List of Famous people named Vladimir

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin, was a Russian-American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist. Born in Russia, he wrote his first nine novels in Russian (1926–1938) while living in Berlin. He achieved international acclaim and prominence after moving to the United States and beginning to write in English. Nabokov became an American citizen in 1945, but he and his wife returned to Europe in 1961, settling in Montreux, Switzerland.

Vladimir Yakovlevich Shainsky was a Soviet and Russian composer.

Vladimir II Monomakh reigned as Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' from 1113 to 1125. He is considered a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and is celebrated on May 6.

Vladimir Ippolitovich Vetrov was a high-ranking KGB spy during the Cold War who decided to covertly release valuable information to France and NATO on the Soviet Union's clandestine program aimed at stealing technology from the West.

Vladimir Adolfovich Ilyin is a Soviet and Russian actor. He was awarded People's Artist of Russia in 1999.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Presnyakov is a Soviet and Russian singer, musician, keyboardist, composer, arranger, and actor.

Vladimir Petrovich Politov is a Russian singer who rose to popularity as member of legendary Russian music band Na-Na.

Vladimír Menšík was a popular Czech actor and entertainer, born in Ivančice, Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Both comedian and serious actor, he created a wide range of lively characters. He starred in more than 120 movies, television films and TV miniseries.

Vladimir Krainev was a Russian pianist and professor of piano, People's Artist of the USSR.

Vladimir Ivanovich Valutsky was a Soviet and Russian screenwriter. Honored Artist of the Russian SFSR (1987). Between 1964 and 2013 he wrote and co-wrote 60 screenplays.