Leading Figures in History

Vasily Aksyonov

Soviet and Russian novelist (1932–2009)

Vasily Belov

Soviet-Russian writer, poet, and dramatist

Vasily Blyukher

Marshal of the Soviet Union (1889–1938)

Vasily Maklakov

Russian lawyer and politician (1869–1957)

Vasily Mishin

Soviet aerospace engineer

Vasily Peskov

Russian journalist (1930–2013)

Vasily Petrenko

Russian-British conductor

Vasily Shukshin

Russian writer (1929–1974)

Vasily Sleptsov

Vasily Tatishchev

Russian historian and statesman (1686–1750)

Vasily Trediakovsky

Russian poet, translator and philologist (1703–1769)

Vasily Vereshchagin

19th-century Russian war artist

Vasily Zhukovsky

Russian poet (1783–1852)

Vasko Popa

Serbian poet (1922–1991)

Vasko Vasilev

Bulgarian violinist and conductor (born 1970)

Vašo Patejdl

Slovak musician and composer (1954–2023)

Vassar Clements

American jazz, swing, and bluegrass Fiddler (1928–2005)

Vassilis Constantakopoulos

Greek entrepreneur (1935–2011)

Vassilis Goumas

Greek basketball player (1946–2026)

Vassilis Karapialis

Greek footballer (born 1965)

Vassilis Papazachos

Greek politician and seismologist (1929–2022)

Vassilis Spanoulis

Greek basketball player and coach (born 1982)

Vasso Devetzi

Greek pianist (1927–1987)

Vasyl Durdynets

Ukrainian politician and diplomat