Valery () is a male given name and occasional surname. It 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 ...

name '' Valerius''. The Slavic given name Valeriy or Valeri is prevalent in Russia and derives directly from the Latin.

Given name

* Valery Afanassiev, Russian pianist and author * Valery V. Afanasyev, Russian hockey coach * Valery Asratyan (1958–1996), Soviet serial killer * Valery Belenky, Azerbaijani-German former Olympic artistic gymnast * Valeriy Belousov, Russian decathlete * Valeri Bojinov, Bulgarian international

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

* Valery Bryusov, Russian poet * Valeri Bukrejev, Estonian pole vaulter * Valeri Bure, Russian ice hockey player *

Valery Chekalov Valery Yevgenyevich Chekalov (; 10 January 1976 – 23 August 2023) was a Russian mercenary leader, head of logistics of the Wagner private military company, and a close confidant of Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. Chekalov was Wagner's " ...

(1976–2023), Russian mercenary leader * Valeriy Chernyshev (born 1944), Russian chemist *

Valery Chkalov Valery Pavlovich Chkalov (; ; – 15 December 1938) was a test pilot awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (1936). Early life Chkalov was born to a Russian family in 1904 in the upper Volga region, the town of Chkalovsk, Russia, Vasi ...

, Russian aircraft test pilot * Valery Gazzaev, Russian football manager *

Valery Gerasimov Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov (born 8 September 1955) is a Russian Army general (Russia), army general serving as the Chief of the General Staff (Russia), Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Ministry of Defen ...

, Russian

General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...

, the current Chief of the General Staff of the

Armed Forces of Russia The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. They are organized into three service branches—the Ground Forces, Navy, and Aerospace Forces—two independent com ...

, and first Deputy

Defence Minister A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...

. He was appointed by President

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Ru ...

on 9 November 2012. Strategist who conceived the "Gerasimov doctrine" which is currently prevalent in Russian military strategy. *

Valery Gergiev Valery Abisalovich Gergiev (, ; ; born 2 May 1953) is a Russian conducting, conductor and opera company director. He is currently general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre and of the Bolshoi Theatre and artistic director o ...

, Ossetian-Russian conductor * Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, president of the French Republic * Valeriy Gridnev, Russian painter * Valery Jacobi, Russian painter * Valery Karasyov, former Olympic artistic gymnast * Valeri Karpin, Russian football player * Valeri Kharlamov, Russian former Olympic hockey player * Valery Kerdemelidi, former Olympic artistic gymnast * Valery Khodemchuk (1951–1986), Soviet engineer and first victim of the Chernobyl Disaster * Valery Kipelov, Russian heavy metal singer and composer (former member of

Aria (band) Aria () is a Russian heavy metal music, heavy metal band that was formed in 1985 in Moscow. Although it was not the first Soviet band to play heavy music, Aria was the first to break through to mainstream media and commercial success. Accordin ...

and current leader of Kipelov bands) * Valeri Kois, Estonian politician * Valery Larbaud, French author * Valeriy Lebed, Ukrainian professional footballer * Valery Legasov, Russian scientist. He was the chief of the investigation committee of the

Chernobyl disaster On 26 April 1986, the no. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), exploded. With dozens of direct casualties, it is one of only ...

. * Valery Leontiev, Russian pop singer * Valery Likhodey, Russian basketball player * Valeri Liukin, Kazakh-American former Olympic artistic gymnast and current gymnastics coach. Father of Nastia Liukin * Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ukrainian football manager * Valery Meladze, Russian pop singer * Valery Mezhlauk, Latvian-German and former chairman of

GOSPLAN The State Planning Committee, commonly known as Gosplan ( ), was the agency responsible for economic planning, central economic planning in the Soviet Union. Established in 1921 and remaining in existence until the dissolution of the Soviet Unio ...

from 1934 to 1937 * Valeri Nichushkin, Russian NHL hockey player * Valery Ortiz, Puerto Rican actress * Valeri Polyakov, Russian former

Cosmonaut An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a List of human spaceflight programs, human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member of a spa ...

* Valery Postnikov, former Russian hockey player and coach * Valery Ponomarev, Ukrainian jazz musician * Valery Perevozchenko, Soviet engineer * Valeri Qazaishvili, Georgian international footballer * Valery Rozov, former Russian

BASE jumper BASE jumping () is the recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend to the ground. BASE is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings, antenna (radio), antenna ...

* Valery Sablin, (1939–1976) Soviet Navy Officer and mutineer * Valery Shary, Belarusian Olympic champion weightlifter * Valery Sigalevitch, Russian pianist * Valeriy Sydorenko, Ukrainian boxer * Valeriy Syutkin, Russian singer * Valery Todorovsky, Russian film director * Valery Wichman, LGBT rights activist from the Cook Islands * Valeri Zolotukhin, Russian actor

Surname

* Carl Valeri, Australian footballer * Diego Valeri, Argentine football player * Edmond Valléry Gressier, French lawyer * Franca Valeri, Italian actress * François Valéry, French singer-songwriter and composer * Heike Vallery, German mechanical engineer * Jean Joseph Valéry (1828–1879), French businessman, diplomat and senator. *

Paul Valéry Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry (; 30 October 1871 – 20 July 1945) was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher. In addition to his poetry and fiction (drama and dialogues), his interests included aphorisms on art, history, letters, m ...

, French author

Fictional characters

*Valery, a character in ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The series follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey American Mafia, Mafia boss who suffers from panic attacks. He reluct ...

'' played by Vitali Baganov. Valery was a member of the Russian mob and acquainted with Tony Soprano.

Other

* Valleri, a song performed by The Monkees

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