Authors by V

Kurt Vonnegut 318

American writer 1922–2007

Voltaire 167

French writer, historian, and philosopher 1694–1778

Paul Valéry 89

French poet, essayist, and philosopher 1871–1945

Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues photo

Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues 60

French writer, a moralist 1715–1747

Jules Verne 44

French novelist, poet and playwright 1828–1905

Ville Valo 3

Finnish rock musician 1976

Francois Villon 18

Mediæval French poet 1431–1463

Jean Vanier 36

Canadian humanitarian 1928–2019

Virgil 138

Ancient Roman poet -70–-19 BC

Gore Vidal 163

American writer 1925–2012

June Vincent	actress	1920–2008
Lou Vincent	New Zealand cricketer	1978
Norah Vincent	American journalist	1968
Alexander Vindman	retired United States Army of…	1975
Stella Vine	English artist	1969
Alexandre Vinet	Swiss theologian	1797–1847
Joan D. Vinge	American writer	1948
Vernor Vinge	American mathematician, compu…	1944
Fred M. Vinson	American politician and Supre…	1890–1953
Bill Viola	American video and installati…	1951
Judith Viorst	American writer	1931
Helena Maria Viramontes	American writer	1954
Rudolf Virchow	German doctor, anthropologist…	1821–1902
Tejinder Virdee	British physicist	1952
Virgil	Ancient Roman poet	-70–-19 BC
Paul Virilio	French philosopher	1932–2018
Maurizio Viroli	Italian essayist and philosop…	1952
Doreen Virtue	American writer	1958
Tessa Virtue	Canadian ice dancer	1989
Rudi Vis	British politician	1941–2010
Michelle Visage	American singer, radio DJ, TV…	1968
Phra Paisal Visalo	Thai Buddhist monk	1957
Phil Vischer	American puppeter	1966
Roman Vishniac	American photographer	1897–1990
Goran Višnjić	Croatian actor	1972
Mokshagundam Visveshvaraya	Indian engineer, scholar, sta…	1860–1962
Vitruvius	Roman writer, architect and e…	-80–-15 BC
David Vitter	U.S. Senator from Louisiana	1961
Antonio Vivaldi	Italian composer	1678–1741
Eliseo Vivas	American philosopher	1901–1993
Swami Vivekananda	Indian Hindu monk and phyloso…	1863–1902
Juan Luis Vives	Spanish philosopher	1492–1540
Renée Vivien	British poet who wrote in the…	1877–1909
Paul Vixie	American internet pioneer	1963
Volodymyr Viytyshyn	Polish archbishop	1959
Stephen Vizinczey	Hungarian-Canadian writer	1933
Ned Vizzini	American writer	1981–2013
Maurice de Vlaminck	French painter	1876–1958
John George Vlazny	Catholic archbishop	1937
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck	American physicist	1899–1980
Hans van Vliet	Dutch computer scientist	1949
Eric Voegelin	American philosopher	1901–1985
Vladimir Voevodsky	Russian mathematician	1966–2017
Jill Vogel	American politician	1970
Shawna Vogel	science writer
Walther von der Vogelweide	Middle High German lyric poet	1170–1230
A. E. van Vogt	Canadian writer	1912–2000
Jordan Vogt-Roberts	American film director	1984
Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé	French diplomat, orientalist,…	1848–1910
Jon Voight	American actor	1938
Cynthia Voigt	American writer of young adul…	1942
Christopher Vokes	Canadian general	1904–1985
Paul Volcker	American economist	1927–2019
Dmitri Volkogonov	Russian military officer (col…	1928–1995
Joan Vollmer	Common-law wife of William S.…	1923–1951
Voltaire	French writer, historian, and…	1694–1778
Lindsey Vonn	American alpine skier	1984
Kurt Vonnegut	American writer	1922–2007
Mark Vonnegut	American physician and writer	1947
Bounnhang Vorachit	former General Secretary of t…	1937
John Vorhaus
Kliment Voroshilov	Soviet military commander	1881–1969
John Vorster	politician from South Africa …	1915–1983
Josefa Vosanibola	Fijian politician
Arnold Vosloo	South African-American actor	1962
Chris Voss	former FBI Agent & CEO of Th…	1942
Wolf Vostell	German painter and sculptor	1932–1998
Sarah Vowell	American author, journalist, …	1969
Alexey Voyevoda	bobsledder	1980
Andrey Voznesensky	Soviet poet	1933–2010
Vinko Vrbanić		1951
Diana Vreeland	American magazine editor	1903–1989
Susan Vreeland	US author	1946–2017
Hugo De Vries	Dutch botanist	1848–1935
Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries	Dutch academic	1942
Peter de Vries	American editor and novelist	1910–1993
Donald Vroon	American music critic	1942
Mikhail Vrubel	Russian painter	1856–1910
Tom Vu	Americnan poker player	1957
Aleksandar Vučić	President of Serbia	1970
Édouard Vuillard	French painter	1868–1940
Nick Vujicic	Serbian Australian evangelist…	1982
Angelo Vulpini	Venezuelan recording artist	2003
Ocean Vuong	Vietnamese American poet, ess…	1988
Ocean Vuong	Vietnamese American poet, ess…	1988
Girija Vyas	Indian politician	1946
Vyasa	central and revered figure in…
Lev Vygotsky	Soviet psychologist	1896–1934
Vyjayanthimala	Indian actress, politician & …	1936
Andrei Vyshinsky	Soviet politician	1883–1954