Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Verne Gagne

American professional wrestler and football player (1926–2015)

Verne Lundquist

b. 1940

American sportscaster (born 1940)

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 Bogdanor

b. 1943

British political scientist (born 1943)

Vernon Carey

b. 1981

American football player (born 1981)

Vernon Coaker

b. 1953

British politician and life peer (born 1953)

Vernon Elliott

b. 1912

British musician (1912–1996)

Vernon Forrest

American boxer

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)

Vernon Reid

b. 1958

British-American guitarist and songwriter

Vernon Washington

b. 1927

American actor (1923–1988)

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