| 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 |
“I lost relatives to AIDS, a couple of my closest cousins. I lost friends to AIDS, high-school friends who never even made it to their 21st birthdays in the '80s. When it's that close to you, you can't really deny it, and you can't run from it.”
