Notable inmates

Vincenzo Pappalettera (November 28, 1919 in Milan – December 1, 1998 in Cesano Maderno) was an Italian writer and historian, notable for his firsthand account of his imprisonment in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp during the Second World War. He was born into a well-known family of Apulia.

Violeta Friedman (1930–2000) was a Jewish Holocaust survivor, activist, and author born in Marghita, Romania.

Violet Kazue de Cristoforo (September 3, 1917 – October 3, 2007) was a Japanese American poet, composer and translator of haiku.

Violette Lecoq (1912 – 2003) was a French nurse, illustrator, and a resistance member during World War II.

Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo, GC (née Bushell; 26 June 1921 – c. 5 February 1945) was a British-French Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent during the Second World War and a posthumous recipient of the George Cross.

Virgil Carianopol (March 29, 1908–April 6, 1984) was a Romanian poet. Born in Caracal, his parents were Grigore Carianopol, a court clerk, and his wife Atena (née Popescu).

Virginia d'Albert-Lake (née Roush; June 4, 1910 – September 20, 1997) was an American member of the French Resistance during World War II.