Vincent

This article is about people bearing the name Vincent. For other uses, see Vincent (disambiguation).

Vincent

Saint Vincent (right)
Pronunciation	English: /ˈvɪnsənt/ French: [vɛ̃sɑ̃]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	conquering, winning
Other names
Nickname(s)	Vince, Vinny, Vinnie, Vin
Related names	Vincentius, Vicente, Vincente, Vincenzo, Vincenza, Vincenzi, Vincentia, Vincențiu, Vinko, Vikentije, Vikenty, Vikentiy Vinci

Vincent (Template:Lang-la) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word vincere (to conquer).

People with the given name

Artists

• Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor
• Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch Post-Impressionist painter

Saints

• Vincent of Saragossa (died 304), deacon and martyr, patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia
• Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (died 305), martyrs who evangelized in the Pyrenees
• Vincent of Digne (died 379), French bishop of Digne
• Vincent of Lérins (died 445), Church father, Gallic author of early Christian writings
• Vincent Madelgarius (died 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

Politicians and government officials

• Vincent Bru (born 1955), French politician
• Sir John Vincent "Vince" Cable (born 1943), British politician
• Vince Catania (born 1977), Australian politician
• Vince Martin (1920–2001), Australian politician
• Vincent Massey (1887–1967), Canadian lawyer, diplomat and 18th Governor General of Canada
• Vincent Orange (born 1957), American politician and attorney
• Vincent Pierre (born 1964), American politician

In sports

• Vinnie Anderson (born 1979), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Vince Biegel (born 1993), American football player
• Vincent Candela, French football player
• Vince Carter (born 1977), National Basketball Association player
• Vinnie Clark (born 1979), American former National Football League player
• Vince Clarke (cricketer) (born 1971), English former cricketer
• Vince Coleman (born 1961), American former Major League Baseball player
• Vince Courville (born 1959), American former National Football League player
• Vince DiMaggio (1912–1986), American Major League Baseball player, older brother of Joe and Dom DiMaggio
• Vince Dooley (born 1932), American former football coach
• Vincent Enyeama (born 1982), Nigerian former footballer
• Vincent Hancock (born 1989), American Olympic shooter
• Vincent Kompany (born 1986), Belgian footballer
• Vincent Lamy (born 1999), Canadian soccer player
• Vincent Lange (born 1974), German volleyball player
• Vincent Lecavalier (born 1980), Canadian former National Hockey League player
• Vince Lombardi (1913–1970), American National Football League player, coach and executive
• Vince McMahon (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
• Vincent Millot (born 1986), French tennis player
• Vince O'Sullivan (born 1957), American racewalker
• Vince Phillips (born 1963), American boxer and former IBF champion
• Vince Promuto (born 1938), American former National Football League player
• Vincent Sanford (born 1990), American basketball player
• Vincent Morris Scheer (1904–1986), light welterweight champion boxer under the ring name Mushy Callahan
• Vin Scully (born 1927), American sportscaster
• Vincent Taylor (American football) (born 1994), American football player
• Vinny Testaverde (born 1963), American former National Football League quarterback
• Vince Warren (born 1963), American former National Football League player

Actors and directors

• Vincent Cassel (born 1966), French actor
• Vincent Corazza, Canadian voice actor
• Vincent D'Onofrio (born 1959), American actor, director, producer, writer, and singer
• Vincent Gallo (born 1961), American actor, director and musician
• George Vincent "Vince" Gilligan, (born 1967), American writer, director, and producer
• Vinnie Jones (born 1965), British actor and former footballer
• Vincent Kartheiser (born 1979), American actor
• Vincente Minnelli (1903–1986), American director, best known for directing classic movie musicals
• Vincent Price (1911–1993), American actor best known for his performances in horror films
• Vincent Sherman (1906–2006), American director and actor
• Vince Vaughn (born 1970), American actor
• Vincent Zhao (born 1972), Chinese actor and martial artist
• Vincent Regan (born 1966), British actor

In music

Songs

• "Vincent" (Don McLean song), 1972 folk rock song with the opening line "Starry Starry Night"
• "Vincent" (Sarah Connor song), 2019 pop song

Real persons

• Vincent (music producer) (born 1995), Canadian electronic music producer and pianist (born Robert Hughes)
• Vinnie Bell (1932–2019), American session guitarist
• 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 (born 1937), English singer
• Vincent Lübeck (1654–1740), German Baroque-era composer of organ music
• Vince Martin (singer) (1937–2018), American folk singer and songwriter
• 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 Persichetti (1915–1987), American composer, teacher and pianist
• Vinnie Vincent (born 1952), American rock/metal guitarist, formerly with Kiss
• Vinnie Amico (born 1969), American multi-genre drummer, long-standing member of jam band moe.
• Vincent Pontare (born 1980), Swedish singer and songwriter
• Vincent Jamal Staples (Born 1993), American rapper
• Vince Neil (born 1961), American lead singer of rock band Mötley Crüe

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) (born 1937), New Zealand poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, critic and editor
• Vincent Cronin (1924–2011), British biographer
• Vince Powell (1928–2009), British sitcom writer

Other

• George Vincent Orange (1935–2012), New Zealand historian best known for his military biographies
• Phil Vincent (1908–1979), founder of UK motorcycle company Vincent Motorcycles
• Frank Vincent (1937–2017), American actor
• Vincent, Prince of Denmark (born 2011)
• Vincent Cobée (born 1968/1969), French businessman, CEO of Citroën
• Bernard Vincent Finnigan, Australian politician

Fictional characters

• 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, played by Tom Cruise
• V.I.N.CENT (Vital Information Necessary CENTralized), a robot in the 1979 Disney 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), played by Ron Perlman
• Vincent Freeman, the protagonist of the 1997 film, Gattaca
• Vincent Keller, "The Beast" from Beauty & the Beast (2012 TV series), played by Jay Ryan
• Vinnie Patterson, from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Ryan Kwanten
• 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
• Vincent, a main character in the 2015 film Disorder, played by Matthias Schoenaerts
• Father Vincent, in Silent Hill 3
• Vincent, Walt's dog in Lost
• Vincent Dorin, a character from Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
• Vincent Sinclair, a character from House of Wax
• Vincent Nigel Murray, one of Dr. Brennan’s “squinterns” from Bones
• Vincent Malloy, central character of the 1982 short stop-motion movie Vincent by Tim Burton
• Vincent, the main villain of Over the Hedge
• Vincent Gallagher, a private investigator in the TV series Vincent

See also

• Veni, vidi, vici (literally "I came; I saw; I conquered")
• Victor (name) (literally "winner" or "conqueror")
• Nike (mythology)/Victoria (mythology)