Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot

b. 1888

American poet and first wife of T. S. Eliot (1888–1947)

Vjekoslav Luburić

Croatian Ustaše official (1914–1969)

Vladimir Arnold

b. 1937

Russian mathematician (1937–2010)

Vladimir Ashkenazy

b. 1937

Icelandic pianist and conductor from Russia

Vladimir Boisa

b. 1982

Georgian basketball player (born 1981)

Vladimir Boltyansky

b. 1925

Soviet and Russian mathematician, educator, and author (1925–2019)

Vladimir Colin

b. 1921

Romanian writer

Vladimir Gaidamașciuc

b. 1971

Moldovan footballer (born 1971)

Vladimir Gusev (cyclist)

b. 1982

Russian cyclist

Vladimir Hütt

b. 1936

Estonian philosopher (1936–1997)

Vladimir II Monomakh

Grand Prince of Kiev from 1113 to 1125

Vladimir Katriuk

Ukrainian-Canadian Nazi collaborator (1921–2015)

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 Mikhailovich Zakharov

b. 1946

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)