Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

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 Lake

American actress (1922–1973)

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

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 Seixas

American tennis player (1923–2024)

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 Fox

b. 1942

President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006