Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Viktor Kulikov

Soviet marshal (1921–2013)

Viktor Onopko

b. 1969

Russian footballer (born 1969)

Viktor Orbán

b. 1963

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002, 2010–2026)

Viktor Patsayev

b. 1933

Soviet cosmonaut (1933–1971)

Viktor Petrenko

b. 1969

Ukrainian figure skater (born 1969)

Viktor Prokopenko

b. 1944

Ukrainian footballer (1944–2007)

Viktor Puskar

b. 1889

Estonian military commander

Viktor Röthlin

b. 1974

Swiss marathon runner (born 1974)

Viktor Schreckengost

b. 1906

American painter

Viktor Shenderovich

b. 1958

Russian satirist, writer, scriptwriter and radio host (born 1958)

Viktor Suslin

Russian composer

Viktor Suvorov

b. 1947

Russian author, former GRU officer (born 1947)

Viktor Tikhonov (ice hockey, born 1930)

b. 1930

Russian ice hockey player (1930–2014)

Viktor Tsoi

b. 1962

Soviet musician and actor (1962–1990)

Viktor Vasnetsov

b. 1848

Russian painter (1848–1926)

Viktor Yanukovych

b. 1950

President of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014

Viktor Zhirmunsky

b. 1891

Soviet and Russian literary historian and linguist (1891–1971)

Viktor Zubkov

b. 1941

Prime Minister of Russia from 2007 to 2008

Viktória Hrunčáková

b. 1998

Slovak tennis player (born 1998)

Viktoria Ladõnskaja

b. 1981

Estonian politician

Viktoria Leks

b. 1987

Estonian high jumper

Viktoria Petryk

b. 1997

Ukrainian singer and songwriter (born 1997)

Viktorija Golubic

b. 1992

Swiss tennis player (born 1992)

Vilasrao Deshmukh

b. 1945

Indian politician (1945–2012)