Vincent

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Vincent is a male name derived from Vincentius (from the present participle of the Latin verb vincere, "to conquer or win").

Saints

• Vincent of Saragossa (d. 304), deacon and martyr, patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia
• Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (d. 305), martyrs who evangelized in the Pyrenees
• Vincent of Digne (d. 379), French bishop of Digne
• Vincent of Lérins (d. 445), Church father, Gallic author of early Christian writings
• Vincent Madelgarius (d. 677), Benedictine monk who established two monasteries in France
• Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), Valencian Dominican missionary and logician
• Vincent de Paul (1581–1660), Catholic priest who served the poor
• Vicente Liem de la Paz (Vincent Liem the Nguyen, 1732–1773), Vincent Duong, Vincent Tuong, and Vincent Yen Do of the Vietnamese Martyrs
• Vincent Pallotti (1795–1850), Italian ecclesiastic

First name

Many people named Vincent are better known by the diminutives "Vin", "Vince", "Vinny" or "Vinnie".

Vin

• Vin Diesel, American actor

Vinc

• Vin¢ Clarke, British science fiction fanwriter and editor

Vince

• Vince Cable, British politician
• Vince Carter, NBA player
• Vince Clarke, British musician, part of Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly, Erasure, VCMG
• Vince Clarke (cricketer), English cricketer
• Vince Coleman, American baseball player
• Vince Gill, American country singer
• Vince McMahon, billionaire owner of a publicly traded company (WWE)
• Vince O'Sullivan, American racewalker
• Vince Offer, American-Israeli infomercial salesman
• Vince Powell (1928–2009), British sitcom writer
• Vince Lombardi, American Former NFL football coach
• Vince Vaughn, American Actor

Vincent

• Vincent Cassel, French actor
• Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor
• Vincent Gallo, American director, actor, and musician
• Vincent Hancock, Olympic shooter
• Vincent Kartheiser, American actor
• Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer currently playing for Manchester City F.C. (soccer)
• Vincent Lange, German volleyball player
• Vincent Lecavalier, Canadian professional hockey centre and captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning
• Vincent Massey, Canadian lawyer and diplomat
• Vincent Orange, Politician
• Prince Vincent of Denmark
• Vincent Persichetti, American composer
• Vincent Pontare, a Swedish singer, songwriter (known as Vincent)
• Vincent Price, American actor
• Vincent Morris Scheer (Mushy Callahan), light welterweight champion boxer
• Vincent Sherman, American director and actor
• Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter
• Vincent Zhao, Chinese martial artist and actor

Vinnie

• Vinnie Anderson, New Zealand professional rugby league footballer
• Vinnie Clark, American football cornerback
• Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
• Vinnie Moore, American guitarist
• Vinnie Paul, American rock/metal drummer (Pantera, Damageplan and HellYeah)

Vinny

• Vinny Testaverde, former NFL quarterback

Surname

Organizations

• Vincent Motorcycles, a defunct English motorcycle manufacturer
• The Vincent Club of Boston, USA
• St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores, trading as "Vinnies"

Aircraft

• Vickers Vincent

Ships

• USS Vincent (SP-3246), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 or 1918 to 1919

Popular culture

• Vincent, a song by Don McLean
• Vincent, a short film by Tim Burton
• Vincent, a 2005-2006 UK TV series starring Ray Winstone and Suranne Jones broadcast by ITV

Fictional characters

• Vince Clark is the main character in the British sitcom 15 Storeys High
• Vincent Valentine, a fictional character from Final Fantasy VII
• Vincent Vega, a fictional character in the film Pulp Fiction
• V.I.N.CENT "Vital Information Necessary CENTralized" a robot in the 1979 Disney film The Black Hole
• Vinnie Patterson, fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Ryan Kwanten
• Vincent Phantomhive, a fictional character in the anime "Black Butler".
• Vinnie Kruse, fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, played by Pua Magasiva
• Vincent Nightray, fictional character from anime/manga "Pandora Hearts"

See also

• VINCE., a contemporary clothing line

References

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