Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 hero
Vera Drake 2004 Vera Drake 
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
6 actors, 1 actor/dancer, 1 model
Vera Sisson 1891-1954
Barbara Jo Allen (a.k.a. Vera) 1906-1974
Vera-Ellen 1921-1981
Vera Miles 1929-
Veruschka 1939-
Vera Zima 1953-2020
Vera Farmiga 1973-
Mindy Kaling (a.k.a. Vera) 1979-
Notable Artists:
1 fashion designer
Vera Wang 1949-
Notable Athletes:
1 chess, 1 gymnastics
(chess) Vera Menchik 1906-1944
(gymnastics) Věra Čáslavská 1942-2016
Notable Filmmakers:
2 directors
Věra Chytilová 1929-2014
Vera Farmiga 1973-
Notable Musicians:
1 musician
Vera Lynn 1917-2020
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Vera Bergkamp 1971-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer
Vera Rubin 1928-2016
Olympic Medalists:
3 bronze, 2 gold, 2 gold/silver, 1 bronze/silver, 1 silver, 1 silver/gold
(silver) Iris Tanner (middle name Vera) 1924; 1928 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) Vera Krepkina 1960 long jump
(silver/gold) Věra Čáslavská 1960; 1964; 1968 artistic gymnastics
(bronze) Vera Popkova 1968 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Vera Ðurašković 1980 basketball
(bronze/silver) Vera Anisimova 1976; 1980 4x100 m relay
(gold/silver) Vera Komisova 1980 100 m hurdles; 4x100 m relay
(gold) Vera Zozulya 1980 luge
(gold/silver) Vera Ilyina 2000; 2004 diving - synchronized springboard
(bronze) Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová 2004 discus throw