Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

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 Tismăneanu

b. 1951

Romanian-American academic (born 1951)

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

Vladislav Sesganov

b. 1988

Russian figure skater

Vladislav Tretiak

b. 1952

Russian ice hockey player (born 1952)

Vladislav Volkov

Soviet cosmonaut (1935–1971)

Vladko Maček

Croatian politician (1879–1964)

Vlado Perlemuter

b. 1904

Lithuanian-born French pianist and teacher (1904 - 2002)

Vlasis Kazakis

b. 1983

Greek footballer

Vlasta Vraz

b. 1900

Czech American relief worker, editor, and fundraiser

Võ Văn Kiệt

Prime Minister of Vietnam

Volfgangs Dārziņš

Latvian composer, pianist and music critic