People A–Z · V — Yestermark

V. O. Chidambaram Pillai 1872–1936 Indian lawyer and politician (born 1872)

Vakkom Majeed 1909–2000 Indian journalist and politician (died 2000)

Val Logsdon Fitch 1923–2015 American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1923)

Valentin Kataev 1897–1986 Russian author and playwright (born 1897)

Valentin Pavlov 1937–2003 Russian banker and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the Soviet Union (born 1937)

Valentina Tereshkova 1937– Russian general, pilot, and astronaut

Valentinian I 321–375 Roman emperor (died 375)

Valentinian II Roman emperor (born 371)

Vallabhbhai Patel 1875–1950 Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (born 1875)

Van Miller American sportscaster (born 1927)

Vanessa-Mae 1978– Singaporean-English violinist and skier

Vangelis 1943–2022 Greek keyboard player and songwriter (died 2022)

Vardis Fisher 1895– American author and academic (died 1968)

Vasil Levski 1837–1873 Bulgarian activist, founded the Internal Revolutionary Organization (born 1837)

Vasilije Mokranjac 1923–1984 Serbian composer (born 1923)

Velupillai Prabhakaran 1954–2009 Sri Lankan rebel leader, founded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (born 1954)

Venustiano Carranza 1859–1920 Mexican soldier and politician, 37th President of Mexico (died 1920)

Věra Čáslavská 1942– Czech gymnast and coach (died 2016)

Vernon Louis Parrington 1871–1929 American historian and scholar (died 1929)

Veronica Guerin 1958–1996 Irish journalist (died 1996)

Vic Darchinyan 1976– Armenian-Australian boxer

Vicente Martín y Soler 1754– Spanish composer (died 1806)

Victims in the 2024 Chikangawa Dornier 228 crash:

Victor Babeș 1854– Romanian physician and biologist (died 1926)

Victor Buono 1938–1982 American actor (died 1982)

Victor D'Hondt 1841–1901 Belgian mathematician, lawyer, and jurist (born 1841)

Victor Herbert 1859–1924 Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor (died 1924)

Victor Horta 1861– Belgian architect, designed Hôtel van Eetvelde (died 1947)

Víctor Jara 1932–1973 Chilean singer-songwriter, teacher and theatre director (born 1932)

Victor Jory 1902–1982 Canadian-American actor (born 1902)

Victoria Monét 1989– American singer-songwriter

Victoria Principal 1950– American actress and businesswoman

Victoria Spivey 1906– American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1976)

Victoria Wood 1953–2016 British comedian, actress and writer (born 1953)

Victorien Sardou 1831– French author and playwright (died 1908)

Viktor An 1985– South Korean speed skater

Viktor Brack 1904–1948 German physician (born 1904)

Vilfredo Pareto 1848–1923 Italian sociologist and economist (born 1845)

Vilgot Sjöman 1924–2006 Swedish director and screenwriter (born 1924)

Vince Gill 1957– American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Vince Guaraldi 1928–1976 American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1928)

Vince Hill 1934– English singer-songwriter (died 2023)

Vincent van Gogh 1853–1890 Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1853)

Ving Rhames 1959– American actor

Vinicius de Moraes 1913–1980 Brazilian poet, playwright, and composer (born 1913)

Violette Verdy 1933–2016 French ballerina (died 2016)

Virbhadra Singh 1934– Indian politician (died 2021)

Virender Sehwag 1978– Indian cricketer

Virgil Finlay 1914–1971 American illustrator (born 1914)

Virgil Hill 1964– American boxer

Virginia Apgar 1909– American anesthesiologist and pediatrician, developed the Apgar test (died 1974)

Virginia Bolten 1870– Argentine feminist and trade unionist (died 1960)

Vishnudevananda Saraswati 1927– Indian yoga guru (died 1993)

Viswanatha Satyanarayana 1895–1976 Indian poet and author (born 1895)

Vitaly Churkin 1952–2017 Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Nations (born 1952)

Vitaly Potapenko 1975– Ukrainian basketball player and coach

Vitor Belfort 1977– Brazilian-American boxer and mixed martial artist

Vivian Cheruiyot 1983– Kenyan runner

Vivian Malone Jones 1942–2005 American civil rights activist (died 2005)

Vivian Vance 1909–1979 American actress and singer (born 1909)