Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Vitalis of Savigny

French catholic saint and preacher (1060–1122)

Vitaliy Masol

Ukrainian statesman (1928–2018)

Vitaly Ginzburg

b. 1916

Russian physicist (1916–2009)

Vitaly Petrov

b. 1984

Russian racing driver (born 1984)

Vitaly Sevastyanov

b. 1935

Soviet engineer, cosmonaut, chess federation head and presenter (1935–2010)

Vitaly Zholobov

b. 1937

Soviet cosmonaut (born 1937)

Vitamin C (singer)

b. 1969

American singer-songwriter (born 1969)

Vitas Gerulaitis

b. 1954

American tennis player (1954–1994)

Vítězslav Novák

Czech composer and pedagogue (1870–1949)

Vithalbhai Patel

b. 1873

Indian politician (1873–1933)

Vito D'Amato

b. 1944

Italian footballer (1944–2025)

Vito Favero

Italian cyclist (1932–2014)

Vito Volterra

b. 1860

Italian mathematician and physicist (1860–1940)

Vitold Fokin

b. 1932

Prime Minister of Ukraine from 1990 to 1992

Vitolo (footballer, born 1983)

b. 1983

Spanish footballer

Vitomil Zupan

Slovene writer and Gonars concentration camp survivor

Vítor Baía

b. 1969

Portuguese footballer (born 1969)

Vitthalrao Gadgil

b. 1928

Indian politician

Vittorio Brambilla

Italian racing driver (1937–2001)

Vittorio De Sica

b. 1901

Italian film director and actor (1901–1974)

Vittorio Gassman

Italian actor and director (1922–2000)

Vittorio Gui

b. 1885

Italian composer (1885–1975)

Vittorio Jano

b. 1891

Italian engineer and car designer (1891–1965)

Vittorio Sella

Italian photographer and mountaineer (1859–1943)