Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Viktória Hrunčáková

b. 1998

Slovak tennis player (born 1998)

Viktoria Ladõnskaja

b. 1981

Estonian politician

Viktoria Petryk

b. 1997

Ukrainian singer and songwriter (born 1997)

Vilasrao Deshmukh

b. 1945

Indian politician (1945–2012)

Vilayat Khan

b. 1928

Indian musician

Vilém Tauský

b. 1910

Vilfredo Pareto

b. 1848

Italian polymath (1848–1923)

Vilhelm Dahlerup

b. 1836

Danish architect (1836–1907)

Vilhelm Moberg

Swedish journalist, author, playwright, historian, and debater

Vilhjálmur Einarsson

b. 1934

Icelandic athlete (1934–2019)

Viliam Schrojf

b. 1931

Slovak footballer

Vilja Toomast

b. 1962

Estonian politician (born 1962)

Ville Kiviniemi

Finnish politician (1877–1951)

Ville Laihiala

b. 1973

Finnish musician

Ville Ritola

Finnish long-distance runner (1896–1982)

Villem Grünthal-Ridala

b. 1885

Estonian writer, linguist and folklorist

Villem Raam

Estonian art historian

Vilma Bardauskienė

b. 1953

Lithuanian long jumper (born 1953)

Vilmos Zsigmond

b. 1930

Hungarian-American cinematographer

Vilna Gaon

b. 1720

Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and Talmudist (1720–1797)

Vin Diesel

b. 1967

American actor (born 1967)

Vin Scully

American sportscaster (1927–2022)

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

b. 1883

Indian politician and ideologue (1883–1966)

Vinayaka Krishna Gokak

b. 1909

Indian writer (1909–1992)