Namesakes
Vladimir
(m) ?-8xx 
Bulgarian Kings and Tsars 889-893
Vladimir I the Great
(m) c. 958-1015
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 980-1015
Saints (Vladimir of Kiev)
Vladimir II Monomakh
(m) 1053-1125
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 1113-1125
Vladimir Lenin
(m) 1870-1924
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Other Leaders 1917-1924; 1923-1924 Russian SFSR; Soviet Union (chairman)
Vladimir Nazor
(m) 1876-1949
Notable Writers
Vladimir Mayakovsky
(m) 1893-1930
Notable Writers
Vladimir Nabokov
(m) 1899-1977
Notable Writers
Vladimir Horowitz
(m) 1903-1989
Notable Musicians
Vladimir Prelog
(m) 1906-1998
Nobel Prize Winners 1975 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Lado Asatiani
(m) 1917-1943
Notable Writers
Vladimir Kazantsev
(m) 1923-2007
Olympic Medalists 1952 3000 m steeplechase (silver)
Vladimir Sukharev
(m) 1924-1997
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 4x100 m relay (silver)
Vladimir Kuts
(m) 1927-1975
Olympic Medalists 1956 10000 m; 5000 m (gold)
Vladimir Komarov
(m) 1927-1967
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Vladimir Ivković
(m) 1929-1992
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 water polo (silver)
Vladimir Struzhanov
(m) 1932-2014
Olympic Medalists 1956 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Vladimir Torban
(m) 1932-2011
Olympic Medalists 1956 basketball (silver)
Volodymyr Holubnychy
(a.k.a. Vladimir) (m) 1936-2021
Olympic Medalists 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972 20 km walk (bronze/gold/silver)
Vladimir Kuznetsov
(m) 1937-
Olympic Medalists 1964 water polo (bronze)
Vladimir Novikov
(m) 1937-1980
Olympic Medalists 1960 water polo (silver)
Vladimir Semyonov
(m) 1938-2016
Olympic Medalists 1960; 1964; 1968 water polo (bronze/silver)
Vladimir Vysotsky
(m) 1938-1980
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Vladimir Goryaev
(m) 1939-
Olympic Medalists 1960 triple jump (silver)
Vladimir Ugrekhelidze
(m) 1939-2009
Olympic Medalists 1960 basketball (silver)
Vladimir Menshov
(m) 1939-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Vladimir Cvetković
(m) 1941-
Olympic Medalists 1968 basketball (silver)
Vladimir Voronin
(m) 1941-
Other Leaders 2001-2009 Moldova (president)
Vladimír Mečiar
(m) 1942-
Other Leaders 1990-1991; 1992-1994; 1994-1998 Slovakia (prime minister)
Vladimir Yermoshin
(m) 1942-
Other Leaders 2000-2001 Belarus (prime minister)
Vladimir Kosinsky
(m) 1945-2011
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 200 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (silver/bronze)
Vladimir Andreev
(m) 1945-
Olympic Medalists 1968 basketball (bronze)
Vladimir Zhmudsky
(m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1972 water polo (gold)
Vladimir Vasin
(m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1972 diving - springboard (gold)
Vladimir Nemshilov
(m) 1948-
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze)
Vladimir Bure
(m) 1950-
Olympic Medalists 1968; 1972 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze/silver)
Vladimir Arzamaskov
(m) 1951-1985
Olympic Medalists 1976 basketball (bronze)
Vladimír Špidla
(m) 1951-
Other Leaders 2002-2004 Czech Republic (prime minister)
Vladimir Lovetskiy
(m) 1951-
Olympic Medalists 1972 4x100 m relay (silver)
Vladimir Aleynik
(m) 1952-
Olympic Medalists 1976; 1980 diving - platform (bronze/silver)
Vladimir Putin
(m) 1952-
Other Leaders 2000-2008; 2008-2012; 2012- Russia (prime minister/president)
Vladimir Zhigily
(m) 1952-
Olympic Medalists 1976; 1980 basketball (bronze)
Vladimir Akimov
(m) 1953-1987
Olympic Medalists 1980 water polo (gold)
Vladimir Kiselyov
(m) 1957-2021
Olympic Medalists 1980 shot put (gold)
Vladimir Tkachenko
(m) 1957-
Olympic Medalists 1976; 1980 basketball (bronze)
Vladimir Yesheyev
(m) 1958-
Olympic Medalists 1988 archery - individual (bronze)
Vladimir Belov
(m) 1958-2016
Olympic Medalists 1980 handball (silver)
Vladimir Muravyov
(m) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1980; 1988 4x100 m relay (gold)
Vladimir Dolgov
(m) 1960-2022
Olympic Medalists 1980 swimming - 100 m backstroke (bronze)
Vladimir Salnikov
(m) 1960-
Olympic Medalists 1980; 1988 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Vladimir Solovyov
(m) 1963-
Notable Journalists
Vladimir Krylov
(m) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1988 4x100 m relay (gold)
Volodymyr Tkachenko
(a.k.a. Vladimir) (m) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1988 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver)
Vladimir Andreyev
(m) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 2000 20 km walk (bronze)
Vladimir Karabutov
(m) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1992 water polo (bronze)
Vladimir Jelčić
(m) 1968-
Notable Athletes (handball)
Olympic Medalists 1996 handball (gold)
Vlado Šola
(m) 1968-
Notable Athletes (handball)
Olympic Medalists 2004 handball (gold)
Vlad Filat
(a.k.a. Vladimir) (m) 1969-
Other Leaders 2009-2013 Moldova (prime minister)
Vladimir Predkin
(m) 1969-
Olympic Medalists 1996 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver)
Vladimir Pyshnenko
(m) 1970-
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (gold/silver)
Vladimir Selkov
(m) 1971-
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996 swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (silver)
Vladimir Dubrovshchik
(m) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 1996 discus throw (silver)
Vladimir Šujster
(m) 1972-
Notable Athletes (handball)
Olympic Medalists 1996 handball (gold)
Vladimir Vujasinović
(m) 1973-
Olympic Medalists 2000; 2004; 2008 water polo (silver/bronze)
Vladimir Guerrero
(m) 1975-
Hall-of-Famers 2018 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 2004 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Wladimir Klitschko
(a.k.a. Vladimir) (m) 1976-
Notable Athletes (boxing)
Olympic Medalists 1996 boxing (gold)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
(a.k.a. Vladimir) (m) 1978-
Other Leaders 2019- Ukraine (president)
Vladimir Tintor
(m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Vlada Avramov
(m) 1979-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Vladimir Gojković
(m) 1981-
Olympic Medalists 2004 water polo (silver)
Vladimir Grigorev
(m) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2014 speed skating (gold/silver)
Vladimir Lebedev
(m) 1984-
Olympic Medalists 2006 freestyle skiing (bronze)
Vladimir Granat
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Vladimir Štimac
(m) 1987-
Olympic Medalists 2016 basketball (silver)
Vladimír Weiss
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Vladimír Darida
(m) 1990-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Vladimir Morozov
(m) 1992-
Olympic Medalists 2012 swimming (bronze)