Henry Clay Van Voorhis (1852–1927) was an Ohio lawyer, banker, and Republican politician who represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1893 to 1905 before returning to banking and civic leadership in Zanesville.
Daniel Van Voorhis (1878–1956) was a United States Army lieutenant general and pioneer of modern mechanized warfare whose leadership helped shape the development of the Army’s armored forces before and during World War II.
Jerry Voorhis (1901–1984) was a Democratic congressman from California who served from 1937 to 1947, known for supporting New Deal policies and for losing his seat to Richard Nixon in the highly contested 1946 election.
Ralph Voorhees (1835–1907) and his wife Elizabeth Rodman Voorhees were philanthropists whose charitable gifts supported education, including the founding of Voorhees College and major donations to Rutgers and several American colleges.
Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes (1822–1882) was an Ohio newspaper editor, Civil War officer, and Republican politician who represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879 after years of service in Ohio state politics.
Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes (1822–1882) was an Ohio newspaper editor, Civil War officer, and Republican politician who represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879 after years of service in Ohio state politics.
Leo Vroman (1915–2014) was a Dutch-born hematologist and poet who settled in the United States and became one of the most celebrated modern Dutch-language poets while maintaining a distinguished scientific career.
Frans de Waal (1948–2024) was a Dutch-American primatologist and author whose research on chimpanzees and other primates reshaped understanding of empathy, cooperation, and conflict in animal and human behavior.
Loudon Wainwright III (b. 1946) is an American folk singer, songwriter, and actor known for humorous and autobiographical songs, including the hit “Dead Skunk,” and for a long recording career spanning dozens of albums.
Barrett Wendell (1855–1921) was an American literary scholar and Harvard professor whose teaching and writings on English composition, American literature, and figures such as Cotton Mather shaped late nineteenth-century literary studies.
