Vinny

Vinny or Vinnie is a masculine given name, usually a shortened version of Vincent, which may refer to:

Vincents

• Vinnie Anderson (born 1979), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Vinny Appice (born 1957), American rock drummer
• Vinnie Clark (born 1969), American former National Football League player
• Vincent Cusano (born 1952), stage name Vinnie Vincent, American rock/metal guitarist, formerly with Kiss
• Vinny Del Negro (born 1966), American retired National Basketball Association player and head coach
• Vinnie Doyle (1938-2010), Irish journalist and editor
• Vinny Faherty (born 1987), Irish footballer
• Vinny Guadagnino (born 1987), American reality television personality and actor best known for his appearances on Jersey Shore
• Vinnie Johnson (born 1956), American retired National Basketball Association player
• Vinnie Jones (born 1965), British actor and former footballer
• Vinnie Moore (born 1964), American guitarist and member of the English hard rock band UFO
• Vincent "Vinny" Parco, star of the reality television program Parco P.I.
• Vinnie Paul (born 1964), American rock/metal drummer
• Vincent Richards (1903-1959), American tennis player
• Vinny Rottino (born 1980), American Major League Baseball utility player
• Vinny Samways (born 1968), English former footballer and manager
• Vinnie Sunseri (born 1991), American National Football League player
• Vinny Testaverde (born 1963), American former National Football League quarterback

Indeterminate

• Vinny Burns (born 1965), English hard rock guitarist and producer
• Vinny Cerrato, National Football League executive and former football player
• Vinny Curry (born 1988), American National Football League player
• Vinny Finigan (born 1989), English rugby league player
• Vinny Golia (born 1946), American composer and musician
• Vinny Lingham (born 1979), South African Internet entrepreneur
• Vinny Vella (born 1950), American actor
• Vinny Warren, American advertising creative director best known for his iconic Budweiser "Whassup?" campaign

Other

• Vinny Arora, stage name of Indian television actress born Harmeet Kaur in 1991
• Vinnie Barrett (born Gwendolyn Hines Woolfolk in 1945), American songwriter and musician
• Vinicio Vinny Castilla (born 1967), Mexican-born former Major League Baseball player
• Mark Vinnie Dombroski (born 1962), American lead vocalist and main songwriter for the alternative rock band Sponge
• Marvin Vinny Giles (born 1943), American amateur golfer
• Viriato Vinny deMacedo (born 1965), American politician
• Vincenzo Luvineri (born 1977), stage name Vinnie Paz, Italian-American rapper and lyricist
• Vinicius Vinny Magalhães (born 1984), Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Vincenzo Vinny Paz (born 1962), American former boxer and world champion in several weight classes
• Václav Prospal (born 1975), Czech retired National Hockey League player
• Lavinia Vinnie Ream (1847-1914), American sculptor
• Quoc Al Vinny Vinh, Vietnamese-American professional poker player
• Ventan Vinnie Yablonski (1923-2008), American National Football League player

Fictional characters

• The title character of the film My Cousin Vinny, played by Joe Pesci
• Vinnie Kruse, on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
• Vinnie Monks, on the BBC soap opera EastEnders
• Vinnie Patterson, on the Australian soap opera Home and Away
• Vinny or Vince Wolek, on the American soap opera One Life to Live
• Vinnie, the main antagonist of the video game Grand Theft Auto Advance

See also

• Vinni, stage name of Norwegian musician Øyvind Sauvik (born 1976)
• Vinni, Estonia, a settlement
• Vinni Parish, Estonia