Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Vladimir Masorin

b. 1947

Russian admiral (born 1947)

Vladimir Mayakovsky

b. 1893

Russian poet (1893–1930)

Vladimír Mečiar

b. 1942

Prime Minister of Slovakia (1990–1991; 1992–1994; 1994–1998)

Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov

b. 1946

Vladimir Morozov (swimmer)

b. 1992

Russian swimmer

Vladimir Nabokov

b. 1899

Russian and American novelist (1899–1977)

Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko

Soviet and Russian theatre director, writer, playwright, and producer

Vladimir Odoyevsky

b. 1803

Russian philosopher, writer, critic, philanthropist and pedagogue

Vladimir Orlov (author)

Russian novelist (1936–2014)

Vladimir Polyakov (pole vaulter)

b. 1960

Soviet pole vaulter (born 1960)

Vladimir Popovkin

Russian general (1957–2014)

Vladimir Prelog

b. 1906

Croatian-Swiss chemist (1906–1998)

Vladimir Propp

b. 1895

Russian and Soviet folklorist (1895–1970)

Vladimir Salnikov

b. 1960

Russian swimmer (born 1960)

Vladimir Serbsky

Russian psychiatrist (1858–1917)

Vladimir Shukhov

b. 1853

Russian polymath, engineer, scientist and architect (1853–1939)

Vladimir Simagin

b. 1919

Russian chess grandmaster (1919 - 1968)

Vladimír Šmicer

b. 1973

Czech footballer (born 1973)

Vladimir Sorokin

b. 1955

Russian writer (born 1955)

Vladimir Steklov (mathematician)

Russian mathematician (1864–1926)

Vladimir Sukhomlinov

b. 1848

Russian general (1848–1926)

Vladimir the Bold

b. 1353

Russian prince (1353–1410)

Vladimir the Great

Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 to 1015

Vladimir Tismăneanu

b. 1951

Romanian-American academic (born 1951)