Valente is an Italian and Portuguese surname, and may refer to:
People
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Ailen Valente (born 1996), Argentine female artistic gymnast
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Alfredo Valente (photographer) (1899–1973), Italian born American photographer
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Benita Valente
Benita Valente (born October 19, 1934) is an American soprano whose career has encompassed the operatic stage as well as performance of lieder, chamber music and oratorio. She is especially lauded for her interpretations of Mozart and Handel, but ...
(born 1934), American soprano
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Bruno Valente (born 1982), Portuguese footballer
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Caterina Valente
Caterina Valente (born 14 January 1931) is a French multilingual singer, guitarist, and dancer of Italian ethnicity. Valente is a polyglot; she speaks six languages, and sings in eleven. While she is best known as a performer in Europe, Valente ...
(born 1931), Italian singer, guitarist, dancer, and actress
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Catherynne M. Valente (born 1979), American poet, novelist, and literary critic
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Diogo Valente (born 1984), Portuguese footballer
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Duarte Valente (born 1999), Portuguese professional footballer
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Gary Valente
Gary Valente (born June 26, 1953) is a jazz trombonist.
Early life
Valente was born on June 26, 1953, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He started playing the trombone as a young child, encouraged by his father, who played the same instrument. In the ...
(born 1953), American jazz trombonist
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Hugo Valente
Hugo Valente (born 17 June 1992) is a French former auto racing driver. He raced in the World Touring Car Championship for SUNRED Engineering, Campos Racing and the Lada factory team having made his debut in the series at the 2012 FIA WTCC Ra ...
(born 1992), French racing driver
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Ivan Valente
Ivan Valente (born 5 July 1946) is a Brazilian politician, teacher and engineer. He has been a member of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) since 2005 and is a federal deputy for the state of São Paulo. (born 1946), Brazilian politician, teacher and engineer
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Jennifer Valente (born 1994), American racing cyclist
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José Ángel Valente (1929—2000), Spanish poet
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José Valente (born 1969), Brazilian middle-distance runner
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Laura Valente, stage name of Laura Bortolotti (born 1963), Italian singer and musician
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Marcos Valente (born 1994), Portuguese professional footballer
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Michael Valente
Michael Valente (February 5, 1895 – January 10, 1976) was an Italian-born American soldier who served the United States Army in World War I. He received the United States military's highest decorationthe Medal of Honorfor his actions in Franc ...
(1895–1976), Italian-American soldier
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Miguel Valente (born 1993), Brazilian swimmer
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Nicola Valente (born 1991), Italian footballer
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Nuno Valente
Nuno Jorge Pereira da Silva Valente (; born 12 September 1974) is a former Portuguese professional footballer who played as a left-back or a winger. He later became a manager.
He played professionally in Portugal and England for Sporting, ...
(born 1974), Portuguese footballer
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Renato Valente, Italian film actor
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Renée Valente (1927–2016), American film and television producer
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Ricardo Valente (1991), Portuguese professional footballer
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Rodolfo Valente
Rodolfo Arrabale Valente (born 8 March 1993) is a Brazilian actor best known for playing Rafael in the Netflix series '' 3%''.
Career
Valente began working as an actor at the age of nine months. He has appeared in advertisements, movies, telev ...
(born 1993), Brazilian actor
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Rodrigo Valente (born 2001), Portuguese professional footballer
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Saverio Valente (born 1962), Argentine former footballer
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Sergio Paulo Barbosa Valente (born 1980), Portuguese footballer known as ''Duda''
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Tony Valente (politician) (born 1981), Canadian politician
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Tony Valente (artist) (born 1984), French comic artist
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Valeria Valente (born 1976), Italian politician and lawyer
Fictional
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Thomas Valente, ''Jericho'' character
Places
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Valente, Bahia, Brazil
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Valente, Mozambique
Other uses
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Mercedes-Benz Valente, a model released in Australia
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Sergio Valente (brand), Clothing brand
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''Valente Quintero'' (film), a 1973 Mexican film directed by Mario Hernández
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Valente v R'', a Supreme Court of Canada decision on protection of judicial independence
See also
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Valenti (surname)
{{disambiguation, surname
Portuguese-language surnames
Italian-language surnames