Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Vladimír Padrůněk

Czech musician (1952–1991)

Vladimir Polyakov (pole vaulter)

b. 1960

Soviet pole vaulter (born 1960)

Vladimir Popovkin

Russian general (1957–2014)

Vladimir Prelog

b. 1906

Croatian-Swiss chemist (1906–1998)

Vladimir Propp

b. 1895

Russian and Soviet folklorist (1895–1970)

Vladimir Putin

b. 1952

Leader of Russia since 1999

Vladimír Remek

b. 1948

Czech cosmonaut and politician (born 1948)

Vladimir Ryzhkov

b. 1966

Russian historian and politician

Vladimir Salnikov

b. 1960

Russian swimmer (born 1960)

Vladimir Serbsky

Russian psychiatrist (1858–1917)

Vladimir Shlapentokh

Soviet and American academic

Vladimir Shukhov

b. 1853

Russian polymath, engineer, scientist and architect (1853–1939)

Vladimir Simagin

b. 1919

Russian chess grandmaster (1919 - 1968)

Vladimír Šmicer

b. 1973

Czech footballer (born 1973)

Vladimir Sorokin

b. 1955

Russian writer (born 1955)

Vladimir Spivakov

b. 1944

Soviet and Russian conductor and violinist

Vladimir Steklov (mathematician)

Russian mathematician (1864–1926)

Vladimir Sukhomlinov

b. 1848

Russian general (1848–1926)

Vladimir the Bold

b. 1353

Russian prince (1353–1410)

Vladimir the Great

Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 to 1015

Vladimir Tismăneanu

b. 1951

Romanian-American academic (born 1951)

Vladimir Tkachenko

b. 1957

Soviet And Russian Professional Basketball player

Vladimir Vidrić

b. 1875

Croatian poet

Vladimir Voevodsky

b. 1966

Russian mathematician (1966–2017)