Valerianus (name)

Valerianus or Valerian the Elder was Roman Emperor from 253 AD to 260 AD.

Valerianus is a name also held by:

• Valerian II (Publius Licinius Cornelius Valerianus; died 258), Roman Caesar, son of Emperor Gallienus and grandson of Emperor Valerian
• Valerianus Minor (died 268), son of the emperor Valerian
• Marius Valerianus (3rd century), Roman governor of Britannia Inferior
• Valerianus, Archbishop of Aquileia (369-388)
• Valerianus, a bishop of the Ancient Diocese of Auxerre
• Priscus Valerianus (fl. c. 450-456), Roman praetorian prefect
• Valerianus Magnus (1586–1661), Italian Capuchin missionary preacher in central Europe