Vijay Amritraj is a former Indian tennis player, sports commentator and actor. Vijay was born in Chennai, India to Maggie Dhairyam and Robert Amritraj. He and his brothers, Anand Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, were the successors of Ramanathan Krishnan in top-flight international tour tennis. They did their schooling in Don Bosco Egmore, Chennai, and later graduated from Loyola College, Chennai.... read full bio
Vali Nasr is an American academic and author specializing in the Middle East and the Islamic world. He is currently Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. and a Senior Fellow in foreign policy at Brookings Institution. His book Forces of Fortune focused on the importance of a new middle class to future of... read full bio
Vijay Govindarajan, known as VG, is the Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business at the Tuck School and founding director of Tuck's Center for Global Leadership. Professor Govindarajan is also the faculty co-director for Global Leadership 2020 - Tuck's executive education program that focuses on global management and is taught on three continents.. For over 25 years, Vijay... read full bio
Valentino Khan is an L.A. based, American DJ and electronic music producer. Khan specializes in several electronic genres of music including trap, hardstyle, house, and dubstep. Khan has had major success releasing music through other popular DJ’s such as Diplo, Skrillex, and Steve Aoki. His single “Deep Down Low” peaked at number one on the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artist chart.... read full bio
Valery Giscard dEstaing is a former president of France and current President of the Council of European Municipalities and Religions. As the third president of France, Giscard led the countrys economic return to being one of the leading nations of the world. During his presidency Giscard tackled important social issues such as divorce, contraception, and abortion. Hes credited for modernizing... read full bio
Vicente Garcia is a Dominican musician, singer and composer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He performs a mixture of latin, pop, bachata and bolero music and he has gained fame as the former lead singer of the band Calor Urbano. He left the band to pursue a solo career and since has collaborated with artists such as Juanes, Juan Luis... read full bio
Ventino is a Latin pop girl group from Bogota, Colombia, which consists of members Maria Cristina de Angulo, Camila Esguerra, Natalia Alfanador, and Olga Lucia Vives. The girl group first gained fame through YouTube where they would upload cover versions of songs. One of their most popular cover songs was a mashup of various Disney Princess songs, which earned millions... read full bio
Vicente Fox is a Mexican businessman and politician who has previously served as the 55th President of Mexico. Fox was born in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, and he went on to earn his B.A. in business administration from the Universidad Iberoamericana before going on to earn a certificate in management skills from Harvard Business School. Fox went on to work for... read full bio
Vidya Balan is famous for her major impact on the Bollywood industry and its portrayal of women, starring in many female-led films – several of which have earned her awards like a National Film Award, as well as six Filmfare Awards. She is among only a few other Hindi stars to receive the Padma Shri award given out by the... read full bio
Vendela Kirsebom, a Swedish model who possesses a wide range of skills, signed with the Ford agency when she was just a teenager. She was a model in both Europe and the United States for Revlon, Elizabeth Arden, and a great number of other brands. In 1993, she became even more famous after appearing on the cover of the annual... read full bio
Vikkstar, also known as Vikram Singh Barn, is a DJ, music producer, YouTuber, and online celebrity. He belonged to the Sidemen YouTube group. He also co-owns Sidemen Clothing, the restaurant chain Sides, the cereal brand Best Breakfasts, and XIX Vodka.... read full bio
Victor Garber's long-running role as Jack Bristow on Alias earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor. Garber's other television credits have included Justice, Eli Stone, and The Flash. He currently stars as a regular as Dr. Martin Stein/ Firestorm in DC Comic's Legends of Tomorrow. The Canada Walk of Fame inductee has appeared in acclaimed films such as... read full bio
Together with Marc Anthony and India, Victor Manuelle became one of the most influential figures in the New York salsa scene during the mid-1990s. Gilberto Santa Rosa served as Manuelle's mentor and albums like Victor Manuelle and A Pesar de Todo frequently placed at the top of the tropical charts. Starting with Decisión Unámine, he added executive production and songwriting credits... read full bio
Despite being mostly recognized as a band from the Washington, DC, area, Velocity Girl is an American indie rock group that was founded in College Park, Maryland. The Primal Scream B-side gave rise to the band's moniker. Velocity Girl's sound was more melodic and often included "clean" (non-distorted) electric guitar tones and two-part harmonies, in contrast to the harsh vocal... read full bio
The Emmy award winning star of Mama's Family and the talk show, Vicki Lawrence is a multi-talented actress. There are not that many actresses that can compare on the level of her talent. Aware that heart disease runs in her family, and having elevated cholesterol herself, she has taken an active interest in promoting awareness and prevention of the disease... read full bio
VV Brown is an English recording artist, songwriter and producer signed to Universals Island Records in the UK and to EMIs Capitol Records in the USA. The Los Angeles Times and UK newspaper The Independent have both named Brown is an artist to watch year after year. Vanessa Brown released her debut album, Travelling Like the Light. The album was... read full bio
Andrew Loog Oldham discovered the British lyricist Vashti Bunyan. She recorded a song for Decca called "Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind" (written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards), which was mostly unnoticed in its time. Her subsequent recordings of her own songs went unnoticed in a similar way. The pair's buddy Donovan was planning to start an artists' colony... read full bio
Vanessa Lee Carlton is an American pop and rock singer, songwriter and pianist best known for her hit song “A Thousand Miles,” the first single from her platinum-selling debut album Be Not Nobody. The track is also known for being featured in the popular comedy film, White Chicks. Three Grammy nominations, five studio albums, and a collection of hit songs... read full bio
Piazza was born and raised in Queens, New York. His father is Italian, having immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1960s. His mother is of German descent. Piazza played ACHA Division I ice hockey for Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania, until a recurring shoulder injury forced him to quit playing and leave the university after only a year. After... read full bio
Alessandro and Andrea Vinai make up the EDM duo that is VINAI. After signing with Time Records, they released their hit Hands Up, which received acclaim from big names such as Tiesto, Showtek, DVBBS, MAKJ, Nari & Milani, Deorro, Quintino, Deniz Koyu, Danny Avila, DJ BL3ND, Lucky Gaye, Gregori Klosman, and more. VINAI followed up with a remix for Axtone... read full bio
