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Van Johnson
Van Johnson (Charles Van Dell Johnson, 1916-2008) was an American MGM star of 1940s musicals and war films, nicknamed "The Voiceless Sinatra," known for A Guy Named Joe, Battleground, and The Caine Mutiny, later a dinner-theater and TV fixture.
Van Morrison
Van Morrison (George Ivan Morrison, born 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter from Belfast, frontman of Them and writer of "Gloria" and "Brown Eyed Girl", known for Astral Weeks, Moondance, Celtic soul, and his 2016 knighthood.
Van Morrison discography
Van Morrison discography: the Belfast-born singer-songwriter's solo releases from Blowin' Your Mind! (1967) and Astral Weeks (1968) through 46-plus studio albums, 2025's Remembering Now and 2026's Somebody Tried to Sell Me a Bridge.
Van Nu en Straks
Van Nu en Straks was a Flemish literary and cultural journal founded in Brussels in 1893, which renewed Flemish literature and gave its name to the Van Nu en Straksers.
Văn tế
Văn tế (祭文), also called tế văn or kì văn, is a Vietnamese literary genre of ritual orations, chiefly read at funerals to honor the dead and voice grief.
Văn tế nghĩa sĩ Cần Giuộc
Văn tế nghĩa sĩ Cần Giuộc is a Vietnamese eulogy by Nguyễn Đình Chiểu mourning militia farmers killed attacking a French fort at Cần Giuộc in 1861.
Văn tế thập loại chúng sinh
Văn tế thập loại chúng sinh, also known as Văn chiêu hồn, is a Vietnamese poem attributed to Nguyễn Du, used in rituals for wandering souls.
Văn tế Trương Định
Văn tế Trương Định is a funeral oration by the blind Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, written in 1864 to mourn resistance leader Trương Định.
Van Tulleken brothers
Chris and Xand van Tulleken, born 1978, are British identical twin doctors and TV presenters known for Operation Ouch!, twin self-experimentation, Chris's Ultra-Processed People, and Xand's humanitarian medicine work.
Van Vicker
Van Vicker (Joseph van Vicker, born 1977, Accra) is a Ghanaian actor, director, and producer bridging Ghallywood and Nollywood, known for Sun City, Divine Love, Beyoncé: The President's Daughter, Joni Waka, and Sky + Orange Productions.
Van Weezer
Van Weezer is Weezer's fifteenth studio album, released May 7, 2021 on Atlantic. An '80s hair-metal tribute produced by Suzy Shinn, delayed by the pandemic, it scored 67 on Metacritic and hit No. 11 on the Billboard 200.
Van Wilder
Van Wilder, released as National Lampoon's Van Wilder, is a 2002 American college comedy directed by Walt Becker, starring Ryan Reynolds as a seventh-year student funding his tuition.
Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj
Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj is a 2006 American comedy sequel starring Kal Penn as Taj Mahal Badalandabad, who leaves Coolidge College for an English university.
Van Williams
Van Williams (Van Zandt Jarvis Williams, 1934-2016), American actor, star of ABC's The Green Hornet (1966-67) as Britt Reid opposite Bruce Lee's Kato; earlier Bourbon Street Beat and Surfside 6; later a reserve sheriff's deputy and telecom businessman.
Vana (singer)
Vana is the stage name of Yvonne Winckel, an industrial alt-metal singer and songwriter based in Auckland, New Zealand, who broke out with the 2024 single "BEG!".
Vanakkam Chennai (வணக்கம் சென்னை)
Vanakkam Chennai (வணக்கம் சென்னை) is a 2013 Tamil romantic comedy, Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi's directorial debut, starring Shiva and Priya Anand as strangers sharing a flat after a house-agent scam, with music by Anirudh Ravichander.
Vanamagan (வனமாகன்)
Vanamagan (வனமாகன்), 2017 Tamil action adventure film directed by A. L. Vijay, starring Jayam Ravi as mute Andaman tribal Jara/Vaasi and Sayyeshaa as Kavya; music Harris Jayaraj's 50th album, released 23 June 2017, IMDb 5.6, streams on Zee5.
Vanambadi (വാനമ്പാടി) (TV series)
Vanambadi (വാനമ്പാടി) is a Malayalam musical family drama serial on Asianet (2017–2020, 1,018 episodes), a remake of Telugu Koyilamma, starring Chippy, Sai Kiran Ram, and Gauri P Krishnan, with music by M. Jayachandran.
Vanangaan (வானங்கான்)
Vanangaan (வணங்கான்), a 2025 Tamil action drama directed by Bala, stars Arun Vijay as Koti, a deaf-mute man fighting injustice in Kanyakumari. Originally planned with Suriya, it released 10 January 2025 and flopped despite mixed reviews.
Vanaprastham (വാനപ്രസ്ഥം)
Vanaprastham (വാനപ്രസ്ഥം), also The Last Dance, is a 1999 Malayalam drama by Shaji N. Karun starring Mohanlal as Kathakali dancer Kunhikuttan, loved by Suhasini's Subhadra as his stage character Arjuna; it won the National Film Award for Best Film.
Vanaveera
Vanaveera (Telugu: వనవీర), originally titled Vanara, is a 2026 Telugu action drama directed by and starring Avinash Thiruveedhula with Simran Choudhary; released 1 January 2026, it draws on Ramayana Vanara mythology and streams on Prime Video.
Vance Astro
Vance Astro, alias Major Victory, a Marvel Comics mutant astronaut created by Arnold Drake and Gene Colan, first appearing in Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (1969) as a founding member of the original 31st-century Guardians of the Galaxy (Earth-691).
Vance DeGeneres
Vance Elliott DeGeneres (born 1954, New Orleans) is an American producer, writer, actor, and musician, older brother of Ellen DeGeneres; co-creator of Mr. Bill, Daily Show correspondent, and co-president of Steve Carell's Carousel Productions.
Vance Joy
Vance Joy, the stage name of James Gabriel Keogh, is an Australian singer-songwriter from Melbourne born in 1987 whose 2013 single "Riptide" set an Australian chart record.
Vancouver Film Studios
Vancouver Film Studios (VFS) is a film and television studio in East Vancouver, British Columbia, with 13 purpose-built sound stages. Formed from Northstar Studios and rebranded in 1999 by the McLean Group, sold to Hackman Capital Partners in 2023; first B Corp certified film and TV studio.
Vandal Savage
Vandal Savage (Vandar Adg), DC Comics immortal supervillain debuting in Green Lantern #10 (1943); a meteorite-empowered caveman about 50,000 years old, enemy of the Justice Society and Justice League, currently GCPD Commissioner in Batman (2025).
Vandamm House
Vandamm House is the fictional modernist, Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home of James Mason's villain in North by Northwest (1959), set atop Mount Rushmore; it never existed, being matte paintings and MGM sets designed by Robert Boyle after Fallingwater.
Vandana Shiva (वंदना शिवा)
Vandana Shiva (वंदना शिवा), Indian physicist-trained environmentalist, founder of Navdanya and RFSTE, Right Livelihood Award 1993; campaigns for seed sovereignty and against GMOs and seed patents; her claims draw both support and scientific criticism.
Vande Mataram (वन्दे मातरम्)
Vande Mataram (वन्दे मातरम्), India's National Song, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1875, published in Bangadarshan and Anandamath (1882), given equal status with Jana Gana Mana in 1950.
Vandemataram Srinivas
Vandemataram Srinivas is a Telugu cinema playback singer, lyricist, and music director whose career since his 1985 debut spans more than 250 films across four languages.