Quentin is a French masculine given name derived from the Latin first name Quintinus, a diminutive form of Quintus, which means "the fifth".

People

  • Saint Quentin (died c. 287)
  • Quentin Anderson (1912–2003), American literary critic and cultural historian
  • Quentin Bajac (born 1965), French curator and historian of photography
  • Quentin Bataillon (born 1993), French politician
  • Quentin Blake (born 1932), English illustrator, famous for his work in Roald Dahl books
  • Quentin Bryce (born 1942), the 25th Governor-General of Australia
  • Quentin N. Burdick (1908–1992), American lawyer and senator from North Dakota
  • Quentin Chapman, American politician
  • Quentin L. Cook, American religious leader
  • Quentin Cooper (born 1961), English science journalist, and broadcaster
  • Quentin Crisp (1908–1999), English author and social critic
  • Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford (born 1944), British politician
  • Quentin Dean (1944–2003), American actress
  • Quentin Elias, French singer and gay pornographic actor
  • Quentin Fillon Maillet (born 1992), French biathlete
  • Quentin Fottrell, Irish columnist and author
  • Quentin Fulks, American campaign manager
  • Quentin Gause (born 1992), American football player
  • Quentin Grimes (born 2000), American basketball player
  • Quentin Halys (born 1996), French tennis player
  • Quentin Hubbard (1954–1976), son of the founder of the Church of Scientology
  • Quentin Hughes (cricketer) (born 1974), English cricketer
  • Quentin Jackson (1909–1976), American jazz trombonist
  • Quentin Jammer (born 1979), American National Football League football player
  • Quentin Johnston (born 2001), American football player
  • Quentin Kawānanakoa (born 1961), American politician
  • Quentin Kenihan (1975–2018), Australian disability advocate, comedian and actor
  • Quentin Keynes (1921–2003), British explorer and bibliophile
  • Quentin Lafargue (born 1990), French racing cyclist
  • Quentin Lake (born 1999), American football player
  • Quentin Lee, Chinese-Canadian film director
  • Quentin Oliver Lee (1988–2022), American actor
  • Quentin Letts (born 1963), British journalist
  • Quentin Matsys (1466–1529), Flemish painter
  • Quentin McCord (1978–2020), American football player
  • Quentin Metsys the Younger (c. 1543–1589), Flemish Renaissance painter; grandson of the above
  • Quentin Meillassoux (born 1967), French philosopher
  • Quentin Moses (born 1983), American football player
  • Quentin Mosimann (born 1988), French-Swiss singer-DJ
  • Quentin Neujahr (born 1971), American football player
  • Quentin Poling (born 1994), American football player
  • Quentin Pryor (born 1983), American basketball player
  • Quentin Reynolds (1902–1965), American journalist and war correspondent
  • Quentin Richardson (born 1980), American National Basketball Association player
  • Quentin Riggins (born 1966), American player of gridiron football
  • Quentin Roosevelt (1897–1918), son of US President Theodore Roosevelt
  • Quentin Skinner (born 1940), English professor and historian
  • Quentin Skinner (American football) (born 2001), American football player
  • Quentin Smith, American philosopher
  • Quentin Smythe (1916–1997), South African recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Quentin Stanerson (born 1977), American politician and teacher
  • Quentin Tarantino (born 1963), American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor
  • Quentin Westberg (born 1986), French-American footballer
  • Quentin Williams (1983–2023), American politician
  • Quentin Willson (1957–2025), British TV presenter and motoring journalist
  • Quentin Young (1923–2016), American physician and social justice activist, primarily relating to healthcare

Fictional characters

  • Quentin Beck, a.k.a. Mysterio, a supervillain, enemy of Spider-Man
  • Quentin "Q" Coldwater, the main character in Lev Grossman's book The Magicians and its TV adaptation
  • Quentin Collins, a main character on the ABC soap opera Dark Shadows
  • Quentin Compson, a main character in William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom!; also the name of that character's niece
  • Quentin Costa, on the television show Nip/Tuck
  • Quentin Durgens, main character of Canadian TV show “Quentin Durgens, M.P.” 1965–1969
  • the title character of the Sir Walter Scott novel Quentin Durward and the film adaptation
  • Quentin Fleming, on the TV show American Horror Story: Coven
  • Quentin Glass, in the film The Punisher
  • Quentin "Q" Jacobsen, the protagonist of John Green's novel Paper Towns
  • Quentin Kelly, on the sitcom Grace Under Fire
  • Quentin Kirrin, from Enid Blyton's The Famous Five novel series
  • Quentin Larry Lance, on the TV show Arrow
  • Quentin Quire, Marvel Comics character
  • Quentin Sainz, on the TV show Suits
  • Quentin Seller, an antagonist in the 2022 film Vengeance
  • Quentin Smith, in the 2010 film A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • Quentin Travers, on the television program Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Quentin, the seventeenth child in Edward Gorey's book The Gashlycrumb Tinies
  • Quentin, a cog in the Conker video game series, also known as Carl

See also

  • Quentin (surname)
  • Quenton (disambiguation)
  • Quinten (disambiguation)
  • Quinton (disambiguation)
  • Quentyn Martell, in the A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novel series

References