Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Venustiano Carranza

President of Mexico from 1914 to 1920

Vera Atkins

Romanian-born British intelligence officer

Věra Čáslavská

b. 1942

Czech gymnast (1942–2016)

Vera Gebuhr

b. 1916

Danish actress (1916–2014)

Vera Krepkina

b. 1933

Soviet athletics competitor (1933–2023)

Vera Leth

b. 1958

Greenlandic civil servant

Vera Lynn

English singer and entertainer (1917–2020)

Vera Wang

b. 1949

American fashion designer (born 1949)

Vere Bird

Leader of Antigua and Barbuda (1960–1971; 1976–1994)

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)