Human beings, each considered as a single actor within society
Notable Individuals
- Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) - Eight President of the United States
Other Individuals
- Valerius Publicola, Publius (PVBLIVS VALERIVS PVBLICOLA; -503 BCE) - Roman aristocrat who participated with Lucius Junius Brutus in the overthrow of their last king, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
- Vandenberg , Arthur (1884-1951) - American politician, United States senator from Michigan (1928-1951)
- Vargas, Getúlio (1882-1954) - Brazilian politician, president of Brasil (1930-1945, 1951-1954)
- Vaucanson, Jacques de (1709-1782) - French inventor, creator of automatons
- Velde, Harold H. (1910-1985) - American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois (1949-1957)
- Vespasian (CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVGVSTVS; 9-79) - Roman emperor (69-79 CE)
- Vinson, Carl (1883-1981) - American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (1914-1965)
- Voltaire (1694-1778) - French writer and philosopher, author of Candide, ou l'Optimisme; birthname François-Marie Arouet