Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Yongle Emperor

b. 1360

Emperor of China from 1402 to 1424

Yongli Emperor

Emperor of Southern Ming from 1646 to 1662

Yoo Yeon-jung

b. 1999

South Korean singer (born 1999)

Yoon Chae-kyung

b. 1996

South Korean actress (born 1996)

Yoon Joo-sang

b. 1949

South Korean actor (born 1949)

Yootha Joyce

b. 1927

British actress (1927–1980)

Yoram Kaniuk

b. 1930

Israeli writer, painter, journalist, and theatre critic (1930–2013)

Yordan Alvarez

b. 1997

Cuban baseball player (born 1997)

Yordan Letchkov

b. 1967

Bulgarian footballer (born 1967)

Yordano Ventura

b. 1991

Dominican baseball player (1991–2017)

Yorman Bazardo

b. 1984

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1984)

Yosef Merimovich

Football player and manager (1924–2011)

Yosef Shalom Elyashiv

Israeli Haredi rabbi

Yoshi Tatsu

b. 1977

Japanese professional wrestler (born 1977)

Yoshiaki Murakami

b. 1959

Japanese investor

Yoshihiko Noda

b. 1957

Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012

Yoshihiro Akiyama

b. 1975

Japanese judoka and mixed martial arts fighter

Yoshihiro Tatsumi

b. 1935

Japanese manga artist

Yoshihiro Togashi

b. 1966

Japanese manga artist (born 1966)

Yoshihito, Prince Katsura

Japanese prince (1948–2014)

Yoshimaro Yamashina

b. 1900

Japanese ornithologist (1900–1989)

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

b. 1998

Japanese baseball player (born 1998)

Yoshirō Mori

b. 1937

Prime Minister of Japan from 2000 to 2001

Yoshirō Muraki

b. 1924

Japanese production designer (1924–2009)