Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Yury Olesha

Russian author (1899–1960)

Yury Prilukov

b. 1984

Russian swimmer

Yury Semyonov

b. 1938

Russian economist and politician (1938–2024)

Yury Voronov (botanist)

b. 1874

Russian botanist

Yusof Ishak

b. 1910

President of Singapore from 1965 to 1970

Yusuf Şimşek

b. 1975

Turkish manager and footballer

Yutaka Enatsu

b. 1948

Japanese baseball player

Yutaka Ozaki

Japanese musician (1965–1992)

Yuval Banai

b. 1962

Israeli musician (born 1962)

Yuya Osako

b. 1990

Japanese footballer (born 1990)

Yves Beauchemin

b. 1941

Canadian writer (born 1941)

Yves Blais

b. 1931

Canadian politician

Yves Coppens

French anthropologist (1934–2022)

Yves De Winter

b. 1987

Belgian footballer

Yves Duhaime

b. 1939

Canadian politician (born 1939)

Yves Klein

b. 1928

French artist (1928–1962)

Yves Niaré

b. 1977

French shot putter (1977–2012)

Yves Robert

French director (1920-2002)

Yves Saint Laurent (designer)

French fashion designer (1936–2008)

Yves-François Blanchet

b. 1965

Canadian politician, leader of the Bloc Québécois (born 1965)

Yvette Amice

French mathematician (1936–1993)

Yvette Chauviré

b. 1917

French prima ballerina and actress (1917–2016)

Yvette Nicole Brown

b. 1971

American actress (born 1971)

Yvette Williams

b. 1929

New Zealand athlete (1929–2019)