Leading Figures in History

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

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Vladimir Komarov

Soviet test pilot (1927–1967)

Vladimir Kozlov

b. 1979

Ukrainian-American actor and former professional wrestler

Vladimir Kramnik

b. 1975

Russian chess grandmaster (born 1975)

Vladimir Krutov

b. 1960

Russian ice hockey player (1960–2012)

Vladimir Lenin

b. 1870

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924

Vladimir Morozov (swimmer)

b. 1992

Russian swimmer

Vladimir Nabokov

b. 1899

Russian and American novelist (1899–1977)

Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko

Soviet and Russian theatre director, writer, playwright, and producer

Vladimir Polyakov (pole vaulter)

b. 1960

Soviet pole vaulter (born 1960)

Vladimir Popovkin

Russian general (1957–2014)

Vladimir Propp

b. 1895

Russian and Soviet folklorist (1895–1970)

Vladimir Salnikov

b. 1960

Russian swimmer (born 1960)

Vladimir Serbsky

Russian psychiatrist (1858–1917)

Vladimir Simagin

b. 1919

Russian chess grandmaster (1919 - 1968)

Vladimír Šmicer

b. 1973

Czech footballer (born 1973)

Vladimir Steklov (mathematician)

Russian mathematician (1864–1926)

Vladimir Vidrić

b. 1875

Croatian poet

Vladimir Voevodsky

b. 1966

Russian mathematician (1966–2017)

Vladimir Voronin

b. 1941

Moldovan politician (born 1941)

Vladimir Zhirinovsky

b. 1946

Russian politician (1946–2022)

Vladimiro Montesinos

b. 1945

Peruvian former intelligence officer and lawyer

Vladislaus II of Opole

14th-century Hungarian and Polish nobleman

Vladislav Listyev

b. 1956

Russian journalist (1956–1995)

Vladislav Rastorotsky

b. 1933