Quentin

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 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 Smith, American philosopher
 * Quentin Smythe (1916–1997), South African recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Quentin Stanerson (born 1977), American politician and teacher
 * Quentin Tarantino, American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor
 * Quentin Westberg (born 1986), French-American footballer
 * Quentin Williams (1983–2023), American politician
 * Quentin Willson (born 1957), 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
 * 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