with '' Kasturi''. She later appeared in ''Kuchh Is Tara'' and ''Aathvaan Vachan''. She went on to portray prominent roles in shows l ...

, stage name of Indian television actress born Harmeet Kaur in 1991 * Vinnie Barrett (born Gwendolyn Hines Woolfolk in 1945), American songwriter and musician * Vinicio Vinny Castilla (born 1967), Mexican-born former Major League Baseball player * Mark

Vinnie Dombroski Mark "Vinnie" Dombroski (born December 4, 1962) is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and main songwriter for the American rock band Sponge. He also fronted the short-lived supergroup Spys4Darwin, and has been a member of se ...

(born 1962), American lead vocalist and main songwriter for the alternative rock band Sponge * Marvin

Vinny Giles Marvin M. "Vinny" Giles III (born January 4, 1943) is an American amateur golfer. He is best known for winning both the U.S. Amateur and the British Amateur. Giles was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 19 ...

(born 1943), American amateur golfer * Viriato Vinny deMacedo (born 1965), American politician * Vincenzo Luvineri (born 1977), stage name Vinnie Paz, Italian-American rapper and lyricist * Vinicius Vinny Magalhães (born 1984), Brazilian mixed martial artist * Vincenzo Vinny Paz (born 1962), American former boxer and world champion in several weight classes *

Václav Prospal Václav "Vinny" Prospal (born February 17, 1975) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player, currently a hockey coach. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators, Florida Panthers, ...

(born 1975), Czech retired National Hockey League player * Lavinia

Vinnie Ream Lavinia Ellen "Vinnie" Ream Hoxie (September 25, 1847 – November 20, 1914) was an American sculptor. Her most famous work is the statue of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in the United States Capitol rotunda. Ream's '' Statue of Sequoyah' ...

(1847-1914), American sculptor * Quoc Al Vinny Vinh, Vietnamese-American professional poker player * Ventan

Vinnie Yablonski Ventan Constantine Yablonski (March 4, 1923 – March 1, 2008) was an American football fullback who played four seasons with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cardinals in the twelfth round of the ...

(1923-2008), American National Football League player

Fictional characters

* The title character of the film ''

My Cousin Vinny ''My Cousin Vinny'' is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn, and written by Dale Launer, who also produced with Paul Schiff. The film stars Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill, and ...

'', played by Joe Pesci * Vinnie Kruse, on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' * Vinnie Monks, on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' *

Vinny Panesar The following is a list of characters introduced to the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' in 2019, by order of first appearance. The characters are introduced by the show's executive consultant, John Yorke, or his successors, senior executive pr ...

, on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' *

Vinny Dingle ''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that appear during 2019, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the soap's executive producer, Jane Hudson. Th ...

, on the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' * Vinnie Terrio, in the cartoon ''Littlest Pet Shop'' * Vinnie Patterson, on the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' * Vinny or Vince Wolek, on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' *

Vinnie Vinny or Vinnie is a masculine given name, usually a shortened version of Vincent, Vincenzo, or Vicente, which may refer to: Vincents * Vinnie Anderson (born 1979), New Zealand rugby league footballer * Vinny Appice (born 1957), American rock ...

, the main antagonist of the video game ''Grand Theft Auto Advance''

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