Valerio or Valério is a male given name in several languages, derived from the Roman surname Valerius, which itself is derived from the

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

verb ''valere'', meaning "to be strong". Valerio is a relatively common given name in

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

, while its incidence is less common in the

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and Croatian

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. The Portuguese form of the name is Valério. The form of Valerio is Valeriu in the Romanian language. Valerio is also a

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* Valerio Adami (born 1935), Italian painter *

Valerio Agnoli Valerio Agnoli (born 6 January 1985) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . Career Agnoli was one of the key domestiques for the Liquigas cycling team, where he was often instrumental in victories for Ivan Basso and ...

(born 1985), Italian cyclist * Valerio Anastasi (born 1990), Italian footballer *

Valerio Aspromonte Valerio Aspromonte (born 16 March 1987) is an Italian right-handed foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative met ...

(born 1987), Italian fencer * Valerio Bacigalupo (1924–1949), Italian footballer * Valerio Baldassari (c.1650–1695), Italian painter *

Valerio Belli Valerio Belli (c. 1468–1546), also known as Valerio Vicentino, was a celebrated medallist, gem engraver, goldsmith, who with Giovanni Bernardi, who was twenty years younger, was the leading specialist in intaglios engraved in rock crystal, a ...

(c.1468–1546), Italian engraver *

Valerio Bernabò Valerio Bernabò (born 3 March 1984 in Rome) is a retired Italian rugby union player. He has also been selected for the Italian national team with 33 caps, making his debut in 2004 against the USA. He also captained the Italian under-21 team. ...

(born 1984), Italian rugby player * Valerio Bertotto (born 1973), Italian footballer *

Valerio Bianchini Valerio Bianchini (born July 22, 1943) is an Italian professional basketball coach. He was the first coach in Italian basketball to win three championship titles with three clubs ( Cantù, Virtus Roma and Victoria Libertas Pesaro). His nickname ...

(born 1943), Italian basketball coach * Valerio Cassani (1922–1995), Italian footballer *

Valerio Checchi Valerio Checchi (born Subiaco, Lazio, 3 April 1980) is an Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. He has two World Cup victories with one in 2006 and another in 2008. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Checchi finished 18th i ...

(born 1980), Italian skier *

Valerio Cioli Valerio Cioli (or Cigoli or Giogoli) (1529–1599) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor. Works His most famous work is the '' Fontana del Bacchino'' (1560) in the Giardino di Boboli, near the entrance to piazza Pitti in Florence. It depicts the ...

(1529–1599), Italian sculptor *

Valerio Cleri Valerio Cleri (born 19 June 1981 in Palestrina) is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who primarily competes in open water swimming. Career Cleri won a gold medal in the 25 km open water race at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome. ...

(born 1981), Italian swimmer *

Valerio Conti Valerio Conti (born 30 March 1993) is an Italian cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He has competed in every edition of the Giro d'Italia between 2016 and 2023. Major results ;2010 : 3rd Trofeo Città di Ivrea : 4th Overall Tre Cicli ...

(born 1993), Italian cyclist *

Valerio Corte Valerio Corte (Venice, 1530 – Genoa, 1580) was an Italian painter and alchemist of the Renaissance. He was the father of the painter Cesare Corte, and is known to have been acquainted with Titian. He was a topic of the Rafaello Soprani. He ...

(1530–1580), Italian painter and alchemist *

Valerio de los Santos Valerio Lorenzo de los Santos (born October 6, 1972) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. Milwaukee Brewers De los Santos was originally signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as an amateur free agent in 1993. He started his professio ...

(born 1972), Dominican baseball player *

Valerio Di Cesare Valerio Di Cesare (born 23 May 1983) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a centre-back. Career Di Cesare moved his first footsteps into Lazio's youth system. During the summer of 2001, he accepted an offer from Chelsea, initially jo ...

(born 1983), Italian footballer *

Valerio Evangelisti Valerio Evangelisti (20 June 1952 – 18 April 2022) was an Italian writer of science fiction, fantasy, historical novels, and horror. He is known mainly for his series of novels featuring the inquisitor Nicolas Eymerich and for the Nostradamu ...

(1952–2022), Italian writer *

Valerio Festi Valerio Festi is an Italian artistic director and producer. He is also the Chief Executive Officer at Studio Festi. Biography Valerio obtained his degree in 1978 at the University of Bologna The University of Bologna (, abbreviated Unibo) is ...

, Italian artistic director and producer *

Valerio Fiori Valerio Fiori (born 27 April 1969) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach. He is currently a goalkeeping coach for Serie A club Genoa. Career Before being the third goalkeeper at A.C ...

(born 1969), Italian footballer * Valerio Giangiordano, illustrator of '' Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery'' (2024–2025) *

Valerio Jud Valerio Jud (born 24 July 2002) is a Swiss snowboarder who specializes in snowboard cross. Career Jud represented Switzerland at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and won gold medals in the snowboard cross Snowboard cross, also known as boarder ...

(born 2002), Swiss snowboarder *

Valerio Lualdi Valerio Lualdi (born 31 August 1951) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in four editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual ...

(born 1951), Italian cyclist * Valerio Leccardi (born 1984), Swiss skier * Valerio Magrelli (born 1957), Italian poet *

Valerio Massimo Manfredi Valerio Massimo Manfredi (born 8 March 1943) is an Italian historian, writer, essayist, archaeologist and journalist. Biography He was born in Piumazzo di Castelfranco Emilia province of Modena and, after getting a degree in Classical Arts at ...

(born 1943), Italian historian, journalist, and archaeologist *

Valerio Mastandrea Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career He was born in Rome. While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular p ...

(born 1972), Italian actor * Valerio Nava (born 1994), Italian footballer * Valerio Nawatu (born 1984), Fiji international footballer * Valerio Olgiati (born 1958), Swiss architect * Valerio Piva (1958), Italian cyclist * Valerio Profondavalle (1533–c. 1600), Flemish painter *

Valerio Rosseti Valerio Lorenzo Rosseti (born 5 August 1994), known as Lorenzo Rosseti, is an Italian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for club LFA Reggio Calabria, Reggina. Club care ...

(born 1994), Italian footballer * Valerio Tebaldi (born 1965), Italian cyclist * Valerio Varesi, Italian crime novelist *

Valerio Vermiglio Valerio Vermiglio (born 1 March 1976) is an Italian volleyball player who was a member of the Italian men's national team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Career Vermiglio played with Sisley Treviso and w ...

(born 1976), Italian volleyball player * Valerio Verre (born 1994), Italian footballer * Valerio Virga (born 1986), Italian footballer *

Valerio Zanone Valerio Zanone (22 January 1936 – 7 January 2016) was an Italian politician, who was formerly secretary and president of the Italian Liberal Party (''Partito Liberale Italiano'', PLI). He was also a senator for the Democratic Party (''Partito D ...

(1936–2016), Italian politician *

Valerio Zurlini Valerio Zurlini (19 March 1926 – 26 October 1982) was an Italian stage and film director and screenwriter. Biography During his law studies in Rome, he started working in the theatre. In 1943, he joined the Italian resistance. Zurlini bec ...

(1926–1982), Italian director and screenwriter

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* Valerio Arri (1892–1970), Italian marathon runner

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Alberto Valerio Alberto "Betinho" Valério (Ipatinga, 6 September 1985) is a former Brazilian racing driver. Career Formula Three Valerio drove in the Formula Three Sudamericana championship from 2003 to 2005, winning the title in his final year of the categ ...

(born 1985), Brazilian racing driver * Alessandro Valerio (1881-1955), Italian horse rider * Edvaldo Valério (born 1978), Brazilian swimmer *

Elisabeth Valerio Elisabeth Isabel Valerio is a Zimbabwean businesswoman and politician who is leader of the United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA). She was the only female candidate for president in the 2023 Zimbabwean general election. Early life and education Elisab ...

, Zimbabwean businesswoman and politician * Gabriel Valerio, Italian drummer for

Theatres des Vampires Theatres des Vampires is an Italian gothic metal band, mostly noted for the predominant theme of vampirism within their lyrics. The band's early material was credited as melodic black metal or symphonic black metal, but the group completely aban ...

* Joaquín Enrique Valerio (born 1973), Spanish footballer * Joe Valerio (born 1969), American football player *

Luca Valerio Luca Valerio (155316 January 1618) was an Italian mathematician. He developed ways to find volumes and centers of gravity of solid bodies using the methods of Archimedes. He corresponded with Galileo Galilei and was a member of the Accademia ...

(1552–1618), Italian mathematician * Marcos Valério (born 1961), Brazilian convicted criminal * Matt Valerio, American hip hop producer * Melanie Valerio (born 1969), American Olympic swimmer * Pompilio Cacho Valerio (born 1976), Honduran footballer * Raúl Valerio (1927-2017), Mexican actor *

Renz Valerio Renz Michael Vijungco Valerio (born November 10, 1998)

(born 1998), Filipino actor and model * Rui Manuel Sousa Valério (born 1964), Portuguese Catholic patriarch of Lisbon * Samuel Valerio (), Greek physician and author * Magdalena Valerio (born 1959), Spanish congresswoman and former minister of labour, migration and social security

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