List of Latvians - V

V

• Romāns Vainšteins (1973) – cyclist, World Road Champion in 2000
• Krišjānis Valdemārs (1825–1891) – public figure, writer, publicist and economist
• Pauls Valdens (1863–1957) – chemist
• Miķelis Valters (1874–1968) – state official, journalist, diplomat
• Valdis Valters – basketball player
• Aleksandrs Vanags (1918–1986) – footballer
• Jānis Vanags (1958–) – Lutheran archbishop
• Jūlijs Vanags (1903–1984) – author and translator
• Pēteris Vasks (1946) – contemporary composer
• Jukums Vācietis (1873–1938) – first commander of the Soviet Army
• Ojārs Vācietis (1933–1983) – poet
• Eduards Veidenbaums (1867–1892) – poet and translator
• Makss Veinreihs (1893–1969) – linguist
• Ed Viesturs (1959) – mountaineer
• Igors Vihrovs (1978) – gymnast, gold medalist at Sydney Olympics in 2000
• Edvarts Virza (1883–1940) – writer
• Alvis Vitolinš (1946–1997) – chess master
• Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1937) – former president
• Jāzeps Vītols (1863–1948) – composer
• Eduards Veidenbaums (1867–1892) – Latvian poet
• Māris Verpakovskis (1979) – footballer
• Aleksandrs Voitkevičs (1963–2006) – chess player