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family name ''Vinicius'', possibly derived from

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". Notable people with the name include: * Lucius Vinicius, Roman consul in 33 BC * Marcus Vinicius, Roman consul in 19 BC, Roman general and friend of the emperor Augustus * Lucius Vinicius, Roman consul in 5 BC *

Publius Vinicius Publius Vinicius was a Roman senator active during the reigns of Emperors Augustus and Tiberius. He was the son of Marcus Vinicius, consul in 19 BC. Vinicius was ordinary consul in AD 2 with Publius Alfenus Varus, and was an imperial legate fo ...

, Roman consul in 2 AD * Marcus Vinicius, Roman consul in 30 AD. In 33 AD he married

Julia Livilla Julia Livilla ( – ) was the youngest child of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder and the youngest sister of the Emperor Caligula. Life Julia Livilla was the youngest great-granddaughter of Emperor Augustus, great-niece and adoptive grandd ...

Vinicius de Moraes Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes () and nicknamed O Poetinha ("The little poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwright ...

(born 1913), Brazilian musician, poet, composer, playwright and diplomat * Vinícius (footballer, born 1964), Brazilian footballer known as Vinicius * Vinícius (footballer, born 1977), full name Vinícius Conceição da Silva, Brazilian football centre-back *

Vinícius Bergantin Vinícius Bergantin (born 31 July 1980) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a central defender. Playing career Vinícius was born in Salto. He began his career at the academy of Ituano Futebol Clube in 1 ...

(born 1980), Brazilian footballer known as Vinícius * Vinícius (footballer, born 1982), full name Carlos Vinicius Neves da Silva, Brazilian football defender * Vinícius da Silva (born 1982), Brazilian football right-back * Vinícius (footballer, born June 1983), full name Vinícius Rodrigues Tomaz da Silva Almeida, Brazilian football midfielder *

Vinícius (footballer, born September 1983) Vinícius Ferreira Orlando or simply Vinícius (born September 15, 1983) is a Brazilian central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and pre ...

, full name Vinícius Ferreira Orlando, Brazilian football centre-back * Vinícius (footballer, born 1985), full name Vinícius Barrivieira, Brazilian football goalkeeper *

Vinícius (footballer, born 1986) Vinícius Oliveira Franco, or simply Vinícius (born May 16, 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Nea Salamina in the Cypriot First Division as a central midfielder. Career Portugal Vinícius moved abroad for the first time in 2004 to ...

, Brazilian footballer known as Vinicius * Vinícius (footballer, born January 1988), full name Vinícius Alberto Nunes, Brazilian football left-back *

Vinícius (footballer, born December 1988) Vinícius Ferreira de Souza (born 2 December 1988) is a Brazilian footballer and former football player who plays for Indian club Delhi Dynamos FC as an attacking midfielder. Career Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Vinícius moved to Fortaleza, C ...

, full name Vinícius Ferreira de Souza, Brazilian football attacking midfielder *

Vinicius (footballer, born 1989) Vinicius Galvão Leal (born August 12, 1989, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer currently under contract for Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europ ...

, full name Vinicius Galvão Leal, Brazilian football striker *

Vinícius Goes Vinícius Goes Barbosa de Souza (born 15 April 1991), known as Vinícius or just Vina, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Grêmio. Club career Paraná Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Vina graduated with Paraná in ...

, (born 1991), Brazilian footballer known as Vinicius *

Vinícius (footballer, born 1993) Vinícius Santos Silva (born 3 August 1993), known as Vinícius, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Goiás.Carlos Vinícius Carlos Vinícius Alves Morais (born 25 March 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Fulham. Vinícius was awarded the Bola de Prata for his 18 goals in the 2019–20 Primeira Liga. Career ...

(born 1995), Brazilian footballer known as Vinicius *

Vinícius (Portuguese footballer) José Pedro Ferradeira dos Santos (born 24 January 1995) known as Vinícius, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Anadia as a defender. Football career On 23 August 2014, Vinícius made his professional debut with Académico Viseu in a ...

(born 1995), Portuguese footballer *

Vinicius (footballer, born 26 January 1995) Luis Vinicius da Silva Matos (born January 26, 1995) is a Brazilian football player. He plays for Vegalta Sendai. Career Vinicius joined Vitória in 2014. He moved to Vegalta Sendai is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing ...

, full name Luis Vinicius da Silva Matos, Brazilian football defender *

Vinícius Jaú Vinícius de Lima Ferreira (born 3 April 1998), also known as Vinícius Jaú, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Londrina, on loan from Avaí. Career Born in Jaú, São Paulo, Vinícius made his professional deb ...

(born 1998), Brazilian football forward *

Vinícius Júnior Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior (born 12 July 2000), commonly known as Vinícius Júnior or Vini Jr. (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team. Consi ...

(born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Paulo Vinícius (born 1990), Hungarian footballer

Fictional characters

*Marcus Vinicius, main character in ''

Quo Vadis ''Quō vādis?'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you marching?". It is also commonly translated as "Where are you going?" or, poetically, "Whither goest thou?" The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Pete ...

'', an 1896 Polish novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz, and the fictional son of the historical Marcus Vinicius

Fictional characters

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