Incorrect Famous Names Starting with Letter V

He is highly regarded among his musical peers for his extraordinary technical virtuosity and his ski

He is highly regarded among his musical peers for his extraordinary technical virtuosity and his skills as musician and composer. Wooten has won the "Bass Player of the Year" award from Bass Player Magazine three times in a row, and was the first person t

Derbyshire worked in local radio after leaving university and joined BBC Radio 5 Live in 1998 as a c

Derbyshire worked in local radio after leaving university and joined BBC Radio 5 Live in 1998 as a co-presenter of the breakfast show with Julian Worricker. The programme won a Gold Sony Award in 1998 and 2002.In January 2003, Worricker left the breakfast

Was an Italian surgeon and anatomist. He was the son of a physician and a daughter of the painter Do

Was an Italian surgeon and anatomist. He was the son of a physician and a daughter of the painter Domenico Ghirlandajo.After practicing at Florence and Rome in Italy, he was invited by Francis I of France to come to Paris to be a personal doctor and teach

Mortensen was born in New York City, New York. His American mother, Grace Gamble (née Atkinson), an

Mortensen was born in New York City, New York. His American mother, Grace Gamble (née Atkinson), and Danish father, Viggo Peter Mortensen, Sr. (a farm manager who worked in business), met in Norway.[1][2] His maternal grandfather was Canadian.[3] His fami

After graduating from a secondary school he went to Novosibirsk, where he entered the Faculty of Ped

After graduating from a secondary school he went to Novosibirsk, where he entered the Faculty of Pediatrics of the Institute of Medicine. Markin started athletics only at age 19 in the athletics section by the institute, coached by Aleksandr Bukhasheyev. He remained quite unknown until the Moscow Olympic Games.

Was an Armenian cinematographer. He was born on October 22, 1930 in Yerevan, Armenia. Kolouta worked

Was an Armenian cinematographer. He was born on October 22, 1930 in Yerevan, Armenia. Kolouta worked on more than 50 movies during his 40 year career. Notable films by Vilen Kolouta are The White Bird Marked with Black, Flying Asleep and Awake, The Legend

Was a French Jesuit priest and a missionary in Canada. Vincent Bigot, like his brother Jacques, was

Was a French Jesuit priest and a missionary in Canada. Vincent Bigot, like his brother Jacques, was sent to the Algonkin mission at Sillery, Quebec upon his arrival in Canada in 1680.

An Australian poet, teacher, editor, and critic

An Australian poet, teacher, editor, and critic

Cassel was born Vincent Crochon in Paris, the son of Sabine Litique, a journalist, and French actor

Cassel was born Vincent Crochon in Paris, the son of Sabine Litique, a journalist, and French actor Jean-Pierre Cassel.[1] He is married to Italian actress Monica Bellucci, with whom he has a daughter, Deva Cassel, born September 12, 2004, in Rome, Italy.

While growing up in Elmont, New York, on Long Island, Testaverde attended Sewanhaka High School in F

While growing up in Elmont, New York, on Long Island, Testaverde attended Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park,[2] and the University of Miami, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1986[1] on his way to becoming the Hurricanes' all-time leader in career touchdow

Both of Vincent Gallo's parents emigrated from Sicily. After his father kicked him out of the house

Both of Vincent Gallo's parents emigrated from Sicily. After his father kicked him out of the house at the age of 16, Gallo began living in New York City and from there traveled around most of Europe. As a teenager, Gallo was frequently arrested for petty

He also became senior academic consultant for the PBS television series Eyes on the Prize.

He also became senior academic consultant for the PBS television series Eyes on the Prize.

Was a French Jesuit preacher and writer on ascetics. According to the catalogues of the Society of J

Was a French Jesuit preacher and writer on ascetics. According to the catalogues of the Society of Jesus, the principal details of Houdry's biography are as follows: On 10 October 1647, he entered the Society of Jesus at Paris and after the novitiate followed the regular course of studies (three years philosophy and four years theology).

In the late 1970s Clarke and schoolmate Andrew Fletcher formed the short-lived band "No Romance in C

In the late 1970s Clarke and schoolmate Andrew Fletcher formed the short-lived band "No Romance in China". In 1979 he teamed up with Fletcher to form "French Look", an early incarnation of Depeche Mode which was later re-named "Composition of Sound", foll

Was an American entrepreneur and one of the inventors of Rice-A-Roni and a founder of the Napa Valle

Was an American entrepreneur and one of the inventors of Rice-A-Roni and a founder of the Napa Valley Wine Train.DeDomenico was born in San Francisco, California and raised in the city's Mission District. He graduated from Mission High School, and took some business and accounting classes at Golden Gate University (then known as Golden Gate College). Because his family did not have enough money for a full college education, he began working for the family business, the Gragnano Macaroni Factory, immediately after graduating. When his father died in 1933 he and his brothers took over the business, now called Golden Grain Macaroni Company. He and his brothers invented the dried rice mixture Rice-A-Roni in 1958.

Neil was born in Hollywood, California to Odie and Shirley Wharton. During the 1960s, his family mov

Neil was born in Hollywood, California to Odie and Shirley Wharton. During the 1960s, his family moved around Southern California from Inglewood to Watts, before finally settling in Compton. Growing up in Compton was sometimes tough; Neil once had his fac

He first gained attention for his role as Pvt. Leonard 'Gomer Pyle' Lawrence in Full Metal Jacket, a

He first gained attention for his role as Pvt. Leonard 'Gomer Pyle' Lawrence in Full Metal Jacket, and more currently for his role as Det. Robert Goren in Law & Order: Criminal Intent.D'Onofrio was born in Brooklyn, New York, of Italian descent.[1] His fa

Was a Deputy White House Counsel during the first term of President Bill Clinton, and also a law par

Was a Deputy White House Counsel during the first term of President Bill Clinton, and also a law partner and friend of Hillary Rodham Clinton. His death was ruled a suicide by multiple official investigations, but remains a subject of interest among conspiracy theorists.

Is an award-winning Australian journalist and author.

Is an award-winning Australian journalist and author.

Madsen was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Elaine (née Melson), an Emmy-winning poet, pr

Madsen was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Elaine (née Melson), an Emmy-winning poet, producer and playwright who often works for PBS, and Calvin Madsen, a fireman.[1] Madsen's mother left a career in corporate business to pursue a writing care

Was a Russian literary critic of Westernizing tendency. He was an associate of Alexander Herzen, Mik

Was a Russian literary critic of Westernizing tendency. He was an associate of Alexander Herzen, Mikhail Bakunin (he at one time courted one of his sisters), and other critical intellectuals. Belinsky played one of the key roles in the career of poet and

He made his MTV debut in the summer of 2002, as he appeared on stage at the beach house on a standar

He made his MTV debut in the summer of 2002, as he appeared on stage at the beach house on a standard nation-wide MC Battle that was held on the MTV show Direct Effect.[1]McCoy was arrested on July 1, 2008 after hitting a man on the head with his microphone. The man had been in the crowd at a concert in St. Louis when he called McCoy a "fucking ignorant nigger."[2] McCoy calmly asked the man, "What did you just call me?" As security was removing the man from the venue, McCoy brought the man on stage to call him out in front of the crowd. In a statement, McCoy's publicist said that the man hit McCoy in his knee, which was in a brace after he had suffered a recent strain.

Is a Nigerian shot putter. She also competes in discus throw and hammer throw, but not on world leve

Is a Nigerian shot putter. She also competes in discus throw and hammer throw, but not on world level. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the World Championships in 2003 and 2005 without reaching the finals.

Fox, of African American and Native American descent,[1][2][3] was born in South Bend, Indiana, the

Fox, of African American and Native American descent,[1][2][3] was born in South Bend, Indiana, the daughter of Everlyena, a pharmaceutical technician, and William Fox, a private school administrator.[4] She is a graduate of Arlington High School in India

Was a Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect renowned for his pioneering works on new me

Was a Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect renowned for his pioneering works on new methods of analysis for structural engineering that led to breakthroughs in industrial design of world's firsts hyperboloid structures [1], shell structures[2], tensile structures[3], gridshell structures[4], oil reservoirs, pipelines, boilers, ships and barges.Besides the innovations he brought to the oil industry and the construction of numerous bridges and buildings, Shukhov was the inventor of a new family of doubly-curved structural forms. These forms, based on non-Euclidean hyperbolic geometry, are known today as hyperboloids of revolution. Shukhov developed not only many varieties of light-weight hyperboloid towers and roof systems, but also the mathematics for their analysis. Shukhov is particularly reputed for his original designs of hyperboloid towers such as the Shukhov Tower.