Notable Artists: 1 painter
Wassily Kandinsky (a.k.a. Vasiliy)   1866-1944  
Notable Athletes: 1 chess
(chess) Vasiliy Smyslov   1921-2010  
Olympic Medalists: 2 bronze, 1 gold
(gold) Vasiliy Rudenkov   1960   hammer throw  
(bronze) Vasiliy Khmelevskiy   1972   hammer throw  
(bronze) Vasiliy Kaptyukh   1996   discus throw  
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars: 4 dukes, 1 tsar
Duke Vasiliy   1272-1277  
Duke Vasiliy I   1389-1425  
Duke Vasiliy II   1425-1462  
Duke Vasiliy III   1505-1533  
Tsar Vasiliy IV   1606-1610