Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Uwe Kliemann

b. 1949

German footballer and coach

Uwe Krupp

b. 1965

German ice hockey player (born 1965)

Uwe Rapolder

b. 1958

German footballer

Uzay Heparı

Musical artist

Uzi Hitman

b. 1952

Israeli singer-songwriter (1952–2004)

V. C. Andrews

b. 1923

American novelist (1923–1986)

V. K. Krishna Menon

b. 1896

Former Indian Defence Minister

V. K. R. V. Rao

b. 1908

Indian Economist and Founder of D-School, University of Delhi

V. M. Panchalingam

V. P. Singh

b. 1931

Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990

V. S. Ramadevi

Indian politician

V. V. Giri

President of India from 1969 to 1974

Václav Klaus

b. 1941

President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013

Václav Renč

Czech poet, writer, dramatist and translator

Václav Varaďa

b. 1976

Czech ice hockey player

Vadim Cojocaru

b. 1961

Moldovan politician (1961–2021)

Vadim Kuzmin (physicist)

b. 1936

Vafa Guluzade

Azerbaijani diplomat

Vagn Walfrid Ekman

b. 1874

Swedish oceanographer (1874–1954)

Vágner Love

b. 1984

Brazilian footballer (born 1984)

Vahap Özaltay

Turkish footballer (died 1965)

Väinö Linna

Finnish author (1920–1992)

Väinö Tanner

Prime minister of Finland from 1926 to 1927

Vaios Karagiannis

b. 1968

Greek footballer and manager