Vladimir

{{short description|Given name of old Slavic origin}} {{other uses|Vladimir (disambiguation)}}{{More citations needed|date=August 2025}}{{Infobox given name | name = Vladimir | image = Vladimir_Svyatoslavovich.jpg | image_size = | caption = [[Vladimir the Great]] | pronunciation = [[Russian language|Russian]]: {{IPA|ru|vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr|}}<br/>[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: {{IPA|bg|vlɐdiˈmir|}}<br/>[[Serbo-Croatian]]: {{IPA|sh|ʋlǎdimiːr|}} | gender = masculine | meaning = "of great power" (folk etymology: "ruler of the world", "ruler of peace") / "famous power", "bright and famous" | region = | language = | origin = [[Slavic names|Slavic]] | alternative spelling = [[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]]: Владимир, Влади́мир, Владиміръ, Владимѣръ | nickname = | variant forms = [[Wladimir]], [[Vladimer]], [[Vlado]], [[Vlade]], [[Włodzimierz (given name)|Włodzimierz]], [[Volodymyr]], [[Vladimiro]], [[Uladzimir]], [[Valdis]], Waldek, Vladimira | related names = [[Waldemar]], [[Woldemar]], [[Voldemārs]], [[Voldemar]], [[Valdimar]] | name day = | derived = | footnotes = | wikt = }} {{TOC right}} '''Vladimir''' ({{langx|ru|Влади́мир}}, {{langx|bg|Владими́р}}, [[Reforms of Russian orthography|pre-1918 orthography]]: {{Langx|ru|Владиміръ|links=no|label=none}}) is a masculine given name of [[Slavs|Slavic]] origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. ==Etymology== The [[Old East Slavic]] form of the name is Володимѣръ ''Volodiměr'', while the [[Old Church Slavonic]] form is ''Vladiměr''. According to [[Max Vasmer]], the name is composed of Slavic владь ''vladĭ'' "to rule" and ''*mēri'' "great", "famous" (related to [[Gothic language|Gothic]] element ''mērs'', ''-mir'', cf. [[Theodemir|Theode''mir'']], [[Valamir|Vala''mir'']]).<ref name="Vasmer"/>

The modern ([[Reforms of Russian orthography#The post-revolution reform|pre-1918]]) Russian forms Владимиръ and Владиміръ are based on the Church Slavonic one, with the replacement of мѣръ by миръ or міръ resulting from a [[folk etymology|folk etymological]] association with [[:wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mirъ|миръ]] "peace" or міръ "world".<ref name="Vasmer"> [[Max Vasmer]], ''Etymological Dictionary of Russian Language'' s.v. "Владимир" ([http://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/response.cgi?root=%2Fusr%2Flocal%2Fshare%2Fstarling%2Fmorpho&morpho=1&basename=%5Cusr%5Clocal%5Cshare%5Cstarling%5Cmorpho%5Cvasmer%5Cvasmer&first=1&text_word=%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80&method_word=beginning&text_general=&method_general=substring&text_origin=&method_origin=substring&text_trubachev=&method_trubachev=substring&text_editorial=&method_editorial=substring&text_pages=&method_pages=substring&text_any=&method_any=substring&sort=word starling.rinet.ru], [http://vasmer.narod.ru/p105.htm vasmer.narod.ru]) </ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Senderovich |first1=Savely |title=К истории восточнославянского имени Владимир |journal=Славяноведение |date=2007 |volume=2 |page=10 |url=https://inslav.ru/sites/default/files/slav-2007-2.pdf}}</ref>

The [[Reforms of Russian orthography|Bolshevik reform]] of Russian spelling in 1918 abolished the orthographic distinction between [[wikt:миръ|миръ]] (peace) and [[wikt:міръ|міръ]] (universe, world): both are now spelled as [[wikt:мир|мир]], so the name came to be spelled {{lang|ru|Владимир}}.

==History== An early record of this name was the name of [[Vladimir-Rasate]] (died 893), ruler of the [[First Bulgarian Empire]].{{cn|date=May 2026}}

Following the [[Christianization of Kievan Rus']] in 988 during the reign of [[Vladimir the Great]], the name Vladimir, along with other pagan names, was gradually replaced with Christian names, although the name Vladimir retained its popularity within the princely family in the following centuries.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Litvina |first1=A. |title=Выбор имени у русских князей в X—XVI вв. Династическая история сквозь призму антропонимики |date=2006 |publisher=Indrik |location=Moscow |isbn=5-85759-339-5 |page=904}}</ref>

Three successors of Vladimir the Great shared his given name: [[Vladimir II Monomakh]] (1053–1125), [[Vladimir III Mstislavich]] (1132–1173) and [[Vladimir IV Rurikovich]] (1187–1239). The town [[Volodymyr (city)|Volodymyr]] in north-western Ukraine was founded by Vladimir and is named after him.<ref>Henryk Paszkiewicz. ''The making of the Russian nation.'' Greenwood Press. 1977. Cracow 1996, pp. 77–79.</ref> The foundation of another town, [[Vladimir, Russia|Vladimir]] in Russia, is usually attributed to Vladimir II Monomakh. However, some researchers argue that it was also founded by Vladimir the Great.<ref>С. В. Шевченко (ред.). [http://www.russiancity.ru/books/b82.htm К вопросу о дате основания г. Владимира], ТОО "Местное время", 1992. (S. V. Shevchenko (ed.). On the foundation date of Vladimir. in Russian)</ref> The veneration of Vladimir the Great as a saint of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] gave rise to the replacement of the East Slavic form of his name with the Old Church Slavonic (Old Bulgarian) one{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}. The immense importance of Vladimir the Great as national and religious founder resulted in ''Vladimir'' becoming one of the most frequently-given Russian names.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

==Variants== The Slavic name survives in two traditions, the [[Old Church Slavonic]] one using the vocalism ''Vladi-'' and the [[Old East Slavic]] one in the vocalism ''Volodi-''.

The ''[[polnoglasie]]'' "-olo-" of Old East Slavic form ''Vladimir'' (Владимиръ) (probably pronounced as ''Volodymyr'') persists in the [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] form ''[[Volodymyr (name)|Volodymyr]]'' (Володимир), borrowed into [[Slovak language|Slovak]] ''Volodymýr''.

Historical diminutive forms include: [[Vladimirko]] (Russian), [[Volodymyrko]] (Ukrainian).

In [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]] the name is spelled ''[[Uladzimir]] (Uładzimir, Уладзімір)'' or ''Uladzimier (Uładzimier, Уладзімер)''.

In [[Polish language|Polish]], the name is spelled ''[[Włodzimierz (given name)|Włodzimierz]].''

In Russian, [[hypocorism|shortened and endeared versions]] of the name are Volodya (and variants with [[diminutive suffix]]es: Volod'ka, Volodyen'ka, Volodechka etc.), Vova (and diminutives: Vovka, [[Vovochka]], etc.), Vovchik, Vovan. In West and South Slavic countries, other short versions are used: e.g., Vlade, Vlado, Vlada, Vladica, Vladko, Vlatko, Vlajko, Vladan, Władek, Wlodik and Włodek.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

The Germanic form, [[Waldemar]] or [[Woldemar]], is sometimes traced to [[Valdemar I of Denmark]] (1131–1182) named after his Russian maternal grandfather, [[Vladimir II Monomakh]].<ref>Ф.Б. Успенский, [http://www.ruthenia.ru/folklore/ouspensky1.htm "ИМЯ И ВЛАСТЬ (Выбор имени как инструмент династической борьбы в средневековой Скандинавии)"], In: ''Фольклор и постфольклор: структура, типология, семиотика'' ([http://www.ruthenia.ru/folklore/english.htm "Folklore and Post-Folklore: Structure, Typology and Semiotics"])</ref> The Germanic name is reflected in Latvian [[Voldemārs]] and Finnic ([[Finnish language|Finnish]] and [[Estonian language|Estonian]]) ''[[Voldemar]]''.

The Greek form is ''Vladimiros'' (Βλαδίμηρος). The name is most common in [[Macedonia (Greece)|Northern Greece]] especially among the [[Slavic speakers of Greek Macedonia]]. Diminutives of the name among these Slavic speakers are ''Vlade'' and ''Mire''.

[[Wladimir]] is an alternative spelling of the name.

==People with the name== ===Royalty=== :''Ordered chronologically'' * [[Vladimir of Bulgaria]] ({{fl.|889–893}}), [[Knyaz]] (king) of [[Bulgaria]] * [[Vladimir the Great]] (c. 958–1015), prince of [[Novgorod]], grand Prince of [[Kiev]], and ruler of [[Kievan Rus']] * [[Vladimir of Novgorod]] (1020–1052), Prince of Novgorod * [[Vladimir II Monomakh]] (1053–1125), [[Grand prince|Grand Prince]] 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 III Rurikovich]] (1187–1239), Prince of Pereyaslavl, Smolensk and Grand Prince of Kiev * [[Vladimir the Bold]] (1353–1410), prince of [[Serpukhov]], one of the principal commanders of [[Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1368–1372)]] and [[Battle of Kulikovo]] * [[Vladimir of Staritsa]] (1533–1569), Appanage Prince of Russia, cousin to Tsar Ivan the Terrible * [[Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia]] (1847–1909) * [[Vladimir Kirillovich, Grand Duke of Russia]] (1917–1992)

===Presidents and prime ministers=== * [[Vladimir Ivashko]] (1932-1994), Soviet Ukrainian politician, [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] and Chairman of the [[Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic]] * [[Vladimir Kokovtsov]] (1853–1943), Russian politician, [[prime minister]] of [[Russia]] from 1911 to 1914 * [[Vladimir Lenin]] (1870–1924), Russian revolutionary, head of the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]], founder and first leader of the [[Soviet Union]] * [[Vladimír Mečiar]] (born 1942), Slovak politician who served as the [[prime minister of Slovakia]] three times, from 1990 to 1991, from 1992 to 1994 and from 1994 to 1998 * [[Vladimir Pashkov]] (born 1961), Prime Minister of the [[Donetsk People's Republic]] (DPR). * [[Vladimir Putin]] (born 1952), current [[president of Russia]] and former [[Prime Minister of Russia|prime minister]]. * [[Vladimir Špidla]] (born 1951), Czech politician who served as the [[prime minister of the Czech Republic]] * [[Vladimir Vasilyev (politician)]] (born 1949), Russian politician and [[Head of the Republic of Dagestan]] * [[Vladimir Voronin]] (born 1941), former [[president of Moldova]]

===Religious figures=== * [[Metropolitan Vladimir (disambiguation)]] * [[Vladimir Bogoyavlensky]] (1848–1918), bishop of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], [[Metropolitan of Moscow]] and Kolomna between 1898 and 1912, [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of St. Petersburg and Ladoga between 1912 and 1915, and [[Metropolitan of Kiev and Gallich]] between 1915 and 1918 * Vladimir Gundyayev (born 1946), known as [[Patriarch Kirill of Moscow]], [[Russian Orthodox]] bishop, [[Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus']] and [[Primate (bishop)|Primate]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]]

===Military leaders=== * [[Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko]] (1883–1938), Ukrainian Bolshevik leader and diplomat, one of the principal commanders of [[October Revolution]], [[Ukraine Offensive (1919)]] and [[Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War]] * [[Vladimir Arshba]] (1958-2018), Abkhaz soldier and politician who served as the first Minister of Defence of the [[Republic of Abkhazia]], an unrecognised state, from 1992 until 1993, one of the principal commanders of [[War in Abkhazia (1992-1993)]] * [[Vladimir Baer]] (1853-1905), Russian captain of the [[Russo-Japanese War]] * [[Vladimir Boldyrev]] (born 1949), Commander-in-Chief of the [[Russian Ground Forces]], one of the principal commanders of [[Second Chechen War]], [[Russo–Georgian War]] and [[Insurgency in the North Caucasus]] * [[Vladimir Chirkin]] (born 1955), Russian military officer and a former commander of Russian Ground Forces, one of the principal commanders of [[Insurgency in the North Caucasus]] * [[Vladimir Constantinescu]] (1895–1965), Romanian general in [[World War II]], one of the principal commanders of [[Battle of the Caucasus]] * [[Vladimir Cukavac]] (1884-1965), Serbian general holding the title of army general in the [[Royal Yugoslav Army]], one of the principal commanders of [[Invasion of Yugoslavia]] * [[Vladimir Dobrovolsky]] (1834-1877), Russian general of the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)]] * [[Vladimir Gelfand]], Soviet soldier in World War II who became known for his published war time diaries * [[Vladimir Gittis]] (1881–1938), Soviet military commander and komkor, one of the principal commanders of [[Battle for the Donbas (1919)]] and [[Latvian War of Independence]] * [[Vladimir Kondić]] (1863-1940), Serbian general of World War I * [[Vladimir Kotlinsky]] (1894–1915), Russian Second Lieutenant of World War I * [[Vladimir Kuroyedov]] (1944–2026), Russian admiral of the fleet * [[Vladimir Lazarević]] (born 1949), Serbian general and convicted war criminal, one of the principal commanders of [[Kosovo War]] * [[Vladimir Lobov]] (born 1935), former Soviet and Russian military commander, [[Chief of the General Staff (Russia)|Chief of the General Staff]] of the [[Soviet Armed Forces]] in 1991, [[General of the Army (Russia)|General of the Army]] and [[Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union|People's Deputy of the USSR]] * [[Vladimir Marushevsky]] (1874-1951), Imperial Russian general, last chief of staff of the Russian Republic * [[Vladimir May-Mayevsky]] (1867-1920), general in the Imperial Russian Army, one of the principal commanders of [[Battle for the Donbas (1919)]] * [[Vladimir Mikhaylov (general)|Vladimir Mikhaylov]] (1943), Russian general, former commander-in-chief of the [[Russian Air Force]] * [[Vladimir Miklukha]] (1853–1905), Russian captain of the [[Russo-Japanese War]] * [[Vladimir Padrino López]] (born 1963), Venezuelan general, Minister of Defense of Venezuela from 2014 to 2026. * [[Vladimir Shamanov]] (born 1957), retired Russian [[colonel general]], Commander-in-Chief of the [[Russian Airborne Troops]], one of the principal commanders of the [[First Chechen War]], [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]] and [[Russo–Georgian War]], the leading perpetrator of [[Alkhan-Yurt massacre]] * [[Vladimir Stoychev]] (1892–1990), Bulgarian general in the [[Second World War]] * [[Vladimir Sukhomlinov]] (1848–1926) Russian general of the Imperial Russian Army, Chief of the General Staff and Minister of War * [[Vladimir Triandafillov]] (1894-1931), Soviet military commander and theoretician considered by many to be the "father of Soviet [[Operational level of war|operational art]]" * [[Vladimir Tributs]] (1900-1977), Soviet admiral * [[Vladimir Vazov]] (1868–1945), Bulgarian general in the [[Balkan Wars]] and the [[First World War]] * [[Vladimir Vol'skii]] (1877–1937), Russian revolutionary, one of the principal commanders of [[Russian Civil War]] * [[Vladimir Zaimov]] (1888–1942), Bulgarian general and Soviet spy * [[Vladimir Zhoga]] (1993–2022), Russian-Ukrainian separatist who commanded the [[Sparta Battalion]], a pro-Russian separatist force

===Intelligence officers=== * [[Vladimir Dekanozov]] (1898–1953), Soviet senior state security operative and diplomat, deputy chief of [[GUGB]] * [[Vladimir Kolokoltsev]] (born 1961), Russian politician and police officer, [[General officer|General of the police]], [[Moscow Police Commissioner]] and [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia)|Russian Minister of Internal Affairs]] * [[Vladimir Kvachkov]] (born 1948), Russian former [[Spetsnaz]] colonel and military intelligence officer, known for being arrested and charged for the attempted assassination * [[Vladimir Pozner Sr.]] (1908–1975), Russian-Jewish émigré to the United States who spied for Soviet intelligence while employed by the US government * [[Vladimir Semichastny]] (1924–2001), Soviet politician, who served as chairman of the [[KGB]]

===Cosmonauts=== * [[Vladimir Aksyonov]] (1935–2024), former Soviet cosmonaut * [[Vladimir Dezhurov]] (born 1962), Russian former cosmonaut * [[Vladimir Dzhanibekov]] (born 1942), former cosmonaut * [[Vladimir Komarov]] (1927–1967), Soviet test pilot, aerospace engineer, cosmonaut and the first person to die in a space flight * [[Vladimir Kovalyonok]] (born 1942), Soviet retired cosmonaut * [[Vladimir Lyakhov]] (1941–2018), Ukrainian Soviet cosmonaut * [[Vladimír Remek]] (born 1948), Czech politician and diplomat and former cosmonaut and military pilot * [[Vladimir Shatalov]] (1927–2021), Soviet cosmonaut * [[Vladimir Solovyov (cosmonaut)]] (born 1946), former Soviet cosmonaut * [[Vladimir Titov (cosmonaut)]] (born 1947), retired Russian Air Force colonel and former cosmonaut * [[Vladimir Vasyutin]] (1952–2002), Soviet cosmonaut

===Musicians=== * [[Vladimir Ashkenazy]] (born 1937), pianist, chamber music performer and conductor * [[Vladimir Djambazov]] (born 1954), Bulgarian composer and horn player * [[Vladimir Feltsman]] (born 1952), Russian musician * [[Vladimir Horowitz]] (1903–1989), Russian-American classical pianist and composer * [[Vladimir Andreyevich Komarov]] (born 1976), Russian musician, singer, songwriter, sound producer, DJ, and journalist * {{ill|Vladimir Kranjčević|hr}} (1936–2020), Croatian musician, conductor, pianist, and pedagogue * [[Vladimir Oidupaa|Vladimir Oidupaa Oiun]] (1949–2013), a [[Tuva|Tuvan]] [[Tuvan throat singing| throat singer]] who was [[false imprisonment|wrongfully]] jailed by the [[Soviet Union]] for 33 of his 55 years. He is known for his album "Divine Music from a Jail" and for his impact on [[Turkic culture]]. * [[Vladimir de Pachmann]], Russian-German pianist * [[Vladimir Presnyakov Jr.]] (born 1968), Soviet and Russian singer, musician, keyboardist, composer, arranger, and actor * [[Vladimir Rosing]] (1890–1963), Russian-born American and English operatic tenor and stage director * [[Vladimir Shainsky]] (1925–2017), Soviet and Russian composer * [[Vladimír Válek]] (1935–2025), Czech conductor and educator * [[Vladimir Vysotsky]] (1938–1980), Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor

===Actors and TV hosts=== * [[Vladimir Brichta]] (born 1976), Brazilian actor * [[Vladimir Duthiers]] (born 1969), American journalist and TV host at [[CBS]] * [[Vladimir Fogel]], Russian actor of the [[silent film]] era * [[Vladimir Kozlov]] (born 1972), Ukrainian actor and professional wrestler * [[Vladimir Mashkov]] (born 1963), Russian actor and film director * [[Vladimir Solovyov (TV presenter)]] (born 1963), Russian journalist, television presenter, writer and propagandist * [[Vladimir Yeryomin (actor)]], Soviet and Russian actor, screenwriter and producer * [[Vladimir Karamazov]] (born 1979), Bulgarian actor, producer and photographer

===Politicians=== * [[Vladimir Andronachi]] (born 1980), Moldovan politician and economist * [[Vladimir Chirskov]] (born 1935), Soviet politician * [[Vladimir Dedijer]], Yugoslav partisan fighter during World War II who became known as a politician, human rights activist, and historian, representative of [[Yugoslavia]] at the [[United Nations]] * [[Vladimír Hučín]] (born 1952), Czech political celebrity and dissident of both communist and post-communist era * [[Vladimir Kara-Murza]] (born 1981), Russian opposition politician, journalist, author, and filmmaker * [[Vladimir Konstantinov (politician)]], Crimean and Russian politician, Chairman of the State Council of the [[Republic of Crimea (Russia)|Republic of Crimea]], one of the principal commanders of the [[annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]] * [[Vladimir Korolenko]], Ukrainian-born Russian writer, journalist, human rights activist and humanitarian * [[Vladimír Matejička]] (1956–2025), Slovak politician * [[Vladimir Makei]], Belarusian politician who has served as the minister of foreign affairs of Belarus since 2012 * [[Vladimir Medinsky]] (born 1970), Russian political figure, academic and publicist who served as the Minister of Culture of Russia * [[Vladimir Milov]] (born 1972), [[Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia|Russian opposition]], economist, associate of [[Alexei Navalny]] * [[Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov|Vladimir D. Nabokov]] (1870–1922), Russian criminologist, journalist, and progressive statesman * [[Vladimir Plahotniuc]] (born 1966), Moldovan politician, businessman and philanthropist, chairman of the [[Democratic Party of Moldova]] * [[Vladimir Terebilov]] (1916–2004), Soviet judge and politician * [[Vladimir Tsyganko]] (1886/1887–1938), Bessarabian and Soviet politician * [[Vladimir Veselica]], Croatian politician and economist * [[Vladimir Vladimirov (politician)]], Russian politician, Governor of [[Stavropol Krai]] * [[Vladimir Yakovlev (politician)]] (born 1944), Russian politician and former governor of [[Saint Petersburg]] * [[Vladimir Yakushev]] (born 1968), Russian politician serving as the Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the [[Ural Federal District]] * [[Vladimir Yelagin]] (born 1955), Russian politician

===Writers=== * [[Vladimir Cavarnali]] (1910–1966), Romanian poet and editor * [[Vladimir Duthiers]] (born 1969), American journalist * [[Vladimir Mayakovsky]] (1893–1930), Soviet poet, playwright, artist, and actor * [[Vladimir Menshov]] (1939-2021), Soviet and Russian actor and filmmaker * [[Vladimir Nabokov]] (1899–1977), Russian and American novelist, poet, translator and entomologist * [[Vladimir Nazor]] (1876-1949), Croatian poet * [[Vladimir Oravsky]] (born 1947), Slovak-born Swedish author and film director * [[Vladimir Sorokin]] (born 1955), Russian writer and dramatist * [[Vladimir Vidrić]] (1875-1909), Croatian poet

===Scientists and engineers=== * [[Vladimir Hachinski]], Canadian clinical neuroscientist and researcher * [[Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov]] (1869–1945), Russian botanist * [[Vladimir Kostitsyn]] (born 1945), Russian geophysicist * [[Vladimir Kovalevsky]], Russian statesman, scientist and entrepreneur * [[Vladimir Shkodrov]] (1930–2010), Bulgarian astronomer * [[Vladimir Vernadsky]] (1863–1945), Russian mineralogist and geochemist * [[Vladimir K. Zworykin]], Russian-American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology

===Artists=== * [[Vladimir Becić]] (1886–1954), Croatian painter and photographer * [[Vladimir Dimitrov]] (1882–1960), Bulgarian painter, draughtsman and teacher * [[Vladimír Havlík]] (born 1959), Czech action artist * [[Vladimir Kush]] (born 1965), Russian-born American painter, jewelry designer, and sculptor * [[Vladimir Makovsky]] (1846–1920), Russian painter, art collector, and teacher

===Sportsmen=== * [[Vladimir Arabadzhiev]] (born 1984), Bulgarian racing driver * [[Vladimír Coufal]] (born 1992), Czech footballer * [[Vladimir Dubov]], Bulgarian freestyle wrestler * [[Vladimir Gadzhev]] (born 1987), Bulgarian footballer * [[Vladimir González]] (born 1978), Colombian road cyclist * [[Vladimir Guerrero]] (born 1975), Dominican baseball player * [[Vladimir Guerrero Jr.]] (born 1999), Canadian-Dominican baseball player * [[Vladimir Iliev]] (born 1987), Bulgarian biathlete * [[Vladimir Kniller]] (born 1964), Russian football coach and a former player * [[Vladimir Kononenko]] (born 1971), former Russian football player * [[Vladimir Konstantinov]] (born 1967), Russian-American ice hockey player * [[Vladimir Kozlov]] (born 1979), Ukrainian-American producer and wrestler * [[Vladimir Latocha]] (born 1973), a French breaststroke swimmer * [[Vladimir Lutchenko]], retired ice hockey player who played in the [[Soviet Hockey League]] * [[Vladimir Makeev]] (born 1957), Soviet alpine skier * [[Vladimir Moragrega]] (born 1998), Mexican footballer * [[Vladimir Nikolov (volleyball)]] (born 1977), Bulgarian volleyball player * [[Vladimir Nunez]] (born 1975), Cuban baseball pitcher * [[Vladimir Obuchov]] (1935–2020), Soviet basketball coach * [[Vladimir (footballer)|Vladimir Orlando Cardoso de Araújo Filho]] (born 1989), Brazilian footballer * [[Vladimir Parfyonov]] (born 1970), an Uzbekistani javelin thrower * [[Vladimir Popov (weightlifter)]] (born 1977), Moldovan weightlifter * [[Vladimir Portnoi]] (1931–1984), Soviet gymnast * [[Vladimir Proskurin]] (1945–2020), Russian footballer * [[Vladimir Salkov]] (1937–2020), Russian footballer * [[Vladimir Sotnikov]] (born 2004), Russian Paralympic swimmer * [[Vladimir Stojković]], Serbian professional footballer * [[Vladimir Tarasenko]] (born 1991), Russian ice hockey player * [[Vladimir Timoshinin]] (born 1970), Russian diver * [[Vladimir Vujović (footballer, born 1982)]] Montenegrin footballer * [[Vladimir Zagorodniy]] (born 1983), Ukrainian road bicycle racer

===Others=== * [[Vladimir Derevenko]], Russian Empire and Soviet medical doctor and surgeon who served at the court of [[Emperor Nicholas II of Russia]] * Vladimír Hrinčár, co-developer of [[Beat Saber]] * [[Vladimir Kramnik]] (born 1975), Russian chess grandmaster * [[Vladimir Petkov]] (born 1971), Bulgarian chess grandmaster * [[Vladimir Potanin]] (born 1961), Russian business oligarch * [[Vladimir Socor]] (born 1945), Romanian-American political analyst of East European affairs for the [[Jamestown Foundation]] and its ''Eurasia Daily Monitor'' * [[Vlad Tenev|Vladimir Tenev]] (born 1987), Bulgarian-American entrepreneur and billionaire

==Fictional characters== * [[Vladimir (Waiting for Godot)]], also known as Vladimir "Albert" and "Didi", a character in Samuel Beckett's ''Waiting for Godot'' * 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]]'' * Vladimir DeMordrey, character from ''[[Sacred (video game)|Sacred]]'' * Baron [[Vladimir Harkonnen]], character from ''Dune''

==Words derived from Vladimir== * [[Vlad]] * [[Vovochka]], diminutive form of Vladimir, common character in Russian jokes * [[Vladimirov]] * [[Vladimirovka (disambiguation)]] * [[Vladimirsky (disambiguation)]] * [[Vladimirovsky]] * [[Hvaldimir]], a beluga whale found in Norway

==See also== * {{lookfrom|Vladimir}}

==References== {{reflist}}

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