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Valery (French:
[valeri] ) is a male given name and occasional surname. It is derived from the
Latin name
Valerius . The
Slavic given name Valeriy or Valeri is prevalent in Russia and derives directly from the Latin.
Given name
Valery Afanassiev , Russian pianist and author
Valery V. Afanasyev , Russian hockey coach
Valery Asratyan (1958–1996), Soviet serial killer
Valery Belenky , Azerbaijani-German former Olympic
artistic gymnast
Valeriy Belousov , Russian decathlete
Valeri Bojinov , Bulgarian international
footballer
Valery Bryusov , Russian poet
Valeri Bukrejev , Estonian pole vaulter
Valeri Bure , Russian ice hockey player
Valery Chekalov (1976–2023), Russian mercenary leader
Valery Chkalov , Russian aircraft test pilot
Valery Gazzaev , Russian football manager
Valery Gerasimov , Russian
General , the current
Chief of the General Staff of the
Armed Forces of Russia , and first Deputy
Defence Minister . He was appointed by
President
Vladimir Putin on 9 November 2012. Strategist who conceived the "Gerasimov doctrine" which is currently prevalent in Russian military strategy.
Valery Gergiev ,
Ossetian -Russian
conductor
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing , president of the French Republic
Valeriy Gridnev , Russian painter
Valery Jacobi , Russian painter
Valery Karasyov , former Olympic artistic gymnast
Valeri Karpin , Russian football player
Valeri Kharlamov , Russian former Olympic hockey player
Valery Kerdemelidi , former Olympic artistic gymnast
Valery Khodemchuk (1951–1986), Soviet engineer and first victim of the Chernobyl Disaster
Valery Kipelov , Russian heavy metal singer and composer (former member of
Aria (band) and current leader of
Kipelov bands)
Valeri Kois , Estonian politician
Valery Larbaud , French author
Valery Legasov , Russian scientist. He was the chief of the investigation committee of the
Chernobyl disaster .
Valery Leontiev , Russian pop singer
Valery Likhodey , Russian basketball player
Valeri Liukin , Kazakh-American former Olympic artistic gymnast and current gymnastics coach. Father of
Nastia Liukin
Valeriy Lobanovskyi , Ukrainian football manager
Valery Meladze , Russian pop singer
Valery Mezhlauk , Latvian-German and former Chairman of
GOSPLAN from 1934 to 1937
Valeri Nichushkin , Russian NHL hockey player
Valery Ortiz , Puerto Rican actress
Valeri Polyakov , Russian former
Cosmonaut
Valery Postnikov , former Russian hockey player and coach
Valery Ponomarev , Ukrainian jazz musician
Valery Perevozchenko , Soviet engineer
Valeri Qazaishvili , Georgian international footballer
Valery Rozov , former Russian
BASE jumper
Valery Sablin , (1939–1976) Soviet Navy Officer and mutineer
Valery Shary , Belarusian Olympic champion weightlifter
Valery Sigalevitch , Russian pianist
Valeriy Sydorenko , Ukrainian boxer
Valeriy Syutkin , Russian singer
Valery Todorovsky , Russian film director
Valery Wichman , LGBT rights activist from the Cook Islands
Valeri Zolotukhin , Russian actor
Surname
Fictional characters
Valery, a character in
The Sopranos played by
Vitali Baganov . Valery was a member of the Russian mob and acquainted with Tony Soprano.
Other
Valleri , a song performed by The Monkees
See also