Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor (1899–1977)
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin, was a Russian and American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist.
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Russian polymath, engineer, scientist and architect (1853–1939)
Vladimir Shukhov
Vladimir Grigoryevich Shukhov was a Russian and Soviet engineer-polymath, scientist and architect renowned for his pioneering works on new methods of analysis for structural engineering that led to breakthroughs in industrial design of the world's first hyperboloid structures, diagrid shell structures, tensile structures, gridshell structures, oil reservoirs, pipelines, boilers, ships and barges.
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Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)
Vladimir Vysotsky
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky was a Soviet singer, songwriter, poet and actor who had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet culture.
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Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Võ Nguyên Giáp was a Vietnamese general, communist revolutionary and politician.
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French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet, known by his pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian.
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Cape Verdean association football player (born 1986)
Vozinha
Josimar José Évora Dias, commonly known by the nickname Vozinha, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga de Primera club Colo-Colo and the Cape Verde national team.
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Prussian-Lithuanian teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and writer
Vydūnas
Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas, mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuanian teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian writer, a leader of the Prussian Lithuanian national movement in Lithuania Minor, and one of leaders of the theosophical movement in East Prussia.
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Lithuanian politician and musicologist (born 1932)
Vytautas Landsbergis
Vytautas Landsbergis is a Lithuanian politician, musicologist and former Member of the European Parliament.
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American businessman, politician and diplomat
W. Averell Harriman
William Averell Harriman was an American politician, businessman, and scion of the wealthy Harriman family.
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