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
- Quentin Anderson, American literary critic and cultural historian
- Quentin Bajac, French curator and historian of photography
- Quentin Bataillon, French politician
- Quentin Blake, English illustrator, famous for his work in Roald Dahl books
- Quentin Bryce, the 25th Governor-General of Australia
- Quentin N. Burdick, American lawyer and senator from North Dakota
- Quentin Chapman, American politician
- Quentin Cooper, English science journalist, and broadcaster
- Quentin Crisp, English author and social critic
- Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford, British politician
- Quentin Dean, American actress
- Quentin Elias, French singer and gay pornographic actor
- Quentin Fillon Maillet, French biathlete
- Quentin Fottrell, Irish columnist and author
- Quentin Fulks, American campaign manager
- Quentin Gause, American football player
- Quentin Grimes, American basketball player
- Quentin Halys, French tennis player
- Quentin Hubbard, son of the founder of the Church of Scientology
- Quentin Hughes (cricketer), English cricketer
- Quentin Jackson, American jazz trombonist
- Quentin Jammer, American National Football League football player
- Quentin Johnston, American football player
- Quentin Kawānanakoa, American politician
- Quentin Kenihan, Australian disability advocate, comedian and actor
- Quentin Keynes, British explorer and bibliophile
- Quentin Lafargue, French racing cyclist
- Quentin Lake, American football player
- Quentin Lee, Chinese-Canadian film director
- Quentin Oliver Lee, American actor
- Quentin Letts, British journalist
- Quentin Matsys, Flemish painter
- Quentin McCord, American football player
- Quentin Metsys the Younger, Flemish Renaissance painter; grandson of the above
- Quentin Meillassoux, French philosopher
- Quentin Moses, American football player
- Quentin Mosimann, French-Swiss singer-DJ
- Quentin Neujahr, American football player
- Quentin Poling, American football player
- Quentin Pryor, American basketball player
- Quentin Reynolds, American journalist and war correspondent
- Quentin Richardson, American National Basketball Association player
- Quentin Riggins, American player of gridiron football
- Quentin Roosevelt, son of US President Theodore Roosevelt
- Quentin Skinner, English professor and historian
- Quentin Skinner (American football), American football player
- Quentin Smith, American philosopher
- Quentin Smythe, South African recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Quentin Stanerson, American politician and teacher
- Quentin Tarantino, American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor
- Quentin Westberg, French-American footballer
- Quentin Williams, American politician
- Quentin Willson, British TV presenter and motoring journalist
- Quentin Young, 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