Famous People with Name Valentine

Valentine Moghadam            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Valentine Moghadam: a feminist scholar, activist, and author, whose work focuses on women in development, globalization, feminist networks, and female employment in the Middle East.She has taught and performed research at various institutions of higher education, and most recently (January 2007) earned the position of Director of the Women’s Studies Program at Purdue University, where she is also a Professor of Sociology. Prior to this appointment, Moghadam worked for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as the chief of gender equality and development.[1]

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 Simpson            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Valentine Simpson: was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire. Simpson made a single first-class appearance, in 1885.

Valentine Bargmann            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Valentine Bargmann: was a mathematician and physicist. Bargmann studied at Berlin from 1925 to 1933. After the Machtergreifung he moved to Switzerland to the University of Zürich where he received his Ph.D. under Gregor Wentzel. In 1978 he received the The Wigner Medal toget

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.

Josh Valentine            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Josh Valentine: is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the ACT Brumbies in the international Super 14 competition. Valentine's usual position is at scrum half. He played for the Singleton Bulls in his youth.

Rob Valentine            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Rob Valentine: is the current Lord Mayor of the City of Hobart Local Government Area, in the State of Tasmania, Australia. Valentine is the great-great-grandson of Francis Valentine, who was lord mayor in 1925-26.