Valerian
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Valerian may mean:
- Valerian (herb), a medicinal plant
People
- Valerian I, Roman emperor 253-260
- Valerian II, son of Gallienus (d. 258)
- Valerianus Magnus (1586-1661), Italian Capuchin missionary preacher in Central Europe
- Valerian Madatov (1782–1829), Russian prince and Lieutenant General
- Valerian Albanov (1881-1919), Russian navigator
- Valerian A. Frolov (1895-1961), Soviet Russian military figure
- Valerian Trifa (1914–1987), Romanian Orthodox cleric and fascist political activist
- Valerian Gracias (1900-1978), Indian Roman Catholic cardinal
- Valerian Ruminski (1967- ), American singer
Saints
- St. Valerian of Abbenza, bishop of Abbenza (d. 457)
- St. Valerian, husband of Saint Cecilia
- Valerian, bishop of Auxerre
- Valerian, bishop of Aquileia (4th century)
- Valerian (child-martyr), saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Music and literature
- Valerian, a pseudonym used by Gary Numan
- Valérian and Laureline, French comics characters