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

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Valerius The gens Valeria was a patrician family at ancient Rome, prominent from the very beginning of the Republic to the latest period of the Empire. Publius Valerius Poplicola was one of the consuls in 509 BC, the year that saw the overthrow of the ...

''. The

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

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Valery Afanassiev Valery Pavlovich Afanassiev (; born 8 September 1947) is a Russian pianist, writer and conductor. Life Valery Afanassiev was born in Moscow. He studied piano at the Academic Music College and Moscow Conservatory with Emil Gilels and Yakov Zak ...

, Russian pianist and author * Valery V. Afanasyev, Russian hockey coach *

Valery Asratyan Valery Georgievich Asratyan (, , c. 1958 – 1996) was a Soviet suspected serial killer, convicted for the killing of two women in Moscow between 1988 and 1990. Asratyan, a previously convicted serial rapist and child molester, committed over 20 ...

(1958–1996), Soviet serial killer *

Valery Belenky Valeri Vladimirovich Belenki (, ; born 5 September 1969) is a retired Azerbaijani artistic gymnast who competed in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. Career Belenki was born and raised in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union (present day Azerbaija ...

, Azerbaijani-German former Olympic

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which assigns the '' Code of Points'' used ...

* Valeriy Belousov, Russian decathlete *

Valeri Bojinov Valeri Emilov Bojinov (, ; born 15 February 1986) is a retired Bulgarian professional footballer. Throughout his career, Bojinov has played for eighteen different clubs during his various spells in Italy, as well as in England, Portugal, Bulg ...

, 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 Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov ( rus, Вале́рий Я́ковлевич Брю́сов, p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj ˈjakəvlʲɪvʲɪdʑ ˈbrʲusəf, a=Valyeriy Yakovlyevich Bryusov.ru.vorb.oga; – 9 October 1924) was a Russian poet, prose writer, drama ...

, Russian poet * Valeri Bukrejev, Estonian pole vaulter *

Valeri Bure Valeri Vladimirovich "Val" Bure ( ; rus, Валерий Владимирович Буре, p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj bʊˈrɛ; born June 13, 1974) is a Russian–American former professional ice hockey right winger. He played 10 seasons in the Natio ...

, 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 Valery Georgiyevich Gazzaev (; ; born 7 August 1954) is a Russian politician, football manager and former footballer of Ossetian descent. As a Soviet footballer he played the position of a striker enjoying successes with his team FC Dynamo M ...

, 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 The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces (militaries), the head of the military staff. List * Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia) * Chief of General Staff (Afghanistan) * Chief of the General Staff (Albania) * C ...

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 President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

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 Conductor or conduction may refer to: Biology and medicine * Bone conduction, the conduction of sound to the inner ear * Conduction aphasia, a language disorder Mathematics * Conductor (ring theory) * Conductor of an abelian variety * Cond ...

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (, ; ; 2 February 19262 December 2020), also known as simply Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981. After serving as Ministry of the Economy ...

, president of the French Republic *

Valeriy Gridnev Valeriy Borissovich Gridnev (; born 1956) is a Russian painter based in Saint Petersburg and London, known for portraits of aristocracy. Biography Gridnev was born in 1956 in the Urals, Soviet Union, the son of Boris Gridnev. He was educated at ...

, Russian painter *

Valery Jacobi Valery Ivanovich Jacobi ( or Якобий; , Kudryakovo, Kazan Governorate, Russia - 13 May 1902, Nice, France) was a Russian painter

, Russian painter *

Valery Karasyov Valery Nikolayevich Karasyov (; born 23 September 1946) is a retired Russian gymnast. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a silver medal in the team competition. Individually his best result was fifth ...

, former Olympic artistic gymnast *

Valeri Karpin Valery Georgiyevich Karpin (; born 2 February 1969) is a Russian football manager and former player who manages the Russian national team and Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow. As a player, he was a midfielder and spent most of his car ...

, Russian football player *

Valeri Kharlamov Valeri Borisovich Kharlamov (, ; 14 January 1948 – 27 August 1981) was a Russian ice hockey forward who played for CSKA Moscow in the Soviet League from 1967 until his death in 1981. Kharlamov was a speedy, intelligent, skilled and domina ...

, Russian former Olympic hockey player * Valery Kerdemelidi, former Olympic artistic gymnast *

Valery Khodemchuk Valery Ilyich Khodemchuk (; ; 24 March 195126 April 1986) was a Soviet engineer who was the night shift circulating pump operator at the Chernobyl power plant, and the first casualty of the Chernobyl disaster. Biography Valery Khodemchuk was b ...

(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 Kipelov () is a Russian heavy metal band formed and led by former Aria vocalist Valery Kipelov. Origins In 2002, dissension in the heavy metal band Aria led to Aria members Valery Kipelov (vocals), Sergey Terentyev (guitar), and Alexander M ...

bands) * Valeri Kois, Estonian politician *

Valery Larbaud Valery Larbaud (29 August 1881 – 2 February 1957) was a French writer and poet. Life He was born in Vichy, the only child of a pharmacist Nicolas Larbaud and Isabelle Bureau des Étivaux. His father died when he was 8, and he was brought up ...

, French author *

Valeriy Lebed Valeriy Ihorovych Lebed (; born 5 January 1989) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position prima ...

, Ukrainian professional footballer *

Valery Legasov Valery Alekseyevich Legasov (; 1 September 1936 – 27 April 1988) was a Soviet inorganic chemist and a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. He is primarily known for his efforts to contain the 1986 Chernobyl disas ...

, 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 Valery Yakovlevich Leontiev (; born 19 March 1949) is a Soviet and Russian pop singer, sometimes songwriter and actor, whose popularity peaked in the 1980s and 1990s. He was titled a People's Artist of Russia in 1996.Valery Likhodey Valery Vitalevich Likhodey (alternative spelling: Valerii Likhodei) (; born 23 October 1986) is a Russian former professional basketball. Professional career During his professional career, Likhodey has played with CSKA Moscow, CSK VVS Samara, Tr ...

, Russian basketball player * Valeri Liukin, Kazakh-American former Olympic artistic gymnast and current gymnastics coach. Father of

Nastia Liukin Anastasia "Nastia" Valeryevna Liukin (; ; born October 30, 1989) is an Americans, American former artistic gymnast. She is the Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Olympic Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic ind ...

Valeriy Lobanovskyi Valeriy Vasylyovych Lobanovskyi (, ; 6 January 1939 – 13 May 2002) was а Soviet and Ukrainian football player and manager. He was Master of Sports of the USSR, Distinguished Coach of the USSR, and a laureate of the UEFA Order of Merit in Rub ...

, Ukrainian football manager * Valery Meladze, Russian pop singer *

Valery Mezhlauk Valery Ivanovich Mezhlauk (; ) (1893–1938) was a government and party official in the Soviet Union during the decades of the 1920s and 1930s. He is best remembered as the Chairman of the State Planning Committee (Gosplan) from 1934 to 193 ...

, 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 Valery Milagros Ortiz (born August 1, 1984) is a Puerto Rican actress and model. She has appeared in various television series including ''South of Nowhere'' (2005–2008), ''Diary of a Single Mom'' (2009–2011), '' Hit the Floor'' (2013–2016) ...

, Puerto Rican actress *

Valeri Polyakov Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov (, ; born Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov []; 27 April 1942 – 7 September 2022) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut. He is the record holder for the Timeline of longest spaceflights, longest single stay in space, stay ...

, 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 Valery Viktorovich Postnikov (; 19 July 1945 – 3 February 2016) was a Soviet and Russian ice hockey player and coach including Honored Coach of Russia (1992). As a hockey player he finished his career at 24 years due to injury, and was a grad ...

, former Russian hockey player and coach *

Valery Ponomarev Valery Ponomarev, Russian: Вале́рий Миха́йлович Пономарёв, ''Valery Mikhaylovich Ponomaryov'', (born 20 January 1943) is a Russian-born jazz trumpeter. He has lived in the United States since 1973. Ponomarev became inte ...

, Ukrainian jazz musician *

Valery Perevozchenko Valery () is a male given name and occasional surname. It is derived from the Latin name ''Valerius''. The Slavic given name Valeriy or Valeri is prevalent in Russia and derives directly from the Latin. Given name * Valery Afanassiev, Russian pia ...

, Soviet engineer *

Valeri Qazaishvili Valeri "Vako" Qazaishvili (born 29 January 1993) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan and the Georgia national team. Qazaishvili began his career in his nativ ...

, Georgian international footballer *

Valery Rozov Valery Vladimirovich Rozov (December 26, 1964 – November 11, 2017) was a Russian BASE jumper, who became known for jumping from the world's highest summits. He currently holds the record for highest BASE jump in the world. Notable jumps ;22 ...

, 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 Valery Mikhailovich Sablin (; 1 January 1939 – 3 August 1976) was a Soviet Navy officer and member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Communist Party who in November 1975, while serving as the Political commissar, political officer on t ...

, (1939–1976) Soviet Navy Officer and mutineer *

Valery Shary Valery Shary (, born 2 January 1947) is a former Belarusian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union. His 3 lift total of in the 82.5k weight class was never surpassed. Biography Shary was born in Chervyen. Shar ...

, Belarusian Olympic champion weightlifter *

Valery Sigalevitch Valery Sigalevitch (Russian: Валерий Львович Сигалевич, ''Valerij Lvovič Sigalevič''; born March, 4 1950) is a Russian classical concert pianist. Biography Sigalevitch was born in Simferopol, Crimea. His father Lev Sigale ...

, Russian pianist *

Valeriy Sydorenko Valeriy Petrovych Sydorenko (born 23 September 1976) is a Ukrainian former amateur boxer. He competed for his native country at the 2000 Olympics and later won the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships. He is the twin brother of Volodymyr S ...

, Ukrainian boxer * Valeriy Syutkin, Russian singer *

Valery Todorovsky Valery Petrovich Todorovsky (, ; born 9 May 1962, in Odesa) is a celebrated Russian film director, screenwriter, TV producer. A member of a prominent dynasty of filmmakers, he is the son of Pyotr Todorovsky and the father of Pyotr Todorovsky ...

, Russian film director * Valery Wichman, LGBT rights activist from the Cook Islands *

Valeri Zolotukhin Valeri Sergeevich Zolotukhin (, 21 June 1941 – 30 March 2013) was a Soviet and Russian stage and cinema actor who performed at the Taganka Theatre which he also headed between 2011 and 2013. He was named People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1987. B ...

, Russian actor

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Carl Valeri Carl Valeri (born 14 August 1984) is an Australian retired professional Association football, soccer player. Valeri was born in Canberra and played youth football for Tuggeranong United FC, Tuggeranong United and at the Australian Institute of ...

Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Aus ...

footballer * Diego Valeri, Argentine football player *

Edmond Valléry Gressier Edmond Valléry Gressier (21 December 1813, Corbie – 1 November 1892) was a French lawyer, senator for Somme (and President of its General Council) and the Minister of Agriculture of France during the Franco-Prussian War The Franco-Pruss ...

, French lawyer *

Franca Valeri Alma Franca Maria Norsa (31 July 1920 – 9 August 2020), known professionally as Franca Valeri, was an Italian actress, author, and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Milan as Alma Franca Maria Norsa, she managed to survive the Holocaust in ...

, Italian actress *

François Valéry François Valéry (real name : Jean-Louis Mougeot, born on 4 August 1954, in Oran, French Algeria) is a French singer-songwriter and composer. He is married to Nicole Calfan and Michael Calfan is his son. Biography He became famous for his roma ...

, French singer-songwriter and composer *

Heike Vallery Heike Vallery is a German mechanical engineer whose research involves the development of robot legs and exoskeletons to assist in human walking, including applications in prosthetics and medical rehabilitation. She is a professor of biomechanica ...

, German mechanical engineer *

Jean Joseph Valéry Count Jean Joseph Valéry (1828 – 26 March 1879) was a French shipowner and politician who was Senator of Corsica in 1876–79. He inherited a line of steamships for passenger, cargo and mail services that he greatly expanded to operate between ...

(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

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*Valery, a character in ''

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

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Valleri "Valleri" is a song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart for the Monkees. The single peaked at #3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and spent two weeks at #1 on the ''Cash Box'' chart in early 1968, and reached #1 in Canada and #12 in the UK. B ...

, a song performed by The Monkees

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