Vicente

Vicente is a Spanish and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name Vincentius meaning "conquering" (from Latin vincere, "to conquer").

Vicente may refer to:

Places edit

São Vicente, Cape Verde, an island in Cape Verde

People edit

Given Name edit

Vicente Aleixandre (1898–1984), Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate
Vicente Álvarez Travieso, first alguacil mayor (1731–1779) of San Antonio, Texas
Vicente Aranda (1926–2015), Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer
Vicente del Bosque (born 1950), former Spanish footballer and former manager of the Spain national football team
José Vicente Féliz, American settler
Vicente Fernández (1940–2021), Mexican retired singer, actor, and film producer
Vicente Fox (born 1942), Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico
Juan Vicente Gómez (1857–1935), Venezuelan military dictator
Vicente Guaita (born 1987), Spanish footballer
Vicente Guerrero (1782–1831), one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence
Vicente Henriques (born 1978), Brazilian water polo player
Vicente Lim (1888–1944), Filipino brigadier general and World War II hero
Vicente Luque (born 1991), American-born Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Vicente de Paula Neto (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
Vicente Pérez Rosales (1807–1886), Chilean politician, traveller and colonization agent
Vicente Rodríguez (born 1981), Spanish international footballer
Vicente Seguí, (born 1978) Spanish singer winner of "Operación Triunfo" 3rd series in 2003
Vicente Sotto (1877–1950), Filipino politician
Tito Sotto (Vicente Sotto III; born 1948), Filipino entertainer and politician
Vicente Ten (born 1966), Spanish politician
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (c.1460–1523), Spanish navigator, explorer and conquistador

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Bruno Leonardo Vicente, (born 1989) Brazilian footballer
Esteban Vicente (1904–2001), abstract expressionist
Gil Vicente (1465–1537), Portuguese playwright and poet
Mariana Vicente (born 1989), Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010
Nieves García Vicente (born 1955), Spanish chess master
Vicente (footballer, born 1983) (Wellington da Silva Vicente), Brazilian football left-back

Other uses edit

Tropical Storm Vicente, the name used for multiple tropical cyclones in the northern Pacific Ocean