Greek composer (1943-2022)
Vangelis
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, mainly known professionally as Vangelis, was a Greek composer, arranger, performer and record producer.
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Norwegian black metal musician
Varg Vikernes
Louis Cachet, better known as Varg Vikernes, is a Norwegian musician, neo-Nazi, and convicted murderer.
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Soviet writer and prisoner (1907–1982)
Varlam Shalamov
Varlam Tikhonovich Shalamov, baptized as Varlaam, was a Russian writer, journalist, poet, and Gulag survivor.
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Soviet chess grandmaster (1921–2010)
Vasily Smyslov
Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who was the seventh World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958.
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Croatian association football player
Vedran Ćorluka
Vedran Ćorluka is a Croatian football coach and former player who played as a centre-back or right-back.
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Russian playwright, poet and futurist (1885-1922)
Velimir Khlebnikov
Viktor Vladimirovich Khlebnikov, better known by the pen name Velimir Khlebnikov, was a Russian poet and playwright, a central part of the Russian Futurist movement, but his work and influence stretch far beyond it.
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American tennis player (born 1980)
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Star Williams is an American professional tennis player.
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American actress (born 1973)
Vera Farmiga
Vera Ann Farmiga is an American actress and singer.
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British singer (1917–2020)
Vera Lynn
Dame Vera Margaret Lewis, known professionally as Vera Lynn, was an English singer and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were popular during World War II.
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