Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Veniamin Kaverin

b. 1902

Soviet and Russian writer, dramatist and screenwriter

Venkaiah Naidu

b. 1949

Vice President of India from 2017 to 2022

Venkataraman Subramanya

b. 1936

Venkatesh Prasad

b. 1969

Indian cricket player

Venus Williams

b. 1980

American tennis player (born 1980)

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 Farmiga

b. 1973

American actress and singer (born 1973)

Vera Gebuhr

b. 1916

Danish actress (1916–2014)

Vera Karalli

b. 1889

Russian ballet dancer and actor (1889–1972)

Vera Krepkina

b. 1933

Soviet athletics competitor (1933–2023)

Vera Leth

b. 1958

Greenlandic civil servant

Vera Lutz

British economist

Vera Lynn

English singer and entertainer (1917–2020)

Vera Miles

b. 1930

American actress (born 1930)

Vera Rubin

b. 1928

American astronomer (1928–2016)

Vera Wang

b. 1949

American fashion designer (born 1949)

Verdine White

b. 1951

American bassist (born 1951)

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

Vern Rumsey

American musician (1973–2020)

Verna Felton

b. 1890

American actress (1890–1966)