Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Vikram Seth

b. 1952

Indian novelist and poet (born 1952)

Vikramatji Khimojiraj

Maharaja of Porbandar from 1831–1900

Viktor Ambartsumian

Soviet Armenian astrophysicist (1908–1996)

Viktor Brack

Nazi war criminal (1904–1948)

Viktor Chukarin

Soviet gymnast (1921–1984)

Viktor Gavrikov

b. 1957

Lithuanian-Swiss chess grandmaster (1957–2016)

Viktor Hartmann

b. 1834

Russian architect and painter (1834–1873)

Viktor Kingissepp

Estonian politician (1888–1922)

Viktor Klima

b. 1947

Chancellor of Austria (1997-2000; born 1947)

Viktor Korchnoi

Soviet-Swiss chess grandmaster (1931–2016)

Viktor Kulikov

Soviet marshal (1921–2013)

Viktor Orbán

b. 1963

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002, 2010–2026)

Viktor Patsayev

b. 1933

Soviet cosmonaut (1933–1971)

Viktor Petrenko

b. 1969

Ukrainian figure skater (born 1969)

Viktor Puskar

b. 1889

Estonian military commander

Viktor Schreckengost

b. 1906

American painter

Viktor Shenderovich

b. 1958

Russian satirist, writer, scriptwriter and radio host (born 1958)

Viktor Suslin

Russian composer

Viktor Suvorov

b. 1947

Russian author, former GRU officer (born 1947)

Viktor Tikhonov (ice hockey, born 1930)

b. 1930

Russian ice hockey player (1930–2014)

Viktor Tsoi

b. 1962

Soviet musician and actor (1962–1990)

Viktor Vasnetsov

b. 1848

Russian painter (1848–1926)

Viktor Yanukovych

b. 1950

President of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014

Viktor Zhirmunsky

b. 1891

Soviet and Russian literary historian and linguist (1891–1971)