Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Vladimir Vidrić

b. 1875

Croatian poet

Vladimir Voevodsky

b. 1966

Russian mathematician (1966–2017)

Vladimir Voronin

b. 1941

Moldovan politician (born 1941)

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet entertainer and poet (1938–1980)

Vladimir Žerjavić

b. 1912

Croatian economist and demographer

Vladimir Zhirinovsky

b. 1946

Russian politician (1946–2022)

Vladimiro Montesinos

b. 1945

Peruvian former intelligence officer and lawyer

Vladislaus II of Opole

14th-century Hungarian and Polish nobleman

Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia

Duke of Bohemia (c. 1160 – 1222)

Vladislav Gussev

b. 1986

Estonian footballer

Vladislav II of Wallachia

Voivode of Wallachia

Vladislav Listyev

b. 1956

Russian journalist (1956–1995)

Vladislav Rastorotsky

b. 1933

Vladislav Sesganov

b. 1988

Russian figure skater

Vladislav Tretiak

b. 1952

Russian ice hockey player (born 1952)

Vladislav Volkov

Soviet cosmonaut (1935–1971)

Vladko Maček

Croatian politician (1879–1964)

Vlado Perlemuter

b. 1904

Lithuanian-born French pianist and teacher (1904 - 2002)

Vladyslav Gorai

b. 1967

Ukrainian operatic tenor (1965–2025)

Vlasis Kazakis

b. 1983

Greek footballer

Vlasta Vraz

b. 1900

Czech American relief worker, editor, and fundraiser

Võ Nguyên Giáp

b. 1911

Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)

Võ Văn Kiệt

Prime Minister of Vietnam

Voja Antonić

b. 1952

Serbian inventor, journalist and writer (born 1952)