Vera (: ''Véra'', "faith") is a female given name of Slavic origin, and by

folk etymology Folk etymology (also known as popular etymology, analogical reformation, reanalysis, morphological reanalysis or etymological reinterpretation) is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more famili ...

it has also been explained as Latin ''vera'' meaning "true". In Slavic languages, Vera means

faith Faith, derived from Latin ''fides'' and Old French ''feid'', is confidence or trust in a person, thing, or In the context of religion, one can define faith as "belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion". Religious people often ...

. The name Vera has been used in the English speaking world since the 19th century and was popular in the early 20th century. Gender: FeminineIn the

Russian language Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European langua ...

, Vera may also be a diminutive of the male first names Avenir and

Averky Averky (russian: Аве́ркий) is a Russian Christian male first name.Superanskaya p. 22 The name is possiblyPetrovsky, p. 34 derived from the Latin word ''averto'', meaning ''to rout'', ''to hold'', ''to turn away'', or ''to attract ...

. Usage: English, German, Italian, Spanish, Scandinavian, Slovak, Czech, Greek, Dutch, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Albanian, French, Polish, Armenian, Hungarian, Romanian. Other scripts: Вера (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian), Βέρα (Greek) Diminutives: Veer, Veerke, Veertje (Dutch), Verica (Serbian and Croatian), Verka or Vierka (Slovakian), Verochka (Russian). Other languages: Véra (French), Věra (Czech), Veera (Finnish), Veer, Veerle (Dutch), Wiera (Polish), Vira (Ukrainian), Viera (Slovak), فيرا (Arabic)

Origin

In the Ancient Greek and Christian faith, Saint Fides (''Faith'' or ''Vera''), her sisters Spes (''Hope'') and Caritas (''Love'') and their mother Sophia (''Wisdom''), died as martyrs in the second century AD during the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire under the emperor Hadrian. The names are also the words designating the three key Christian virtues mentioned in Apostle Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 13:13). In the English language, late 13c., verray "true, real, genuine," later "actual, sheer" (late 14c.), from Anglo-French verrai, Old French verai "true, truthful, sincere; right, just, legal," from Vulgar Latin *veracus, from Latin verax (genitive veracis) "truthful," from verus "true" (source also of Italian vero), from PIE root *were-o- "true, trustworthy." Meaning "greatly, extremely" is first recorded mid-15c. Used as a pure intensive since Middle English. In Albanian the meaning of the word " verë" ( �vɛɾə is summer. The Albanian male version of the name Vera is Veriu which has the meaning "north" alb. (veri, veriu).

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* Vera Albreht (1895–1971), Slovene poet, writer, publicist and translator *

Vera Alentova Vera Valentinovna Alentova (russian: Ве́ра Валенти́новна Але́нтова; born 21 February 1942) is a USSR, Soviet and Russian actress famous for her leading role in ''Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears''. Biography Vera Alento ...

(born 1942), Soviet actress * Vera Allison (1902–1993), American Modernist jeweler, painter *

Vera Altayskaya Vera Vladimirovna Altayskaya (russian: Ве́ра Влади́мировна Алта́йская) (21 May 1919 – 28 December 1978) was a Soviet actress known for her roles in children's fairy tale films and comedies. Born in Petrograd, she wa ...

(1919–1978), Soviet actress *

Vera Eugenia Andrus Vera Eugenia Andrus (1896–1979) was an American artist, and printmaker. Life Vera Andrus was born in Plymouth, Wisconsin. She was educated at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul School of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and won a schola ...

(1895–1979), American artist and printmaker *

Vera Anisimova Vera Vasilyevna Anisimova (russian: Вера Васильевна Анисимова; born 25 May 1952 in Moscow) is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Anisimova trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. S ...

(born 1952), Soviet athlete *

Vera Anstey Vera Anstey (; 3 January 1889 – 26 November 1976) was a British economist and noted expert on the economy of India. Anstey is most closely associated with the London School of Economics where she served as a lecturer and chaired the admi ...

(1889–1976), British economist *

Vera Atkins Vera May Atkins (15 June 1908 – 24 June 2000) was a Romanian-born British intelligence officer who worked in the France Section of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) from 1941 to 1945 during the Second World War. Early life Atkins was ...

(1908–2000), Romanian-born British intelligence officer during World War II

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Vera Baboun Vera George Ghattas Baboun ( ar, فيرا جورج غطاس بابون, born October 6, 1964) is a Palestinian politician and the first female mayor of Bethlehem. Baboun has a master's degree in African-American literature. Prior to her election, ...

(born 1956), Palestinian politician *

Vera Baeva Vera Baeva ( bg, Вера Баева; 18 March 1930 − 16 June 2017) was a Bulgarian writer and composer. She was born in Burgas and studied at the Sofia State Academy of Music with Dimiter Nenov, Marin Goleminov Marin Petrov Goleminov ...

(born 1930), Bulgarian writer and composer *

Vera Baird Dame Vera Baird, (''née'' Thomas; born 13 February 1950) is a British barrister and politician who has held roles as a government minister, police and crime commissioner, and Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales. A Labour Party Mem ...

(born 1950), British Labour Party activist, barrister, author and lecturer * Vera Baklanova (born 1947), Soviet Olympic diver *

Vera Baranovskaya Vera Vsevolodovna Baranovskaya (russian: Вера Всеволодовна Барановская; 1885 – 7 December 1935) was a Russian Empire and Soviet actress. She performed in more than twenty films between 1916 and 1935. Biography Barano ...

(1885–1935), Russian actress *

Vera Barbosa Vera Barbosa (born 13 January 1989 in Vila Franca de Xira) is a Portuguese track and field athlete. She initially competed for Cape Verde, switching to represent Portugal after 2008. At the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2012 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1989), Portuguese track and field athlete *

Vera Barclay Vera Charlesworth Barclay (1893–1989) co-founder of Cubs 1916, was an English pioneer of Scouting and an author. She was an early exponent of female leadership in the Scout movement and played a leading role in the introduction of the Wolf Cu ...

(1893–1989), British novelist and leading female pioneer

Scouter A Scout leader or Scouter generally refers to the trained adult leader of a Scout unit. The terms used vary from country to country, over time, and with the type of unit. Roles There are many different roles a leader can fulfill depending on t ...

Vera Bazarova Vera Yevgenyevna Bazarova (russian: Ве́ра Евге́ньевна База́рова, born 28 January 1993) is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Yuri Larionov, she is the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a three-time Eur ...

(born 1993), Russian pair skater *

Vera Begić Vera Begić (born 17 March 1982 in Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is Croatian athlete specialized in discus throwing discipline. Since Vera's mother Jadranka Antunović also was a successful athlete and member of the national team in Yugosla ...

(born 1982), Croatian athlete *

Véra Belmont Véra Belmont (born 17 November 1932) is a French film producer, director and screenwriter. Since 1960, she has produced 45 films, directed 5 films, and written 8 films. Her films were greatly inspired by François Truffaut and other members of ...

(born 1938), French film producer, director and screenwriter *

Vera Berdich Vera Berdich (1915 – October 12, 2003) was an American printmaker. Life Berdich worked for the Works Progress Administration at Hull House. She graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a B.A. in 1946 and taught etching th ...

(1915–2003), American printmaker *

Vera Bergkamp Vera Alida Bergkamp (; born 1 June 1971) is a Dutch politician. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, she has been a member of the House of Representatives since 20 September 2012. On 7 April 2021, she was elected Speaker of the House of ...

(born 1971), Dutch politician *

Věra Bílá Věra Bílá (22 May 1954 – 12 March 2019) was a Czech vocalist and musician of Romani ethnicity. She initially gained acclaim performing Romani folk and pop songs and was the lead singer of the Czech recording act ''Kale'' with whom she perfor ...

(born 1954), Romani musician and singer of Romani folk and pop songs *

Vera Bjelik Vera Lukianovna Belik (, ; 12 June 1921 – 25 August 1944) was a flight navigator and lieutenant in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment who frequently flew with pilot Tatyana Makarova. They died when their Po-2 was shot down by ...

(1921–1944), Soviet World War II aircraft navigator *

Vera Blagojević Vera Blagojević ( sr, Вера Благојевић, 16 May 1920 – 18 March 1942) was a Yugoslav medical student and Communist political activist. During World War II, she was captured by the Gestapo in 1942 and later killed. She was posth ...

(1920-1942), Yugoslav political activist * Vera von Blumenthal, American potter and educator *

Vera Bogetti Vera Josephine Boggetti (5 October 1902 – 10 October 1985) was a British stage and film actress. She married Laurence J. Rickards in Hampstead, London in 1925, and the couple had a daughter, Pauline, in 1931, who died as an infant in 1932. ...

(born 1908), British stage and film actress * Vera Borea, French fashion designer *

Vera de Bosset Vera de Bosset Stravinsky (January 7, 1889 – September 17, 1982) was an American dancer and artist. She is better known as the second wife of composer Igor Stravinsky, who married her in 1940. Life Vera de Bosset was born Vera Bosse, the d ...

(1888–1982), Russian-born American dancer and artist *

Vera Bradford Vera Florence Bradford (5 September 19046 January 2004) was an Australian classical pianist and teacher, with a very long career. Her playing was admired for its depth and beauty of tone, classical unity and tremendous power. Vera Bradford was ...

(1904–2004), Australian classical pianist and teacher *

Vera Brezhneva Vira Viktorivna Halushka ( uk, Віра Вікторівна Галушка; russian: link=no, Вера Викторовна Галушка, ''Vira Viktorivna Halushka''; born 3 February 1982), better known by her stage name Vera Brezhneva (russi ...

(born 1982), Ukrainian pop-singer and television presenter *

Vera Brittain Vera Mary Brittain (29 December 1893 – 29 March 1970) was an English Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse, writer, feminist, socialist and pacifist. Her best-selling 1933 memoir ''Testament of Youth'' recounted her experiences during the First ...

(1893–1970), English writer *

Vera Broido Vera Broido (1907–2004) was a Russian-born writer and a chronicler of the Russian Revolution, as one who grew up through it and lost her mother to its aftermath. Life Vera Broido was born in St Petersburg in 1907, the daughter of two Russia ...

(1907–2004), Russian-born British writer *

Vera Brosgol Vera Brosgol, also known as the Verabee (born August 2, 1984, in Moscow), is an Eisner Award and Harvey Award winning cartoonist and a graduate in Classical Animation of Sheridan College in Canada. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon. She wor ...

(born 1984), Russian-born American cartoonist and animator * Vera Scantlebury Brown (1889–1946), Australian medical practitioner and pediatrician *

Vera Brühne Vera Brühne (February 6, 1910 in Essen – April 17, 2001 in Munich) became famous throughout Germany as a victim of miscarriage of justice. In 1961/62, she was convicted, together with Johann Ferbach, of having murdered the physician Otto Praun ...

(1910–2001), German victim of miscarriage of justice * Vera Bryndzei (born 1952), Ukrainian speed skater * Vera Buchanan (1902–1955), American Democratic politician *

Vera C. Bushfield Vera Sarah Bushfield (née Cahalan, August 9, 1889April 16, 1976) was an American politician served as a United States Senate, U.S. senator from South Dakota in 1948, as well as the Governor of South Dakota, First Lady of South Dakota from 1939 t ...

(1889–1976), American politician

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Vera Alexandrovna Tiscenko Calder Vera Alexandrovna Tiscenko (28 August 1902 – 13 October 1983) was a Russian actress of Polish descent and member of the Moscow Art Theatre who lived through four revolutions: the 1905 Russian Revolution, the Russian Revolution (1917), the S ...

(1902–1983), Russian actress *

Vera Carmi Vera Carmi (23 November 1914 – 6 September 1969) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1940 and 1956. She was born in Turin, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Life and career Carmi was born Virginia Doglioli ...

(1914–1969), Italian film actress *

Vera Carrara Vera Carrara (born 6 April 1980) is an Italian professional racing cyclist. Carrara was born in Alzano Lombardo and joined the G.S. Valoti Arredamenti at the age of seven. Since then she has become a multiple world champion in the points race, bu ...

(born 1980), Italian professional racing cyclist * Vera Cáslavská (born 1942), Czech gymnast *

Vera Caspary Vera Louise Caspary (November 13, 1899 – June 13, 1987) was an American writer of novels, plays, screenplays, and short stories. Her best-known novel, ''Laura (novel), Laura'', was made into a Laura (1944 film), successful movie. Though she cl ...

(1899–1987), American writer * Vera Celis (born 1959), Belgian politician *

Věra Černá Věra Černá (born 17 May 1963 in Brno) is a former Czech artistic gymnast. She won the balance beam title at the 1979 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 1979 World Championships. Competitive history References

1963 births Liv ...

(born 1963), Czech artistic gymnast *

Vera Chapman Vera Chapman (8 May 1898 – 14 May 1996), also known as Vera Ivy May Fogerty, and within the Tolkien Society as Belladonna Took, was a British author and founder of the Tolkien Society in the United Kingdom, and also wrote a number of pseudo-h ...

(1898–1996), English author and founder of the first Tolkien Society * Vera Chino (born 1943), Native American potter *

Vera Chirwa Vera Mlangazua Chirwa (born 1932) is a Malawian born lawyer and human and civil rights activist. She was Malawi's first female lawyer and a founding member of the Malawi Congress Party and the Nyasaland African Women's League. She fought for multi ...

(born 1932), Malawian-born lawyer and human and civil rights activist *

Vera Chytilová Vera may refer to: Names *Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) **Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarra ...

(born 1929), Czech film director *

Véra Clouzot Véra Gibson-Amado, known professionally as Véra Clouzot, (30 December 1913 – 15 December 1960) was a Brazilian-France, French film actress and screenwriter. She is known for playing Linda in ''The Wages of Fear'' (1953), Christina Delas ...

(1913–1960), Brazilian-born French film actress and screenwriter *

Vera Coking Vera Coking is a retired homeowner whose Atlantic City, New Jersey, boarding house was the focus of an eminent domain case involving Donald Trump. History In 1961, Coking and her husband bought the property at 127 South Columbia Place as a summert ...

, American eminent domain litigant *

Grand Duchess Vera Constantinovna of Russia Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia (16 February 1854 – 11 April 1912), ) was a daughter of Grand Duke Konstantine Nicholaievich of Russia. She was a granddaughter of Tsar Nicholas I and first cousin of Tsar Alexander III of Russia. ...

(1854–1912), daughter of Grand Duke Konstantine Nicholaievich of Russia *

Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia, also Vera Konstantinovna (russian: link=no, Вера Константиновна Романова; 24 April 1906 – 11 January 2001), was the youngest child of Grand Duke Konstantine Konstantinovich ...

(1906–2001), youngest child of Grand Duke Konstantine Konstantinovich of Russia *

Vera Cordeiro Vera Cordeiro (born 1950) is a Brazilian social entrepreneur and physician. She is founder and chairwoman of the board of Brazil Child Health (Associação Saúde Criança). Biography Vera Cordeiro was born in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeir ...

(born 1950), Brazilian social entrepreneur and physician *

Vera Cornish Vera Cornish was a British stage and film actress Born 1893 died 1945? Spouse Kenneth Webb Married London 1914. Selected filmography * '' A London Flat Mystery'' (1915) * '' Broken Barrier'' (1917) * ''The Woman Wins ''The Woman Wins'' is a ...

, British stage and film actress * Vera Cudjoe (born 1928), Trinidadian-Canadian actress, producer, and educator

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* Vera Dajht-Kralj (born 1928), Croatian Jewish sculptor *

Vera Day Vera Day (born 4 August 1935) is an English film and television actress. She was born in London just before the war and grew up in Forest Gate, East London. Early career Leaving school at 15, she had various jobs before finding employment in ...

(born 1935), British film and television actress *

Vera Micheles Dean Vera Micheles Dean (March 29, 1903 – October 10, 1972) was a Russian American political scientist. She was the head of research for the Foreign Policy Association, one of the leading think tanks of the 1940s and 1950s, where she became one of the ...

(1903–1972), Russian-American political scientist * Vera Djatel (born 1984), Ukrainian footballer *

Vera Dua Vera Agnes Roger Dua (Ghent, 25 October 1952) was the Party Chair of the Flemish green party Groen! between 2003 and 2007. She graduated in 1975 as agricultural engineer and attained a PhD in agricultural science 11 years later. She has been a ...

(born 1952), Belgian politician *

Vera Duarte Vera Valentina Benrós de Melo Duarte Lobo de Pina (born October 2, 1952), also known as Vera Duarte Martins, is a Cape Verdean human rights activist, government minister and politician. Biography Duarte was born in Mindelo on the island of Sã ...

, Cape Verdean human rights activist and politician * Vera Ducas (1912–1948), Czechoslovak Jewish woman murdered in Israel reportedly for spying * Vera Dulova (1909–2000), Russian harpist * Vera Ðurašković (born 1949), Yugoslav basketball player *

Vera Dushevina Vera Yevgenyevna Dushevina ( rus, Вера Евгеньевна Душевина; born 6 October 1986) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She won one singles title and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour. As a junior, she won the ...

(born 1986), Russian tennis player * Vera Duss (1910 — 2005), American-born French medical doctor and Roman Catholic nun

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Vera Elkan Vera Elkan (1908–2008) was a South African photographer who is remembered for her images of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War. Biography Of mixed South African and German parentage, Elkan trained as a photographer in Berlin ...

(1908–2008), South African photographer

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Vera Farmiga Vera Ann Farmiga ( ; born August 6, 1973) is an American actress who is best known for portraying paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring Universe films '' The Conjuring'' (2013), '' The Conjuring 2'' (2016), '' Annabelle Co ...

(born 1973), American actress of Ukrainian origin *

Vera King Farris Vera King Farris (July 18, 1938
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(1938–2009), American zoologist and academic *

Vera Figner Vera Nikolayevna Figner Filippova (Russian: Ве́ра Никола́евна Фи́гнер Фили́ппова; 7 July ld Style and New Style dates, O.S. 25 June1852 – 25 June 1942) was a prominent Russian revolutionary political activis ...

(1852–1942), Russian revolutionary *

Vera Filatova Vera Filatova ( uk, Віра Філатова; born 6 November 1982), also known as Vera Graziadei, is a Ukrainian-British actress. She has played Elena in Channel 4's cult series ''Peep Show'' alongside David Mitchell and Robert Webb, Eva in ''L ...

(born 1982), Ukrainian-born British actress *

Vera Fischer (actress) Vera Fischer (; born 27 November 1951) is a Brazilian actress, known for acting in telenovelas, and former beauty pageant titleholder. Early life Fischer was born in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, to Hildegard Berndt, a Brazilian of German descen ...

(born 1951), Brazilian actress *

Vera Fischer (sculptor) Vera Fischer (27 January 1925 – 14 July 2009) was a Croatian sculptor. Ha-Kol (Glasilo Židovske zajednice u Hrvatskoj); In Memoriam - Vera Fischer; stranica 62; broj 110, lipanj / srpanj / kolovoz 2009. Fischer was born in Zagreb to a Jewish ...

(1925–2009), Croatian sculptor * Vera Flasarová (born 1952), Czech politician *

Vera Fogwill Vera Fogwill (; born 28 November 1972 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine film and television actress, film director, and screenplay writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who pra ...

(born 1972), Argentine film and television actress, film director, and screenplay writer *

Vera Frances Vera Frances Ward ( Still, born 29 September 1930) is a British actress who worked with Arthur Askey, Tommy Handley, George Formby, Dinah Sheridan Dinah Sheridan (born Dinah Nadyejda Ginsburg; 17 September 1920 – 25 November 2012) was an ...

(born 1930), British actress * Vera Francis, Native American writer and activist * Vera Freeman (1865–1896), American stage actress * Vera Friedländer (1928–2019), German writer and Holocaust survivor * Vera Furness (1921–2002), English chemist and industrial manager

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Vera Mae Green Vera Mae Green (September 6, 1928 – January 17, 1982) was an American anthropologist, educator, and scholar, who made major contributions in the fields of Caribbean studies, interethnic studies, black family studies and the study of poverty an ...

(1928 - 1982), African American anthropologist, scholar, educator, author * Vera Galushka-Duyunova (1945–2012), Russian volleyball player *

Vera Gebuhr Vera Margrethe Gebuhr (15 May 1916 – 22 December 2014) was a Danish film, television and stage actress. Gebuhr was most noted for her portrayal of the snobbish neurotic head saleswoman Miss Jørgensen in the popular television series ''Ma ...

(born 1916), Danish film actress *

Vera Gedroitz Knyaz, Princess Vera Ignatievna Gedroits (russian: Ве́ра Игна́тьевна Гедро́йц, p=ˈvʲɛrə ɪɡˈnatʲjɪvnə ɡʲɪˈdrojts ; 7 April 1870 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S./19 April 1870 N.S. – March 1932, literary p ...

(1870–1932), Lithuanian princess, doctor of medicine and writer *

Vera Georgiyevna Orlova Vera Geogriyevna Orlova (russian: Ве́ра Гео́ргиевна Орло́ва; May 27, 1894September 28, 1977), married Arenskaya (),Kino-teatr.ruВера Георгиевна Орлова was a Russian people, Russian movie, film actor, actr ...

(1894—1977), Russian actress *

Vera Gornostayeva Vera Gornostayeva (October 1, 1929 – January 19, 2015) was a Russian pianist and pedagogue. An Emeritus Artist of the Russian Federation at the time of her death, Gornostayeva was a graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where her te ...

(born 1929), Russian pianist * Vera Grabe (born 1951), Colombian anthropologist and politician * Vera Griner (1890–1992), Russian music teacher

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Vera Hall Adell Hall Ward, better known as Vera Hall (April 6, 1902 – January 29, 1964) was an American folk singer, born in Livingston, Alabama. Best known for her 1937 song "Trouble So Hard", she was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame ...

(1902–1964), American folk singer * Vera Harsányi (born 1919, date of death unknown), Hungarian freestyle swimmer * Vera Henriksen (born 1927), Norwegian writer *

Vera Hilger Vera Hilger (born 1971) is a German painter. Life and work Vera Hilger was born in Schleiden, Germany, * 1991 - 1993 Vera Hilger studied Philosophy and German studies at the RWTH Aachen University * 1993 - 1997 graduation from the Maastricht ...

(born 1971), German painter * Vera Holland (1949–1996), English woman who was murdered *

Vera Louise Holmøy Vera Louise Holmøy (27 April 1931 in Oslo – 12 December 2021) was a Norwegian judge. She was hired in the Ministry of Justice and the Police in 1957, became assisting secretary in 1965 and deputy under-secretary of State in 1974. She was a Su ...

(born 1931), Norwegian judge *

Vera Holtz Vera Lúcia Fraletti Holtz, better known as Vera Holtz (born August 7, 1953) is a Brazilian television, film and stage actress. Filmography Television * 1983 - ''Parabéns pra Você'' .... saleswoman * 1989 - ''Top Model'' .... Irma Lamer * ...

(born 1953), Brazilian television and cinema actress * Vera Homp (born 1991), German footballer

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Vera Ilyina Vera Sergeyevna Ilyina (russian: Вера Серге́евна Ильина, born 20 February 1974) is a Russian diver who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. Ilyina is the ...

(born 1974), Russian diver *

Vera Inber Vera Mikhailovna Inber (russian: link=no, Вера Михайловна Инбер), born Shpenzer (10 July 1890, Odessa11 November 1972, Moscow), was a Russian and Soviet poet and writer. Biography Her father Moshe owned a scientific publishing ...

(1890–1972), Russian-Soviet poet and writer * Vera Int-Veen (born 1967), German journalist and television presenter * Vera Isaku (born 1955), Albanian journalist

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* Vera James (1892–19??), New Zealand-born theatre and film actor * Věra Janoušková (1922–2010), Czech sculptor, painter and graphic artist *

Vera Jeftimijades Vera Jeftimijades (born 25 May 1937) is a Yugoslav fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal at the 1971 Mediterranean Games The 1971 Mediterranean Games, officially known a ...

(born 1937), Yugoslav fencer *

Vera Jocić Vera Jocić ( sr, Вера Јоцић; mk, Вера Јоциќ; 21 August 1923 – 22 May 1944) was a Yugoslav partisan and People's Hero of Yugoslavia. She was born in the village of Sindjelić, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, in ...

(1923–1944), Yugoslav partisan * Vera Johnson (1920–2007), Canadian folk singer * Vera Jordanova (born 1975), Bulgarian-Finnish model and actress

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Vera Kamsha Vera Viktorovna Kamsha (russian: Вера Викторовна Камша; born November 5, 1962 in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian author of high fantasy and a journalist. Biography Kamsha graduated from Lviv Polytechnic, after which she mo ...

(born 1962), Russian author of high fantasy and journalist *

Vera Karalli Vera Alexeyevna Karalli (russian: Вера Алексеевна Каралли; 27 July 1889 – 16 November 1972) was a Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and silent film actress during the early years of the 20th century. Early life and ca ...

(1889–1972), Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and silent film actress * Vera Karmishina-Ganeeva (born 1988), Russian athlete *

Vera Katz Vera Katz (née Pistrak; August 3, 1933 – December 11, 2017) was an American Democratic politician in the state of Oregon. She was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and was the 49th mayor of Portland, O ...

(1933–2017), American Democratic politician *

Vera Kharuzhaya Vera Kharuzhaya ( be, Вера Харужая, russian: Ве́ра Заха́ровна Хору́жая, pl, Wiera Charuża, 27 September 1903 – November 1942) was a Belarusian Communist Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common ...

(1903–1942), Belarusian Communist writer and activist *

Vera Kholodnaya Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya ( Levchenko; russian: link=no, Вера Васильевна Холодная; uk, link=no, Віра Василівна Холодна; 5 August 1893 – 16 February 1919) was an actress of Russian Empire cinema. She w ...

(1893–1919), Russian silent film actress * Vera Kingston (1917–1996), English swimmer *

Vera Klement Vera Klement (born 1929 Danzig) is an American artist, and Professor Emerita at the University of Chicago. She was a 1981 Guggenheim Fellow. Biography Klement graduated from Cooper Union in 1950. She taught at University of Chicago, from 1969 to ...

(born 1929), Polish-born American artist * Věra Klimková (born 1957), Czechoslovak cross country skier *

Vera Kobalia Vera Kobalia ( ka, ვერა ქობალია) (born 24 August 1981) is a Georgian politician who has served in the Cabinet of Georgia as the country's Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development from 2 July 2010 to 25 October 2012. E ...

(born 1981), Georgian politician *

Vera Koedooder Divera Maria Koedooder (born 31 October 1983) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist. Born in Hoorn, Koedooder was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit (together with Ellen van Dij ...

(born 1983), Dutch professional racing cyclist *

Věra Kohnová Věra Kohnová (26 June 1929 – 1942) was a Jewish girl who was deported with her family first in January 1942 from Plzeň to a concentration camp in Theresienstadt concentration camp, Theresienstadt and in March 1942 to the Izbica Ghetto in Pola ...

(1929–1942), Czech Jewish diarist and concentration camp victim *

Vera Kolodzig Vera Kolodzig (born 22 April 1985 in Lisbon) is a Portugal, Portuguese actress of Germany, German descent. Life and career Kolodzig, whose father is German, lived in Cascais until she was 18 and then went to London to study contemporary theatre a ...

(born 1985), German-Portuguese actress *

Vera Komarkova Vera Komarkova ( cs, Věra Komárková) (25 December 1942 - 25 May 2005) was a prominent Czech-American mountaineer and botanist. Credited as a pioneer of women's mountaineering, she was the first woman to summit Annapurna and Cho Oyu. Early life ...

(1942–2005), Czech-born American mountaineer and botanist * Vera Komisova (born 1953), Russian hurdler *

Vera Komissarzhevskaya Vera Fyodorovna Komissarzhevskaya (russian: Ве́ра Фёдоровна Комиссарже́вская; 8 November 1864 – 23 February 1910) was one of the most celebrated actresses and theatre managers of the late Russian Empire. She made ...

(1864–1910), Russian actress * Véra Korène (1901–1996), Russian-born French actress and singer * Vera Koval (born 1983), Russian judoka *

Vera Krasnova Vera Ivanovna Krasnova (russian: Вера Ивановна Краснова, born 3 April 1950) is a retired Russian speed skater who specialized in the 500 m distance. She competed at the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in ...

(born 1950), Russian speed skater *

Vera Krasova Vera Krasova ( Russian: Вера Красова; born December 11, 1987 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian model and beauty queen. She competed in the 2007 Miss Russia pageant on December 14 where she represented Moscow. Vera made it to the to ...

(born 1987), Russian model and beauty queen *

Vera Krepkina Vera Samuilovna Krepkina (later ''Kalashnikova'', russian: Вера Самуиловна Крепкина (Калашникова); 15 April 1933 – 25 April 2023) was a Soviet-Ukrainian track and field Sport of athletics, athlete. She competed ...

(born 1933), Russian athlete * Vera Kublanovskaya (1920–2012), Russian mathematician * Věra Kůrková (born 1948), Czech computer scientist

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* Vera Lantratova (1947–2021), Russian volleyball player *

Vera Leigh Vera Leigh (17 March 1903 – 6 July 1944) was an agent of the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive during World War II. Leigh was a member of the SOE's Donkeyman circuit and Inventor sub-circuit in occupied France until ...

(1903–1944), British spy during World War II *

Vera Lengsfeld Vera Lengsfeld (born 4 May 1952) is a German politician. She was a prominent civil rights activist in East Germany and after the German reunification she first represented the Alliance 90/The Greens and then the German Christian Democratic U ...

(born 1952), German politician * Vera Leth (born 1958), Greenlandic Ombudsman *

Vera Lewis Vera Lewis (June 10, 1873 – February 8, 1956) was an American film and stage actress, beginning in the silent film era. She appeared in more than 180 films between 1915 and 1947. She was married to actor Ralph Lewis. Biography She was b ...

(1873–1956), American film and stage actress * Vera Lindsay (1911–1992), British Shakespearean actress * Vera Lischka (born 1977), Austrian breaststroke swimmer * Vera G. List (1908–2002), American art collector and philanthropist * Vera Liubatovich (1855–1907), Russian revolutionary * Vera Bate Lombardi (1885–1948), English-born socialite *

Vera Lutter Vera Lutter (born in Kaiserslautern, in 1960) is a German artist based in New York City. She works with several forms of digital media, including photography, projections, and video-sound installations. Through a multitude of processes, Lutter' ...

(born 1960), German-born American artist *

Vera Lynn Dame Vera Margaret Lynn (; 20 March 191718 June 2020) was an English singer and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were very popular during World War II. She is honorifically known as the " Forces' Sweetheart", having giv ...

(1917–2020), English singer *

Vera Lysklætt Vera Lysklætt (born 29 January 1954 in Jøssund) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party (V). She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark in 2005. She came in on a leveling seat, in spite of low local support in the county ...

(born 1954), Norwegian politician

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Vera Mackey Vera Mackey is a former camogie player, an All Ireland finalist in 1980. Career The daughter of hurler John Mackey she played in two All Ireland club finals with Ahane. She won an All Ireland junior medal and two Gael Linn Cup The Gael ...

, Irish camogie player *

Vera MacLeavy Vera may refer to: Names *Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) **Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarrag ...

(1919–2008), English librarian and Moravian Church archivist * Vera Malinovskaya (1900–1988), Russian silent film actress * Vera Manuel (1949–2010), Canadian First Nations writer *

Vera Maretskaya Vera Petrovna Maretskaya (Russian: Вера Петровна Марецкая) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. People's Artist of the USSR (1949) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1976). Early years Vera Petrovna Maretskaya was born ...

(1906–1978), Russian actress *

Vera Laughton Mathews Dame Elvira Sibyl Marie Mathews, ( Laughton; 25 September 1888 – 25 September 1959), known as Vera Laughton Mathews, was a British military officer and administrator. She was the second Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), serv ...

(1888–1959), English Women's Royal Naval Service officer * Vera Nikolaevna Maslennikova (1926–2000), Russian mathematician *

Vera Matović Vera Matović ( sr-cyr, Вера Матовић, born 3 June 1946 in Čačak) is a Serbian folk singer. Her career started in 1974 with the release of her first album, ''Pomiri se sudbinom''; she has since released 26 albums and 13 singles. She ...

(born 1946), Serbian folk singer *

Vera Maxwell Vera Huppe Maxwell (April 22, 1901 – January 15, 1995) was an American pioneering sportswear and fashion designer. Background and personal life Born Vera Huppe in The Bronx, Maxwell spent part of her childhood in Austria. She attended Leo ...

(1901–1995), American sportswear and fashion designer *

Vera McKechnie Vera McKechnie (born 1927) is a retired British presenter who was one of the first presenters at the start of BBC Children's Television in the early 1950s. Television career McKechnie began her career when the BBC resumed TV broadcasts after the S ...

(born 1929), British children's television presenter *

Vera Menchik Vera Francevna Mencikova (russian: Вера Францевна Менчик, ''Vera Frantsevna Menchik''; cz, Věra Menčíková; 16 February 1906 – 26 June 1944), was a Russian-born Czechoslovak chess player who primarily resided in En ...

(1906–1944),

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

chess player * Vera Michalski (born 1954), Swiss publisher *

Vera Miles Vera June Miles (née Ralston, born August 23, 1929) is an American retired actress who worked closely with Alfred Hitchcock, most notably as Lila Crane in the classic 1960 film '' Psycho'', reprising the role in the 1983 sequel '' Psycho II''. ...

(born 1929), American actress * Vera Mischenko, Russian attorney and environmentalist * Vera Misevich (1945–1995), Ukrainian equestrian * Vera Moskalyuk (born 1981), Ukrainian-born Russian judoka *

Vera Mukhina Vera Ignatyevna Mukhina (russian: Ве́ра Игна́тьевна Му́хина; lv, Vera Muhina; french: Vera Moukhina; – 6 October 1953) was a prominent Soviet sculptor and painter. She was nicknamed "the queen of Soviet sculpture". B ...

(1889–1953), Russian sculptor *

Vera Myller Vera Myller-Lebedev (1 December 1880 – 12 December 1970) was a Russian Empire-born mathematician who earned her doctorate in Germany with David Hilbert and became the first female university professor in Romania. Education Vera Lebedev was bor ...

(1880–1970), Russian mathematician who became the first female professor in Romania

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* Véra Nabokov (1902–1991), wife, editor, and translator of Vladimir Nabokov *

Vera Nazarian Vera Nazarian (born 1966 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is an Armenian-Russian (by ethnicity) American writer of fantasy, science fiction and other "wonder fiction" including Mythpunk, an artist, and the publisher of Norilana Books. She is a member of ...

(born 1966), Russian-born American fantasy and science fiction writer *

Vera Nazina Vera Ivanovna Nazina (russian: Ве́ра Ива́новна На́зина; born 26 April 1931 in Leningrad, USSR) - Soviet Russian painter, Graphic artist, living and working in Saint Petersburg, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Art ...

(born 1931), Russian painter * Vera Nebolsina (born 1989), Russian chess player * Vera Neumann (born 1907), American fashion designer *

Vera Nikolić Vera Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вера Николић; 23 September 1948 – 28 June 2021) was a Serbian middle-distance runner, who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, and later coach. She had her best achievements in the 800 m event, ...

(1948–2021), Serbian track and field athlete * Vera Nikolić Podrinska (1886–1972), Croatian painter and baroness

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* Vera Olcott (1893–19?), American dancer *

Vera Olsson Vera Olsson is a Finnish TV-producer and TV-host. She has worked as a producer for MoonTV, FremantleMedia and The Voice TV Finland. Her works include "Venäjän halki 30 päivässä" for YLE network, "Loman Tarpeessa" and "Arman Reilaa" for Nelon ...

(born 1974), Finnish television producer and television host *

(1894—1977), Russian Soviet actress *

Vera Markovna Orlova Vera Markovna Orlova (russian: Ве́ра Ма́рковна Орло́ва; May 25, 1918 – September 16, 1993) was a Soviet Russian actress. She graduated from the Moscow theatrical school in 1942 and started to work at the Mayako ...

(1918—1993), Soviet Russian actress * Vera Osoianu, Moldovan librarian, activist and writer

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Vera Page Vera may refer to: Names *Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) **Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarrag ...

(1921-1931), British murder victim * Vera Jayne Palmer (1933–1967), birth name of

Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress, singer, nightclub entertainer, and ''Playboy'' Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s while under contract at 20th Century Fox, Man ...

, American actress *

Vera Panova Vera Fyodorovna Panova (russian: Вера Фёдоровна Панова; – March 3, 1973) was a Soviet novelist, playwright, and journalist. She was a recipient of the Stalin Prize in 1947, 1948, and 1950. Early life Vera was born into the f ...

(1905–1973), Soviet novelist, playwright, and journalist *

Vera Pauw Vera Pauw (; born 18 January 1963) is a Dutch Women's association football, football coach and former player. She currently manages the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. She has managed several national women's football teams, i ...

(born 1963), Dutch football coach and former player * Vera Pavlova (born 1963), Russian poet *

Vera Pearce Annie Vera Pearce (27 May 1895 – 18 January 1966) was an Australian stage and film actress. Her lengthy career was carried out in both her home country and in England. Biography Born in Broken Hill (New South Wales), Pearce spent much of h ...

(1895–1966), Australian stage and film actress * Vera Perlin (1902–1974), Canadian humanitarian *

Vera Pezer Vera Rose Pezer (born 13 January 1939) is a Canadian athlete and administrator. Pezer was the Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan from 2007 to 2013. A sports enthusiast, Pezer is a Canadian softball champion, golfing contender, and curli ...

(born 1939), Canadian curler and academic *

Vera Pless Vera Pless (nee Stepen; March 5, 1931 – March 2, 2020) was an American mathematician who specialized in combinatorics and coding theory.Vera Popkova Vera Ivanovna Popkova (russian: Вера Ивановна Попкова) (2 April 1943 – 29 September 2011)Although English language obituaries give her date of death as 2 October, her obituary in Russian (published 29 September) gives 29 S ...

(1943–2011), Soviet track and field athlete *

Vera Popova Vera Yevstafievna Popova, née Vera Bogdanovskaya (Вера Евстафьевна Попова; 17 September 1867 – 8 May 1896) was a Russian chemist. She was one of the first female chemists in Russia, and the first Russian female author of ...

(1867–1896), Russian chemist * Vera Pospíšilová-Cechlová (born 1978), Czech athlete * Vera Putina (born 1926), Georgian woman who claims that Vladimir Putin is her lost son

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Vera Hruba Ralston Vera Ralston (born Věra Helena Hrubá; July 12, 1919 or 1920 or 1921 or 1923 February 9, 2003) was a Czech figure skater and actress. She later became a naturalized American citizen. She worked as an actress during the 1940s and 1950s. Ear ...

(1919–2003), Czech-American skater and actress * Vera Ramaciotti (1891—1982), Australian philanthropist * Vera Renczi, Romanian serial killer *

Vera Reynolds Vera Reynolds (born Vera Nancy Reynolds; November 25, 1899 – April 22, 1962) was an American film actress. Early life and career Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1899, Reynolds first worked in films at age 12. She began as a dancer, worke ...

(1899–1962), American film actress *

Vera Rich Vera Rich (born Faith Elizabeth Rich, 24 April 1936 – 20 December 2009) was a British poet, journalist, historian, and translator from Belarusian language, Belarusian and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. Biography Born in London in April 1936, ...

(1936–2009), British poet, journalist, historian, and translator * Vera Ellen Westmeier Rohe (known as Vera-Ellen, 1921–1981), American actress *

Vera Rózsa Vera Rózsa OBE (or Vera Rózsa-Nordell, ; 16 May 1917 – 15 October 2010) was a Hungarian singer, voice teacher, and vocal consultant. She lived in the United Kingdom from 1954. Education She started her music education at the age of five. He ...

(1917–2010), Hungarian singer *

Vera Rubin Vera Florence Cooper Rubin (; July 23, 1928 – December 25, 2016) was an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. She uncovered the discrepancy between the predicted and observed angular motion of galaxies by studyi ...

(1928-2016), American astronomer * Věra Růžičková (1928-2018), Czech gymnast

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Vera Beaudin Saeedpour Vera Marion Beaudin Saeedpour (pronounced sah-EED-por; ''née'' Fine; March 27, 1930 – May 30, 2010) was an American researcher and scholar who specialized in the study of Kurdish people. She founded the Kurdish Heritage Foundation of America, th ...

(1930–2010), American researcher and scholar *

Vera Salvequart Vera Salvequart (26 November 1919 – 26 June 1947) was a Sudeten Germans, Sudeten German nurse and kapo (concentration camp), kapo at Ravensbrück concentration camp from December 1944 to 1945. She was executed in 1947 following the Ravensbrüc ...

(1919–1947), Czech-born German concentration camp nurse executed for war crimes * Vera Santos (born 1981), Portuguese race walker *

Alina Vera Savin Alina Vera Savin (born 1 March 1988 in Bușteni) is a Romanian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. She finished 15th in the two-woman event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, locate ...

(born 1988), Romanian bobsledder *

Vera Scarth-Johnson Vera Scarth-Johnson (1912 – 19 May 1999) was a noted botanist and botanical illustrator who is also remembered for her continual efforts to teach others to treasure the flora and environment of Australia and, in particular, the botanically r ...

(1912–1999), British-born Australian botanist and botanical illustrator *

Vera Schmidt ''Veronika "Vera" Schmidt'' (4 May 1982) is a Hungarian pop singer-songwriter who rose to popularity after finishing fifth in the Hungarian version of Pop Idol Megasztár. She is a student in Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. Biograph ...

(born 1982), Hungarian singer-songwriter *

Vera Schmidt (psychoanalyst) Vera Fedorovna Schmidt (27 July 1889 in Starokostiantyniv, Volhynian Governorate – 17 July 1937 in Moscow) was a Russian Empire and laterSoviet educationist and one of the leading figures in the psychoanalytic movement during the "Silver Age". Af ...

(1889–1937), Russian educationist and psychoanalyst *

Vera Schmiterlöw Alice Vera Cecilia Charlotta Schmiterlöw (19 July 1904, Varberg – 9 September 1987, Stockholm) was a Swedish actress. She studied drama at the Dramaten from 1921 to 1924, where she met classmate Greta Garbo with whom she grew a lifelong frien ...

(1904–1987), Swedish actress * Vera Schwarcz (born 1947), Romanian-born American sinologist and academic *

Vera Sessina Vera Valeryevna Sessina (russian: Вера Валерьевна Сесина, born 23 February 1986) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2007 World All-around silver medalist, the 2006 European All-around Champion, two time (2 ...

(born 1986), Russian gymnast * Vera Sheehan, Irish camogie player * Vera Shimanskaya (born 1981), Russian rhythmic gymnast *

Vera Brady Shipman Vera Brady Shipman (May 26, 1889 – February 11, 1932) was an American composer, journalist, talent manager, and concert promoter, based in Kansas and Chicago. Early life Vera Corinne Brady was born in Salina, Kansas, the daughter of John Le ...

(1889-1932), American composer, journalist, and writer * Vera Shitjeni (born 1974), Albanian politician *

Vera Shtelbaums Vera Shtelbaums (russian: Вера Штельбаумс; born April 24, 1937 in Omsk, Russia) is a Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach. Coaching career Following her graduation from the Omsk Institute of Physical Education in 1959, Shtelbaums w ...

(born 1937), Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach * Vera Shvetsova (born 1929), Russian ballet teacher and balletmaster * Eleonora Vera Sipos (1900–1988), New Zealand businesswoman, humanitarian and welfare worker *

Vera Sisson Vera Sisson (July 31, 1891 – August 6, 1954) was an American actress of the silent era. Biography Vera Sisson was born on July 31, 1891 in Salt Lake City. She received her education at Brownlee Collegiate School for Girls in Denver, Color ...

(1891–1954), American film actress of the silent era * Vera Slutskaya (1874–1917), Russian revolutionary * Vera Šnajder (1904–1976), Bosnian mathematician * Vera Sobetova (born 1992), Russian sprint canoeist *

Vera Sokolova Vera Aleksandrovna Sokolova (russian: Вера Александровна Соколова; born June 8, 1987 in Solianoy, Morgaushsky District, Chuvash Republic) is a Russian race walker. A gold medalist on the track at World Youth and European ...

(born 1987), Russian race walker *

Vera T. Sós Vera T. Sós (born September 11, 1930) is a Hungarian mathematician, specializing in number theory and combinatorics. She was a student and close collaborator of both Paul Erdős and Alfréd Rényi. She also collaborated frequently with her h ...

(born 1930), Hungarian mathematician *

Vera Sotnikova Vera Mikhailovna Sotnikova (russian: Вера Михайловна Сотникова, born July 19, 1960) is a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, TV presenter. Repeatedly she starred in television movies and television se ...

(born 1960), Soviet (Russian) theatre, television and movie actress * Věra Soukupová (born 1932), Czech mezzo-soprano *

Vera Stanley Alder Vera Dorothea Stanley Alder (29 October 1898 – 26 May 1984) was an English portrait painter and mystic. She wrote several books and pamphlets on self-help and spirituality. She founded the World Guardian Fellowship. Background and fam ...

(1898–1984), English portrait painter and mystic *

Vera Steadman Vera Steadman (June 23, 1900 – December 14, 1966) was an American film actress of the silent era. Steadman was born on June 23, 1900, in Monterey, California. Before she began working in films, Steadman was experienced as a swimmer, high ...

(1900–1966), American film actress of the silent era *

Vera Storozheva Vera Storozheva (born 7 September 1958) is a Russian actress and film director. She has directed nine films since 2002. Her 2007 film ''Travelling with Pets'' won the Golden George at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmog ...

(born 1958), Russian actress and film director *

Vera Stroyeva Vera Pavlovna Stroyeva (russian: link=no, Ве́ра Па́вловна Стро́ева, (''née'' Richter); 21 September 1903 – 26 August 1991) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. Between 1926 and 1983, she directed fifteen film ...

(1903–1991), Soviet film director and screenwriter * Vera Suchánková (born 1932), Czechoslovak pair skater *

Věra Suková Věra Suková (née Pužejová) (13 June 1931 – 13 May 1982) was a tennis player from Czechoslovakia. She was the women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1962, losing to Karen Hantze Susman 6–4, 6–4. Suková was a women's singles semif ...

(1931–1982), Czech tennis player *

Vera Summers Vera Ada Summers (born 1899) was an Australian high school teacher and principal. Biography Summers attended Perth College (Western Australia), Perth College followed by the University of Western Australia, where she completed a bachelor of arts ...

(born 1899), Australian high school teacher and principal * Vera Sveshnikova (born 1987), Russian musical theatre actress and singer *

Vera Szemere Vera Szemere (born Seligmann 6 August 1923 – 3 April 1995) was a Hungarian actress. Selected filmography * '' Gyávaság'' (1942) * '' Male Fidelity'' (1942) * '' Changing the Guard'' (1942) * '' Suburban Guard Post'' (1943) * '' Time of ...

(1923–1995), Hungarian actress

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Vera Telenius Vera Elisabeth Telenius (24 September 1912, in Sahalahti (former municipality), Sahalahti – 5 August 1991, in Tampere) was a Finnish singer. Her most successful recording was "Miljoona ruusua" for which she wrote Finnish lyrics for the song "M ...

(1912–1991), Finnish singer *

Vera Thomas Vera Sybil Thomas (née Dace; 3 December 1921 – 9 July 1995) was an English international table tennis and tennis player. Table tennis career She won seven medals at the World Table Tennis Championships including three gold medals; two in ...

(1921–1995), English table tennis player * Vera Thulin (1893–1974), Swedish freestyle swimmer * Vera Timanova (1855–1942), Russian pianist *

Vera Trefilova Vera Trefilova (russian: Вера Александровна Трефилова) (b Vladikavkaz, 8 Oct. 1875, d Paris, 11 July 1943) was a Russian dancer and teacher. She studied at the Imperial Ballet School in St Petersburg with Ekaterina Vaze ...

(1875–1943), Russian dancer and teacher *

Vera Tschechowa Vera Wilhelmowna Rust (born 22 July 1940), known as Vera Tschechowa, is a German producer, director, screenwriter, and retired actress, of Russian descent. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1957 and 1996. She was widely known as Elvis P ...

(born 1940), German film actress

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* Vera Ulyakina (born 1986), Russian volleyball player

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* Vera Vague (1906–1974), American actress, also known by her real name of

Barbara Jo Allen Barbara Jo Allen (born Marian Barbara Henshall; September 2, 1906 – September 14, 1974) was an American actress. She was also known as Vera Vague, the spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s and 19 ...

* Věra Vančurová (born 1932), Czech gymnast * Vera Vasilchikova (1780–1814), Russian minor aristocrat * Vera Veljkov-Medaković (1923–2011), Serbian pianist and piano teacher *

Vera Venczel Vera Venczel (born Veronika Venczel; 10 March 1946 – 22 October 2021Elhunyt Venczel Vera
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(born 1946), Hungarian actress * Vera Viczián (born 1972), Hungarian cross country skier *

Vera Volkova Vera Volkova (russian: Bepa Boлкoвa; (31 May 1905 – 5 May 1975) was a Russian ballet dancer and expatriate dance teacher. Born near Tomsk, she trained at Petrograd's Akim Volynsky's School of Russian Ballet with Maria Romanova (the mother of G ...

(1905–1975), Russian ballet dancer and dance teacher *

Vera Voronina Vera Voronina ( 1904 – 1942?) was a Russian actress. Biography Voronina was born in Odessa, then part of the Russian Empire, but her family fled after the Russian Revolution of 1917. She starred in films in several countries including German ...

(1905–?), Russian actress *

Věra Votrubcová Věra Votrubcová is a former female international table tennis player from Czechoslovakia. Table tennis career From 1936 to 1947 she won thirteen medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships. She also won ...

, Czechoslovak table tennis player * Věra Vovsová (1912–1998), Czech painter

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Vera Wang Vera Ellen Wang (; born June 27, 1949) is an American fashion designer. Early life Vera Ellen Wang was born June 27, 1949 in New York City to Chinese parents who emigrated to the United States in the mid-1940s. Her mother, Florence Wu (Wu ...

(born 1949), American fashion designer *

Vera Weizmann Vera Weizmann (née Chatzman) ( he, ורה ויצמן; November 27, 1881 – September 24, 1966), wife of Chaim Weizmann, the first president of the State of Israel, was a medical doctor and a Zionist activist. Biography Vera Chatzman was born ...

(1881–1966), Russian-born Israeli medical doctor and a Zionist activist * Vera White (1893-1949), American silent film actress *

Vera Williams Vera Baker Williams (January 28, 1927 – October 16, 2015) was an American children's writer and illustrator. Her best known work, ''A Chair for My Mother'', has won multiple awards and was featured on the children's television show ''Reading R ...

(born 1927), American children's writer and illustrator *

Vera Woodhouse, Lady Terrington Vera Florence Annie Woodhouse, Lady Terrington (née Bousher; 11 January 1889 – 19 May 1973) was a British Liberal Party politician, and one of the first women Members of Parliament (MP). Background She was born Vera Florence Annie Bousher, t ...

(1889–1973), British Liberal Party politician

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* Vera Yurasova (born 1928), Russian physicist

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Vera Zasulich Vera Ivanovna Zasulich (russian: link=no, Ве́ра Ива́новна Засу́лич; – 8 May 1919) was a Russian socialist activist, Menshevik writer and revolutionary. Radical beginnings Zasulich was born in Mikhaylovka, in the Smol ...

(1849–1919), Russian Marxist writer and revolutionary * Vera Zavitsianou (1927–2008), Greek Greek theatre actress *

Vera Zhelikhovsky Vera Zhelikhovsky (russian: Ве́ра Петро́вна Желихо́вская, uk, Віра Желіховська Петрівна; April 29, 1835 – May 17, 1896), sometimes transliterated as Vera Jelihovsky, was a Russian writer, mostly ...

(1835–1896), Russian writer *

Vera Zorina Vera Zorina (January 2, 1917 – April 9, 2003), born Eva Brigitta Hartwig, was a Norwegian ballerina, theatre and film actress, and choreographer. Today, she is chiefly remembered for her films choreographed by her then-husband George Bala ...

(1917–2003), American actress * Vera Zorina (singer) (1853–1903), Russian operetta singer * Vera Zozulya (born 1956), Latvian-born Soviet luger *

Vera Zvonareva Vera Igorevna Zvonareva ( rus, Вера Игоревна Звонарёва, p=ˈvʲɛrə ˈiɡərʲɪvnə zvənɐˈrʲɵvə, a=Vera zvonareva.ogg; born 7 September 1984) is a Russian professional tennis player. She was introduced to tennis at ...

(born 1984), Russian tennis player

Fictional characters

*Vera, a character in the 2021 Canadian-American movie '' Mister Sister'' *Vera, a character on the Spanish children's television program ''

Barrio Sésamo Barrio Sésamo (Sesame Neighborhood in English) was the Spanish co-production of the popular U.S. children's television series ''Sesame Street'' produced by Televisión Española and Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop) from ...

'' *Vera, a character from Tolstoy's novel ''

War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...

'' *Vera, a character from Lermontov's novel ''

A Hero of Our Time ''A Hero of Our Time'' ( rus, Герой нашего времени, links=1, r=Gerój nášego vrémeni, p=ɡʲɪˈroj ˈnaʂɨvə ˈvrʲemʲɪnʲɪ) is a novel by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1839, published in 1840, and revised in 1841. It ...

'' *Vera is the name given to a gun by

Jayne Cobb This page lists characters from the television series ''Firefly''. Major characters Malcolm Reynolds Malcolm Reynolds ("Mal"), played by Nathan Fillion, is owner and captain of the Firefly-class spaceship ''Serenity'', and was a volunteer in t ...

in the television show ''Firefly'' *Vera Adare, character from V.C. Andrews' standalone novel,

My Sweet Audrina ''My Sweet Audrina'' is a 1982 novel by V. C. Andrews. It was the only stand-alone novel published during Andrews' lifetime and was a number-one best-selling novel in North America. The story takes place in the Mid-Atlantic United States duri ...

*Vera Bennett, character from Prisoner:Cell Block H, an

Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Au ...

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

*Vera Claythorne, character from Agatha Christie's novel ''

And Then There Were None ''And Then There Were None'' is a mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, described by her as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939, as ...

'' *Vera Dietz, the titular character of the young adult novel by A.S. King, ''Please Ignore Vera Dietz'' *Vera Donovan, a character from Stephen King's novel ''

Dolores Claiborne ''Dolores Claiborne'' () is a 1992 psychological thriller novel by Stephen King. The novel is narrated by the title character. Atypically for a King novel, it has no chapters, double-spacing between paragraphs, or other section breaks; thus, t ...

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Vera Douka ''Erotas'' (Greek: Έρωτας; English translation: Love) is a Greek television soap opera, produced in 2005 by TV author Vana Dimitriou. The show aired on the ANT1 network from September 18, 2005 until May 30, 2008 in Greece and Australia, f ...

, fictional character in the ANT1 television series ''Erotas'' *

Vera Drake ''Vera Drake'' is a 2004 British period drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh and starring Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays and Eddie Marsan. It tells the story of a working-class woman in London in 1950 who performs illegal abor ...

, title character of a 2004 British Mike Leigh film *

Vera Duckworth Vera Duckworth (also Burton) is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Liz Dawn. Vera is known for her long-standing marriage ...

, a character from the British soap opera, ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'' *Vera Eliashvili, a character from the popular Russian book “Genius” *

Vera Juarez Dr Vera Juarez is a fictional character in the BBC television programme ''Torchwood'', a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the long-running series ''Doctor Who'', portrayed by Cuban American actress Arlene Tur. The character was promoted as one of f ...

, character from the British television soap opera ''Torchwood: Miracle Day'' *Vera Keyes, a character from ''Fallout: New Vegas'' of the DLC, ''Dead Money'' *Vera, one of the "Macaw Sisters" played by Anna Stolli in the original 2015 Edinburgh cast of '' Love Birds: the musical' *Vera Möldersm, a character from ''

Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. ...

'' *Vera Nair, a survivor in the video game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by Chinese company NetEase. It was released in July 2018 for mobile devices. It is available on the iOS App Store, Android Google Play Stor ...

'' * Vera Peterson, an unseen character on the television show ''

Cheers ''Cheers'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association w ...

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Vera Sweet The Creeper (Jack Ryder) is a superhero created by Steve Ditko and Don Segall for DC Comics. He is portrayed as a journalist and talk show host, usually living in Gotham City, who gains the ability to transform into the superhuman the Creeper ( ...

, a character from

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

, and love interest to the '' Creeper'' * Vera Stanhope, character in a series of detective novels by

Ann Cleeves Ann Cleeves (born 1954) is a British mystery crime writer. She wrote the Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez, and Matthew Venn series, all three of which have been adapted into TV shows. In 2006 she won the Duncan Lawrie Dagger for her novel ''Rave ...

and the television series ''Vera'' based on these novels

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