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• 54 BCEVerrius FlaccusMarcus Verrius Flaccus (c. 55 BC – AD 20) was a Roman grammarian and teacher who flourished under Augustus…
• 1782 CEVesal ShiraziVesal Shirazi (Persian: وصال شیرازی; 1782 – 1845) was an Iranian poet, who wrote in the style of Bazgasht-e…
• 9 CEVespasianVespasian (Latin: Vespasianus [wɛspasiˈaːnus]; 17 November 9 AD – 23 June 79) was Roman emperor from 69 to…
• 1875 CEVesto SlipherVesto Melvin Slipher (November 11, 1875 – November 8, 1969) was an American astronomer who performed the…
• 120 CEVettius ValensVettius Valens (February 8, 120 – c. 175) was a 2nd-century Hellenistic astrologer, a somewhat younger…
• 1898 CEVicente AleixandreVicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈθente alejɣˈsandɾe]; 26 April…
• 1551 CEVicente EspinelVicente Gómez Martínez-Espinel (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈθente espiˈnel]; 28 December 1550 – 4 February…
• 1782 CEVicente GuerreroVicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña (Spanish: [biˈsente raˈmoŋ ɡeˈreɾo]; baptized 10 August 1782 – 14 February…
• 1908 CEVictor AmbartsumianViktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian (Russian: Виктор Амазаспович Амбарцумян; Armenian: Վիկտոր Համազասպի…
• 1953 CEVictor AmbrosVictor Robert Ambros (born December 1, 1953) is an American developmental biologist of Polish descent, who…
• 1864 CEVictor BérardVictor Bérard (French: [beʁaʁ]; Morez, 10 August 1864 – Paris, 13 November 1931) was a French diplomat and…
• 1938 CEVictor ChernomyrdinViktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin (Russian: Виктор Степанович Черномырдин, IPA: [ˈvʲiktər sʲtʲɪˈpanəvʲɪtɕ…
• 1820 CEVictor Emmanuel II of ItalyVictor Emmanuel II (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele II; full name: Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio…
• 1883 CEVictor Francis HessVictor Franz Hess (German: [ˈvɪktɔʁ ˈfʁants ˈhɛs]; 24 June 1883 – 17 December 1964) was an Austrian–American…
• 1871 CEVictor GrignardFrançois Auguste Victor Grignard (6 May 1871 – 13 December 1935) was a French chemist who won the Nobel Prize…
• 1821 CEVictor GuérinVictor Guérin (French pronunciation: [viktɔʁ ɡeʁɛ̃]; 15 September 1821 – 21 September 1890) was a French…
• 1861 CEVictor HortaVictor Pierre Horta (French: [viktɔʁ ɔʁta]; Victor, Baron Horta after 1932; 6 January 1861 – 8 September…
• 1802 CEVictor HugoVictor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (French: [viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo]; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French…
• 1027 CEVictor IIIPope Victor III (c. 1026 – 16 September 1087), born Dauferio Epifani Del Zotto, was the head of the Catholic…
• 1859 CEVictor LoretVictor Clement Georges Philippe Loret (1 September 1859 – 3 February 1946) was a French Egyptologist.
• 1886 CEVictor McLaglenVictor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British-American actor…
• 1878 CEVictor SegalenVictor Segalen (14 January 1878 – 21 May 1919) was a French naval doctor, ethnographer, archeologist, writer…
• 1906 CEVictor VasarelyVictor Vasarely (French: [viktɔʁ vazaʁeli]; born Vásárhelyi Győző, Hungarian: [ˈvaːʃaːrhɛji ˈɟøːzøː]; 9 April…
• 1989 CEVictoria AzarenkaVictoria Fiodaraŭna Azarenka (born 31 July 1989) is a Belarusian inactive tennis player. She has been ranked…
• 1974 CEVictoria BeckhamVictoria Caroline, Lady Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974), is an English fashion designer, singer, and…
• 1977 CEVictoria, Crown Princess of SwedenVictoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland (Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée; born 14 July…
• 1840 CEVictoria, Princess RoyalVictoria, Princess Royal (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa; 21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901) was German Empress…
• 1850 CEVictoriano HuertaJosé Victoriano Huerta Márquez (Spanish pronunciation: [biɣtoˈɾjano ˈweɾta]; 23 December 1850 – 13 January…
• 250 CEVictorinus of PettauSaint Victorinus of Pettau (also Ptuj or Poetovio; Greek: Βικτωρίνος Πεταβίου; died 303 or 304) was an Early…
• 450 CEVictorius of AquitaineVictorius of Aquitaine (fl. 457), a countryman of Prosper of Aquitaine and also working in Rome, produced in…
• 1887 CEVidkun QuislingVidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (Norwegian: [ˈʋɪ̂dkʉn ˈkʋɪ̂slɪŋ]; 18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945) was…
• 1323 CEVieri de' MediciVieri di Cambio de' Medici (1323 – 13 or 14 September 1395) was a Florentine banker, a distant relative of…
• 1958 CEViggo MortensenViggo Peter Mortensen Jr. (Danish: [ˈviko ˈmɒːtn̩sn̩]; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor and…
• 370 CEVigilantiusVigilantius (fl. c. 400) the Christian presbyter, wrote a work, no longer extant, which opposed a number of…
• 1729 CEVijay Singh of MarwarMaharaja Vijay Singh (6 November 1729 – 17 July 1793), was the ruler of the Kingdom of Marwar. He ruled 21…
• 1867 CEVikenty VeresaevVikenty Vikentyevich Smidovich (16 January 1867 – 3 June 1945), better known by his pen name Vikenty…
• 1934 CEViktor GorbatkoViktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko (Russian: Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Горбатко́; 3 December 1934 – 17 May 2017) was a…
• 1924 CEViktor MakeyevViktor Petrovich Makeyev (also Makeev; Russian: Ви́ктор Петро́вич Маке́ев; 25 October 1924 – 25 October 1985)…
• 1894 CEViktor PetrovViktor Platonovych Petrov (Ukrainian: Віктор Платонович Петров, pen names V. Domontovych (Ukrainian: В.…
• 1929 CEViktor SarianidiViktor Ivanovich Sarianidi or Victor Sarigiannides (Russian: Ви́ктор Ива́нович Сариани́ди; Greek: Βίκτωρ…
• 1893 CEViktor ShklovskyViktor Borisovich Shklovsky (Russian: Ви́ктор Бори́сович Шкло́вский, IPA: [ˈʂklofskʲɪj]; 24 January [O.S. 12…
• 1962 CEViktor TsoiViktor Robertovich Tsoi (Russian: Виктор Робертович Цой, IPA: [ˈvʲiktər ˈrobʲɪrtəvʲɪtɕ ˈtsoj]; 21 June 1962 –…
• 1848 CEViktor VasnetsovViktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (Russian: Виктор Михайлович Васнецов; 15 May [O.S. 3 May] 1848 – 23 July 1926)…
• 1950 CEViktor YanukovychViktor Fedorovych Yanukovych (born 9 July 1950) is a Ukrainian former politician who served as the fourth…
• 1954 CEViktor YushchenkoViktor Andriiovych Yushchenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Андрійович Ющенко, IPA: [ˈwiktor ɐnˈd⁽ʲ⁾r⁽ʲ⁾ijowɪtʃ…
• 1460 CEViktorin Kornel ze VšehrdViktorin Kornel of Všehrdy (Czech: Viktorin Kornel ze Všehrd) or simply Všehrd (1460 – 21 September 1520)…
• 1848 CEVilfredo ParetoVilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto (Italian: [paˈreːto]; born Wilfried Fritz Pareto; 15 July 1848 – 19 August…
• 1862 CEVilhelm BjerknesVilhelm Friman Koren Bjerknes ( BYURK-niss, Norwegian: [ˈʋɪlˌhɛlm ˈbjæɾknɛs]; 14 March 1862 – 9 April 1951)…
• 1842 CEVilhelm ThomsenVilhelm Ludwig Peter Thomsen (25 January 1842 – 12 May 1927) was a Danish linguist and Turkologist. He…
• 1200 CEVillard de HonnecourtVillard de Honnecourt (Wilars dehonecort, Vilars de Honecourt) was a 13th-century artist from Picardy in…
• 1882 CEVilém MathesiusVilém Mathesius (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɪlɛːm ˈmatɛːzɪjus], 3 August 1882 – 12 April 1945) was a Czech…
• 100 CEVima TaktoVima Takto or Vima Taktu (Greco-Bactrian: Οοημο Τακτοο, Oēmo Taktoo; Kharosthi: 𐨬𐨅𐨨 𐨟𐨑𐨆 Ve-ma Ta-kho…
• 1581 CEVincent de PaulVincent de Paul, CM (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660) was a French Catholic priest who dedicated himself to…
• 1901 CEVincent du VigneaudVincent du Vigneaud (May 18, 1901 – December 11, 1978) was an American biochemist. He was recipient of the…
• 1190 CEVincent of BeauvaisVincent of Beauvais (Latin: Vincentius Bellovacensis or Burgundus; French: Vincent de Beauvais; c. 1184/1194…
• 1853 CEVincent van GoghVincent Willem van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləɱ vɑŋ ˈɣɔx]; 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch…
• 1801 CEVincenzo BelliniVincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was an Italian opera…
• 1470 CEVincenzo CatenaVincenzo Catena (c. 1480–1531) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance Venetian school. He is also known as…
• 1400 CEVincenzo FoppaVincenzo Foppa (Brescia, c. 1427–1430 – Brescia, c. 1515–1516) was an Italian painter from the Renaissance…
• 1548 CEVincenzo ScamozziVincenzo Scamozzi (2 September 1548 – 7 August 1616) was an Italian architect and a writer on architecture…
• 1492 CEVincenzo TamagniVincenzo Tamagni (1492 – c. 1516) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. Born in San Gimignano, he became…
• 1622 CEVincenzo VivianiVincenzo Viviani (April 5, 1622 – September 22, 1703) was an Italian mathematician and scientist. He was a…
• 1943 CEVint CerfVinton Gray Cerf (born June 23, 1943) is an American Internet pioneer and is recognized as one of "the…
• 1917 CEVioleta ParraVioleta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (Spanish pronunciation: [bjoˈleta ˈpara]; 4 October 1917 – 5 February 1967)…
• 1963 CEViorica DăncilăVasilica Viorica Dăncilă (born 16 December 1963) is a Romanian politician, former leader of the Social…
• 69 BCEVirgilPublius Vergilius Maro (Classical Latin: [ˈpuːbliʊs wɛrˈɡɪliʊs ˈmaroː]; 15 October 70 BC – 21 September 19…
• 1980 CEVirgil AblohVirgil Abloh (September 30, 1980 – November 28, 2021) was an American fashion designer and entrepreneur. A…
• 1925 CEVirginia E. JohnsonVirginia E. Johnson (born Mary Virginia Eshelman; February 11, 1925 – July 24, 2013) was an American…
• 1897 CEVirginia HendersonVirginia Avenel Henderson (November 30, 1897 – March 19, 1996) was an American nurse, researcher, theorist…
• 1945 CEVirginia WadeSarah Virginia Wade (born 10 July 1945) is a British former professional tennis player. She won three major…
• 1882 CEVirginia WoolfAdeline Virginia Woolf ( "wolf"; née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer and one…
• 1811 CEVissarion BelinskyVissarion Grigoryevich Belinsky (Russian: Виссарион Григорьевич Белинский; June 11 [O.S. May 30] 1811 – June…
• 600 CEVitalianPope Vitalian (Latin: Vitalianus; died 27 January 672) was the bishop of Rome from 30 July 657 to his death…
• 1390 CEVitaliano I BorromeoVitaliano I Borromeo (died 1449) was an Italian Ghibelline nobleman from Milan, first Count of Arona. His…
• 1916 CEVitaly GinzburgVitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg ForMemRS (Russian: Вита́лий Ла́заревич Ги́нзбург; 4 October [O.S. 21 September]…
• 1935 CEVitaly SevastyanovVitaly Ivanovich Sevastyanov (Russian: Вита́лий Ива́нович Севастья́нов; 8 July 1935 – 5 April 2010) was a…
• 15 CEVitelliusAulus Vitellius (Latin: [vɪˈtɛliʊs]; 24 September 15 – 20 December 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for eight…
• 1230 CEVitelloVitello (Polish: Witelon; German: Witelo; c. 1230 – 1280/1314) was a Polish friar, scientist, theologian…
• 475 CEVitigesVitiges (c. 480–542) was king of Ostrogothic Italy from 536 to 540 during the Gothic War between the…
• 1940 CEVito AcconciVito Acconci (Italian: [ˈviːto akˈkontʃi],; January 24, 1940 – April 27, 2017) was an American performance…
• 1860 CEVito VolterraVito Volterra (Italian: [ˈviːto volˈtɛrra]; 3 May 1860 – 11 October 1940) was an Italian mathematician and…
• 79 BCEVitruviusVitruvius ( vi-TROO-vee-əs; Latin: [wɪˈtruːwi.ʊs]; c. 80–70 BC – after c. 15 BC) was a Roman architect and…
• 1465 CEVittore CarpaccioVittore Carpaccio (UK: kar-PATCH-ee-oh, US: -⁠PAHTCH-, Italian: [vitˈtoːre karˈpattʃo]; c. 1460/65 – c. 1525)…
• 1460 CEVittore GambelloVittore Gambello (1460–1537) was an Italian sculptor and medallist. Gambello was born in Venice, and…
• 1749 CEVittorio AlfieriCount Vittorio Amedeo Alfieri (also US:; Italian: [vitˈtɔːrjo alˈfjɛːri]; 16 January 1749 – 8 October 1803)…
• 1860 CEVittorio Emanuele OrlandoVittorio Emanuele Orlando (Italian: [vitˈtɔːrjo emanuˈɛːle orˈlando]; 19 May 1860 – 1 December 1952) was an…
• 1927 CEVittorio GregottiVittorio Gregotti (10 August 1927 – 15 March 2020) was an Italian architect, born in Novara. He was seen as…
• 1747 CEVivant DenonDominique Vivant, Baron Denon (French pronunciation: [dɔminik vivɑ̃ baʁɔ̃ dənɔ̃]; 4 January 1747 – 27 April…
• 1985 CEVivek RamaswamyVivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy (born August 9, 1985) is an American entrepreneur and politician. He founded…
• 1395 CEVlad II DraculVlad II (Romanian: Vlad al II-lea), also known as Vlad Dracul (Vlad al II-lea Dracul) or Vlad the Dragon…
• 1880 CEVladas MironasVladas Mironas (22 June 1880 – 18 February 1953) was a Lithuanian Catholic priest and politician. He was one…
• 1863 CEVladimir A. ObruchevVladimir Afanasyevich Obruchev (Russian: Влади́мир Афана́сьевич О́бручев; October 10 [O.S. September 28] 1863…
• 1937 CEVladimir ArnoldVladimir Igorevich Arnold (or Arnol'd; Russian: Влади́мир И́горевич Арно́льд, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ˈiɡərʲɪvʲɪtɕ…
• 1909 CEVladimir BarminVladimir Pavlovich Barmin (Russian: Владимир Павлович Бармин; 4 March [O.S. 17 March 1909] 1909 – 17 July…
• 1857 CEVladimir BekhterevVladimir Mikhailovich Bekhterev (Russian: Влади́мир Миха́йлович Бе́хтерев, IPA: [ˈbʲextʲɪrʲɪf]; 20 January…
• 1865 CEVladimir BogorazVladimir Germanovich Bogoraz (Russian: Влади́мир Ге́рманович Богора́з), born Natan Mendelevich Bogoraz…
• 1801 CEVladimir DalVladimir Ivanovich Dal (Russian: Владимир Иванович Даль, [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ɨˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈdalʲ]; 22 November 1801 –…
• 1923 CEVladimir GelfandVladimir Natanovich Gelfand (Russian: Владимир Натанович Гельфанд) (March 1, 1923 – November 25, 1983) was a…
• 1873 CEVladimir GhikaVladimir Ghika (or Ghica) (25 December 1873 – 16 May 1954) was a Romanian diplomat and essayist who, after…
• 1053 CEVladimir II MonomakhVladimir II Monomakh (Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Мономахъ, romanized: Volodiměrŭ Monomakhŭ; Christian name…
• 1888 CEVladimir K. ZworykinVladimir Kosma Zworykin (1888/1889 – July 29, 1982) was a Russian-American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of…
• 1927 CEVladimir KomarovVladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Комаров, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ…
• 1853 CEVladimir KorolenkoVladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko (Russian: Влади́мир Галактио́нович Короле́нко, Ukrainian: Володи́мир…
• 1869 CEVladimir Leontyevich KomarovVladimir Leontyevich Komarov (Russian: Владимир Леонтьевич Комаров; 13 October [O.S. 1 October] 1869 – 5…
• 1893 CEVladimir MayakovskyVladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (19 July [O.S. 7 July] 1893 – 14 April 1930) was a Russian poet…
• 1902 CEVladimir Mikhailovich MyasishchevVladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Мясищев; 28 September 1902 – 14 October 1978)…
• 1899 CEVladimir NabokovVladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Набо́ков [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ…
• 1961 CEVladimir PotaninVladimir Olegovich Potanin (Russian: Владимир Олегович Потанин; born 3 January 1961) is a Russian…
• 1906 CEVladimir PrelogVladimir Prelog (23 July 1906 – 7 January 1998) was a Croatian-Swiss organic chemist who received the 1975…
• 1895 CEVladimir ProppVladimir Yakovlevich Propp (Russian: Владимир Яковлевич Пропп; 29 April [O.S. 17 April] 1895 – 22 August…
• 1853 CEVladimir ShukhovVladimir Grigoryevich Shukhov (Russian: Влади́мир Григо́рьевич Шу́хов; 28 August [O.S. 16 August] 1853 – 2…
• 1887 CEVladimir SmirnovVladimir Ivanovich Smirnov (Russian: Влади́мир Ива́нович Смирно́в; 10 June 1887 – 11 February 1974) was a…
• 1853 CEVladimir SolovyovVladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Соловьёв; 28 January [O.S. 16 January] 1853 – 13…
• 1955 CEVladimir SorokinVladimir Georgiyevich Sorokin (Russian: Влади́мир Гео́ргиевич Соро́кин; born 7 August 1955) is a postmodern…
• 1880 CEVladimir SukachevVladimir Nikolayevich Sukachev (also spelled Vladimir Nikolajevich Sukaczev) (Russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич…
• 1885 CEVladimir TatlinVladimir Yevgrafovich Tatlin (28 December [O.S. 16 December] 1885 – 31 May 1953) was a Russian and Soviet…
• 1863 CEVladimir VernadskyVladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky (Russian: Владимир Иванович Вернадский), known in Ukraine as Volodymyr Ivanovych…
• 1932 CEVladimir VoinovichVladimir Nikolayevich Voinovich (Russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Войно́вич; 26 September 1932 – 27 July 2018)…
• 1938 CEVladimir VysotskyVladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (25 January 1938 – 25 July 1980) was a Soviet singer, songwriter, poet and…
• 1946 CEVladimir ZhirinovskyVladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky (Russian: Владимир Вольфович Жириновский, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ˈvolʲfəvʲɪtɕ…
• 956 CEVladimir the GreatVladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych (Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь, romanized…
• 1951 CEVladimír ŠpidlaVladimír Špidla (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈʃpɪdla]; born 22 April 1951) is a Czech politician who…
• 1945 CEVladislav ArdzinbaVladislav Ardzinba (Abkhaz: Владислав Арӡынба, Georgian: ვლადისლავ არძინბა; 14 May 1945 – 4 March 2010) was…
• 1954 CEVojislav ŠešeljVojislav Šešelj (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Шешељ, pronounced [ʋǒjislaʋ ʃěʃeʎ]; born 11 October 1954) is a…
• 1946 CEVojtěch CikrleVojtěch Cikrle (born 20 August 1946) is a Czech Catholic prelate who served as the 13th Bishop of Brno from…
• 1879 CEVolodymyr Ivanovych BarvinokVolodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok (Ukrainian: Володи́мир Іва́нович Барві́нок; July 22, 1879 in Okhramiievychi…
• 1900 CEVolodymyr KubijovyčVolodymyr Kubijovyč (also spelled Kubiiovych or Kubiyovych; Ukrainian: Володи́мир Миха́йлович Кубійо́вич…
• 230 CEVolusianGaius Vibius Volusianus (Latin: Gaius Vibius Afinius Gallus Veldumnianus Volusianus; died August 253)…
• 875 CEVratislaus I, Duke of BohemiaVratislaus (or Wratislaus) I (Czech: Vratislav I.; c. 888 – 13 February 921), a member of the Přemyslid…
• 1787 CEVuk KaradžićVuk Stefanović Karadžić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вук Стефановић Караџић, pronounced [vûːk stefǎːnovitɕ kâradʒitɕ]…
• 1929 CEVyacheslav IvanovVyacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov (Russian: Вячесла́в Все́володович Ива́нов [vʲɪtɕɪˈslaf ˈfsʲevələdəvʲɪtɕ…
• 1890 CEVyacheslav MolotovVyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov (né Skryabin; 9 March [O.S. 25 February] 1890 – 8 November 1986) was a Soviet…
• 1791 CEVáclav HankaVáclav Hanka (10 June 1791 – 12 January 1861) was a Czech philologist, poet and literary historian. Today he…
• 1936 CEVáclav HavelVáclav Havel (Czech: [ˈvaːt͡slav ˈɦavɛl]; 5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author…
• 1950 CEVáclav MalýVáclav Malý (born 21 September 1950) is a Czech prelate of the Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary…
• 1932 CEVíctor JaraVíctor Lidio Jara Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɣtoɾ ˈliðjo ˈxaɾa maɾˈtines]; 28 September 1932 – 16…
• 820 CEVímara PeresVímara Peres (died in Galicia, 873) was a ninth-century nobleman who served as the first Count of Portugal.
• 1900 CEVítězslav NezvalVítězslav Nezval (Czech: [ˈviːcɛslaf ˈnɛzval]; 26 May 1900 – 6 April 1958) was a Czech poet, writer and…
• 1911 CEVõ Nguyên GiápVõ Nguyên Giáp (chữ Hán: 武元甲, Vietnamese pronunciation: [vɔ̌ˀ ŋʷīən jǎːp]; 25 August 1911 – 4 October 2013)…
• 900 CEVācaspati MiśraVachaspati Mishra (IAST: Vācaspati Miśra), was a ninth or tenth century Indian Hindu philosopher of the…

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• 1936 CEW. D. HamiltonWilliam Donald Hamilton (1 August 1936 – 7 March 2000) was a British evolutionary biologist, recognised as…
• 1868 CEW. E. B. Du BoisWilliam Edward Burghardt Du Bois ( doo-BOYSS; February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American…
• 1907 CEW. H. AudenWystan Hugh Auden ( WIST-ən HYOO AWD-ən; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was a British-American poet.…
• 1882 CEWacław SierpińskiWacław Franciszek Sierpiński (Polish: [ˈvat͡swaf fraɲˈt͡ɕiʂɛk ɕɛrˈpij̃skʲi]; 14 March 1882 – 21 October 1969)…
• 655 CEWahb ibn MunabbihWahb ibn Munabbih ibn Kāmil ibn Sayj ibn Sayḥān (Arabic: وهب بن منبه بن كامل بن سيج بن سيحان), commonly known…
• 1822 CEWajid Ali ShahMirza Wajid Ali Shah (Urdu: واجد علی شاه; 30 July 1822 – 1 September 1887) was the eleventh and last King of…
• 808 CEWalafrid StraboWalafrid, alternatively spelt Walahfrid, nicknamed Strabo (or Strabus, i.e. "squint-eyed") (c. 808 – 18…
• 1989 CEWaleed Al-HusseiniWaleed Al-Husseini or Walid Husayin (Arabic: وليد الحسيني; born June 25, 1989) is a Palestinian atheist…
• 1896 CEWallace CarothersWallace Hume Carothers (April 27, 1896 – April 29, 1937) was an American chemist, inventor, and the leader of…
• 1909 CEWallace StegnerWallace Earle Stegner (February 18, 1909 – April 13, 1993) was an American novelist, writer…
• 565 CEWalric, abbot of LeuconaySaint Walaric, Valery in modern French, was a Christian monk born in 565 (d. 619 AD) and founder of the…
• 1901 CEWalt DisneyWalter Elias Disney ( DIZ-nee; December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer…
• 1819 CEWalt WhitmanWalter Whitman Jr. (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also…
• 1940 CEWalter AlvarezWalter Alvarez (born October 3, 1940) is an American professor in the Earth and Planetary Science department…
• 1893 CEWalter BaadeWilhelm Heinrich Walter Baade (March 24, 1893 – June 25, 1960) was a German astronomer who worked in the…
• 1826 CEWalter BagehotWalter Bagehot ( BAJ-ət; 3 February 1826 – 24 March 1877) was an English journalist, businessman, and…
• 1892 CEWalter BenjaminWalter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin ( BEN-yə-min; German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈbɛnjamiːn]; 15 July 1892 – 26 September…
• 1876 CEWalter Burley GriffinWalter Burley Griffin (November 24, 1876 – February 11, 1937) was an American architect and landscape…
• 1899 CEWalter Charles LangerWalter Charles Langer (February 5, 1899 – July 4, 1981) was an American psychoanalyst. He studied…
• 1916 CEWalter CronkiteWalter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served…
• 1932 CEWalter CunninghamRonnie Walter Cunningham (March 16, 1932 – January 3, 2023) was an American astronaut, fighter pilot…
• 1889 CEWalter GerlachWalther Gerlach (1 August 1889 – 10 August 1979) was a German physicist who co-discovered, through laboratory…
• 1932 CEWalter GilbertWalter Gilbert (born March 21, 1932) is an American biochemist, physicist, molecular biology pioneer, and…
• 1883 CEWalter GropiusWalter Adolph Georg Gropius (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈadɔlf ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈɡʁoːpiʊs]; 18 May 1883 – 5 July 1969) was a…
• 1886 CEWalter H. SchottkyWalter Schottky (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʃɔtki]; 23 July 1886 – 4 March 1976) was a German physicist and electrical…
• 1902 CEWalter Houser BrattainWalter Houser Brattain ( BRAT-n; February 10, 1902 – October 13, 1987) was an American physicist who shared…
• 1933 CEWalter KasperWalter Kasper (born 5 March 1933) is a German Catholic prelate who served as President of the Pontifical…
• 1923 CEWalter KohnWalter Kohn (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ ˈkoːn]; March 9, 1923 – April 19, 2016) was an Austrian-American…
• 1891 CEWalter ModelOtto Moritz Walter Model (IPA: [ˈmoːdəl]; 24 January 1891 – 21 April 1945) was a German Generalfeldmarschall…
• 1928 CEWalter MondaleWalter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American politician who was the…
• 1942 CEWalter RodneyWalter Anthony Rodney (23 March 1942 – 13 June 1980) was a Guyanese historian, political activist and…
• 1868 CEWalter Rothschild, 2nd Baron RothschildLionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937), was a…
• 1881 CEWalter Rudolf HessWalter Rudolf Hess (17 March 1881 – 12 August 1973) was a Swiss physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in…
• 1771 CEWalter ScottSir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and…
• 1876 CEWalter Sydney AdamsWalter Sydney Adams (December 20, 1876 – May 11, 1956) was an American astronomer. He is renowned for his…
• 1884 CEWalter von ReichenauWalter Karl Gustav August Ernst von Reichenau (8 October 1884 – 17 January 1942) was a German…
• 1891 CEWalther BotheWalther Wilhelm Georg Bothe (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈboːtə]; 8 January 1891 – 8 February 1957) was a German…
• 1890 CEWalther FunkWalther Immanuel Funk (18 August 1890 – 31 May 1960) was a German economist, Nazi official and convicted war…
• 1864 CEWalther Hermann NernstWalther Hermann Nernst (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ ˈnɛʁnst]; 25 June 1864 – 18 November 1941) was a German…
• 1867 CEWalther RathenauWalther Rathenau (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʁaːtənaʊ]; 29 September 1867 – 24 June 1922) was a German industrialist…
• 1881 CEWalther von BrauchitschWalther Heinrich Alfred Hermann von Brauchitsch (4 October 1881 – 18 October 1948) was a German…
• 1170 CEWalther von der VogelweideWalther von der Vogelweide (Modern German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ fɔn deːɐ̯ ˈfoːɡl̩vaɪdə]; c. 1170 – c. 1230)…
• 1021 CEWang AnshiWang Anshi ([wǎŋ ánʂɨ̌]; Chinese: 王安石; December 8, 1021 – May 21, 1086), courtesy name Jiefu (介甫), art name…
• 226 CEWang BiWang Bi (Chinese: 王弼; 226–249), courtesy name Fusi (Chinese: 輔嗣), was a Chinese philosopher and politician.…
• 650 CEWang BoWang Bo (Chinese: 王勃; Wade–Giles: Wang Po; 650–676), courtesy name Zi'an (子安), was a Chinese poet during the…
• 698 CEWang ChanglingWang Changling (Chinese: 王昌齡; pinyin: Wáng Chānglíng; 698–756) was a major Tang dynasty poet. His courtesy…
• 27 CEWang ChongWang Chong (Chinese: 王充; pinyin: Wáng Chōng; Wade–Giles: Wang Ch'ung; 27 – c. 97 AD), courtesy name Zhongren…
• 228 CEWang FanWang Fan (228–266), courtesy name Yongyuan, was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, politician, and writer…
• 685 CEWang HanWang Han (Chinese: 王翰; pinyin: Wáng Hàn; or 王瀚; courtesy name 子羽, pinyin: Zǐyǔ) was an early eighth century…
• 1883 CEWang JingweiWang Zhaoming (Chinese: 汪兆銘; Wade–Giles: Wang Chao-ming; Japanese: Ō Chōmei; 4 May 1883 – 10 November 1944)…
• 44 BCEWang MangWang Mang (45 BC – 6 October AD 23), courtesy name Jujun, officially titled the Shijianguo Emperor, was the…
• 1308 CEWang MengWang Meng (王蒙, Wáng Méng; Zi: Shūmíng 叔明, Hao: Xiāngguāng Jūshì 香光居士) (c. 1308 – 1385) was a Chinese painter…
• 1963 CEWang ShuWang Shu (Chinese: 王澍, born 4 November 1963) is a Chinese architect based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. He…
• 699 CEWang WeiWang Wei (simplified Chinese: 王维; traditional Chinese: 王維; pinyin: Wáng Wéi; 699–761), courtesy name Mojie…
• 344 CEWang XianzhiWang Xianzhi (simplified Chinese: 王献之; traditional Chinese: 王獻之; pinyin: Wáng Xiànzhī; Wade–Giles: Wang…
• 580 CEWang XiaotongWang Xiaotong (王孝通) (AD 580–640), also known as Wang Hs'iao-t'ung, was a Chinese mathematician, calendarist…
• 303 CEWang XizhiWang Xizhi (Chinese: 王羲之; courtesy name: Yishao (逸少); c. 303 – c. 361) was a Chinese politician, general, and…
• 1472 CEWang YangmingWang Shouren (Chinese: 王守仁, 26 October 1472 – 9 January 1529), courtesy name Bo'an (Chinese: 伯安), art name…
• 49 BCEWang ZhaojunWang Qiang (c. 51–15 BCE), courtesy name Wang Zhaojun, was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Born in…
• 1271 CEWang ZhenWang Zhen (simplified Chinese: 王祯; traditional Chinese: 王禎; pinyin: Wáng Zhēn; Wade–Giles: Wang Chen, fl.…