Famous People with Name Valentine

Valentine Bialas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Valentine Bialas: was an American speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics, in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics.Four years later he finished sixth in the 1500 metres event as well as sixth in the 5000 metres competition, and 17th in the

Valentine Winkler            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Valentine Winkler: was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal from 1892 to 1900, and again from 1900 to 1920. Winkler was a cabinet minister in the government of Tobias C. Norris. His brother, Enoch Winkler, was also a member of the provincial legislature from 1888 to 1899. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1892 provincial election, defeating Conservative candidate N. Bowman by 186 votes to 74 in the constituency of Rhineland. The Liberals won a majority government in this election, and Winkler served as a backbench supporter of Thomas Greenway's government. He was re-elected over Bowman by an increased margin in the 1896 campaign. He resigned his seat in 1900 to run for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1900 federal election, as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada in the riding of Lisgar. He narrowly lost to independent candidate Robert Lorne Richardson, 3,392 votes to 3,143. Winkler's son later wrote that his father was not keen on entering federal politics, but ran at the behest of Clifford Sifton, a prominent cabinet minister from Manitoba.

John Nugent Valentine            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Nugent Valentine: was a Canadian cricketer, a left-arm medium-pace bowler whose main claim to fame is that of being the first player to take a wicket for Canada in a One Day International. His batting was extremely poor, and in nine matches at ODI and ICC Trophy level his

Johnny Valentine            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Johnny Valentine: was a professional wrestler with a career spanning almost three decades. He has been inducted into four halls of fame for his achievements in wrestling. Wisniski was the father of professional wrestler Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. He held numerous world c

Edward Kimble Valentine            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Kimble Valentine: was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was promoted to second lieutenant and then honorably discharged. He reenlisted in the spring of 1863 as a private in the Seventh Iowa Volunteer Cavalry. He was promoted to adjutant of the regiment and served until 1

Itimous Thaddeus Valentine, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Itimous Thaddeus Valentine, Jr.: generally known as Tim Valentine, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina from 1983 to 1995.Valentine served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1955 to 1960. Thereafter, he was an advisor

John Valentine            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Valentine: is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 14th Senate district since 1998. Prior to being appointed to the Utah Senate in 1998 he served in the Utah House of Representatives from 1988.Valentine ran for the Utah House of Representative