French football/soccer goalkeeper who has played for Caen since 2014. Link to Wikipedia biography
Belgian champion cyclist.
American chess master who, while a student in Chicago, became that city’s Chess Champion in 1966. The following year he became the Illinois state Chess…
Belgian artist who, as a painter, produced his first large canvas entitled, “The Cattle Market At Ghent,” in 1821. Through his work, he quickly gained…
Belgian soccer football player with the Belgian national team.
Italian anatomist and pathologist known for his discovery of the sarcoplasmic reticulum. He studied medicine at the Universities of Pavia and Bologna, where he received…
Guido Verbeck: A Visionary Educator and Missionary Guido Verbeck, a distinguished Dutch educator and missionary, left an indelible mark on Japan’s educational and religious landscape…
Gertjan Verbeek is a retired Dutch footballer who is currently managing the German football club VfL Bochum. Link to Wikipedia
American dancer and actress in the golden age of movie musicals remembered for her solo performances as well as her work with partners Fred Astaire,…
Italian musician, known as the composer and guitarist with Pitura Freska, a reggae music group based in Venice, Italy. The name of the group is…
Italian composer and violinist, perhaps best known for his sets of violin sonatas. Veracini died in Florence on 31 October 1768, about 7pm. The asteroid…
Australian actress, entertainer and author, who has appeared in numerous television shows and film and theatre productions, for over 50 years. Venuti is of Sicilian…
Peruvian chess International Master (IM) (2013) who played for Peru in the 2012, 2016 and 2018 Chess Olympiads. Link to Wikipedia biography
Dutch economist, politician and professor at the Technical School in Delft. He was concerned with the ethical aspects of economic problems. Earlier, Veraart pleaded for…
“`html Arcadio Venturi: A Football Legend with a Unique Human Design Born on May 18, 1929, in Vignola, Italy, Arcadio Venturi is celebrated as one…
Paolo Venturini: A Journey Beyond Limits Born on March 13, 1968, in the historic city of Padova, Italy, Paolo Venturini is an exceptional Italian athlete…
Italian-French film actor. His family moved to Paris when he was eight. He dropped out of school and held varying jobs, eventually turning to the…
American journalist and author who co-wrote, with James Hillman, “We’ve Had a Hundred Years of Psychotherapy and the World’s Getting Worse,” 1991. One of the…
French jazz bandleader. Widely known for his orchestra “Ray Ventura et ses collégiens”. Link to Wikipedia biography
Italian beauty queen, likable and popular, she became a journalist and television presenter with a specialty of sports casting. Link to Wikipedia biography
American designer, 24-years-old when she stole the show at a runway fashion exhibit for the Girls Rule! spring 2001 show. At her first New York…
American politician, formerly a professional wrestler. After service as a SEAL and a stint as a bodyguard for the Rolling Stones, the 6′ 4″, 250…
Spanish musician and composer, popularly known as Pep Ventura, who consolidated the long sardana and reformed the cobla, adding instruments to give it its current…
Norwegian filmmaker and director known for his many collaborations with Svend Wam, creating fourteen films under the moniker Wam og Vennerød. Vennerød died on 19…
French boxer who won the bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Joseph Ventaja died on 11 August 2003…
American screen actor known for his three-year stint on the WB TV series Gilmore Girls, playing Rory Gilmore’s love interest Jess Mariano from 2001 until…
Dominique Venner: A Life Intertwined with Human Design Born on April 16, 1935, in Paris, France, Dominique Venner emerged as a significant intellectual figure who…
Italian actress and television host. Venier made her debut with the leading role in Diario di un italiano, a TV-series based on the novel Wanda…
Greek politician and statesman, a prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movement. He was responsible for the expansion of Greece during the Balkan Wars…
Finnish politician, the daughter of politician Veikko Vennamo, and sister of politician Pekka Vennamo.
Finnish politician, the son of politician Veikko Vennamo, and brother of politician Meri Vennamo.
Puerto Rican boxer notable for winning Puerto Rico’s first Olympic medal. Juan Evangelista Venegas died on 16 April 1987 when he suffered a fall at…
Italian roller-skating world champion of dancing on skates
French fashion designer, who worked first for Elsa Schiaparelli, then opened his own couture house in 1962 and closed it in 1996. He was the…
French yachtsman, a professional skipper. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
Italian film and TV actor and dubber. Link to Wikipedia biography (Italian)
Italian soccer player, called the Italian Great One. Described in the media as a “classic number ten,” Vendrame was a talented and creative yet tenacious…
Brazilian model, a blonde pin-up sex symbol. She made her debut appearance in a sensational Playboy pictorial, hyped as a 16-year-old (but actually 18).
French sports journalist, he was a TV and especially radio presenter. On 5 May 1992, working as commentator for Radio France, he was wounded at…
French veterinary doctor (Alfort, 1909) and biologist, a pioneer of veterinary medecine who served as director of the French Colonial Veterinary Service in Casablanca. He…
British Astrologer, chairman of the Brighton Astrology Circle since 2014, founder of Brighton School of Astrology. In 2015 he published his first novel The Astrologer’s…
French rapist, nicknamed “the angel face rapist.”
French anatomist, surgeon and author of over 340 titles on surgery, embryology, anatomy, and obstetrics. He is credited with providing the first accurate description of…
French publisher of Le Cycliste, an early champion of derailleur gears, and father of French bicycle touring and randonneuring. De Vivie was a vegetarian, a…
American dancer and actress best known for her roles in 1940s and 1950s musicals including Swing Fever (1943), Where Are Your Children? (1943), Jive Junction…
French gay activist, president of the Paris chapter of Act-Up 1992 – 1994. AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) is an international direct action…
French composer and physician who specialised in the field of electrotherapy. He was also an amateur painter. His father was also a doctor. He served…
French pharmacist and chemist, and member of the Société chimique de France, which he chaired from 1955 to 1957. He was also the author of…
Housekeeper and mistress, late wife of French artist Camille Pissarro. She was a vineyard grower’s daughter, had seven children with him. Link to Wikipedia page…