Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Vernon Kirby

b. 1911

South African tennis player

Vernon Louis Parrington

American literary historian (1871–1929)

Vernon Maxwell

b. 1965

American basketball player (born 1965)

Vernon Philander

b. 1985

South African cricketer (born 1985)

Vernon Reid

b. 1958

British-American guitarist and songwriter

Vernon Washington

b. 1927

American actor (1923–1988)

Vernon Watkins

b. 1906

Welsh poet (1906–1967)

Vernor Vinge

b. 1944

American computer scientist and writer (1944–2024)

Veronica Campbell Brown

b. 1982

Jamaican sprinter (born 1982)

Veronica Cartwright

b. 1949

British actress (born 1949)

Verónica Castro

b. 1952

Mexican actress and singer

Veronica Gambara

Italian poet and politician

Veronica Guerin

Irish crime reporter (1958–1996)

Veronica Lake

American actress (1922–1973)

Veronica Roth

b. 1988

American author (born 1988)

Veronica Sutherland

b. 1939

British career diplomat

Veronika Kudermetova

b. 1997

Russian tennis player (born 1997)

Veronika Velez-Zuzulová

b. 1984

Slovak alpine skier (born 1984)

Véronique Gens

b. 1966

French operatic soprano (born 1966)

Véronique Sanson

b. 1949

French singer-songwriter

Vesa Toskala

b. 1977

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1977)

Vesa-Matti Loiri

Finnish actor and musician (1945–2022)

Veselin Matić

b. 1960

Serbian basketball coach

Vesna Parun

Croatian poet