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Joseph Maurice Regis Vachon -- b.9/1/1929 d.11/21/2013 (84)
Wrestler, Canadian
Names/Places: aka Maurice Vachon or "Mad Dog" Vachon

Paul "Butcher" Vachon -- b.5/14/1938 N.S.
Wrestler, Canadian

Rogie Vachon -- b.9/8/1945
NHL Goaltender, Canadian, French

Vivian Vachon -- b.1/23/1951 N.S. d.8/24/1991 N.S. (40)
Wrestler, Canadian
Names/Places: RN:Diane Vachon

Louis Joseph Vairo -- b.2/25/1945 N.S.
NHL Coach
Sports Teams: New Jersey Devils

Ritchie Valens -- b.5/13/1941 d.2/3/1959 (17)
Composer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Rockabilly Singer
Names/Places: b. in Pacoima, Ca.; RN:Richard Steven Valenzuela
Misc: "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied his hit into "Lasagna"
Song Titles: La Bamba

Gary (New Wave) Valentine -- b.12/24/1955
Songwriter, Rock & Roll Bassist
Group Names: Blondie

Hilton Valentine -- b.5/21/1943
Songwriter, Rock & Roll Guitarist, English
Group Names: The Animals

Johnny Valentine -- b.9/22/1928 d.4/24/2001 (72)
Wrestler
Names/Places: RN:John Theodore Wisniski
Misc: wrestling career spanned almost three decades

Fernando Valenzuela -- b.11/1/1960
MLB Pitcher, Mexican
Misc: NL Cy Young Award winner in 1981, 6x All-Star, Gold Glove, 2x Silver Slugger; in the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres

Gynege Valéria -- b.4/3/1933 N.S.
Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Hungarian

Johnny Valiant -- b.11/25/1946 N.S. d.4/4/2018 N.S. (71)
Wrestler, Wrestling Manager
Names/Places: RN: John L. Sullivan, born Thomas Sullivan

Frankie Valli -- b.5/3/1934
Pop Singer
Names/Places: b. in Newark, NJ; RN:Frank Castellaccio;
Group Names: The Four Seasons (lead), soloist
Song Titles: Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Walk Like a Man, Rag Doll, Who Loves You, December 1963 (Oh What a Night) (previous titles as part of The Four Seasons), Can't Take My Eyes Off You, My Eyes Adored You, Swearin' to God, Grease

Ross Valory -- b.2/2/1949
Bassist, Rock & Roll Singer
Group Names: Journey, Steve Miller Band

James Van Alen -- b.9/19/1902 d.7/3/1991 (88)
Tennis Player
Misc: created Simplified Scoring System for tennis

Franziska van Almsick -- b.4/5/1978 N.S.
Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, German

John Charles "Jack" Van Berg -- b.6/7/1936 N.S. d.12/27/2017 N.S. (81)
Horse Trainer

John "Beezer" Vanbiesbrouck -- b.9/4/1963 N.S.
NHL Goaltender, American
Misc: Hockey executive
Sports Teams: New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils

Norm van Brocklin -- b.3/15/1926 d.5/2/1983 (57)
NFL Coach, NFL Punter, NFL Quarterback
Names/Places: b. in Eagle Butte, MT; NN: The Dutchman
Misc: passed for a game record 554 yds in 1951; MVP 1960; 9x Pro Bowl selection; in the Eagles, College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: Los Angeles Rams (player 1949-1957), Philadelphia Eagles (player 1958-1960), Minnesota Vikings (first coach 1961-1966), Atlanta Falcons (coach 1968-1974)

Steve van Buren -- b.12/28/1920 d.8/23/2012 (91)
NFL Runningback
Misc: led Philadelphia to 2 NFL titles (1948-49); league's top rusher 4 times.
Sports Teams: The Philadelphia Eagles (1944-1951)

Clarence "Dazzy" Vance -- b.3/4/1891 d.2/16/1961 (69)
MLB Pitcher
Misc: 3x NL ERA Winner, 7x NL strikeout leader; NL League Award Winner 1924
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (1915), New York Yankees (1915, 1918), Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers (1922-1932), St. Louis Cardinals (1933), Cincinnati Reds (1934), St. Louis Cardinals (1934), Brooklyn Dodgers (1935)

Vivian Vance -- b.7/26/1912 d.8/17/1979 (67)
TV/Stage Actress
Names/Places: b. in Cherryville, KS
Misc: some say b. 1907, 11, or 13
TV Shows: I Love Lucy (as Ethel Mertz), The Lucy Show (as Vivian Bagley)

Tara VanDerveer -- b.6/25/1953 N.S.
College Basketball Coach
Sports Teams: Albany (player 1971-1972), Indiana (player 1972-1975), Idaho (coach 1978-1980), Ohio State (coach 1980-1985), Stanford (coach 1985-1995), U.S. Olympic Team (coach 1995-1996), Stanford University (1996-present as of 2016)

Robert P. "Fuzzy" Vandivier -- b.12/26/1903 d.7/30/1983 (79)
College Basketball Player
Misc: was a well-known high school and collegiate basketball player during the 1920s.

Dick Van Dyke -- b.12/13/1925
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Comedian, Variety Show Host
Names/Places: b. in West Plains, Mo.
TV Shows: Bye Bye Birdie, Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Pantotime Quiz, The Dick Van Dyke Show (as Rob Petrie), New Dick Van Dyke Show (as Dick Preston), Carol Burnett Show, Van Dyke & Company, Diagnosis Murder (as Dr. Mark Sloan)

Alex Van Halen -- b.5/8/1953
Songwriter, Heavy Metal Drummer, Dutch (Netherlands)
Names/Places: Eddie's brother
Misc: some say June 8, 1950, or 1955
Group Names: Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen -- b.1/26/1955
Songwriter, Heavy Metal Guitarst, Heavy Metal Keybordist, Golfer, Dutch (Netherlands)
Names/Places: Alex's brother, Valerie Bertinelli's ex-
Misc: some say b. 1957 but Eddie sez he was turning 42 in 1997, making him born in 1955
Group Names: Van Halen (lead guitarist)
Song Titles: You Really Got Me, Dance the Night Away, Oh Pretty Woman, Dancing in the Street, Jump, I'll Wait, Panama, Why Can't This Be Love, Love Walks In, Black and Blue, When It's Love, Finish What Ya Started, Poundcake, Runaround, Top of the World, The Dream is Over, Won't Get Fooled Again, Don't Tell Me What Love Can Do, Can't Stop Lovin' You, Amsterdam, Humans Being, Me Wise Magic, Without You, Fire in the Hole, It's About Time, Tattoo
Album Titles: Van Halen (1978), Van Halen II (1979), Women and Children First (1980), Fair Warning (1981), Diver Down (1982), 1984 (1984), 5150 (1986), OU812 (1988), For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991), Balance (1995), Van Halen III (1998), A Different Kind of Truth (2012)
Video Titles: Live Without a Net, Video Hits Volume 1, Live: Right Here Right Now

John Van Ryn -- b.6/30/1905 d.8/7/1999 (94)
Tennis Player

Petronella "Nel" van Vilet -- b.1/17/1926 N.S. d.1/4/2006 N.S. (79)
Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Dutch (Netherlands)

Steve "Miami" Van Zandt -- b.11/22/1950
Actor, Producer, Songwriter, Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist
Names/Places: NN:Little Steven
Song Titles: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
TV Shows: The Sopranos (as Silvio Dante)

Ronnie Van Zant -- b.1/15/1949 d.10/20/1977 (28)
Songwriter, Rock & Roll Singer
Names/Places: RFMN:Ronald Wayne
Group Names: Lynard Skynard

Harry Vardon -- b.5/9/1870 d.3/20/1937 (66)
Golfer
Misc: the first of the great modern golfers; Golf's most prestigous award, the Vardon Trophy, was named in his honor. The trophy is given to the golfer with the best scoring average in both the U.S. and Great Britain.

Glenna Collett Vare -- b.6/20/1903 d.2/2/1989 (85)
Golfer
Misc: pioneer won womens nat'l title 6x's between 1922 & 1935; was the best woman golfer of the '20s and '30s; She won 49 titles as an amateur golfer and won a U.S.G.A. record of 19 consecutive tournament wins. In 1924 Vare won 59 of 60 events, including her second Canadian Open.; d. Feb 3?

Andy Varipapa -- b.3/31/1891 d.8/25/1984 (93)
Bowler

Jacinto Vásquez -- b.1/4/1943
Jockey, Panamaian

Frankie Vaughan -- b.2/3/1928 N.S. d.9/17/1999 N.S. (71)
Dancer, Singer, English
Names/Places: RLN:Abelson

Joseph Floyd Ellis "Arky" Vaughan -- b.3/9/1912 d.8/30/1952 (40)
MLB Shortstop
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (1932-1941), Brooklyn Dodgers (1942-1943, 1947-1948)

Stevie Ray Vaughan -- b.10/3/1954 d.8/27/1990 (35)
Music Producer, Songwriter, Blues Singer, Blues Guitarist, Rock & Roll Singer
Group Names: Triple Threat (lead), Double Trouble, soloist
Album Titles: Texas Flood, Couldn't Stand The Weather, Soul To Soul, In Step, Family Style, The Sky is Crying

Arthur Vaughn Jr. -- b.2/13/1924 d.1/17/2007 (82)
Figure Skater

Frank Vaughn -- b.2/18/1902 d.7/9/1959 (57)
Soccer Player

Jane Vaughn -- b.??/??/1922 presumed deceased
Figure Skater

Hossein Knosrow Ali Vaziri -- b.3/15/1940 N.S.
Wrestler, Iranian
Names/Places: ring name: The Iron Sheik

George Vecsey -- b.7/4/1939 N.S.
Author, Sports Columnist
Misc: New York Times

Eddie Vedder -- b.12/23/1964
Songwriter, Alternative Rock Singer
Misc: some say b. 1966 or 1965
Group Names: Pearl Jam (lead)

Bobby Vee -- b.4/30/1943 d.10/24/2016 N.S. (73)
Actor, Songwriter, Pop Singer
Names/Places: b. in Fargo, ND; RN:Robert Thomas Velline

Terry Venables -- b.1/6/1943
Soccer Midfielder, Soccer Manager, English
Names/Places: NN:El Tel

Jesse Ventura -- b.7/15/1951
Governor, Actor, Wrestler
Names/Places: NN:The Body
Misc: Governor of Minnesota 1999-2003

Ken Venturi -- b.5/15/1931 d.5/17/2013 (82)
Golfer
Misc: worked at CBS Sports as a golf analyst for 35 years until he retired in 2002.

Joseph Thomas "Joe" Verdeur -- b.3/7/1926 N.S. d.8/6/1991 N.S. (65)
Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American

Peter Vermes -- b.11/21/1966
Soccer Player, Soccer Coach, American

Billy Vessels -- b.3/22/1931 d.11/17/2001 (70)
College Football Player
Misc: Heisman Trophy (1952)
Sports Teams: University of Oklahima, Edmonton Eskimos (1953), Baltimore Colts (1956)

Georges Vézina -- b.1/21/1887 d.3/27/1926 (39)
NHL Goaltender, Canadian
Names/Places: RN:Joseph-Georges-Gonzague Vezina; NN:The Chicoutimi Cucumber
Sports Teams: Montreal Canadiens (possibly 1910-1925)

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario -- b.12/18/1971
Tennis Player, Spanish

Sid Vicious -- b.5/10/1957 d.2/2/1979 (21)
Songwriter, Bassist, Punk Rock Singer/Guitarist, British
Names/Places: RN:John Simon Ritchie
Group Names: The Sex Pistols

Patrick Vieira -- b.6/23/1976
Soccer Midfielder, Soccer Manager, French
Names/Places: b. as a Senegalese

Guillermo Vilas -- b.8/17/1952
Tennis Player, Argentine
Misc: Australian Open [1978-79], French open [1977], U.S. Open 1977]

Gene Vincent -- b.2/11/1935 d.10/12/1971 (36)
Movie Actor, Composer, Songwriter, Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist
Names/Places: b. in Norfolk, VA; RN:Eugene Vincent Craddock
Misc: The Blue Caps band backed him
Song Titles: Be-Bop-A-Lula

Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr. -- b.9/28/1911 d.3/17/1994 (82)
Golfer, Tennis Player

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson -- b.12/18/1917 d.7/2/1988 (70)
Alto-sax, Bandleader, Blues Singer

Walter Vinson -- b.2/2/1901 d.4/22/1975 (74)
Songwriter, Singer/Guitarist, Country-Blues Performer
Group Names: the Mississippi Shieks

Maribel Yerxa Vinson-Owen -- b.10/12/1911 d.2/15/1961 (49)
Figure Skater

Bobby Vinton -- b.4/16/1935
Variety Show Host, Songwriter, Saxophonist, Trumpeter, Bandleader, Pop Crooner
Names/Places: b. in Canonsburg, Pa; NN: The Polish Prince; RFN: Stanley Robert
Misc: some say b. 1941
Song Titles: Roses Are Red, Blue Velvet, Bobby Vinton Show

Gary Visconti -- b.5/10/1945
Figure Skater

Lesley Visser -- b.9/11/1953
Sports Figure
Misc: Sports reporter

Dick Vitale -- b.6/9/1939
Sports Analyst, Basketball Announcer, Basketball Coach
TV Shows: ESPN, ABC Sports

Gottfried Von Cramm -- b.7/7/1909 d.11/8/1976 (67)
Tennis Player, German

Fritz Von Erich -- b.8/16/1929 N.S. d.9/10/1997 N.S. (68)
Wrestler
Names/Places: RN:Jack Barton Adkisson
Misc: Wrestling promoter and the patriarch of the Von Erich family.

Christina Von Saltza -- b.1/3/1944 N.S.
Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
Names/Places: aka Susan Christina von Saltza; married name: Christina Olmstead
Misc: Olympic-3 gold-1960

Bill Vukovich -- b.12/13/1918 d.5/30/1955 (36)
Auto Racer
Misc: Indianapolis 500

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