Valerian

Valerian may refer to:

In botany:

• Valeriana, a genus of plants
• Valerian (herb), a medicinal plant
• Red valerian, a garden flower, Centranthus ruber

people:

• Valerian (emperor), 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
• Valerian Gribayedoff (1858-1908), Russian-American journalist

saints:

• Valerian of Abbenza, bishop of Abbenza (d. 457)
• Valerianus, bishop of Aquileia (4th century)
• Valerian, husband of Saint Cecilia
• Valerian, bishop of the Ancient Diocese of Auxerre

In music and literature:

• Valérian and Laureline, French comics characters since the 1960s
• Valerian, a pseudonym used by English musician Gary Numan (b. 1958)

See also

• Valerius
• Valérien