Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Vincent J. McMahon

American professional wrestling promoter (1914–1984)

Vincent Kartheiser

b. 1979

American actor (born 1979)

Vincent Lindon

b. 1959

French actor and filmmaker (born 1959)

Vincent Novello

English musician and music publisher (1781–1861)

Vincent O'Brien

Irish racehorse trainer (1917–2009)

Vincent Ostrom

American academic, educator and political scientist (1919–2012)

Vincent Persichetti

b. 1915

American composer and teacher (1915–1987)

Vincent Price

b. 1911

American actor (1911–1993)

Vincent Rousseau

b. 1962

Belgian long-distance runner

Vincent Schaefer

b. 1906

American chemist and meteorologist

Vincent Scotto

b. 1874

French composer (1874–1952)

Vincent Sherman

American film director (1906–2006)

Vincent van Gogh

Dutch painter (1853–1890)

Vincent Voiture

French poet and writer

Vincente Minnelli

American stage and film director (1903–1986)

Vincenzo Borg

Vincenzo Cappello

Former Venetian naval admiral

Vincenzo Cerami

Italian screenwriter

Vincenzo Coronelli

b. 1650

Italian Franciscan friar, cosmographer, cartographer, publisher, and encyclopedist

Vincenzo Dimech

b. 1768

Maltese sculptor (1768–1831)

Vincenzo Galilei

Italian musician and music theorist (1520–1591)

Vincenzo Montella

b. 1974

Italian footballer and manager

Vincenzo Scamozzi

Italian architect (1548–1616)

Ving Rhames

b. 1959

American actor (born 1959)