American baseball player, a right-handed pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds for 2 seasons from 1954-55. He died in Roswell, Georgia on 21 January 2005. Link…
French Cancan dancer and contortionist, partner of “La Goulue”. Wine merchant by day, he danced in his free time. His stage name “V.le Désossé” could…
Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture. Valentin starred in many silent films in the…
French adventurer, who attempted to achieve human flight using bird-like wings. Léo Valentin is widely considered to be the most famous “birdman” of all time.…
Norwegian historian and museologist. He worked as curator of De Sandvigske Samlinger in Lillehammer from 1949, and was manager from 1964. He published the three-volume…
Norwegian dancer, choreographer, and stage instructor. He made his breakthrough in the performance “Veslefrikk med fela” (‘Veslefrikk with the fiddle’), based on the traditional fairytale…
Italian actor. He married actress Anna Marchesini in Paris in 1991, split in 1999. They have one daughter. Link to Wikipedia biography (Italian)
Italian television presenter and radio host. Link to Wikipedia biography (Italian)
American film director and executive who was appointed president of the Motion Picture Association of America in April 1966, following a post as special assistant…
Brazilian supercentenarian who died at the age of 114 years 347 days. She was the oldest verified living person in the world from the time…
Mexican politician who served as the Governor of the state of Sonora from 1985 until 1991. He previously held posts in the Ministry of Communications…
Filipina actress, best known for her role in 1980’s blockbuster Bagets 1 and 2 and also for playing the iconic “Amor Powers” in Pangako sa…
Religious of the Institute for Brothers of the Christian Schools Argentina ( Christian Brothers), executed on 9 October 1934 during the Revolution of Asturias ,…
Peruvian diplomat, who became the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Peru in the United States on 17 February 2009, after being Minister of Economy and…
American film actress who starred in a number of B-movie Westerns but took a variety of other roles as well, notably in Blonde Comet (1941),…
Mexican cartoon artist based in Mexico City, best known for taking over the responsibility of drawing famed Mexican cartoon character Memín Pinguín. This cartoon was…
French zoologist who was the binomial authority for many species of fish, such as the bartail jawfish. In the scientific field of herpetology, Valenciennes described…
Brazilian dancer and actress who became known as one of the group of dancers on the popular variety TV show Domingão do Faustão (Big Fausto’s…
Danish royalty, the third son and youngest child of Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Louise of Hesse-Kassel. Valdemar was the younger brother of…
Peruvian businessman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Peru from 11 December 2011 until 23 July 2012. A former military officer, he was…
Cuban politician. He became a Government Vice President in the 2009 shake-up by Raúl Castro. A veteran of the Cuban Revolution, Valdés fought alongside Fidel…
Mexican actor recognized as one of his country’s best comedians and best remembered for his portrayal of Don Ramón on the sitcom El Chavo del…
Peruvian economist who was Minister of Defence from 2 April 2015 to 28 July 2016 forming part of the government of President Ollanta Humala. He…
French film actor and dubber. He died on 5 June 1956, aged 71, in Commissey. Link to Wikipedia biography
Italian member of the Men’s Team at the Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, winners of the team’s award of a Silver Medal on 2/18/1998. Link…
Spanish historian, official chronicler of the city of Murcia and father of political Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso (President of the region of Murcia between 1995…
Édgar Valcárcel: Peruvian Composer and Pianist Édgar Valcárcel was a renowned Peruvian pianist and composer, celebrated for his innovative contributions to 20th-century music. Born in…
Thai prince and Theravada Buddhist monk, the 47th child of King Mongkut. He was the 10th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand from 1910 until 1921. The…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Visionary Leader and His Human Design Atal Bihari Vajpayee, an Indian statesman and a pivotal figure in the country’s political landscape,…
French businessman, the president of Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF), a Vinci Autoroutes company, specializing in the operation of highway infrastructure.
French philosopher and psychoanalyst, who died on 25 January 2011. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
Canadian politician, Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Valade was born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, where his father was employed…
French model and artist, brilliant and erratic, who posed for Renoir and Toulouse-Latrec, but eventually became an accomplished artist in her own right. In 1881,…
Thai royalty, the King of Thailand. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. He graduated from the Royal Military College,…
French member of the Resistance as well as a photojournalist, Communist and later, French politician. She died on 11 December 1996 in Paris. Link to…
French physician, Inspector General, Director of the School of Health of Lyon, Rhone (1904), and Val-de-Grace, Paris (1908). He was Elected member of the hygiene…
French doctor of law, historian. He managed the central library of the PTT and was the first curator of the postal museum of France. Link…
French football striker. He currently plays for FC Gueugnon. Link to Wikipedia biography
Finnish beauty queen, crowned Miss Europe in 1976. She became a TV personality. She is an animal lover, particularly of horses. She ran for the…
French military aviator, who died on 30 December 1994.
French military general, who died on 22 June 2011.
French political activist and anarchist who, on 12/09/1893, threw a bomb into the Chamber of Deputies in Paris, wounding many people. After his trial and…
French Socialist politician. Close to Lionel Jospin, Vaillant held several ministerial portfolios in his cabinets: Minister of the Relations with Parliament from 1997 to 2000…
Édouard Vaillant: A Visionary Projector in the Realm of French Politics Édouard Vaillant, born on January 29, 1840, in Vierzon, France, stands as a significant…
French physician specializing in maxillofacial surgery.
French soccer player, a defender.
Brazilian football/soccer player, who currently plays for Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz as a goalkeeper. Link to Wikipedia biography
Steve Vai: A Musical Maestro and His Human Design Born on June 6, 1960, in Carle Place, New York, Steve Vai has emerged as a…
German philosopher, best known as a Kant scholar and for his Die Philosophie des Als Ob (The Philosophy of ‘As if’), published in 1911 although…
French-American noted family, the daughter of Roger and Jane Fonda Vadim. Jane once said that she never had to worry about anyone knowing her daughter…