Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Virginia Patton

b. 1925

American actress (1925–2022)

Virginia Rappe

b. 1891

Silent film actress and model (1891–1921)

Virginia Ruano Pascual

b. 1973

Spanish tennis player (born 1973)

Virginia Satir

b. 1916

American psychotherapist (1916–1988)

Virginia Wade

b. 1945

British tennis player

Virginia Zeani

b. 1925

Romanian opera singer (1925–2023)

Virginie Basselot

b. 1979

French chef (born 1979)

Virginie Despentes

b. 1969

French author and filmmaker

Virginie Loveling

b. 1836

Flemish author

Vishal Bhardwaj

b. 1965

Indian film director and composer

Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande

b. 1860

Musical artist

Vishnu Prabhakar

b. 1912

Indian writer

Vishnuvardhan (actor)

b. 1950

Indian Kannada actor (1950–2009)

Vishwananda

b. 1978

Neo-Hindu religious leader

Viswanatha Satyanarayana

b. 1895

Indian Telugu-language writer

Vita Sackville-West

English writer and gardener (1892–1962)

Vital Borkelmans

b. 1963

Belgian football coach and former player

Vital Brazil

Brazilian physician, biomedical scientist, and immunologist (1865–1950)

Vital-Justin Grandin

Catholic bishop

Vitali Klitschko

b. 1971

Ukrainian politician and boxer (born 1971)

Vitali Teleš

b. 1983

Estonian footballer

Vitali Yeremeyev

b. 1975

Kazakhstani ice hockey player

Vitalia Diatchenko

b. 1990

Russian professional tennis player (born 1990)

Vitalis of Assisi

Italian Roman Catholic saint