Valdis is a Latvian language masculine given name. It is derived from two possible sources; from the Latvian word valdīt ("rule") or as a shortened form of Valdemārs. Valdis may refer to the following:
Valdis Birkavs (born 1942), Latvian politician
Valdis Dombrovskis (born 1971), Latvian politician, Prime Minister of Latvia (2009–2013)
Valdis Mintals (born 1979), Estonian figure skater
Valdis Muižnieks (1935–2013), Latvian basketball player
Valdís Óskarsdóttir (born 1950), Icelandic film editor
Valdis Pelšs (born 1967), Latvian-born Russian television personality, musical artist and actor
Valdis Valters (born 1957), Latvian basketball player
Valdis Zatlers (born 1955), Latvian politician, President of Latvia (2007–2011)
Valdis Zeps (1932–1996), Latvian-American linguist and professor