Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Verena Holmes

b. 1889

English mechanical engineer and inventor (1889–1964)

Vern Harper

b. 1936

Canadian Cree activist

Verne Gagne

American professional wrestler and football player (1926–2015)

Verner von Heidenstam

Swedish poet and novelist (1859–1940)

Vernon Alley

b. 1915

American jazz bassist (1915–2004)

Vernon and Irene Castle

b. 1887

British-American ballroom dancing duo

Vernon B. Romney

b. 1924

American politician (1924–2013)

Vernon Biever

b. 1923

American photographer

Vernon Coaker

b. 1953

British politician and life peer (born 1953)

Vernon Gholston

b. 1986

American football player (born 1986)

Vernon Johns

b. 1892

American pastor and public intellectual (1892–1965)

Vernon Kay

b. 1974

British television and radio presenter (born 1974)

Vernon Kirby

b. 1911

South African tennis player

Vernon Louis Parrington

American literary historian (1871–1929)

Vernon Philander

b. 1985

South African cricketer (born 1985)

Vernon Watkins

b. 1906

Welsh poet (1906–1967)

Veronica Campbell Brown

b. 1982

Jamaican sprinter (born 1982)

Veronica Cartwright

b. 1949

British actress (born 1949)

Veronica Gambara

Italian poet and politician

Veronica Guerin

Irish crime reporter (1958–1996)

Veronica Sutherland

b. 1939

British career diplomat

Veronika Kudermetova

b. 1997

Russian tennis player (born 1997)

Véronique Gens

b. 1966

French operatic soprano (born 1966)

Véronique Sanson

b. 1949

French singer-songwriter