Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Valentin Kovalenko

b. 1975

Uzbekistani football referee

Valentin Mankin

Soviet sailor

Valentín Paniagua

b. 1936

Peruvian lawyer and politician (1936–2006)

Valentin Pavlov

b. 1937

Soviet official and Russian banker (1937–2003)

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)

Valentino Fioravanti

b. 1764

Italian composer

Valentyn Silvestrov

b. 1937

Ukrainian pianist and composer

Valentyna Kozyr

b. 1950

Valeri Bure

b. 1974

Russian ice hockey player (born 1974)

Valeri Karpov

Soviet ice hockey player (1971–2014)

Valeri Kharlamov

Russian ice hockey player (1948–1981)

Valeri Petrov

Bulgarian writer, poet and translator (1920–2014)

Valeri Zelepukin

b. 1968

Russian ice hockey player

Valeria Golino

b. 1965

Italian model, actress and film director (born 1965)

Valeria Lukyanova

b. 1985

Ukrainian model (born 1985)

Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington

b. 1915

British peer and army officer (1915–2014)

Valérie Benguigui

French actress and theater director