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 (born 1991), German politician * Valentin Alexandru (born 1991), Romanian footballer * Valentin Blass (born 1995), German basketball player * Valentin Bondarenko (1937–1961), Soviet fighter pilot * Valentin de Boulogne (before 1591 – 1632), French painter * Valentin Brunel (born 1996), French DJ known as Kungs * Valentin "Val" Brunn (born 1994), German electronic music producer and DJ known as Virtual Riot * Valentin Bosioc (born 1983), Romanian bodybuilder * Valentín Castellanos (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), several people * Valentín Díaz (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 (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 (born 1949), Austrian diplomat * Valentin Ivanov (disambiguation), several people * Valentin-Yves Mudimbe (born 1941), Congolese philosopher, professor, and author * Valentin Nikolayev (disambiguation), several people * Valentin Olenik (1939–1987), Russian Olympic wrestler * Valentin Parnakh (1891–1951), Russian jazz musician * Valentin Plătăreanu (1936–2019), Romanian actor * Valentin Poénaru (born 1932), Romanian–French mathematician * Valentin Prades (born 1992), French Olympic pentathlete * Valentin Rapp (born 1992), German squash player * Valentin Roberge (born 1987), French footballer * Valentin Rose (disambiguation), several people * Valentin Rosier (born 1996), French footballer * Valentin Sarov (born 1976), Bulgarian–Qatari weightlifter * Valentin Serov (1865–1911), Russian painter * Valentin Shashin (1916–1977), Soviet politician * Valentin Stocker (born 1989), Swiss footballer * Valentin Teodosiu (born 1953), Romanian actor * Valentin Trujillo (1951–2006), Mexican actor, writer and director * Valentín Vada (born 1996), Argentine footballer * Valentín Viola (born 1991), Argentine footballer * Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819), Slovenian intellectual, linguist, poet, journalist and editor * Valentin Yordanov (born 1960), Bulgarian Olympic wrestler

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* Charles-Valentin Alkan (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 (born 1962), French politician *Karl Valentin (1882–1948), German comedian, author and film producer *Bobby Valentín (born 1941), "El Rey del Bajo" (King of the Bass)

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