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- Lorenzo Valla, (1406–1457)12*
- Vallabhacharya, (1479–1531)
- Vyasatirtha, (c. 1460–1539)
- Giulio Cesare Vanini, (1585–1619)
- Gabriel Vasquez, (1549–1604)
- Nicoletto Vernia, (1442–1499)
- Francisco de Vitoria, (1492–1546)12
- Juan Luís Vives, (1492–1540)
- Wang Yangming, (1472–1529)12
- Thomas White, (1593–1676)
- Yi Hwang (or Toegye) (1501–1570)
- Yi I (or Yi Yulgok or Yi Yi) (1536–1584)
- Jacopo Zabarella, (1533–1589)
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