Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

Edward Verity
British journalist
Edward Verityis a British journalist. He has been editor of the Daily Mail since 2021. He was formerly editor of Mail newspapers, with responsibility for the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and You mag...

Cornelius Vermuyden
Dutch engineer
Sir Cornelius Vermuydenwas a Dutch engineer who introduced Dutch land reclamation methods to England. Vermuyden was commissioned by the Crown to drain Hatfield Chase in the Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshi...

Max Verstappen
Dutch-Belgian racing driver
Max Emilian Verstappenis a Dutch-Belgian racing driver and the 2021 and 2022 Formula One World Champion. He competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One with Red Bull Racing. Verstappen is the son of ...

Susan Vertue
English television producer
Susan Nicola Vertueis an English television producer, mainly of comedy shows, including Mr. Bean and Coupling. She is the daughter of producer Beryl Vertue. Vertue worked for Tiger Aspect, a productio...

Margrethe Vestager
Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age
Margrethe Vestageris a Danish social liberal politician serving in the Von der Leyen Commission as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age since 1 Dece...

Stuart Vevers
British fashion designer
Stuart Veversis a British fashion designer. He graduated from the University of Westminster in 1996. His first job was at Calvin Klein, followed by Bottega Veneta, Givenchy and Louis Vuitton, where he...

Charlie Vickers
Australian actor
Charlie Vickersis an Australian actor. He plays Sauron in the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Career Vickers played the youngest son of the Pazzi family in eight...

Martin John Vickers
Member of Parliament for Cleethorpes
Martin John Vickers(born 13 September 1950) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cleethorpes at the 2010 general election. Early life Born in...

Denis Villeneuve
Canadian filmmaker
Denis Villeneuveis a Canadian filmmaker. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Villeneuve's film...

Theresa Anne Villiers
Politician
Theresa Anne Villiers (born 5 March 1968) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chipping Barnet since 2005, having previously served as a Member of the European P...

Jeremy Vine
Journalist
Jeremy Guy Vineis an English television and radio presenter, and journalist. He is best known as the host of his BBC Radio 2 lunchtime programme which presents news, views, interviews with live guests...

Grazia Vittadini
Chief technology officer of Rolls-Royce
Grazia Vittadiniis an Italian aerospace executive. From May 2018 to 2021 she was chief technology officer (CTO) of the aerospace and defence company Airbus.Since October 2021 Vittadini has served as t...

Christopher Van Vliet
Canadian television/radio personality
Christopher Van Vlietis a Canadian television/radio personality, YouTuber, professional film critic, and entrepreneur currently living in Studio City, Los Angeles. He was born and raised in Pickering,...

La Voix
Singer
La Voixis the stage name of Christopher Dennis, a British drag performer and singer best known for competing on Britain's Got Talent and Queen of the Universe, as well as serving as a mentor on Queens...

Theodor Von
Theodor Capitani von Kurnatowskiis an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, television personality, and actor. He is the host of the This Past Weekend podcast and former co-host of The King and the S...

Klaus Voormann
German artist and musician
Klaus Voormann(born 29 April 1938) is a German artist, musician, and record producer. Voormann was the bassist for Manfred Mann from 1966 to 1969, and performed as a session musician on a host of reco...

Carol Vorderman
British media personality
Carol Jean Vordermanis a British media personality, best known for appearing on the game show Countdown for 26 years from 1982 until 2008, as a newspaper columnist and nominal author of educational an...