Valdis is a Latvian language masculine given name. It is derived from two possible sources; from the Latvian word valdët ("rule") or as a shortened form of ValdemÃÂrs, the Latvian form of Waldemar. Valdis may refer to the following:
- Valdis Birkavs (born 1942), Latvian politician and Prime Minister of Latvia
- Valdis Celms (born 1943), Latvian artist and neopagan leader
- Valdis Dombrovskis (born 1971), Latvian politician, Prime Minister of Latvia (2009âÂÂ2013)
- Valdis âëlis (born 1954), Latvian politician
- Valdis Mintals (born 1979), Estonian figure skater
- Valdis MuiÃ
¾nieks (1935âÂÂ2013), Latvian basketball player
- Valdis MuktupÃÂvels (born 1958), Latvian ethnomusicologist, composer, musician and teacher
- Valdis PelÃ
¡s (born 1967), Latvian-born Russian television personality, musical artist and actor
- Valdis Pultraks (1922âÂÂ1972), Latvian footballer
- Valdis Valters (born 1957), Latvian basketball player
- Valdis Zatlers (born 1955), Latvian politician, President of Latvia (2007âÂÂ2011)
- Valdis Zeps (1932âÂÂ1996), Latvian-American linguist and professor
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