Quentin

Quentin is a French male given name from the Latin first name Quintinus, diminutive form of Quintus, that means "the fifth". It is occasionally given to women.

• 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 Blake (born 1932), 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 Leo Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, British musician
• Quentin Cooper (born 1961) a science journalist, and broadcaster.
• Quentin Crisp (1908-1999), author and social critic
• Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford (born 1944), British politician
• Quentin Dean (1944-2003), American actress
• Quentin Dupieux, a.k.a. Mr. Oizo, French musician, music producer and film director
• Quentin Elias, French singer and gay pornographic actor
• Quentin Fillon Maillet (born 1992), French biathlete
• Quentin Gause (born 1992), American football player
• Quentin Grimes (born 2000), American basketball 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 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 Lee, Chinese-Canadian film director
• Quentin Letts (born 1963), British journalist
• Quentin Matsys (1466–1529), Flemish painter
• 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 Tarantino, American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor
• Quentin Willson (born 1957), British TV presenter and motoring journalist
• Quentin Young (1923–2016), American physician and social justice activist, primarily relating to healthcare

• 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, main character in John Green's novel Paper Towns
• Quentin Kelly, on the sitcom Grace Under Fire
• Quentin Kirrin, from Enid Blyton's The Famous Five series
• Quentin Larry Lance, on the TV show Arrow
• Quentin Sainz, on the TV show Suits
• Quentin Quire, Marvel Comics character
• 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