Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Vern Mikkelsen

b. 1928

American basketball player (1928–2013)

Vern Rumsey

American musician (1973–2020)

Vern Stephens

b. 1920

American baseball player (1920–1968)

Verna Felton

b. 1890

American actress (1890–1966)

Verne Gagne

American professional wrestler and football player (1926–2015)

Verne Lundquist

b. 1940

American sportscaster (born 1940)

Vernee Watson-Johnson

b. 1949

American actress (b. 1949)

Verner Panton

Danish furniture designer (1926–1998)

Verner von Heidenstam

Swedish poet and novelist (1859–1940)

Vernon Alley

b. 1915

American jazz bassist (1915–2004)

Vernon and Irene Castle

b. 1887

British-American ballroom dancing duo

Vernon B. Romney

b. 1924

American politician (1924–2013)

Vernon Biever

b. 1923

American photographer

Vernon Bogdanor

b. 1943

British political scientist (born 1943)

Vernon Carey

b. 1981

American football player (born 1981)

Vernon Coaker

b. 1953

British politician and life peer (born 1953)

Vernon Duke

b. 1903

Russian-American composer and songwriter (1903–1969)

Vernon Elliott

b. 1912

British musician (1912–1996)

Vernon Forrest

American boxer

Vernon Fox

b. 1979

American football player and coach (born 1979)

Vernon Gholston

b. 1986

American football player (born 1986)

Vernon Handley

British conductor (1930–2008)

Vernon Johns

b. 1892

American pastor and public intellectual (1892–1965)

Vernon Kay

b. 1974

British television and radio presenter (born 1974)