| Charles V | Roman Royalty |
| Roger Vadim | French Journalist |
| Steve Vai | American Musician |
| Joe Valachi | American Celebrity |
| Holly Valance | Australian Musician |
| Wilmer Valderrama | American Actor |
| Jerry Vale | American Musician |
| Jack Valenti | American Businessman |
| Kathy Valentine | American Musician |
| Rudolph Valentino | Italian Actor |
| Gaius Valerius Catullus | Roman Poet |
| Marcus Valerius Martial | Spanish Poet |
| Paul Valery | French Poet |
| Boris Vallejo | Peruvian Artist |
| Frankie Valli | American Musician |
| Ville Valo | |
| Jim Valvano | American Coach |
| James Van Allen | American Physicist |
| Chris Van Allsburg | American Author |
| Joan Van Ark | American Actress |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | German Composer |
| Abigail Van Buren | American Journalist |
| Martin Van Buren | American President |
| Lee Van Cleef | American Actor |
| Martin Van Creveld | Israeli Historian |
| James Van Der Beek | American Actor |
| Simon van der Meer | Dutch Physicist |
| James Van Der Zee | American Photographer |
| Casper Van Dien | American Actor |
| Charles Van Doren | American Celebrity |
| Mamie Van Doren | American Actress |
| Mark Van Doren | American Poet |
| Dick Van Dyke | American Actor |
| Henry Van Dyke | American Poet |
| Jan van Eyck | |
| James Van Fleet | American Soldier |
| Theo Van Gogh | Dutch Director |
| Vincent Van Gogh | Dutch Artist |
| Alex Van Halen | American Musician |
| Eddie Van Halen | Dutch Musician |
| Chris Van Hollen | American Politician |
| Harriet Van Horne | American Journalist |
| Antonie van Leeuwenhoek | Dutch Scientist |
| Duong Van Minh | Vietnamese Politician |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | Dutch Athlete |
| Denise Van Outen | British Actress |
| Dick Van Patten | American Actor |
| Melvin Van Peebles | American Actor |
| Dave Van Ronk | American Musician |
| Guido van Rossum | Dutch Scientist |
| Gus Van Sant | American Director |
| Andy Van Slyke | American Athlete |
| Greta Van Susteren | American Journalist |
| Nguyen Van Thieu | Vietnamese Statesman |
| Carl Van Vechten | American Writer |
| Don Van Vliet | American Artist |
| Townes Van Zandt | American Musician |
| John Vanbrugh | English Architect |
| Cyrus Vance | American Statesman |
| Jack Vance | American Author |
| George Vancouver | English Explorer |
| Amy Vanderbilt | American Author |
| Cornelius Vanderbilt | American Businessman |
| Gloria Vanderbilt | American Designer |
| Jeff Vandermeer | American Writer |
| Luther Vandross | American Musician |
| Raoul Vaneigem | Belgian Philosopher |
| Jean Vanier | Swiss Clergyman |
| Gerald Vann | British Theologian |
| Mordechai Vanunu | Israeli Scientist |
| Nia Vardalos | Canadian Actress |
| Harry Vardon | English Athlete |
| Edgard Varese | American Composer |
| Mario Vargas Llosa | Peruvian Writer |
| Elizabeth Vargas | American Journalist |
| Jim Varney | American Actor |
| Remedios Varo | Spanish Artist |
| Michael Vartan | French Actor |
| Victor Vasarely | Hungarian Artist |
| Giorgio Vasari | Italian Artist |
| Jhonen Vasquez | American Cartoonist |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams | English Composer |
| Bill Vaughan | American Journalist |
| Henry Vaughan | Welsh Poet |
| Robert Vaughan | English Author |
| Sarah Vaughan | American Musician |
| Matthew Vaughn | American Producer |
| Robert Vaughn | American Actor |
| Vince Vaughn | American Actor |
| Mario Vazquez | American Celebrity |
| Tabare Vazquez | Uruguayan Statesman |
| Thorstein Veblen | American Economist |
| Eddie Vedder | American Musician |
| Bill Veeck | American Businessman |
| Alan Vega | American Musician |
| Alexa Vega | American Actress |
| Paz Vega | Spanish Actress |
| Suzanne Vega | American Musician |
| Johnny Vegas | British Comedian |
| Conrad Veidt | German Actor |
| Simone Veil | French Lawyer |
| Patricia Velasquez | |
| Patricia Velazquez | |
| Lupe Velez | Mexican Actress |
| Immanuel Velikovsky | |
| Terry Venables | English Athlete |
| Wietse Venema | Dutch Scientist |
| Ann Veneman | |
| John Venn | British Philosopher |
| Ralph Venning | English Clergyman |
| Bruce Vento | American Politician |
| Jesse Ventura | American Politician |
| Ken Venturi | American Athlete |
| Robert Venturi | American Architect |
| Bob Verdi | |
| Giuseppe Verdi | Italian Composer |
| Gwen Verdon | American Dancer |
| Ben Vereen | American Actor |
| Sofia Vergara | Colombian Model |
| Jacques Verges | French Lawyer |
| Guy Verhofstadt | Belgian Statesman |
| Paul Verlaine | French Poet |
| Tom Verlaine | |
| Jules Verne | French Author |
| Donatella Versace | Italian Designer |
| Gianni Versace | Italian Designer |
| Dziga Vertov | Russian Director |
| Jones Very | American Poet |
| Denmark Vesey | American Activist |
| Amerigo Vespucci | Italian Businessman |
| John W. Vessey, Jr. | American Soldier |
| Charles Vest | American Educator |
| Simon Vestdijk | Dutch Writer |
| Linda Vester | American Entertainer |
| Louis Veuillot | French Journalist |
| Boris Vian | French Writer |
| Sid Vicious | English Musician |
| William Vickrey | Canadian Educator |
| Giambattista Vico | Italian Philosopher |
| Mark Victor Hansen | American Businessman |
| Queen Victoria | British Royalty |
| Gore Vidal | American Novelist |
| King Vidor | American Director |
| Mark Viduka | Australian Athlete |
| Antonio Vieira | Portuguese Clergyman |
| Abe Vigoda | American Actor |
| Edward VIII | English Royalty |
| Bob Vila | American Entertainer |
| Bruce Vilanch | American Comedian |
| Pir Vilayat Khan | |
| Johannes Vilhelm Jensen | Danish Author |
| Pancho Villa | Mexican Activist |
| Antonio Villaraigosa | American Politician |
| Henry Villard | American Journalist |
| Herve Villechaize | French Actor |
| Gilles Villeneuve | Canadian Celebrity |
| Jacques Villeneuve | Canadian Celebrity |
| George Villiers | English Politician |
| Francois Villon | French Poet |
| Thomas Vilsack | American Politician |
| Stephen Vincent Benet | American Poet |
| Edna St. Vincent Millay | American Author |
| Norman Vincent Peale | American Clergyman |
| Fay Vincent | American Lawyer |
| Gene Vincent | American Musician |
| Troy Vincent | American Athlete |
| Vinnie Vincent | American Musician |
| Tim Vine | British Comedian |
| Joan D. Vinge | American Author |
| Vernor Vinge | American Writer |
| John Vinocur | French Journalist |
| Frederick M. Vinson | American Judge |
| Bobby Vinton | American Musician |
| Will Vinton | American Director |
| Judith Viorst | American Novelist |
| Rudolf Virchow | German Politician |
| Richard Virenque | Moroccan Athlete |
| Virgil | |
| Paul Virilio | French Writer |
| Tony Visconte | |
| Luchino Visconti | Italian Director |
| David Viscott | American Psychologist |
| Nana Visitor | American Actress |
| Goran Visnjic | Croatian Actor |
| Dick Vitale | American Celebrity |
| Vitellius | Roman Statesman |
| Joe Viterelli | American Actor |
| Miroslav Vitous | Czechoslovakian Musician |
| David Vitter | American Politician |
| Swami Vivekananda | Indian Clergyman |
| Renee Vivien | British Poet |
| Paul Vixie | American Writer |
| A. E. van Vogt | Canadian Author |
| Jon Voight | American Actor |
| George Voinovich | American Politician |
| Vincent Voiture | French Poet |
| Paul A. Volcker | American Economist |
| August Vollmer | |
| Voltaire | French Writer |
| Otto von Bismarck | German Leader |
| Wernher von Braun | German Scientist |
| Adelbert von Chamisso | German Poet |
| Karl Von Clausewitz | |
| Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach | Austrian Novelist |
| Karl von Frisch | Austrian Scientist |
| Diane von Furstenberg | Belgian Designer |
| Konrad von Gesner | Swiss Scientist |
| Hermann von Helmholtz | German Physicist |
| Paul von Hindenburg | German Soldier |
| Nicholas von Hoffman | American Journalist |
| Hugo von Hofmannsthal | Austrian Novelist |
| Wilhelm von Humboldt | German Educator |
| Max von Laue | German Scientist |
| Ludwig von Mises | Italian Economist |
| John von Neumann | American Mathematician |
| Carl von Ossietzky | German Activist |
| Franz von Papen | German Politician |
| Leopold Von Ranke | German Historian |
| Manfred von Richthofen | German Aviator |
| Gerd von Rundstedt | German Soldier |
| Friedrich von Schelling | German Philosopher |
| Claus von Stauffenberg | German Soldier |
| Erich von Stroheim | Austrian Actor |
| Bertha von Suttner | Austrian Novelist |
| Max von Sydow | Swedish Actor |
| Lars von Trier | Danish Director |
| Richard von Weizsaecker | German Politician |
| Harry von Zell | American Actor |
| Kurt Vonnegut | American Author |
| Carol Vorderman | British Entertainer |
| Claude Vorilhon | French Celebrity |
| Marilyn vos Savant | American Writer |
| Sarah Vowell | American Author |
| Diana Vreeland | American Editor |