Celebrities Starting with V.

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32 celebrities starting with V, including Vin Diesel, Vincent Cassel and Vanessa Redgrave. Browse profiles by profession, country and birth year.

32 celebrities on Famousy have a name that starts with V. Ranked by popularity, the best known are Vin Diesel, Vincent Cassel, Vanessa Redgrave, Vanessa Hudgens, Vivien Leigh and Val Kilmer. The most common professions are actors (19), writers (14), singers (9) and directors (8). The best-represented countries are United States (10), United Kingdom (7) and France (4). Birth years run from 1802 to 1988, and the most common birth decade is the 1930s (5 people). The earliest-born is Victor Hugo (1802) and the most recently born is Vanessa Hudgens (1988). 12 of them are living, and 20 have passed away. Among those still living, Vin Diesel is the best known. The group includes 14 women and 18 men. Browse every profile below, or jump to another letter from the A to Z index.

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Vladimir Zhirinovskiy

Kazakhstan

Vladimir Zhirinovskiy founded the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia LDPR and ran for president in six elections between 1991 and 2018. He studied Turkish language at Moscow State University and served as a conscript officer in Tbilisi. Zhirinovskiy made provocative statements including suggesting nuclear strikes. He died in 2022 after a lengthy illness.

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