Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Victor Navasky

b. 1932

American journalist (1932–2023)

Victor Nosach

Soviet historian (1929-2011)

Victor Oladipo

b. 1992

American basketball player (born 1992)

Víctor Paz Estenssoro

President of Bolivia variously in the 20th century

Victor Poor

b. 1933

American engineer and computer pioneer

Victor Regnault

b. 1810

French physicist (1810–1878)

Victor Surridge

British motorcycle racer

Victor Trumper

Australian cricketer (1877–1915)

Victor Willis

b. 1951

American singer (born 1951)

Victor Wong (actor, born 1927)

b. 1927

American actor and journalist (1927-2001)

Víctor Zambrano

b. 1975

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1975)

Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie

Marshal of France

Victor, Duke of Münsterberg

b. 1443

15th century Czech nobleman

Victoria Abril

b. 1959

Spanish actress and singer (born 1959)

Victoria Azarenka

b. 1989

Belarusian tennis player (born 1989)

Victoria Barbă

Moldovan film director (1926–2020)

Victoria Beckham

b. 1974

English fashion designer and singer (born 1974)

Victoria De Angelis

b. 2000

Italian bassist (born 2000)

Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli

b. 1917

Spanish noblewoman

Victoria Fromkin

b. 1923

American linguist

Victoria Glendinning

b. 1937

British biographer and novelist (born 1937)

Victoria Gray Adams

American civil rights activist (1926–2006)

Victoria Jackson

b. 1959

American comedian (born 1959)

Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva

b. 2005

Andorran tennis player (born 2005)