Leading Figures in History

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

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Vesa Toskala

b. 1977

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1977)

Viacheslav Fetisov

b. 1958

Russian ice hockey player (born 1958)

Vic Damone

b. 1928

American singer and actor (1928–2018)

Vic Elford

b. 1935

British racing driver (1935–2022)

Vic Flick

b. 1937

English guitarist (1937–2024)

Vic Marks

b. 1955

English sports journalist

Vic Mensa

b. 1993

American rapper (born 1993)

Vic Sotto

b. 1954

Filipino actor and comedian (born 1954)

Vic Tayback

American actor (1930-1990)

Vicar (cartoonist)

b. 1934

Chilean Disney comics artist

Vicente Aleixandre

b. 1898

Spanish poet (1898–1984)

Vicente Aranda

Spanish film director (1926-2015)

Vicente Martín y Soler

b. 1754

Spanish composer (1754–1806)

Vicente Pernía

b. 1949

Argentine footballer

Vicente Saldivar

b. 1943

Mexican boxer

Vicente Sotto

b. 1877

Filipino politician, playwright and journalist

Vicki Sue Robinson

b. 1954

American singer (1954–2000)

Vickie Guerrero

b. 1968

American professional wrestling manager (born 1968)

Vicky Sunohara

b. 1970

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy

b. 1587

Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637

Victor Amadeus II

b. 1666

Ruler of the Savoyard state from 1675 to 1730

Victor Amadeus III

b. 1726

King of Sardinia from 1773 to 1796

Victor Anichebe

b. 1988

Nigerian professional footballer (born 1988)

Víctor Cabedo

b. 1989

Spanish cyclist