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Pope Severinus (died 640) •
Severin of Cologne (died 403) •
Severinus of Noricum (c. 410-482), the "Apostle to Noricum", Roman Catholic saint •
Saint Severinus of Septempeda (died 550), Roman Catholic bishop and hermit •
Séverin of Paris, a hermit who lived on the site of the current
Saint-Séverin, Paris church •
George Chapman (murderer), born Severin Klosowski, British serial poisoner and suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders •
Severin von Eckardstein (born 1978), German pianist •
Severin Roesen (c. 1815–72), a painter known for his still lifes of flowers and fruit •
Severyn Nalyvaiko, leader of the Ukrainian Cossacks, a hero of Ukrainian folklore •
Severin Freund (born 1988), a German ski jumper •
Steven Severin, stage name of co-founder of British post-punk band
Siouxsie and the Banshees •
Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig. Danish clergy, author, poet and philosopher •
Bernhard Severin Ingemann, Danish clergy and hymnwriter •
Severin Sterm, Danish topographical writer •
Peder Severin Krøyer, Danish painter ==Fictional characters==