# 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