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 Vincent Apap, Order of the British Empire, OBE (; 13 November 1909 – 15 February 2003) was a Maltese people, Maltese sculptor who is well known for designing various public monuments and church statues, most notably the Triton Fountain (Malta) ...

(1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2,100 artworks ...

(1853–1890), Dutch

Post-Impressionist Post-Impressionism (also spelled Postimpressionism) was a predominantly French art movement that developed roughly between 1886 and 1905, from the last Impressionist exhibition to the birth of Fauvism. Post-Impressionism emerged as a reaction a ...

painter *

Vincent Munier Vincent Munier (born 14 April 1976) is a French wildlife photographer and documentary filmmaker. Among his most notable works are his photographs of arctic wolves and snow leopards. He co-directed a film about snow leopards, '' The Velvet Queen ...

(born 1976), French wildlife photographer

Saints

Vincent of Saragossa Vincent of Saragossa (also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon), the Protomartyr of Spain, was a deacon of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Church of Saragossa. He is the patron saint of Lisbon, Algarve, a ...

(died 304), deacon and martyr, patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia *

Vincent, Orontius, and Victor Saints Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (d. 305 AD) are venerated as martyrs by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Tradition states that Vincent and Orontius were brothers from Cimiez. They were Christians who evangelized in the Pyrenees and ...

(died 305), martyrs who evangelized in the Pyrenees *

Vincent of Digne Saint Vincent was the second Bishop of Digne, from 380 to 394. Biography Born in North Africa of Berber descent, like his predecessor Saint Domnin, he, together with Saint Marcellin and Saint Domnin, arrived in Rome in 313 with North Afric ...

(died 379), French bishop of Digne *

Vincent of Lérins Vincent of Lérins (; died ) was a Gallic monk and author of early Christian writings. One example was the '' Commonitorium'', c.434, which offers guidance in the orthodox teaching of Christianity. Suspected of semi-Pelagianism, he opposed ...

(died 445), Church father, Gallic author of early Christian writings *

Vincent Madelgarius Vincent Madelgarius, aka ''Maelceadar'', Benedictine monk, died 677. His feast day is September 20. Belgian accounts Belgian sources state that Madelgarus was born about 615 in Strépy, Belgium. The young nobleman married around 635 the dist ...

(died 677), Benedictine monk who established two monasteries in France *

Vincent Ferrer Vincent Ferrer, Dominican Order, OP ( ; ; ; ; ; ; 23 January 1350 – 5 April 1419) was a Kingdom of Valencia, Valencian Dominican Order, Dominican friar who gained acclaim as a preacher, missionary and logician. After supporting Antipope Benedic ...

(1350–1419), Valencian Dominican missionary and logician *

Vincent de Paul Vincent de Paul, CM (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660), commonly known as Saint Vincent de Paul, was an Occitan French Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor. In 1622, Vincent was appointed as chaplain to the galleys. ...

(1581–1660), Catholic priest who served the poor *

Vicente Liem de la Paz Vicente Liêm of Peace (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Vicente Liêm de la Paz'') (Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: ''Vinh Sơn Hòa Bình'') or Vinh Sơn Phạm Hiếu Liêm (1732 – 7 November 1773) was a Tonkinese (present day Northern Vietn ...

(Vincent Liem the Nguyen, 1732–1773), Vincent Duong, Vincent Tuong, and Vincent Yen Do of the Vietnamese Martyrs *

Vincent Pallotti Vincent Pallotti, SAC (21 April 1795 – 22 January 1850) was an Catholic Church in Italy, Italian Catholic cleric and the founder of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, later known as the Pious Society of Missions (the Pallottines). The ori ...

(1795–1850), Italian ecclesiastic

Politicians and government officials

Vincent Auriol Vincent Jules Auriol (; 27 August 1884 – 1 January 1966) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1947 to 1954. Early life and politics Auriol was born in Revel, Haute-Garonne, as the only child of Jacques Antoine Aurio ...

(1884–1966), French politician who served as

President of France The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country, the po ...

from 1947 to 1954 * Vincent Bru (born 1955), French politician * Sir John Vincent "Vince" Cable (born 1943), British politician *

Vincent Candelora Vincent J. Candelora is an American businessman, lawyer, and politician. Candelora is the Connecticut State House of Representatives, State Representative for the 86th House District and also serves as the Republican Minority Leader in the Connect ...

, American businessman, lawyer, and politician * Vince Catania (born 1977), Australian politician * Vincent Cianci (1941–2016), American politician *

Vincent B. Dixie Vincent Dixie (born August 20, 1973) is an American businessman, politician, and a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 54 since 2019. Dixie is one of 32 freshman members of the 111th Tennessee Genera ...

(born 1973), American businessman and politician *

Vincent Fang (entrepreneur) Vincent Fang Kang, Gold Bauhinia Star , GBS, Justice of the Peace , JP (born 7 May 1943 in Shanghai) is an entrepreneur in the garment industry. He is the former chairman and leader of the Liberal Party (Hong Kong), Liberal Party of Hong Kon ...

(born 1943), politician in Hong Kong *

Vincent Fort Vincent Dean Fort (April 28, 1956 – December 22, 2024) was an American politician who served as a member of the Georgia State Senate for the 39th district from 1996 to 2017. He represented part of Fulton County for the 39th district. His dis ...

(1956–2024), American politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (1996–2017) *

Vince Martin (politician) Vincent Joseph Martin (14 May 1920 – 10 March 2001) was an Australian politician, the son of Joe and Elsie Martin. He attended Marist Brothers Darlinghurst, leaving school at age 14½ and entering the State and then Commonwealth public ...

(1920–2001), Australian politician *

Vincent Massey Charles Vincent Massey (February 20, 1887December 30, 1967) was a Canadian diplomat and statesman who served as the 18th governor general of Canada from 1952 to 1959. Massey was the first governor general of Canada who was born in Canada. Mas ...

(1887–1967), Canadian lawyer, diplomat and 18th Governor General of Canada *

Vincent Orange Vincent Bernard Orange, Sr. (born April 11, 1957) is a former American politician from Washington, D.C., and former president of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. An attorney and a certified public accountant, Orange represented Ward 5 on the Cou ...

(born 1957), American politician and attorney * Vincent Perera (1918–1993), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician,

Mayor of Colombo The Mayor of Colombo is the elected head of the Colombo Municipal Council. The post was created in 1866 when the Colombo Municipal Council was established by the Legislative Council of Ceylon. The mayor is assisted by the deputy mayor and a Munic ...

from 1965-1966 *

Vincent Pierre Vincent Joseph Pierre is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 44th district of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Pierre graduated from the Holy Rosary Institute, and then attended at the Southern University, ...

(born 1964), American politician *

Vincent Rolland Vincent Rolland (born 1 February 1970) is a French politician who has represented the 2nd constituency of the Savoie department in the National Assembly since 2017. A member of The Republicans (LR), he previously held the seat from 2002 to 2007 ...

(born 1970), French politician * Vincent Seitlinger (born 1987), French politician * Vincent Stuart de Silva Wikramanayake (1876–1953), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician

In sports

American football

Vince Biegel Vincent James Biegel ( ; born July 2, 1993) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at Wisconsin. Early life Biegel's father, Rocky, was a linebacker for BYU from 1988–92 and a second-team All-Western ...

(born 1993), American football player * Vinnie Clark (born 1979), American former National Football League player *

Vince Courville Vincent Eric Courville (born December 5, 1959) is an American former professional football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He was also a member of the Houston Gamblers in the United States Football Le ...

(born 1959), American former National Football League player *

Vince Dooley Vincent Joseph Dooley (September 4, 1932 – October 28, 2022) was an American college football coach. He was the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs from 1964 to 1988, as well as the University of Georgia's (UGA) athletic director from 1979 to 2 ...

(1932–2022), American former football coach * Vincent Gray (American football) (born 1999), American National Football League player * Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) American former National Football League player and former Major League Baseball player. *

Vince Lombardi Vincent Thomas Lombardi ( ; June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was an American professional football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL). Lombardi is considered by many to be among the greatest coaches and leaders in Ame ...

(1913–1970), American National Football League player, coach and executive * Vince Promuto (1938–2021), American National Football League player *

Vincent Taylor (American football) Vincent Taylor (born January 5, 1994) is an American former professional football defensive tackle. He played college football at Oklahoma State. Taylor played professionally for the Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, and Houston T ...

(born 1994), American football 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 *

Vince Warren Vincent Leo Warren (born February 18, 1963) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Giants in the fifth round of the ...

(born 1963), American former National Football League player *

Vince Wilfork Vincent Lamar Wilfork (born November 4, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football fo ...

(born 1981), American former National Football League player

Association football

Vincent Aboubakar Vincent Paté Aboubakar (born 22 January 1992) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for Süper Lig club Hatayspor and captains the Cameroon national team. Aboubakar began his career at Coton Sport a ...

(born 1992), Cameroonian professional footballer * Vincent Bossou (born 1986), Togolese footballer *

Vincent Candela Vincent Philippe Antoine Candela (born 24 October 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a full-back; he is most well-known for his time playing for Italian club Roma. Candela earned 40 caps for the France national team ...

(born 1973), French football player *

Vincent Enyeama Vincent Enyeama (; born 29 August 1982) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Despite his below-average height for a goalkeeper, he is popularly regarded as one of the greatest African goalkeepers of all time ...

(born 1982), Nigerian former footballer *

Vincent Kompany Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany (born 10 April 1986) is a Belgian professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former Association football, player who played as a centre-back. He is currently the head coach of ...

(born 1986), Belgian former footballer *

Vincent Lamy Vincent Lamy (born July 10, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Celtix du Haut-Richelieu in Ligue1 Quebec. Early life Lamy was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Lamy began playing soccer in 2005 with hometown club Dynamik Sh ...

(born 1999), Canadian soccer player * Vincent Nogueira (born 1988), French former professional footballer *

Vincent Rabiega Vincent Rabiega (born 14 June 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Germany, he represented Poland at youth international level. He has played club football in Germany and England for BFC Preussen, Hertha BSC, RB Le ...

(born 1995), professional footballer *

Vincent Rüfli Vincent Rüfli (born 22 January 1988) is a Swiss professional association football, footballer who plays for Étoile Carouge FC, Étoile Carouge as a Defender (association football), right back. Career On 3 June 2019, Rüfli signed a three-year ...

(born 1988), Swiss professional footballer * Vincent Sierro (born 1995), Swiss professional footballer

Baseball

Vince Coleman Vince Coleman may refer to: *Vince Coleman (baseball) Vincent Maurice Coleman (born September 22, 1961) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player, best known for his years with the St. Louis Cardinals. Primarily a left fielder, ...

(born 1961), American former Major League Baseball player *

Vince DiMaggio Vincent Paul DiMaggio (September 6, 1912 – October 3, 1986) was an American Major League Baseball center fielder. During a 10-year baseball career, he played for the Boston Bees (1937–1938), Cincinnati Reds (1939–1940), Pittsburgh Pirates ( ...

(1912–1986), American Major League Baseball player, older brother of Joe and Dom DiMaggio *

Vin Scully Vincent Edward Scully (November 29, 1927 – August 2, 2022) was an American sportscaster, best known for his broadcast work in Major League Baseball. Scully was the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers for sixty-se ...

(1927–2022), American sportscaster, called Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers games from 1950 to 2016

Basketball

Vincent Askew Vincent Jerome Askew (born February 28, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who played for nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eight different teams. A 6'6" guard-forward, Askew played college bas ...

(born 1966), American former professional basketball player *

Vince Carter Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. (born January 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 22 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He primarily played the shooting guard and small forward positions, b ...

(born 1977), National Basketball Association player * Vincent Collet (born 1963), French basketball coach * Vincent Kesteloot (born 1995), Belgian professional basketball player *

Vincent Masingue Vincent Masingue, born 31 January 1976 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Isère, is a French former professional basketball player, who plays at N°5 (2.05 m). Biography Career Clubs *1993-1996 : Levallois Sporting Club Basket (LNB Pro A, Pro A) ...

(born 1976), French former professional basketball player * Vincent Mendy (basketball) (born 1983), French professional basketball player * Vincent Nguyen (basketball) (born 1995), Vietnamese-Dutch professional basketball player *

Vincent Poirier Vincent Yann Poirier (born 17 October 1993) is a French professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. He also represents the French national team in international competition. Professi ...

(born 1993), French professional basketball player * Vincent Rivaldi Kosasih (born 1996), Indonesian basketball player *

Vincent Sanford Vincent Laron "Vee" Sanford II (born December 5, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Georgetown and Dayton. Early life Sanford was ...

(born 1990), American basketball player *

Vincent Yarbrough Vincent Raymond Yarbrough (born March 21, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA and Europe. The 6'7" and 210 lb forward out of the University of Tennessee was selected as the fourth pick of the se ...

(born 1981), American former professional basketball player

Wrestling

Vince McMahon Vincent Kennedy McMahon ( ; born August 24, 1945) is an American businessman and former professional wrestling promoter. McMahon, along with his later-estranged wife Linda McMahon, Linda, is a co-founder of the modern WWE, the world's largest ...

(born 1945), American professional wrestling promoter and owner, chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment * Vince McMahon Sr. (1914–1984), American professional wrestling promoter, father of the above *

Vinny Marseglia Vincent Marseglia (born January 24, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is known for his work with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a record setting four-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion, with thre ...

(born 1986), known as Vincent in ROH *

Virgil (wrestler) Michael Charles Jones (April 7, 1951 – February 28, 2024), better known by his ring name Virgil, was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He is best known for his tenures in the WWE, World Wrestling Federation ...

(born 1962), known as Vincent in WCW

Other sports

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 *

Vincent Astrolabio Vincent Astrolabio (born April 1, 1997) is a Filipino professional boxer who held the World Boxing Organization, WBO Inter-continental and WBC International Bantamweight titles from 2022 to 2023, he challenged for the WBO Bantamweight title in 20 ...

(born 1997), Filipino professional boxer * Vincent Bachet (born 1978), professional French ice hockey defenceman *

Vincent Barnes Vincent Alexander Barnes (born 15 February 1960) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played for Western Province and Transvaal. He was born at Cape Town in 1960. Barnes, a coloured fast bowler with a slingy action, played mos ...

(born 1960), South African first-class cricketer * Vincent Barteau (born 1962), former French road racing cyclist *

Vincent Berger Vincent Berger (born 1 February 1967) is a French sailor. He competed in the Flying Dutchman event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelo ...

(born 1967), French sailor *

Vincent Blatchford Vincent Harry Blatchford (9 September 1906 – 30 April 1976) was a male English international table tennis player. Table tennis career He was selected to represent England during the 1930 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cu ...

(1906–1976), English table tennis player *

Vincent Boury Vincent Boury (born 21 June 1969 in Colmar Vincent Brewster Vincent Crescedo Brewster (born 2 January 1940) is a Barbadian people, Barbadian cricketer. Brewster was a left-handed batsman (cricket), batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Bridgetown in the parish of Saint Michael, Bar ...

(born 1940), Barbadian cricketer * Vincent Carrara (born 1905, date of death unknown), French racing cyclist * Vincent Casse (born 1994), Belgian acrobatic gymnast * Vincent Chepkok (born 1988), Kenyan professional long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres *

Vincent Chiu Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo ( Chinese: 赵文卓; born 10 April 1972), sometimes credited as Vincent Chiu or Chiu Man-cheuk, is a Chinese actor and martial artist. He is best known for portraying Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung in both film and televisio ...

(born 1998), American badminton player * Vince Clarke (cricketer) (born 1971), English former cricketer *

Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc (born 7 May 1981) is a former France, French professional rugby union player who played on the Wing (rugby union), wing. Birth and early career Born in the city of Échirolles, suburb of the south of Grenoble (Isère), Clerc fir ...

(born 1981), former French rugby union player * Vincent Confait (born 1959), Seychellois sprinter *

Vincent Defrasne Vincent Defrasne (born 9 March 1977) is a former French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He was also a member of the ...

(born 1977), former French biathlete *

Vincent De Haître Vincent De Haître (born June 16, 1994) is a Canadian dual-sport athlete competing as both a speed skater and track cyclist who has been in sport since 2000. After competing at his second Olympic games in PyeongChang De Haître made the switch bac ...

(born 1994), Canadian dual-sport athlete competing as both a speed skater and track cyclist * Vincent de Nardi (born 1967), French water polo player * Vincent Dias Dos Santos (born 1990), Luxembourgish cyclo-cross cyclist *

Vincent Favretto Vincent Favretto (born 5 April 1984) is a French pole vaulter. As a junior, he won the silver medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships, the bronze medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships and the gold medal at the 2003 European Junior C ...

(born 1984), French pole vaulter *

Vincent Feigenbutz Vincent Feigenbutz (born 11 September 1995) is a German professional boxer. He held the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title in 2016 and challenged for the IBF super-middleweight title in 2020. Professional career Feigenbutz turned pro at the ...

(born 1995), German professional boxer *

Vincent Hermance Vincent Hermance (born 1 August 1984 in Meaux, France) is a French mountain bike trials cyclist. He specialises in Mountain bike trials#26.E2.80.B3 .E2.80.93 .27Stock Bikes.27, 26-inch trials. Hermance was UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Champ ...

(born 1984), French mountain bike trials cyclist *

Vincent C Y Ho Vincent C Y Ho (; born 25 May 1990) is a horse racing jockey. He made an impressive start to his riding career with 10 wins in his first season in 2009/10. He became Hong Kong's champion apprentice with 39 wins in 2010/11. In 2012/13 he rode 28 w ...

(born 1990), horse racing jockey *

Vincent Gagnon Vincent Gagnon (born September 5, 1981) is a Canadian retired racquetball player from Montreal. Gagnon won five Canadian Championships: four doubles titles and one singles. He also competed for Canada 19 times, winning multiple medals highlighted ...

(born 1981), Canadian retired racquetball player * Vincent Garos (born 1982), retired French sailor * Vincent Gauthier-Manuel (born 1986), French alpine skier and Paralympic athlete *

Vincent Gérard Vincent Gérard (born 16 December 1986) is a French professional handball player. With France, he won all the main competitions: 2014 European Championship, 2017 World Championship and 2020 Olympics. He has been elected best goalkeeper at t ...

(born 1986), French former professional handball player *

Vincent Hancock Vincent Charles Hancock (born March 19, 1989) is an American Army sergeant, sports shooter, and four-time Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in men's skeet shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics (with a then Olympic record), 2012 Summer Olympi ...

(born 1989), American Olympic shooter *

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 hockey player *

Vincent Hoppezak Vincent Hoppezak (born 2 February 1999) is a Dutch road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He won the silver medal in the Scratch at the 2021 UEC European Track Championships. Major results Track ;2016 : National J ...

(born 1999), Dutch road and track cyclist *

Vincent Jay Vincent Jay (born 18 May 1985) is a former French biathlete and non-commissioned officer. During his career, he won two Olympic medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver - a gold in the sprint and a bronze medal in the pursuit. He was th ...

(born 1985), former French biathlete and non-commissioned officer *

Vincent Keymer Vincent Keymer (born 15 November 2004) is a German chess grandmaster. He was the No.1 in the FIDE World Chess Ratings for Juniors in January 2024. Chess career Vincent Keymer was born in Mainz, Germany, a city that has a long history of hostin ...

(born 2004), German chess player * Vincent Mumo Kiilu (born 1982), Kenyan sprint runner and hurdler * Vincent Kipchumba (born 1990), Kenyan long-distance runner * Vincent Kipruto (born 1987), Kenyan long-distance runner * Vincent Koch (born 1990), South African professional rugby union player *

Vincent Kriechmayr Vincent Kriechmayr (born 1 October 1991) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events of super-G and downhill. Kriechmayr is the 2021 world champion in both speed events, super-G and downhill. Career Born in ...

(born 1991), Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer *

Vincent Laigle Vincent Laigle (born 23 January 1973) is a retired French badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, ...

(born 1973), French badminton player * Vincent Lange (born 1974), German volleyball player * Vincent Lau (born 1996), Hong Kong road cyclist *

Vincent Lavenu Vincent Lavenu (born 12 January 1956) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, from 1992 to 2024 he was the general manager of UCI WorldTeam . Professional career Born in Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Lavenu had been competing as an amateur ...

(born 1956), French former professional road bicycle racer *

Vincent Lecavalier Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre currently working as a special advisor of hockey operations for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first ove ...

(born 1980), Canadian former National Hockey League player *

Vincent Lecrubier Vincent Lecrubier (born 20 September 1986) is a French sprint canoer who competed from 2003 to 2016. Sporting career Lecrubier won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth. Lecrubier ...

(born 1986), French sprint canoer *

Vincent Le Dauphin Vincent Le Dauphin (born 28 June 1976 in Saint-Brieuc) is a retired French athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished tenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII O ...

(born 1976), retired French athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase *

Vincent Le Quellec Vincent Le Quellec (born 8 February 1975 in Lannion) is a French former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint disciplines, twice winning the team sprint world championship as part of the France team in 1997 and 1998 1998 was desi ...

(born 1975), French former track cyclist * Vincent Libert, Belgian sports shooter * Vincent Limare (born 1992), French judoka *

Vincent Luis Vincent Luis (born 27 June 1989 in Vesoul, France) is a French professional triathlete. Besides his many WTS wins and his participation in the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics, he won the ITU World Championship in 2019 and 2020, an ...

(born 1989), French professional triathlete * Vincent Lynch (cyclist) (born 1968), Barbadian former cyclist *

Vincent Matheron Vincent Matheron (born 15 May 1998 in Marseille) is a French skateboarder. He has competed in men's park events at several World Skate Championships, finishing fifth in 2018 and 30th in 2019. He competed in the men's park event at the 2021 To ...

(born 1998), French skateboarder *

Vincent Matthews (athlete) Vincent "Vince" Edward Matthews (born December 16, 1947) is an American former sprinter, winner of two Olympic gold medals, at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. Career Matthews was one of the best African American long sprinter ...

(born 1947), American former sprinter *

Vincent Millot Vincent Millot (; born 30 January 1986, in Montpellier, France) is a French former professional tennis player. Despite never having reached the top 100, Millot has played at each of the four Grand Slam events. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures fina ...

(born 1986), French tennis player * Vincent Milou (born 1996), regular-footed French professional skateboarder *

Vincent Pelluard Vincent Adrien Pelluard (born 31 May 1990) is a French-born cyclist specialising in BMX racing. Pelluard was the French BMX Elite champion in 2013. Following his marriage to Colombian BMX racing, BMX rider Mariana Pajón, he acquired Colombian ...

(born 1990), French-Colombian cyclist * Vincent Pelo (born 1988), French rugby union player *

Vince Phillips Vincent Edwards "Vince" Phillips (born July 23, 1963) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2007. He held the IBF junior welterweight title from 1997 to 1999, notably scoring an upset victory against then-undefeated ...

(born 1963), American boxer and former IBF champion *Vincent Morris Scheer (1904–1986), light welterweight champion boxer under the ring name

Mushy Callahan Mushy Callahan (November 3, 1905 – June 14, 1986) was the 1926–1930 light welterweight world champion of boxing. After retiring from boxing in 1932, Callahan refereed hundreds of matches, and he had a 30-year career in Hollywood, taking smal ...

Vincent Spadea Vincent Spadea (born July 19, 1974) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He reached a career high tenth position in the ATP Champions Race in April 2003, as well as a career-high 18th ATP ranking in February 2005. He h ...

(born 1974), tennis player from the United States *

Vince O'Sullivan Vincent John O'Sullivan (born February 23, 1957, in London, Greater London) is a retired male racewalker from the United States, who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics for ''Team USA''. He was fifth at the 1979 Pan American Games and also took ...

(born 1957), American racewalker * Vincent Reffet (1984–2020), French BASE jumper, skydiver, wingsuit flyer, and jetman * Vincent Ricard (born 1985), French bobsledder *

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 *

Vincent Riendeau (diver) Vincent Riendeau (born December 13, 1996) is a Canadian elite diver. He won a silver medal at the 2015 FINA World Championships in the 10 m mixed synchro event and a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the 10 m synchro event. He c ...

(born 1996), Canadian elite diver *

Vincent Roberge Vincent Roberge (born December 16, 1997) is a Canadian curler from Lévis, Quebec. Career Roberge won his first Quebec Junior Curling Championship in 2017, skipping his team of Julien Tremblay, Étienne Elmaleh and Fabien Roberge. This qualif ...

(born 1997), Canadian curler *

Vincent Rousseau Vincent Rousseau (born 29 July 1962 in Mons, Hainaut) is a Belgian former long-distance runner, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. Career In 1993, he had his biggest success by winning t ...

(born 1962), former long-distance runner from Belgium *Vincent Salazard (1909–1993), French racing cyclist *Vincent Soler (1928–2012), Algerian racing cyclist *Vincent ter Schure (born 1979), Dutch Paralympic cyclist *Vincent Trocheck (born 1993), American professional ice hockey center *Vincent Vitetta (1925–2021), French cyclist *Vincent Vittoz (born 1975), French former cross-country skier, non-commissioned officer and coach *Vincent Voorn (born 1984), Dutch show jumper *Vincent Winn (born 1966), former English cricketer *Wong Wing Ki, Vincent Wong (born 1990), badminton player of Chinese-Indonesian descent *Vincent Zhou (born 2000), American figure skater *Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux (born 1980), French long-distance runner who specialises in the steeplechase

Actors and directors

*Vincent Cassel (born 1966), French actor *Vincent Corazza, Canadian voice actor *Vincent Caso, American Actor *Vincent De Paul (actor), American Actor *Vincent D'Onofrio (born 1959), American actor, director, producer, writer, and singer *Vincent Gallo (born 1961), American actor, director and musician *Vince Gilligan, George Vincent "Vince" Gilligan, (born 1967), American writer, director, and producer *Vincent Guastaferro (born 1950), American film, stage and television actor *Vince Howard (1929–2002), American film and television actor *Vinnie Jones (born 1965), British actor and former footballer *Vincent Kartheiser (born 1979), American actor *Vincent Klyn (born 1960), New Zealand-born American professional surfer and actor *Vincent Kok (born 1965), Hong Kong actor and film director *Vincent Laresca (born 1974), American Actor *Vincent LaRusso (born 1978), American Actor *Vincent Macaigne French Actor *Vincent Martella (born 1992), American actor, singer, and musician *Vincente Minnelli (1903–1986), American director, best known for directing classic movie musicals *Vincent Pastore (born 1946), American actor *Vincent Piazza (born 1976), American actor, singer, and producer *Vincent Price (1911–1993), American actor best known for his performances in horror films *Vincent Perez (born 1964), American Actor *Vincent Rodriguez III (born 1982), American Actor *Vincent Regan (born 1966), British actor *Vincent Rottiers (born 1986), French Actor *Vincent Riotta (born 1959), British actor *Vincent Schiavelli (1948-2005), American actor his tall stature *Vincent Sherman (1906–2006), American director and actor *Vincent Tong (voice actor) (born 1980), Canadian actor *Vincent Ventresca (born 1966), American Actor *Vincent Vaas (1922–2004), Sri Lankan Sinhala actor *Vincent Van Patten, American Actor *Vince Vaughn (born 1970), American actor *Vincent Wong (Hong Kong actor), Vincent Wong (born 1983), Hong Kong actor and singer *Vincent Young (actor) (Born 1965), American actor *Vincent Zhao (born 1972), Chinese actor and martial artist

In music

Songs

*Vincent (Don McLean song), "Vincent" (Don McLean song), 1972 folk rock song with the opening line "Starry Starry Night" *Vincent (Sarah Connor song), "Vincent" (Sarah Connor song), 2019 pop song *"Vincent", a song by Car Seat Headrest from their 2016 album ''Teens of Denial''

Music artists

;as Vincent *Vincent (music producer) (born 1995), Canadian electronic music producer and pianist (born Robert Hughes) *Vincent Lübeck (1654–1740), German Baroque-era composer of organ music *Vincent Persichetti (1915–1987), American composer, teacher and pianist *Vincent Pontare (born 1980), Swedish singer and songwriter, known also by the mononym Vincent *St. Vincent (musician), stage name of American indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Annie Clark (born 1982) *Vinnie Amico (born 1969), American multi-genre drummer, long-standing member of jam band moe. *Vinnie Bell (1932–2019), American session guitarist *Vinnie Colaiuta (born 1956), an American session drummer *Vinnie Moore (born 1964), American guitarist and member of the English hard rock band UFO *Vinnie Paul (1964–2018), American rock/metal drummer, founding member of the band Pantera *Vincent Peirani (born 1980), French jazz accordionist, vocalist and composer *Vinnie Vincent (born 1952), American rock/metal guitarist, formerly with Kiss ;As Vince *Vince Clarke (born 1960), English musician, part of Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly, Erasure, VCMG *Vince Gill (born 1957), American country music singer, songwriter and musician *Vince Guaraldi (1928–1976), American jazz musician and pianist *Vince Hill (1934–2023), English singer *Vince Martin (singer) (1937–2018), American folk singer and songwriter *Vince Neil (born 1961), American lead singer of rock band Mötley Crüe *Vince Staples (Born 1993), American rapper

Writers

*Vincent Harding (July 25, 1931 – May 19, 2014), American historian and civil rights activist *Vincent O'Sullivan (American writer) (1868–1940), American short story writer, poet and critic *Vincent O'Sullivan (New Zealand poet) (1937–2024), New Zealand poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, critic and editor *Vincent Cronin (1924–2011), British biographer *Vince Powell (1928–2009), British sitcom writer * Vincent Waller, American writer and storyboard artist who worked on ''SpongeBob SquarePants''

Other

*Prince Vincent of Denmark, Vincent, Prince of Denmark (born 2011) *Vincent Henry Ludovici Anthonisz, Sri Lankan Burgher physician and military officer *Vincent Astor (1891–1959), American businessman and philanthropist *Vincent Bolloré (born 1952), French billionaire businessman *Vincent Cobée (born 1968/1969), French businessman, CEO of Citroën *Vincent Connare (born 1960), American type designer and former Microsoft employee *Vincent Crawford (born 1950), American economist *Vincent du Vigneaud (1901–1978), American biochemist *Vincent DeDomenico (1915–2007), American entrepreneur *Bernard Finnigan, Bernard Vincent Finnigan, Australian politician *Vincent F. Hendricks (born 1970), Danish philosopher and logician *Vincent Kane (born 1935), Welsh broadcaster and writer *Vincent Kling (architect) (1916–2013), American architect *Vincent Krassousky (1902–1948), Ukrainian cartoonist *Vincent Lo (born 1948), chairman of Hong Kong–based building-materials and construction firm *Vincent DePaul Lynch (1927-1984), pharmacology and toxicology professor *Vincent Mai, American businessman and philanthropist *Vincent Marotta (1924–2015), American businessman, investor and philanthropist *Vincent Pons (born 1983), French economist *Vincent Cartledge Reddish (1926–2015), British astronomer *Vincent Sardi Jr. (1915–2007), American restaurateur *Vincent Sardi Sr. (1885–1969), American restaurateur *Vincent Scully (1920–2017), American art historian *Vincent Tan (born 1952), Malaysian Chinese businessman and investor *Vincent Tchenguiz (born 1956), Iranian-British entrepreneur *Vincent Viola (born 1956), American billionaire businessman and U.S. Army veteran *Vincent Wardell (1903–1990), Australian businessman, manufacturer and company director *Vincent Zarrilli (1932–2018), American businessman

Fictional characters

* Vincent Chase (born 1976), fictional American actor and director from the HBO series, Entourage (American TV series), Entourage. * Vincent Corleone, in ''The Godfather Part III'' * Vincent Vega, a main character in the film ''Pulp Fiction'' * Vincent, a contract killer in the 2004 film Collateral (film), ''Collateral'', played by Tom Cruise * Lt. Vincent Hanna, a Robert Homicide Detective killer in the 1995 film Heat (1995 film), ''Heat'', played by Al Pacino * Vincent MacKenna, in St. Vincent (film), ''St. Vincent'', played by Bill Murray * V.I.N.CENT (Vital Information Necessary CENTralized), a robot in the 1979 Disney film ''The Black Hole (1979 film), The Black Hole'' * Vincent Law, a main character in the series ''Ergo Proxy''. * Vincent, "The Beast" from Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series), ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1987 TV series), played by Ron Perlman * Vincent Freeman, the protagonist of the 1997 film ''Gattaca'' * Vincent Keller, "The Beast" from Beauty & the Beast (2012 TV series), ''Beauty and the Beast'' (2012 TV series), played by Jay Ryan * Vincent Benedict, in the 1988 film Twins (1988 film), ''Twins'', played by Danny DeVito * Vinnie Patterson, from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Ryan Kwanten * Vinnie Pappalardo, a villain from the video game Lego City Undercover, voiced by John Guerrasio * Vincent Valentine, from ''Final Fantasy VII'' * Vincent Crabbe, in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Vincent Phantomhive, in the anime ''Black Butler'' * Vincent Nightray, from the anime/manga ''Pandora Hearts'' * Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer, in the film ''Ghostbusters'' * Vincent Brooks, the main character of the 2011 Atlus video game ''Catherine (video game), Catherine'' * Vincent, a main character in the 2015 film ''Disorder (2015 film), Disorder'', played by Matthias Schoenaerts * Father Vincent, in ''Silent Hill 3'' * Vincent, Walt's dog in ''Lost (2004 TV series), Lost'' * Vincent Dorin, a character from ''Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin'' * Brian Van Holt, Vincent Sinclair, a character from ''House of Wax (2005 film), House of Wax'' * Vincent Nigel-Murray, one of Dr. Brennan’s "squinterns" from Bones (TV series), ''Bones'' * Vincent Malloy, central character of the 1982 short stop-motion movie ''Vincent (1982 film), Vincent'' by Tim Burton * Vincent, the main villain of ''Over the Hedge'' * Vincent Quaranta, the Camorra crime boss and the main antagonist from ''The Equalizer 3'' * Vincent Gallagher, a private investigator in the Vincent (TV series), TV series ''Vincent'' * List of recurring The Mighty Boosh characters, Vince Noir, one of the main characters of the British comedy show ''The Mighty Boosh'' * Vincent, a localized name for Hiei (see list of YuYu Hakusho characters, list of ''YuYu Hakusho'' characters), in the Tagalog dub of ''YuYu Hakusho'' (known in the Philippines as ''Ghost Fighter'')

References

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