Namesakes
French Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 president
(president) Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 1974-1981 
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze, 1 gold, 1 gold/silver/bronze
(gold/silver/bronze) Valeriy Borzov (a.k.a. Valery) 1972; 1976 100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Valeriy Miloserdov (a.k.a. Valery) 1976; 1980 basketball
(bronze) Valery Dudin 1984 luge
(gold) Valeriy Goborov (a.k.a. Valery) 1988 basketball
Saints:
1 saint
Saint Walericus (a.k.a. Valery) ?-622