Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

39103 persons found

Valentin Kovalenko

b. 1975

Uzbekistani football referee

Valentin Mankin

Soviet sailor

Valentin Varlamov

b. 1934

Russian pilot (1934–1980)

Valentine Baker (pilot)

b. 1888

British Armed Forces pilot (1888–1942)

Valentine Fleming

British politician (1882–1917)

Valentine Holmes

b. 1995

Australia international rugby league footballer

Valentinian I

b. 321

Roman emperor from 364 to 375

Valentinian II

Roman emperor from 375 to 392

Valentinian III

b. 419

Western Roman emperor from 425 to 455

Valentino (fashion designer)

b. 1932

Italian fashion designer (1932–2026)

Valentyna Kozyr

b. 1950

Valeri Bure

b. 1974

Russian ice hockey player (born 1974)

Valeri Kharlamov

Russian ice hockey player (1948–1981)

Valeri Petrov

Bulgarian writer, poet and translator (1920–2014)

Valeria Lukyanova

b. 1985

Ukrainian model (born 1985)

Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington

b. 1915

British peer and army officer (1915–2014)

Valerie Bertinelli

b. 1960

American actress (born 1960)

Valerie Eliot

b. 1926

British editor; widow of T. S. Eliot

Valerie Goulding

Irish politician and campaigner (1918–2003)

Valerie Harper

b. 1939

American actress (1939–2019)

Valerie Mahaffey

American actress (1953–2025)

Valerie Plame

b. 1963

American writer, spy novelist and former CIA officer (born 1963)

Valerie Taylor (computer scientist)

b. 1963

American computer scientist

Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Ukrainian football manager (1939–2002)