People

Luther Vandross

Born Luther Ronzoni Vandross, April 20, 1951, in New York, NY; died July 1, 2005, in Edison, NJ. Singer and songwriter. In the 1980s as R&B music turned from vocals to the slick stylin...

Variety

Advertising and media

Variety is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theate

John Varvatos

Fashion designer Born c. 1955; children: two. Education: Graduated from Eastern Michigan University. Addresses: Office ...

Daniel Vasella

Chief Executive Officer of Novartis Born in 1953 in Fribourg, Switzerland; son of Oskar (a history professor) Vasella; married Anne-Laurence, 1978; children: one daughter, two son...

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

Guy Verhofstadt

Prime Minister of Belgium Born Guy Maurice Marie-Louise Verhofstadt, April 11, 1953, in Dendermonde, Belgium; married to a professional opera singer; children: two. ...

Jan Vermeer

Born: October 30, 1632 Delft, Netherlands Died: December 15, 1675 Delft, Netherlands Dutch painter The Dutch painter ...

Jules Verne

Born: February 8, 1828 Nantes, France Died: March 24, 1905 Amiens, France French novelist and writer The French novel...

Amerigo Vespucci

Born: March 9, 1451 Florence, Italy Died: February 22, 1512 Seville, Spain Italian navigator A Florentine navigator a...

Victoria

Born: May 24, 1819 London, England Died: January 22, 1901 Isle of Wight, England English queen Victoria was queen of ...

Gore Vidal

Born: October 3, 1925 West Point, New York American writer Gore Vidal is one of America's most important literary figures on the basis of an enor...

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

Cleopatra Vii

Born: 69 B.C.E. Alexandria, Egypt Died: August 30, 30 B.C.E. Alexandria, Egypt Egyptian ru...

Henry Viii

Born: June 28, 1491 Greenwich, England Died: January 28, 1547 Westminster, England King of England Henry VIII was kin...

Leonardo da Vinci

Born: April 15, 1452 Vinci, Italy Died: May 2, 1519 Amboise, France Italian artist, painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scie...

Vinted

Consumer goods

Vinted, UAB Group, commonly known as Vinted, is a Lithuanian online marketplace for buying, selling, and exchanging new or secondhand items, mainly clothing and accessories. H

Cooking Vinyl

Advertising and media

Cooking Vinyl is a British independent record label, based in Acton, London, England. Founded in 1986 by former manager and booking agent Martin Goldschmidt and business partn

Virgil

Born: October 15, 70 B.C.E. Andes, Italy Died: September 21, 19 B.C.E. Brundisium, Italy R...

VisitEngland

Economy

VisitEngland is the official tourist board for England. Before 1999 it was known as the English Tourist Board and between 1999 and 2009 as the English Tourism Council. In 2003

Ellen S. Vitetta

Immunologist Born c. 1942. Education: Connecticut College, B.A.; New York University, M.S., 1966, Ph.D., 1968. Addresses: Ho...