Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot

b. 1888

American poet and first wife of T. S. Eliot (1888–1947)

Vivinho

Brazilian footballer

Vivion Brewer

b. 1900

Vjekoslav Luburić

Croatian Ustaše official (1914–1969)

Vjenceslav Novak

b. 1859

Croatian writer

Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin

b. 1919

Soviet mathematician (1919–1984)

Vladimir Andreyev (race walker)

b. 1966

Russian race walker (1966–2024)

Vladimir Arnold

b. 1937

Russian mathematician (1937–2010)

Vladimir Ashkenazy

b. 1937

Icelandic pianist and conductor from Russia

Vladimir Barbu

b. 1998

Italian diver (born 1998)

Vladimir Bartol

Slovenian writer

Vladimir Beara

Yugoslav footballer and manager

Vladimir Beekman

b. 1929

Estonian writer, poet and translator (1929–2009)

Vladimir Boisa

b. 1982

Georgian basketball player (born 1981)

Vladimir Boltyansky

b. 1925

Soviet and Russian mathematician, educator, and author (1925–2019)

Vladimir Borovikovsky

b. 1757

Russian artist (1757–1825)

Vladimir Colin

b. 1921

Romanian writer

Vladimir Dal

Russian lexicographer (1801–1872)

Vladimír Darida

b. 1990

Czech footballer (born 1990)

Vladimir Dimitrov

Bulgarian painter and teacher

Vladimir Fedoseyev

b. 1932

Russian conductor (born 1932)

Vladimir Gaidamașciuc

b. 1971

Moldovan footballer (born 1971)

Vladimir Gusev (cyclist)

b. 1982

Russian cyclist

Vladimir Herzog

Brazilian journalist