Vince

For other uses, see Vince (disambiguation).

Vince is a given name, it is the anglicisation and shortened form of the name Vincent, ^[1] as well as a surname. It may refer to:

Given name

People

• Vince Agnew (born 1987), American football player
• Vince Cable (born 1943), British politician
• Vince Carter (born 1977), basketball player
• Vince Catania (born 1977), Australian politician
• Vince Clarke (born 1960), English musician with Erasure
• Vince Clarke (cricketer) (born 1971), English cricketer
• Vince Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
• Vince Courville (born 1959), American football player
• Vince DiMaggio (1912–1986), American baseball player, older brother of Joe DiMaggio
• Vince Dooley (1932–2022), American football coach
• Vince Gill (born 1957), American country music singer, songwriter and musician
• Vince Gilligan (born 1967), American writer, producer, as well as creator and director of AMC's Breaking Bad & spin-off Better Call Saul
• Vince Giordano (born 1952), American musician
• Vince Guaraldi (1928–1976), American jazz musician and pianist
• Vince Hill (1934–2023), English singer and songwriter
• Vince Hill (American football) (born 1985), American football player
• Vince Kinney (born 1956), American football player
• Vince Little (born 1964), American professional stock car racing driver
• Vince Lombardi (1913–1970), American football player, coach, and executive
• Vince Luvara (born 1989), American college football coach
• Vince Martin (disambiguation), multiple people
• Vince McMahon, Sr. (1914–1984), American wrestling promoter
• Vince McMahon (born 1945), CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment
• Vince Micone, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of labor for operations
• Vince Neil (born 1961), Lead singer, Mötley Crüe
• Vince Offer (born 1964), American-Israeli infomercial salesman, born Offer Shlomi
• Vince Osuji (born 2006), Nigerian footballer
• Vince O'Sullivan (born 1957), American race walker
• Vince Phillips (born 1963), American boxer and IBF champion
• Vince Powell (1928–2009), British sitcom writer
• Vince Promuto (1938–2021), American football player
• Vince Sorrenti, Australian actor
• Vince Staples (born 1993), American rapper
• Vince Steckler (1958–2021), American businessman
• Vince Vaughn (born 1970), American actor
• Vince Velasquez (born 1992), American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Vince White (born 1960), English guitarist with The Clash
• Vince Young (born 1983), American football player
• Vince Zizak (1908–1973), American football player

Fictional characters

• Vince Clark, the main character in the British sitcom 15 Storeys High
• Vince Larkin, the secondary main character in the 1997 action thriller film Con Air , played by John Cusack
• Vince LaSalle, main character of the American television series Recess
• Vince Noir, main character of the British comedy series The Mighty Boosh
• Vincent Fox (commonly referred to as Vince), a main character on the television series Mongrels

Animals

• Vince (rhinoceros) (2012–2017), killed by poachers while in a French zoo

Surname

• Alan Vince (1952–2009), British archaeologist
• Allen Vince (ca. 1785–1849), settler in Texas
• Bernie Vince (born 1985), former Australian rules footballer
• Gaia Vince, British journalist, broadcaster and non-fiction author
• James Vince (born 1991), English cricketer
• John Vince (1849–1886), English cricketer
• Michael Vince (born 1947), British poet and author
• Pruitt Taylor Vince (born 1960), American actor
• Ralph Vince (1900–1996), American football player and coach, inventor of the football face mask
• Samuel Vince (1749–1821), English clergyman, mathematician and astronomer
• William Vince (1963–2008), Canadian film producer

See also

• Vicente (disambiguation)
• Vincent (disambiguation)
• Vincente
• Vincenzo

References

1. "Vince Name Meaning & Vince Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-10-02.