People
- Velma Barfield (1932–1984), American murderer
- Velma Wayne Dawson (1912–2007), American puppet maker
- Velma Demerson Canadian woman imprisoned for having a baby out of wedlock with a Chinese man
- Velma Dunn (1918–2007), American diver
- Velma Bronn Johnston (1912–1977), American animal rights activist
- Velma Middleton (1917–1961), American jazz vocalist
- Velma Springstead (1906–1926), Canadian athlete for whom the Velma Springstead Trophy is named
- Velma Wallis (born 1960), American novelist
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Famous quotes containing the word people:
“Loving feels lonely in a violent world,
irrelevant to people burning like last year’s weed
with bellies distended, with fish throats agape
and flesh melting down to glue.
We can no longer shut out the screaming
That leaks through the ventilation system ...”
—Marge Piercy (b. 1936)
“The people know that they need in their representative much more than talent, namely, the power to make his talent trusted.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“The public is one thing, Jack, and the people another.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)