Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Keith Vaz
British Labour Party politician
Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vazis a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester East for 32 years, from 1987 to 2019. He was the British Parliament's lon...
Iman Vellani
Pakistani-Canadian actress
Iman Vellaniis a Pakistani-Canadian actress. She is known for starring as Kamala Khan in the Disney+ miniseries Ms. Marvel (2022). Career In September 2020, it was revealed Vellani was cast as the Mar...
Micky Van De Ven
Dutch professional footballer
Micky van de Venis a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Netherlands national team. Club career Early career Van de Ven began his...
Coimbatore (C. S.) Venkatakrishnan
Group Chief Executive Officer at Barclays
Coimbatore Sundararajan "C. S." Venkatakrishnanis an American banker. He replaced Jes Staley as the group chief executive (CEO) of the British multinational bank Barclays in November 2021. Early life ...
Paula Vennells
British businesswoman
Paula Anne Vennellsis a British businesswoman who was the chief executive officer of Post Office Limited from 2012 to 2019. She is also an Anglican priest. Vennells was the CEO of Post Office Ltd duri...
Casandra (Cassie) Ventura
American singer
Casandra Elizabeth Venturais an American singer, dancer, actress, and model. Born in New London, Connecticut, she began her musical career after meeting record producer Ryan Leslie in late 2004, who s...
Distill Ventures
Banks and investments
Distill Ventures was born out of a realisation that there were many visionary drinks entrepreneurs with barriers holding them back and little access to resources to help them build global br
Fernando Verdasco
Spanish professional tennis player
Fernando Verdasco Carmonais a Spanish professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 7, achieved in April 2009. His best performance at a major was the semifinals of the 2009...
Sofia Vergara
Colombian and American actress
Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergarais a Colombian and American actress and television personality. She is known for her role as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in the ABC sitcom Modern Family (2009–2020) and Gri...
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...
Amazon Prime Video
Communication and Internet
Amazon Prime Video, also known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming and rental service of Amazon offer
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...