| Author Name | Profession | Nationality |
| Vaclav Havel | Leader | Czechoslovakian |
| Val Kilmer | Actor | American |
| Valentino Garavani | Designer | Italian |
| Valerie Harper | Actress | American |
| Valerie Jarrett | Lawyer | American |
| Van Jones | Activist | American |
| Vance Havner | Clergyman | American |
| Vanessa Carlton | Musician | American |
| Vanessa Ferrari | Athlete | Italian |
| Vanessa Kerry | Celebrity | American |
| Vanilla Ice | Musician | American |
| Vera Farmiga | Actress | American |
| Vernon Jordan | Businessman | American |
| Vernon Law | Athlete | American |
| Vernon Lee | Author | British |
| Veronica Lake | Actress | American |
| Vicente Aleixandre | Poet | Spanish |
| Vicente Del Bosque | Coach | Spanish |
| Vicki Baum | Novelist | American |
| Vicki Lawrence | Comedian | American |
| Vicky Hartzler | Politician | American |
| Victor Davis Hanson | Historian | American |
| Victor Garber | Actor | Canadian |
| Victor Kiam | Businessman | American |
| Victoria Abril | Actress | Spanish |
| Victoria Jackson | Comedian | American |
| Vince Cable | Politician | British |
| Vince Carter | Athlete | American |
| Vince Flynn | Author | American |
| Vince Gill | Musician | American |
| Vincent Canby | Critic | American |
| Vincent Cassel | Actor | French |
| Vincent D'onofrio | Actor | American |
| Vincent Gallo | Actor | American |
| Vincent Kartheiser | Actor | American |
| Vine Deloria, Jr. | Author | Sioux |
| Vinton Cerf | Inventor | American |
| Viola Davis | Actress | American |
| Virchand Gandhi | Educator | Indian |
| Virginia Gildersleeve | Celebrity | American |
| Virginia Hamilton | Author | American |
| Virginia Johnson | Psychologist | American |
| Virginie Ledoyen | Actress | French |
| Vittorio Alfieri | Dramatist | Italian |
| Vittorio Gassman | Actor | Italian |
| Vivian Campbell | Musician | Irish |
| Vivien Kellems | Activist | American |
| Vivien Leigh | Actress | English |
| Vladimir Lenin | Leader | Russian |
“Investment banking has, in recent years, resembled a casino, and the massive scale of gambling losses has dragged down traditional business and retail lending activities as banks try to rebuild their balance sheets. This was one aspect of modern financial liberalisation that had dire consequences.”