Vladimir may refer to:

Names

* Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name *

Uladzimir Uladzimir ( be, Уладзімір) is a given name. It is the Belarusian equivalent of Vladimir (russian: Владимир), Volodymyr ( ua, Володимир), and Włodzimierz (Polish). The name may refer to: *Uladzimir Ignatik (born 1990), B ...

for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Ukrainian version of the name * Włodzimierz (given name) for the Polish version of the name * Valdemar for the Germanic version of the name *

Wladimir Wladimir is a masculine given name. It is an alternative spelling of the name Vladimir. Notable people with the name include: * Wladimir Brunet de Presle (1809–1875), French historian * Wladimir de Schoenefeld (1816–1875), German-French botanis ...

for an alternative spelling of the name

Places

* Vladimir, Russia, a city in Russia * Vladimir Oblast, a federal subject of Russia * Vladimir-Suzdal, a medieval principality *

Vladimir, Ulcinj Vladimir ( cyrl, Владимир; Albanian: ''Katërkollë'') is a village in the municipality of Ulcinj, Montenegro. Demographics According to Montenegro's 2011 census, the population of Vladimir is 99.6% ethnically Albanian. Moreover, 99.2% ...

, a village in Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro * Vladimir, Gorj, a commune in Gorj County, Romania * Vladimir, a village in

Goiești Goiești is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the ...

Commune, Dolj County, Romania * Vladimir (river), a tributary of the Gilort in Gorj County, Romania * Volodymyr (city), a city in Ukraine

Religious leaders

* Metropolitan Vladimir (disambiguation), multiple * Jovan Vladimir (d. 1016), ruler of Doclea and a saint of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Musicians

* Vladimir Horowitz (1903–1989), a Russian American legendary classical virtuoso pianist and minor composer * Vladimir Ashkenazy (1937–), a Russian-Icelandic renowned classical pianist and conductor

Nobles

Vladimir of Bulgaria Vladimir-Rasate (, ) was the ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire from 889 to 893. Biography In 853 or 854, the Bulgar Army led by Vladimir, the son of Boris I of Bulgaria, invaded Serbia in an attempt to exact vengeance for the previous defeat o ...

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889–893), King of Bulgaria * Vladimir I of Kiev (980–1015), medieval ruler of Kievan Rus *

Vladimir II Monomakh Vladimir II Monomakh (Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Мономахъ, ''Volodiměrŭ Monomakhŭ''; uk, Володимир Мономах, translit=Volodymyr Monomakh; russian: Владимир Мономах; Christian name: ''Vasiliy'' ...

(1053–1125), Veliky Knyaz of Kievan Rus, prince of Kiev; also ruled in Rostov and Suzdal * Vladimir II Mstislavich (1132–1173), Prince of Dorogobuzh, Vladimir, and Volyn, Slutsk, Tripolye and Grand Prince of Kiev * Vladimir of Novgorod (1020–1052), Prince of Novgorod * Vladimir III Rurikovich (1187–1239), Prince of Pereyaslavl, Smolensk and Grand Prince of Kiev * Vladimir of Staritsa (1533–1569), Appanage Prince of Russia, cousin to Tsar Ivan the Terrible

Political and military leaders

* Vladimir the Bold (1353–1410), commander of the Muscovite armies in the 14th century * Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924), pseudonym of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and first leader of the Soviet Union * Vladimir Putin (b. 1952), current President of the Russian Federation

Athletes

* Vladimir González (b. 1978), a Colombian road cyclist * Vladimir Guerrero (b. 1976), a baseball player *

Vladimir Latocha Vladimir Latocha (born August 15, 1973 in Paris) is a retired male breaststroke swimmer from France, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of ...

(b. 1973), a French breaststroke swimmer *

Vladimir Núñez Vladimir Núñez Zarabaza (born March 15, 1975) is a Cuban former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He is currently the pitching coach for the Gulf Coast League Braves of the Gulf Coast League. He played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Florida ...

(b. 1975), a Cuban Major League Baseball relief pitcher *

Vladimir Timoshinin Vladimir Alexandrovich Timoshinin (russian: Владимир Александрович Тимошинин; born July 12, 1970, in Moscow) is a retired diver from Russia, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 10 m platfor ...

(b. 1970), a Russian diver *

Vladimir Parfyonov Vladimir Parfyonov (russian: Владимир Парфëнов; born 17 June 1970) is a retired male javelin thrower from Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of ...

(b. 1970), an Uzbekistani javelin thrower *

Vladimir Popov (weightlifter) Vladimir Popov (born 23 January 1977 in Cahul) is a former male weightlifter from Moldova. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native Eastern European country, starting in 1996. He is best known for winning the bronze medal i ...

(b. 1977), a Moldovan weightlifter * Vladimir Portnoi (b. 1931), a Soviet Olympic silver and bronze medalist in gymnastics *

Vladimir Orlando Cardoso de Araújo Filho Vladimir Orlando Cardoso de Araújo Filho (born 16 July 1989), simply known as Vladimir (), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Avaí. Club career Santos Born in Ipiaú, Bahia, Vladimir graduated from Santos' youth system. ...

(b. 1989), a Brazilian footballer *

Oleg Prudius Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius (russian: Олег Александрович Прудиус; uk, Олег Олександрович Прудіус, ''Oleh Oleksandrovych Prudius''; born April 27, 1979) better known by his ring name Vladimir Koz ...

(a.k.a. Vladimir Kozlov) (b. 1972), a Ukrainian professional wrestler * Vladimir Vujovic (b. 1982), a Montenegrin footballer who played for

Bhayangkara F.C. Bhayangkara Football Club are an Indonesian professional football club based in Bekasi Regency, West Java, Indonesia. The club are linked to the Indonesian National Police, with many of their players serving as policemen. Even the name of the cl ...

Fictional characters

* Vladimir (Waiting for Godot), also known as Vladimir "Albert" and "Didi", a character in Samuel Beckett's ''Waiting for Godot'' *

Vovochka Russian jokes (russian: link=no, анекдоты, anekdoty, anecdotes) are short fictional stories or dialogs with a punch line, which commonly appear in Russian humor. Russian joke culture includes a series of categories with fixed settings and ...

, diminutive form of Vladimir, common character in Russian jokes * Vladimir, a character from '' My Life as a Teenage Robot'' * Vladimir "Uncle Vlad" Glebov, character from '' GTA IV'' * Vladimir Makarov, character from ''

Call of Duty ''Call of Duty'' is a first-person shooter video game Media franchise, franchise published by Activision. Starting out in 2003, it first focused on games set in World War II. Over time, the series has seen games set in the midst of the Cold W ...

'' * Vladimir DeMordrey, character from '' Sacred'' * Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, character from ''

Dune A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, f ...

Actors, writers, poets

* Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (1938–1980), an actor, poet, bard, and writer *

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (russian: link=no, Владимир Владимирович Набоков ; 2 July 1977), also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin (), was a Russian-American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist. Born ...

(1899–1977), a multilingual Russian novelist *

Vladimir Oravsky Vladimir Oravsky (born 22 January 1947 in Rožňava, Czechoslovakia) is a Swedish author and film director. Before Oravsky decided to be a full-time writer, he made a living in Czechoslovakia as machine engineer and conveyor belt constructor. In ...

(b. 1947), a multilingual Slovak novelist

Artists

Vladimír Havlík Vladimír Havlík (born February 7, 1959) is a Czech action artist, painter and pedagogue.Research Centre of the Academy of Fine Arts in PragueVladimír Havlík Education Havlík was educated at Palacký University (1978–1983) under the tutela ...

(b. 1959), a Czech action artist * Vladimir Kush (b. 1965), a Russian born surrealist painter and sculptor

Ships

* ' Imperial Russian Navy ship