Famous People with Name Vincent

Vincent Vallières            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vincent Vallières: a Québécois singer from the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec.His first album, Trente Arpents, was released in 1999, followed by Bordel Ambiant in 2001 . He became well-known in Quebec in 2003 with the release of his third album, Chacun Dans Son Espace. On Augus

Vincent Ludwig Persichetti            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vincent Ludwig Persichetti: was an American composer, teacher, and pianist. An important musical educator and writer, Persichetti was a native of Philadelphia. He was known for his integration of various new ideas in musical composition into his own work and teaching, and for training many noted composers in composition at the Juilliard School. His students at Juilliard included Philip Glass, Bruce Haack, Charles L. Bestor, Hall Overton, Karl Korte, Michael Jeffrey Shapiro, Larry Thomas Bell, Richard Danielpour, Kenneth Fuchs, Jing Jing Luo, William Schimmel, Robert Dennis, Peter Schickele, Louis Calabro, Ronald Caltabiano and Thelonious Monk[citation needed]. He also taught composition to conductor James DePreist at the Philadelphia Conservatory.

Vincent "Vince" Franklin Glionna            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vincent "Vince" Franklin Glionna: was a Canadian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Vincent John DiCalogero            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vincent John DiCalogero: is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Vincent "The Chin" Gigante            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vincent "The Chin" Gigante: was a New York mobster in the American Mafia. Gigante started out as a boxer who fought 25 matches between 1944 and 1947. He then started working as a Mafia enforcer for the Genovese crime family. Gigante was one of five brothers: himself, Mario, Pasquale

Edward Vincent            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Vincent: was elected to the California State Senate in November 2000, and represents the 25th Senatorial District which includes Compton, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lynwood, Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Pedro, and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Vincent

William Davis Vincent            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Davis Vincent: was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. He engaged in business in Manhattan 1872–1876. He moved to Clay Center, Kansas, in 1878 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. Vincent was elected as a member of the city council in 1880. He served as member of the Stat

Beverly Mills Vincent            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Beverly Mills Vincent: was a Representative from Kentucky. During the First World War he served as a private in Battery A, Seventy-second Field Artillery, from August 27, 1918, to January 9, 1919. During his life, he was assistant attorney general of Kentucky in 1919 and 1920;

Clément Vincent            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clément Vincent: was a Canadian politician and a Member of the House of Commons. He successfully ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the district Nicolet—Yamaska in the 1962 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1963 and 1965 elections, but resigned in 1966 to enter provincial politics. Vincent won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1966 in the district of Nicolet. He supported the Union Nationale and was appointed to the Cabinet, serving as Minister of Agriculture and Colonization from 1966 to 1970. He was re-elected in the 1970 election, but was defeated in the district of Nicolet-Yamaska in the 1973 election.

Robert Vincent            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Vincent: is a Quebec politician, formerly a Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the riding of Shefford. Born in Granby, Quebec, he was a foreman and union advisor before he was first elected in 2004.