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Vincent Vincent (Latin: ''Vincentius'') is a masculine given name originating from the Roman name ''Vincentius'', which itself comes from the Latin verb ''vincere'', meaning "to conquer." People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003) ...

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 Bel ...

, or Vicente, 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 or ...

(born 1979), New Zealand rugby league footballer *

Vinny Appice Vincent Samson Appice (born September 13, 1957) is an American rock and metal drummer best known for his work with the bands Dio (band), Dio, Black Sabbath, and Heaven & Hell (band), Heaven & Hell. Of Italian descent, he is the younger brother ...

(born 1957), American rock drummer *

Vinnie Bell Vincent Edward Gambella (July 28, 1932 – October 3, 2019), known as Vinnie Bell, was an American session guitarist, instrument designer and pioneer of electronic effects in pop music. Life and career Vinnie Bell was born in Brooklyn">p> Life ...

(1932–2019), American session guitarist * Vinnie Clark (born 1969), American former National Football League player *

Vinnie Colaiuta Vincent Peter Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956) is an American drummer known for his technical mastery who has worked as a session musician in many genres. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and the ''Classic Drumme ...

(born 1956), American drummer * Vincent Cusano (born 1952), stage name

Vinnie Vincent Vincent John Cusano (born August 6, 1952), better known by his stage name Vinnie Vincent, is an American guitarist. He is a former member of the rock band Kiss from 1982 until mid-1984 during the band's transition out of their 1973–1983 makeu ...

, 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 (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 Kevi ...

(born 1987), Irish footballer *

Vinny Guadagnino Vincent J. Guadagnino ( , ; born November 11, 1987) is an American reality television personality, best known for being a cast member on MTV's ''Jersey Shore''. Early life and education Guadagnino was born and raised in Emerson Hill, Staten Isla ...

(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 American professional ice hockey forward for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hinostroza was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the sixth round (169th overall) of t ...

(born 1994) American National Hockey League player * Vinnie Johnson (born 1956), American retired National Basketball Association player *

Vinnie Jones Vincent Peter Jones (born 5 January 1965) is an English actor, presenter, and former professional footballer. Jones played professionally as a defensive midfielder from 1984 to 1999, notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, C ...

(born 1965), British actor and former footballer *

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

(born 1964), American guitarist and member of the English hard rock band UFO *

Vinny Nittoli Michael Vincent Nittoli (born November 11, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, New York ...

(born 1990), American baseball player * Vincent "Vinny" Parco, star of the reality television program '' Parco P.I.'' *

Vinnie Paul Vincent Paul Abbott (March 11, 1964 – June 22, 2018) was an American musician best known for being the drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal music, heavy metal band Pantera. He also co-founded Damageplan in 2003 with his younger brother, ...

(1964–2018), American rock/metal drummer, founding member of the band Pantera *

Vincent Richards Vincent Richards (March 20, 1903 – September 28, 1959) was an American tennis player. He was active in the early decades of the 20th century, particularly known as being a superlative volleyer. He was ranked World No. 2 as an amateur in 1924 b ...

(1903-1959), American tennis player *

Vinny Rottino Vincent Antonio Rottino (born April 7, 1980) is an American former professional baseball utility player and current television analyst for FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin covering the Milwaukee Brewers. He has played positions including catcher, ...

(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 pla ...

(born 1968), English former footballer and manager *

Vinnie Sunseri Vincent Salvatore Sunseri (born October 25, 1991) is an American football coach and former player who is the safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator for the Florida Gators. He played professionally as a safety in the National Football Leag ...

(born 1991), American National Football League player *

Vinny Testaverde Vincent Frank Testaverde Sr. (; born November 13, 1963) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning con ...

(born 1963), American former National Football League quarterback * Vinnie Vegas, stage name for American retired professional wrestler

Kevin Nash Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959) is an American actor, podcaster and retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under a legends contract. He is also known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Ac ...

(born 1959) * Vinny (also known as "Vinny Vinesauce"), the pseudonym of member and founder of the Twitch streaming collective

Vinesauce Vinesauce is a collective of online content creators founded in 2010. The group primarily focuses on video game livestreaming and commentary videos. The group is most notable for content in which video games are corrupted to cause glitches, a ...

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Vinny Burns Vinny Burns (born 4 April 1965, Oldham, Lancashire) is an English hard rock guitarist and producer, best known for his work with the bands Dare, Ten and Bob Catley. He has also been a member of Asia, Ultravox, Hugo, FM, The Ladder, Phoenix Do ...

(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 led the Redskins' personnel department throughout the 2000s as their ''de facto'' general manager. Cerrato has also b ...

, National Football League executive and former football player * Vinny Curran, American actor *

Vinny Curry Vincent Curry (born June 30, 1988) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. After playing college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd, he was selected by th ...

(born 1988), American National Football League player * Vinny Finigan (born 1989), English rugby league player *

Vinny Golia Vinny Golia (born March 1, 1946) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist specializing in woodwind instruments. He performs in the genres of contemporary music, jazz, free jazz, and free improvisation. Career As a composer, Golia fuses ...

(born 1946), American composer and musician * Vinnie Hacker (born 2002), American influencer * 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 ...

(1947–2019), 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 ...

, stage name of Indian television actress born Harmeet Kaur in 1991 *

Vinnie Barrett Vinnie Barrett (born Gwendolyn Hines Woolfolk; 1945) is an American songwriter and musician. Career Barrett graduated from Armstrong High School in Washington, D.C. She studied music at Howard University and the University of the District of Colu ...

(born Gwendolyn Hines Woolfolk in 1945), American songwriter and musician * Vinicio

Vinny Castilla Vinicio "Vinny" Castilla Soria (; born July 4, 1967) is a Mexican former Major League Baseball third baseman who played his best years with the Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves. Previously, he played with the Atlanta Braves (1991–1992, 20 ...

(born 1967), Mexican-born former Major League Baseball player * Mark

Vinnie Dombroski Vinnie Dombroski is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and main songwriter for the rock music, rock band Sponge (band), Sponge. He also fronted the short-lived supergroup (music), supergroup Spys4Darwin, and has been a mem ...

(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 1 ...

(born 1943), American amateur golfer * Viriato

Vinny deMacedo Viriato Manuel Pereira de Macedo (born October 16, 1965), also popularly known as Vinny deMacedo, is a Cape Verdean American politician, and was the Massachusetts State Senate, Massachusetts State Senator for the Plymouth County, Massachusetts, P ...

(born 1965), American politician * Vincenzo Luvineri (born 1977), stage name

Vinnie Paz Vincenzo Luviner ( Luvineri born October 5, 1977), better known as Vinnie Paz (formerly known as Ikon the Verbal Hologram), is an Italian-born American rapper and producer behind the Philadelphia underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. He ...

, Italian-American rapper and lyricist * Vinicius

Vinny Magalhães Vinicius "Vinny" de Magalhães (; born July 2, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he was a finalist in '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mi ...

(born 1984), Brazilian mixed martial artist * Vincenzo

Vinny Paz Vinny Paz (born Vincenzo Edward Pazienza, December 16, 1962), formerly Vinny Pazienza, is an American former professional boxer who held world titles at lightweight and light middleweight. The 2016 film '' Bleed for This'' is based on his comeb ...

(born 1962), American former boxer and world champion in several weight classes *

Václav Prospal Václav "Vinny" Prospal (born 17 February 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 Abraham Lincoln (U.S. Capitol), statue of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in the United States Capit ...

(1847-1914), American sculptor * Quoc Al Vinny Vinh, Vietnamese-American professional poker player * Ventan Vinnie Yablonski (1923-2008), American National Football League player

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* A character in the ''Adventure Time'' miniseries "

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" * 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. It stars Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill, and Fred Gwynne in his final film app ...

'', played by Joe Pesci *

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'' * Vinnie, a character from the film ''

Spaceballs ''Spaceballs'' is a 1987 American space opera parody film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. It primarily parodies the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, but also other popular franchises such as ''Star Trek'', '' Alien'', '' The Wi ...

'' * Vinnie, an anthropomorphic steam engine in ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...

'' * Vinny Folson, a character in ''Ninjago'' * Vinnie Kruse, on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' * Vinnie Monks, on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' *

Vinny Panesar ''EastEnders'' is a BBC soap opera that first aired on 19 February 1985. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2019, in order of first appearance. The characters are initially introduced by the show's executive consulta ...

, on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Vinny Dingle, on the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' * Vinnie Pappalardo, a character in the video game ''

Lego City Undercover ''Lego City Undercover'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by TT Fusion and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It was re-released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment ...

'' * 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 Verducci, main character in the TV sitcoms '' Top of the Heap'' and '' Vinnie & Bobby''

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