List of Famous people named Vasily

Vasily Semyonovich Lanovoy (Russian: Василий Семёнович Лановой; was a Soviet and Russian actor who worked in the Vakhtangov Theatre, Moscow. He was also known as the President of Artek Festival of Films for Children. Lanovoy's honours include the KGB Prize, the Lenin Prize, and the title of People's Artist of the USSR. In 2019, he received the title Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation.

Vasily Borisovich Livanov MBE, FMF, PAR, is a Soviet and Russian actor, animation and film director, screenwriter and writer most famous for portraying Sherlock Holmes in the Soviet TV series. He was named People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1988.

Vasily Vyacheslavovich Utkin is a Russian sports reporter, host of the television show The Football Club, TV and radio presenter, entertainer, actor and one of the owners portal sports.ru.

Vassily Vladimirovich Sigarev is a Russian playwright, screenwriter and film director. His plays Plasticine, Black Milk and Ladybird were first produced in the West by the Royal Court Theatre, in 2002, 2003 and 2004, respectively. In 2002, Sigarev was named the winner of the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright given out by the Evening Standard for Plasticine.

Vasily Alekseevich Nebenzya is a Russian diplomat and the current Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. His official title is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Vasily Semyonovich Grossman was a Russian writer and journalist.

Vasily Maksimovich Vlasov is a Russian politician. He is a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the VII convocation from 5 October 2016 year. Since April 2019, he is the first deputy chairman of the State Duma committee on natural resources, property and land relations.

Vasily Borisovic Strelnikov is a well-known Russian-American New York City-born VJ and DJ most commonly known to the Boomerang Generation as the voice behind MTV Russia from 1998 to 2002. Strelnikov's popularity was at its peak when he hosted the morning show Weekend's Whim. He is currently associated with Radio Mayak.

Vasily Ivanovich Kazakov was a Soviet Marshal of the artillery.

Vasily Danilovich Sokolovsky was a Soviet general and Marshal of the Soviet Union who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II. As Georgy Zhukov's chief of staff, Sokolovsky helped plan and execute the Capture of Berlin.