Vincent

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, Vance

Vincent (Latin: Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word vincere (to conquer).^[1]

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^[1] 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 Auriol (1884-1966), French politician who served as President of France from 1947 to 1954
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 Perera (1918–1993), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, Mayor of Colombo from 1965-1966
Vincent Pierre (born 1964), American politician
Vincent Rolland (born 1970), French politician

In sports[]

Vinnie Hinostroza (born 1994), American hockey player
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
Vincent Collet (born 1963), French basketball coach
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 former footballer
Vincent Rivaldi Kosasih (born 1996), Indonesian basketball player
Vincent Laigle (born 1973), French badminton player
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 (1938–2021), American 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
Vincent Martella (born 1992), American actor, singer, and musician
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
Vincent Tong (voice actor) (born 1980), Canadian actor
Vincent Vaas (1922–2004), Sri Lankan Sinhala actor
Vince Vaughn (born 1970), American actor
Vincent Zhao (born 1972), Chinese actor and martial artist
Vincent Regan (born 1966), British actor
Vincent Piazza (born 1976), American actor, singer, and producer
Vincent Chase (born 1976), fictional American actor and director from the HBO series, Entourage.

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

Music artists[]

as Vincent

Vincent (music producer) (born 1995), Canadian electronic music producer and pianist (born Robert Hughes)
Vincent Lübeck (1654–1740), German Baroque-era composer of organ music
Vincent Persichetti (1915–1987), American composer, teacher and pianist
Vincent Pontare (born 1980), Swedish singer and songwriter, known also by the mononym Vincent
Vincent Jamal Staples (Born 1993), American rapper
St. Vincent (musician), stage name of American indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Annie Clark (born 1982)

as Vinnie

Vinnie Amico (born 1969), American multi-genre drummer, long-standing member of jam band moe.
Vinnie Bell (1932–2019), American session guitarist
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
Vinnie Vincent (born 1952), American rock/metal guitarist, formerly with Kiss

As Vince

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
Vince Martin (singer) (1937–2018), American folk singer and songwriter
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
Vincent Waller, American writer and storyboard artist who worked on SpongeBob SquarePants

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 Henry Ludovici Anthonisz, Sri Lankan Burgher physician and military officer
Vincent Cobée (born 1968/1969), French businessman, CEO of Citroën
Bernard Vincent Finnigan, Australian politician

Fictional characters[]

Vincent, in Boyfriend to Death
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
Vincent MacKenna, in St. Vincent, played by Bill Murray
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 and the Beast (2012 TV series), played by Jay Ryan
Vincent Benedict, in the 1988 film Twins, played by Danny DeVito
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

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Vincent" (in Swedish). Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

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[isof-1] "Vincent" (in Swedish). Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

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