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

• São Vicente, Cape Verde, an island in Cape Verde

People

Given Name

• 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 Gonçalves de Paula (1949–2011), Brazilian footballer
• 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 Vega (1955–2025), Venezuelan footballer
• Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (c.1460–1523), Spanish navigator, explorer and conquistador

Surname

• Ana Vicente (1943 – 2015), Portuguese author
• 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
• Carlos de São Vicente (born 1960), Portuguese Angolan businessman
• Manuel Vicente (born 1956), Angolan politician
• Nieves García Vicente (born 1955), Spanish chess master
• Vicente (footballer, born 1983) (Wellington da Silva Vicente), Brazilian football left-back

Other uses

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

See also

• Vincente (disambiguation)