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People in History A-Z: Letters U to Z

This collection of history notes is indexed A-Z by name of the person in question.

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Urban II
 

Pope Urban II 1035-1099

1035 - 1099
Pope.

 

   

 

   

 

   

Urban VIII
 

Pope Urban VIII 1568-1644

1568 - 1644
Pope.

 

   
     
     

Valens
 

Valens 328-378

328 - 378
Eastern Roman emperor.

     
     
     

Varus, Publius Quinctilius
 

... - AD 9
Killed by Arminius.

     
     
     

Vasily III
 

Vasily III  1479-1533

1479 - 1533
Father of Ivan the Terrible.

     
     
     

Vauban, Sébastien Le Prestre de
 

Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban 1633-1707

1633 - 1707
French military engineer

     
     
     

Vercingetorix
 

Vercingetorix ... - 46 BC

... - 46 BC
Gallic Revolt

     
     
     

Vergennes, Charles Gravier de

Charles Gravier de Vergennes 1719-1787

1719-1787
French Foreign Minister.

     
     
     

Vespasian
 

Vespasian AD 9-79

AD 9 - 79
Roman emperor

     
     
     

Vespucci, Amerigo
 

Amerigo Vespucci 1454-1512

1454 - 1512
When is the last time a continent was named after you?

     
     
     

Victoria, Queen Alexandrina
 

Queen Victoria 1819-1901

1819 - 1901
When is the last time an era was named after you?

     
     
     

Villa, Francisco "Pancho"
 

Francisco "Pancho" Villa 1878-1923

1878 - 1923
Mexican revolutionary.

     
     
     

Virgil
 

Virgil 70-19 BC

70 - 19 BC
Roman poet.

     
     
     

Vivekananda
 

Vivekananda 1863-1902

1863 - 1902
Hindu leader.

     
     
     

Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet)
 

Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet) 1694-1778

1694 - 1778
The one with the sharp remarks.

     
     
     

Wagner, Richard
 

Richard Wagner 1813-1883

1813 - 1883
Composer with edge.

     
     
     

Walewska, Maria
 

Maria Walewska 1786-1817

1786 - 1817
Polish patriot.

     
     
     

Wallace, George C.
 

George C. Wallace 1919-1998

1919 - 1998
Against racial integration.

     
     
     

Walpole, Robert
 

Robert Walpole 1676-1745

1676 - 1745
First British prime minister.

     
     
     

Washington, Booker T.
 

Booker T. Washington 1856-1915

1856 - 1915
Atlanta Compromise.

     
     
     

Washington, George
 

George Washington 1732-1799

1732 - 1799
Bank note model.

     
     
     

Weaver, Robert C.
 

Robert C. Weaver 1907-1997

1907 - 1997
Housing.

     
     
     

Webster, Daniel
 

Daniel Webster 1782-1852

1782 - 1852
Plymouth Oration.

     
     
     

Wiesel, Elie
 

Elie Wiesel Born 1928

Born 1928
Holocaust.

     
     
     

Wilberforce, William
 

William Wilberforce 1759-1833

1759 - 1833
British and against slavery.

     
     
     

Wilhelm II
 

Wilhelm II 1859-1941

1859 - 1941
Last German emperor.

     
     
     

William I
 

William I the Conqueror 1028-1087

1028 - 1087
Conqueror.

     
     
     

William III (William of Orange)
 

William III of Orange 1650-1702

1650 - 1702
Ruled together with his wife.

     
     
     

William of Rubrouck
 

1215 - 1295
French traveler.

     
     
     

William V of Orange
 

William V of Orange 1748-1806

1748 - 1806
Stadtholder of the Netherlands.

     
     
     

Wilmot, John
 

John Wilmot 1647-1680

1647 - 1680
Depp, Johnny.

     
     
     

Wilson, Henry Lane
 

Henry Lane Wilson 1857-1932

1857 - 1932
US diplomat with personal edge.

     
     
     

Wilson, Woodrow
 

Woodrow Wilson 1856-1924

1856 - 1924
28th president of the US.

     
     
     

Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess of
 

Wallis Warfield, duchess of Windsor 1896-1986

1896 - 1986
Smart.

     
     
     

Xenophon
 

Xenophon 431-350 BC

431 - 350 BC
Historian.

     
     
     

Xerxes I
 

Xerxes I 519-465 BC

519 - 465 BC
Persian king.

     
     
     

Yamamoto, Isoroku
 

Isoroku Yamamoto 1884-1943

1884 - 1943
Pearl Harbor.

     
     
     

Yeltsin, Boris
 

Boris Yeltsin 1931-2007

1931 - 2007
Russian president.

     
     
     

Zapata, Emiliano
 

Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919

1879 - 1919
Mexican Revolution.

     
     
     

Zapata, Eufemio
 

Eufemio Zapata 1873-1917

1873 - 1917
Emiliano's older brother.

     
     
     

Zimmermann, Arthur
 

Arthur Zimmermann 1864-1940

1864 - 1940
The note.

     
     
     

Zoroaster
 

Zoroaster 628-551 BC

628-551 BC
Zoroastrianism.

     
     
     
     
     

 

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