Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Virginie Loveling

b. 1836

Flemish author

Vishal Bhardwaj

b. 1965

Indian film director and composer

Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande

b. 1860

Musical artist

Vishnu Prabhakar

b. 1912

Indian writer

Vishwananda

b. 1978

Neo-Hindu religious leader

Vita Sackville-West

English writer and gardener (1892–1962)

Vital Borkelmans

b. 1963

Belgian football coach and former player

Vital Brazil

Brazilian physician, biomedical scientist, and immunologist (1865–1950)

Vital-Justin Grandin

Catholic bishop

Vitali Klitschko

b. 1971

Ukrainian politician and boxer (born 1971)

Vitalia Diatchenko

b. 1990

Russian professional tennis player (born 1990)

Vitalis of Assisi

Italian Roman Catholic saint

Vitaly Sevastyanov

b. 1935

Soviet engineer, cosmonaut, chess federation head and presenter (1935–2010)

Vitaly Zholobov

b. 1937

Soviet cosmonaut (born 1937)

Vitamin C (singer)

b. 1969

American singer-songwriter (born 1969)

Vitas Gerulaitis

b. 1954

American tennis player (1954–1994)

Vítězslav Novák

Czech composer and pedagogue (1870–1949)

Vito D'Amato

b. 1944

Italian footballer (1944–2025)

Vito Favero

Italian cyclist (1932–2014)

Vito Volterra

b. 1860

Italian mathematician and physicist (1860–1940)

Vitomil Zupan

Slovene writer and Gonars concentration camp survivor

Vittorio Brambilla

Italian racing driver (1937–2001)

Vittorio De Sica

b. 1901

Italian film director and actor (1901–1974)

Vittorio Gassman

Italian actor and director (1922–2000)