Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Yoshiro Nakamatsu

b. 1928

Japanese inventor (born 1928)

Yoshito Ōkubo

b. 1982

Japanese footballer (born 1982)

Yoshito Takamine

b. 1924

American politician

Yoshito Usui

b. 1958

Japanese manga artist (1958-2009)

Yossi Benayoun

b. 1980

Israeli footballer (born 1980)

Yōsuke Matsuoka

Japanese politician (1880–1946)

You Sano

b. 1928

You Si-kun

b. 1948

Premier of the Republic of China from 2002 to 2005

Young Maylay

b. 1979

American rapper (born 1979)

Young Thug

b. 1991

American rapper (born 1991)

Younghoe Koo

b. 1994

South Korean-American football player (born 1994)

Younha

b. 1988

South Korean pop singer-songwriter

Younus AlGohar

b. 1970

British-Pakistani activist

Youri Egorov

Soviet and Monegasque classical pianist (1954 - 1988)

Youri Tielemans

b. 1997

Belgian footballer (born 1997)

Youssef Chahine

Egyptian film director (1926–2008)

Youssouf Hersi

b. 1982

Footballer (born 1982)

Yoyong Martirez

Filipino basketball player (1946–2024)

Yozo Ishikawa

Japanese politician (1925–2014)

Yrjö Saarela

Finnish wrestler (1884–1951)

Ysaline Bonaventure

b. 1994

Belgian tennis player (born 1994)

Yū Aoi

b. 1985

Japanese actress and model (born 1985)

Yu Darvish

b. 1986

Japanese baseball pitcher (born 1986)

Yu Mengyu

b. 1989

Chinese-born Singaporean table tennis player