Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Van Johnson

b. 1916

American actor (1916–2008)

Van McCoy

American musician, producer and songwriter (1940–1979)

Van Miller

American sports announcer (1927–2015)

Van Morrison

b. 1945

Northern Irish musician (born 1945)

Van Stephenson

b. 1953

American singer-songwriter (1953–2001)

Văn Tiến Dũng

b. 1917

Vietnamese general (1917–2002)

Van Tiffin

b. 1965

American football player (born 1965)

Vanburn Holder

b. 1945

West Indian cricketer (born 1945)

Vance A. Larson

b. 1951

American artist (1951–2010)

Vance D. Brand

b. 1931

American naval officer, aviator, aeronautical engineer and astronaut (born 1931)

Vance Hartke

American politician (1919–2003)

Vance Heafner

b. 1954

American professional golfer (1954–2012)

Vance Palmer

Australian writer

Vance Trimble

b. 1913

American journalist (1913–2021)

Vandana Shiva

b. 1952

Indian philosopher, scientist and environmentalist

Vanessa Amorosi

b. 1981

Australian singer-songwriter and recording artist (born 1981)

Vanessa Bayer

b. 1981

American actress and comedian (born 1981)

Vanessa Bell Armstrong

b. 1953

American gospel singer

Vanessa Boslak

b. 1982

French pole vaulter

Vanessa Briscoe Hay

b. 1955

American singer and songwriter (born 1955)

Vanessa Bryant

b. 1982

Mexican-American philanthropist and public figure (born 1982)

Vanessa Carlton

b. 1980

American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1980)

Vanessa Grigoriadis

b. 1973

American journalist

Vanessa Harding

b. 1970

American professional wrestler and manager