Lado Asatiani   (m)   1917-1943  
Notable Writers
Vlad Filat   (a.k.a. Vladimir)   (m)   1969-  
Other Leaders   2009-2013   Moldova   (prime minister)
Vlada Avramov   (m)   1979-  
Notable Athletes   (soccer)
Vladimir   (m)   ?-8xx  
Bulgarian Kings and Tsars   889-893
Vladimir I the Great   (m)   c. 958-1015  
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars   980-1015
Saints (Vladimir of Kiev)
Vladimir II Monomakh   (m)   1053-1125  
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars   1113-1125
Vladimir Akimov   (m)   1953-1987  
Olympic Medalists   1980   water polo   (gold)
Vladimir Aleynik   (m)   1952-  
Olympic Medalists   1976; 1980   diving - platform   (bronze/silver)
Vladimir Andreev   (m)   1945-  
Olympic Medalists   1968   basketball   (bronze)
Vladimir Andreyev   (m)   1966-  
Olympic Medalists   2000   20 km walk   (bronze)
Vladimir Arzamaskov   (m)   1951-1985  
Olympic Medalists   1976   basketball   (bronze)
Vladimir Belov   (m)   1958-2016  
Olympic Medalists   1980   handball   (silver)
Vladimir Bure   (m)   1950-  
Olympic Medalists   1968; 1972   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay   (bronze/silver)
Vladimir Cvetković   (m)   1941-  
Olympic Medalists   1968   basketball   (silver)
Vladimír Darida   (m)   1990-  
Notable Athletes   (soccer)
Vladimir Dolgov   (m)   1960-2022  
Olympic Medalists   1980   swimming - 100 m backstroke   (bronze)
Vladimir Dubrovshchik   (m)   1972-  
Olympic Medalists   1996   discus throw   (silver)
Vladimir Gojković   (m)   1981-  
Olympic Medalists   2004   water polo   (silver)
Vladimir Goryaev   (m)   1939-  
Olympic Medalists   1960   triple jump   (silver)
Vladimir Granat   (m)   1987-  
Notable Athletes   (soccer)
Vladimir Grigorev   (m)   1982-  
Olympic Medalists   2014   speed skating   (gold/silver)
Vladimir Guerrero   (m)   1975-  
Hall-of-Famers   2018   (baseball)
Most Valuable Players   2004   baseball
Notable Athletes   (baseball)
Vladimir Horowitz   (m)   1903-1989  
Notable Musicians
Vladimir Ivković   (m)   1929-1992  
Olympic Medalists   1952; 1956   water polo   (silver)
Vladimir Jelčić   (m)   1968-  
Notable Athletes   (handball)
Olympic Medalists   1996   handball   (gold)
Vladimir Karabutov   (m)   1967-  
Olympic Medalists   1992   water polo   (bronze)
Vladimir Kazantsev   (m)   1923-2007  
Olympic Medalists   1952   3000 m steeplechase   (silver)
Vladimir Kiselyov   (m)   1957-2021  
Olympic Medalists   1980   shot put   (gold)
Vladimir Komarov   (m)   1927-1967  
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Vladimir Kosinsky   (m)   1945-2011  
Olympic Medalists   1968   swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 200 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay   (silver/bronze)
Vladimir Krylov   (m)   1964-  
Olympic Medalists   1988   4x100 m relay   (gold)
Vladimir Kuts   (m)   1927-1975  
Olympic Medalists   1956   10000 m; 5000 m   (gold)
Vladimir Kuznetsov   (m)   1937-  
Olympic Medalists   1964   water polo   (bronze)
Vladimir Lebedev   (m)   1984-  
Olympic Medalists   2006   freestyle skiing   (bronze)
Vladimir Lenin   (m)   1870-1924  
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Other Leaders   1917-1924   Soviet Union   (premier)
Vladimir Lovetskiy   (m)   1951-  
Olympic Medalists   1972   4x100 m relay   (silver)
Vladimir Mayakovsky   (m)   1893-1930  
Notable Writers
Vladimír Mečiar   (m)   1942-  
Other Leaders   1990-1991; 1992-1994; 1994-1998   Slovakia   (prime minister)
Vladimir Menshov   (m)   1939-2021  
Notable Actors and Entertainers   (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Vladimir Morozov   (m)   1992-  
Olympic Medalists   2012   swimming   (bronze)
Vladimir Muravyov   (m)   1959-  
Olympic Medalists   1980; 1988   4x100 m relay   (gold)
Vladimir Nabokov   (m)   1899-1977  
Notable Writers
Vladimir Nazor   (m)   1876-1949  
Notable Writers
Vladimir Nemshilov   (m)   1948-  
Olympic Medalists   1968   swimming - 4x100 m medley relay   (bronze)
Vladimir Novikov   (m)   1937-1980  
Olympic Medalists   1960   water polo   (silver)
Vladimir Predkin   (m)   1969-  
Olympic Medalists   1996   swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay   (silver)
Vladimir Prelog   (m)   1906-1998  
Nobel Prize Winners   1975   (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Vladimir Putin   (m)   1952-  
Other Leaders   2000-2008; 2008-2012; 2012-   Russia   (prime minister/president)
Vladimir Pyshnenko   (m)   1970-  
Olympic Medalists   1992; 1996   swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay   (gold/silver)
Vladimir Salnikov   (m)   1960-  
Olympic Medalists   1980; 1988   swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 1500 m freestyle   (gold)
Vladimir Selkov   (m)   1971-  
Olympic Medalists   1992; 1996   swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay   (silver)
Vladimir Semyonov   (m)   1938-2016  
Olympic Medalists   1960; 1964; 1968   water polo   (bronze/silver)
Vladimír Špidla   (m)   1951-  
Other Leaders   2002-2004   Czech Republic   (prime minister)
Vladimir Struzhanov   (m)   1932-2014  
Olympic Medalists   1956   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay   (bronze)
Vladimir Šujster   (m)   1972-  
Notable Athletes   (handball)
Olympic Medalists   1996   handball   (gold)
Vladimir Sukharev   (m)   1924-1997  
Olympic Medalists   1952; 1956   4x100 m relay   (silver)
Vladimir Tintor   (m)   1978-  
Notable Actors and Entertainers   (actor)
Vladimir Tkachenko   (m)   1957-  
Olympic Medalists   1976; 1980   basketball   (bronze)
Vladimir Torban   (m)   1932-2011  
Olympic Medalists   1956   basketball   (silver)
Vladimir Ugrekelidze   (m)   1939-2009  
Olympic Medalists   1960   basketball   (silver)
Vladimir Vasin   (m)   1947-  
Olympic Medalists   1972   diving - springboard   (gold)
Vladimir Voronin   (m)   1941-  
Other Leaders   2001-2009   Moldova   (president)
Vladimir Vujasinović   (m)   1973-  
Olympic Medalists   2000; 2004; 2008   water polo   (bronze/silver)
Vladimir Vysotsky   (m)   1938-1980  
Notable Actors and Entertainers   (actor)
Notable Musicians
Vladimír Weiss   (m)   1989-  
Notable Athletes   (soccer)
Vladimir Yermoshin   (m)   1942-  
Other Leaders   2000-2001   Belarus   (prime minister)
Vladimir Yesheyev   (m)   1958-  
Olympic Medalists   1988   archery - individual   (bronze)
Vladimir Zhigily   (m)   1952-  
Olympic Medalists   1976; 1980   basketball   (bronze)
Vladimir Zhmudsky   (m)   1947-  
Olympic Medalists   1972   water polo   (gold)
Vlado Šola   (m)   1968-  
Notable Athletes   (handball)
Olympic Medalists   2004   handball   (gold)
Volodymyr Holubnychy   (a.k.a. Vladimir)   (m)   1936-2021  
Olympic Medalists   1960; 1964; 1968; 1972   20 km walk   (bronze/gold/silver)
Volodymyr Tkachenko   (a.k.a. Vladimir)   (m)   1965-  
Olympic Medalists   1988   swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay   (silver)
Wladimir Klitschko   (a.k.a. Vladimir)   (m)   1976-  
Notable Athletes   (boxing)
Olympic Medalists   1996   boxing   (gold)