Valerian may refer to:
In botany:
- Valeriana, a genus of plants
- Valerian (herb), a medicinal plant
- Red valerian, a garden flower, Centranthus ruber
people:
- Valerian (emperor), Roman emperor 253-260
- Valerian II, son of Gallienus (d. 258)
- Valerianus Magnus (1586-1661), Italian Capuchin missionary preacher in Central Europe
- Valerian Madatov (1782–1829), Russian prince and Lieutenant General
- Valerian Albanov (1881-1919), Russian navigator
- Valerian A. Frolov (1895-1961), Soviet Russian military figure
- Valerian Trifa (1914–1987), Romanian Orthodox cleric and fascist political activist
- Valerian Gracias (1900-1978), Indian Roman Catholic cardinal
- Valerian Ruminski (1967- ), American singer
- Valerian Gribayedoff (1858-1908), Russian-American journalist
saints:
- Valerian of Abbenza, bishop of Abbenza (d. 457)
- Valerianus, bishop of Aquileia (4th century)
- Valerian, husband of Saint Cecilia
- Valerian, bishop of the Ancient Diocese of Auxerre
In music and literature:
- Valérian and Laureline, French comics characters since the 1960s
- Valerian, a pseudonym used by English musician Gary Numan (b. 1958)
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