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- V. J. SukselainenVieno Johannes (V.J.) "Jussi" Sukselainen (12 October 1906 – 6 April 1995; surname until 1
- Václav HavelLast president of Czechoslovakia and first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)
- VajiravudhKing of Siam from 1910 to 1925
- Valentín Gómez FaríasPresident of Mexico from 1833 to 1834, from 1846 to 1847
- Valentinian IRoman emperor from 364 to 375
- Valérie TrierweilerValérie Trierweiler (French pronunciation: ; née Massonneau; born 16 February 1965) is a F
- Valéry Giscard d'EstaingPresident of France from 1974 to 1981
- Vallabhbhai PatelIndian independence activist (1875–1950)
- Vasili III of RussiaGrand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533
- Vasily I of MoscowGrand Prince of Moscow from 1389 to 1425
- Vasily II of MoscowGrand Prince of Moscow from 1425 to 1462
- Vassily BrandtKarl Wilhelm (Vasily Georgievich) Brandt (Willy Brandt) (1869 – 2 February 1923) was a Ger
- Venezuelan Air ForceBolivarian Air Force of Venezuela (Spanish: Aviación Militar Nacional Bolivariana), common
- Venezuelan military ranksA new law approved in July 2008 changed the military ranks of Venezuela, principally with
- Venustiano CarranzaPresident of Mexico from 1914 to 1920
- Vercingetorix1st-century BC Gallic chieftain
- Vere BirdLeader of Antigua and Barbuda (1960–1971; 1976–1994)
- Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist PartyHighest rank under the Chairman within the Chinese Communist Party from 1956 to 1982
- Vice President of AfghanistanThe vice president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was the second highest political
- Vice President of EgyptSecond-highest constitutional office of Egypt
- Vice President of IndonesiaSecond-highest constitutional office in Indonesia
- Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)The vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party (自由民主党副総裁, Jiyū-Minshutō Fuku Sōsai) is
- Vice President of the People's Republic of ChinaThe vice president of the People's Republic of China, commonly called the vice president o
- Vice President of the PhilippinesSecond-highest constitutional office in the Philippines
- Vice President of the Presidency of YugoslaviaThe office of the vice president of the Presidency of the SFR Yugoslavia existed from the
- Vice President of the United Arab EmiratesThe Vice President of the United Arab Emirates is the deputy head of state of the United A
- Vice President of the United StatesSecond-highest constitutional office in the US
- Vice President of YugoslaviaThe office of vice president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia existed from
- Vicente FoxPresident of Mexico from 2000 to 2006
- Vicente Lucio SalazarVicente Lucio Salazar (20 December 1832 – 14 February 1896) was Acting President of Ecuado
- Vicente RocafuertePresident of the Republic of Ecuador (1834 - 1839)
- Viceroy of LiangguangThe Viceroy of Liangguang, fully in Chinese as the Governor-General of Two Guang Provinces
- Viceroy of Shaan-GanThe Viceroy of Shaan-Gan, fully in Chinese as the Governor-General of Shaanxi, Gansu and O
- Viceroy of Yun-GuiThe Viceroy of Yun-Gui, fully in Chinese as the Governor-General of Yun-Gui Provinces and
- Victor Emmanuel IKing of Sardinia from 1802 to 1821
- Victor Emmanuel IIIKing of Italy from 1900 to 1946
- Victor Schœlcher19th-century French abolitionist
- Victoria GowonVictoria Hansatu Gowon (born 22 August 1946) is a Nigerian nurse and the third first lady
- Victory Medal (United Kingdom)The Victory Medal (also called the Inter-Allied Victory Medal) is a United Kingdom and Bri
- Vidkun QuislingNorwegian politician and Nazi collaborator (1887–1945)
- Vigdís FinnbogadóttirPresident of Iceland from 1980 to 1996
- Viktor ChernomyrdinRussian politician (1938–2010)
- Viktor YanukovychPresident of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014
- Viktor YushchenkoPresident of Ukraine from 2005 to 2010
- Vila ViçosaVila Viçosa (Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a town and a municipality in the District of É
- Villa CanalesVilla Canales is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala, situate
- VincennesVincennes (, French: ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs
- Vincent AuriolPresident of France from 1947 to 1954
- Violeta ChamorroPresident of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1997
- Virgilio Barco VargasFormer 27th President of Colombia
- Virginia BetancourtVirginia Betancourt Valverde (born 11 April 1935) is an author and former national library
- Virginia House of DelegatesLower house of the Virginia General Assembly
- Virginia in the American RevolutionThe history of Virginia in the American Revolution begins with the role the Colony of Virg
- Visa policy of UgandaVisitors to Uganda must obtain an e-Visa, unless they come from one of the visa exempt cou
- Visa requirements for Guatemalan citizensVisa requirements for Guatemalan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the aut
- Vittorio Emanuele OrlandoItalian politician (1860–1952)
- Vizier (Abbasid Caliphate)High position of the Abbasid Caliph
- Vlad the Impaler15th-century ruler of Wallachia
- Vladimir AshurkovVladimir Lvovich Ashurkov (Russian: Владимир Львович Ашурков; born 15 February 1972) is a
- Vladimir III IgorevichVladimir III Igorevich (October 8, 1170– c. 1211) was Prince of Putivl and Prince of Galic
- Vladimir LeninLeader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924
- Vladimir PutinLeader of Russia since 1999
- Vladimir the GreatGrand Prince of Kiev from 978 to 1015
- Vladislav ArdzinbaSoviet-Abkhaz politician; President of Abkhazia (1945-2010)
- VNO-NCWVNO-NCW (known in English as the "Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers") is
- Vsevolod the Big Nest12th-century prince of Kievan Rus'
- Vuna TakitakimālohiSiaosi Vuna Takitakimālohi (c. 1844 – January 1862) was a Prince of Tonga, the only legiti
- Vyacheslav MolotovSoviet politician and diplomat (1890–1986)
- Vytautas the GreatGrand Duke of Lithuania, 1401–1430