Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

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)

Vittorio Storaro

b. 1940

Italian cinematographer (born 1940)

Vitus Bering

b. 1681

Danish-born Russian explorer (1681–1741)

Viv Thicknesse

Australia international rugby league player

Viveca Lindfors

Swedish actress (1920–1995)

Vivek Murthy

b. 1977

American physician and vice admiral (born 1977)

Vivek Ramaswamy

b. 1985

American entrepreneur and politician (born 1985)

Vivek Razdan

b. 1969

Indian cricketer (born 1969)