Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

39103 persons found

Yelena Shushunova

b. 1969

Soviet Russian gymnast (1969–2018)

Yelena Sokolova (long jumper)

b. 1986

Russian long jumper

Yenew Alamirew

b. 1990

Ethiopian runner

Yeoh Ghim Seng

Singaporean politician (1918–1993)

Yerin (entertainer)

b. 1996

South Korean singer and actress (born 1996)

Yerin Baek

b. 1997

South Korean singer-songwriter (born 1997)

Yesün Temür (Yuan dynasty)

Mongol Khan and Emperor of Yuan dynasty from 1323 to 1328

Yesung

b. 1984

South Korean singer-songwriter (born 1984)

Yevgenia Ginzburg

Soviet writer who served an 18-year sentence in the Kolyma Gulag

Yevgeniya Medvedeva (cross-country skier)

b. 1976

Russian cross-country skier

Yevgeny Baratynsky

Russian poet

Yevgeny Grishin (speed skater)

Soviet Speed skater

Yevgeny Khrunov

Soviet cosmonaut (1933–2000)

Yevgeny Kiselyov

b. 1956

Russian television journalist (born 1956)

Yevgeny Kychanov

b. 1932

Soviet-Russian orientalist (1932–2013)

Yevgeny Minayev

b. 1933

Russian weightlifter (1933–1993)

Yevgeny Mravinsky

b. 1903

Soviet conductor (1903–1988)

Yevgeny Prigozhin

b. 1961

Russian oligarch and mercenary leader (1961–2023)

Yevgeny Primakov

Russian politician and diplomat (1929–2015)

Yevgeny Svetlanov

Soviet and Russian conductor (1928–2002)

Yevgeny Yevtushenko

b. 1933

Soviet and Russian poet (1933–2017)

Yevhen Khacheridi

b. 1987

Ukrainian footballer (born 1987)

Yevstigney Fomin

b. 1761

Russian opera composer

Ygnacio del Valle

b. 1808

Prominent landowner in early California (1808–1880)