Engineer/designer Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was a Soviet engineer, and one of the three principal Soviet "Chief Designers" (along with Vladimir

Was a Soviet engineer, and one of the three principal Soviet "Chief Designers" (along with Vladimir Chelomei and Sergey Korolev) of spacecraft and rockets during the Soviet/American Space Race. His father was Ukrainian and his mother worked as a nurse. At

Was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR on February 13, 1939. Married with one child. Selected as a cosm

Was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR on February 13, 1939. Married with one child. Selected as a cosmonaut on October 23, 1965. Retired on June 24, 1986.Flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz 23.

Was a founder director of the Syndicate Bank.[1][2]In 1899, Kudva was born in a conservative, and tr

Was a founder director of the Syndicate Bank.[1][2]In 1899, Kudva was born in a conservative, and traditional Gowda Saraswath Brahmin (GSB) family (the family was known as the Mulky Kudvas) at Mulky. His father Srinivas Ramachandra Kudva owned a small hand loom unit and used to cycle to work, when cars were unknown in Mulky. Brought up in simple surroundings Kudva had his primary school education at Mulky and high school education at Udupi. He took active part in school debates and was a good writer both in English and Kannada.

Was a famous Russian architect, graphic artist, architectural theorist, and teacher. He designed Pas

Was a famous Russian architect, graphic artist, architectural theorist, and teacher. He designed Pashkov House (currently Russian State Library) in Moscow. Bazhenov studied in Paris with Russian compatriot I.Y. Starov, with whom he also visited Italy.

Was a Russian weapons designer, Major General of the Engineering and Artillery Service, Doctor of Te

Was a Russian weapons designer, Major General of the Engineering and Artillery Service, Doctor of Technical Sciences (1940), and Hero of Socialist Labor (1940, he received the second such award in the history just two weeks later than Joseph Stalin himsel

Russian architect, extensively travelled in France and Italy, where he became professor of St Luke A

Russian architect, extensively travelled in France and Italy, where he became professor of St Luke Academy in Rome. On his return home, he was elected to the Imperial Academy of Arts (1811). Among his earlier works, we should mention the Gruzino estate ne

Is a legendary property developer in Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation and the president of prope

Is a legendary property developer in Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation and the president of property development company Corporation S LLC. After being seconded abroad in 1985, Vasily Sopromadze had graduated from The Leningrad Engineering-Economic Ins

Is an American fashion designer based in New York. She is known for her wedding gown collection, amo

Is an American fashion designer based in New York. She is known for her wedding gown collection, among other specialties.

He is also known as the Milkman of India.He was the chairman of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Market

He is also known as the Milkman of India.He was the chairman of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.(GCMMF). GCMMF is an apex cooperative organization that manages the Amul food brand. He is recognised as the man behind the success of the Amul brand. Amul had a revenue of $1b USD in 2006-07. In addition to Kurien, people like Shri Dalaya, VH Shah, Madhukar Shah, Dr.AR Seth, Dr.Shabnis and Shri Tribhuvandas Patel have also played a significant role in the progress and development of Amul.

Is considered one of Denmark's most influential 20th-century furniture and interior designers. Durin

Is considered one of Denmark's most influential 20th-century furniture and interior designers. During his career, he created innovative and futuristic designs in a variety of materials, especially plastics, and in vibrant colors. His style was very "1960s" but regained popularity at the end of the 20th century; as of 2004, Panton's most well-known furniture models are still in production (at Vitra, among others).

French architect, who was born in Paris, son of architect Louis Baltard. Until 1833, Baltard studied

French architect, who was born in Paris, son of architect Louis Baltard. Until 1833, Baltard studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he garnered the Prix de Rome for designing a military school in 1833. He went on to study at the Académie de France in Rome, Italy, from 1834 to 1838 under the direction of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. From 1849 on, he was the municipal architect of Paris.

Was a French architect, winner of the Prix de Rome in 1755. Louis was responsible for the Grand Thé

Was a French architect, winner of the Prix de Rome in 1755. Louis was responsible for the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux of 1780 and the galleries of the Palais-Royal in Paris.

Was an Austrian engineer and the inventor of the Kaplan turbine.After working in Vienna with a speci

Was an Austrian engineer and the inventor of the Kaplan turbine.After working in Vienna with a specialisation in motors, he moved to the German Technical University in Brno to conduct research at the institute of civil engineering. He spent the next three decades of his life in Brno, and nearly all his inventions and research are connected with his professorship there (he became a full professor in 1909).In 1912 he published his most notable work: the Kaplan turbine, a revolutionary water turbine that was especially fitted to produce electricity from large streams with only a moderate incline. From 1912 to 1913 he received four patents on these kinds of turbines.

Flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-4, Soyuz T-13 and Soyuz TM-5.Has spent 252 days 17 hours 38 minut

Flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-4, Soyuz T-13 and Soyuz TM-5.Has spent 252 days 17 hours 38 minutes in space. Viktor Savinykh has been decorated twice as Hero of the Soviet Union (May 26, 1981 and December 20, 1985).

Was the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an example of Jazz Age art designe

Was the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an example of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery. He is the creator of the largest freestanding ceramic sculpture in the world, Early Settler, on permanent display at Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Ohio. He also designed dinnerware. Eschewing the fancy, flowery French designs that were popular in the United States during the Great Depression, Schreckengost created simple modern designs that were popular throughout the country. He designed bicycles manufactured by Murray bicycles for Murray and Sears, Roebuck and Company. He designed the first cab over engine with engineer Ray Spiller. This design is used in almost every city bus today.

A Slovenian born Argentine architect, born in 1895 in Križ (in Italian Santa Croce) near Trieste, d

A Slovenian born Argentine architect, born in 1895 in Križ (in Italian Santa Croce) near Trieste, died in 1973 in Buenos Aires.After completing his studies of architecture in Florence and Bologna, Sulcic emigrated to Argentina in 1924. He joined two other architects there: José Luis Delpini and Raúl Bes. The two most famous buildings, projected by the team, are located in Buenos Aires: fruit and vegetable market (in 1999 converted into a shopping mall) Abasto, completed in 1934, and Boca Juniors stadium La Bombonera, completed in 1940.

Is one of the most important Estonian architects of the last three decades, among the first postmode

Is one of the most important Estonian architects of the last three decades, among the first postmodernist theoreticians and architects in the 1970s. He has worked on various buildings in Estonia and abroad.

Was a Finnish architect of the functionalist school. Internationally Revell is best known for design

Was a Finnish architect of the functionalist school. Internationally Revell is best known for designing the Toronto City Hall.He graduated as an architect from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1937. He married Maire Myntti in 1941; they had three daughters born in 1942, 1943 and 1945. He was one of the survivors of the sinking of the Finnish flagship, the coastal defence ship Ilmarinen in 1941.

Is a Finnish architect. He studied architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology and Ecole d

Is a Finnish architect. He studied architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology and Ecole d’Architecture Paris-Belleville and graduated as an architect in 2002.He has worked in France, Croatia and Germany (Sauerbruch Hutton Architects), 1999 - at SARC Architects Ltd. In 2004, he established his own office, Avanto Architects, with Anu Puustinen.

Was a French interior designer and the business and life partner of Robert Denning. "Outrageous luxu

Was a French interior designer and the business and life partner of Robert Denning. "Outrageous luxury is what our clients want," he once said.A handsome eligible bachelor, he was never without invitations in the United States either. He tried a career in banking, the business of his father and grandfather in Paris. He met Robert Denning in 1959. Denning a protégé of Edgar de Evia, had acquired an eye for design and effect from working with the photographer on sets for many fabric and furniture accounts, and with whom he shared one of the most magnificent Manhattan apartments on the top three floors of the Rhinelander Mansion. It would be here that early clients such as Lillian Bostwick Phipps and her husband Ogden Phipps would be entertained as de Evia was spending more and more time on his estate in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Was a Sicilian architect from Noto. He was a pupil of Rosario Gagliardi. Sinatra worked in both the

Was a Sicilian architect from Noto. He was a pupil of Rosario Gagliardi. Sinatra worked in both the Baroque style and later in Neo-Classical style.Following the 1693 earthquake, the city of Noto was completely rebuilt on a new site. Sinatra was responsibl

Is an American computer scientist who is the "person most often called 'the father of the Internet'.

Is an American computer scientist who is the "person most often called 'the father of the Internet'."Cerf's first job after obtaining his B.S. in Mathematics from Stanford University was at IBM, where he worked for less than two years as a systems engineer supporting QUIKTRAN.

Was a prolific architect who completed close to 50 works in Buenos Aires in just 21 years before his

Was a prolific architect who completed close to 50 works in Buenos Aires in just 21 years before his premature death at the age of 42. Born in 1885 in Milan, Italy, he studied architecture in the Brera Academy under Giuseppe Sommaruga, the city's leading exponent of the Art Nouveau style. A fellow student, Antonio Sant'Elia, later became the number one advocate of Futurism in Italian architecture. During the early part of the 20th century there were many immigrant Italian architects working in Buenos Aires including Francesco Tamburini, who designed the Teatro Colón, Vittorio Meano, who designed the Argentine National Congress, Mario Palanti, who designed the Palacio Barolo, Francisco Gianotti who designed the Confitería El Molino, and Juan Antonio Buschiazzo who made alterations to the Centro Cultural Recoleta and designed the Italian Hospital. Of these architects, Colombo was one of the most active and creative.

Was an Italian architect born in Susa, Italy, near Turin, who studied architecture in Albertina Acad

Was an Italian architect born in Susa, Italy, near Turin, who studied architecture in Albertina Academy in Turin.In 1884 he arrived in Argentina to work in the studio of the Italian architect Francesco Tamburini, who at that time was involved in a number of major public works, including the enlargement and renovation of the Casa Rosada. They worked together on the new building for the Teatro Colón until the death of Tamburini in 1890, after which Meano took charge of the project, and after winning the competition for the design of the Argentine National Congress building in 1895, he became entirely absorbed with these two great public works. Shortly before his premature death in tragic circumstances on 1 June 1904 Meano won the international competition for the design of the Chamber of Deputies building in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Was a partner at TPG Capital, one of the world’s leading private equity investment firms. Prior to

Was a partner at TPG Capital, one of the world’s leading private equity investment firms. Prior to joining TPG in 2005, he was Vice Chairman of Wipro and CEO of its global information technology, product engineering, and business process services segments. Paul grew this business from under $150m in revenue to over $1.4b with 50,000 employees, and led its listing on the New York Stock Exchange.