Leading Figures in History

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

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Ye Chugui

b. 1994

Chinese footballer

Ye Gongchuo

Chinese politician and art collector

Ye Jianying

b. 1897

Chinese communist leader and politician (1897–1986)

Ye Shengtao

b. 1894

Chinese writer and politician (1894–1988)

Ye Ting

b. 1896

Chinese military officer

Yeardley Smith

b. 1964

American actress (born 1964)

Yebin (singer)

b. 1993

South Korean singer (born 1997)

Yechezkel Kutscher

b. 1909

Israeli philologist and Hebrew linguist

Yechezkel Landau

b. 1713

18th century European rabbi & halachic authority

Yefim Fomin

Soviet political commissar (1909–1941)

Yegor Ivanovich Zolotaryov

Russian mathematician (1847–1878)

Yegor Titov

b. 1976

Russian footballer

Yeho

b. 1977

Israeli singer and actor

Yehuda Amichai

b. 1924

Israeli poet and author (1924–2000)

Yehuda Bauer

Israeli Holocaust historian (1926–2024)

Yehuda Elkana

Israeli philosopher

Yehuda Leib Maimon

Israeli politician (1875–1962)

Yehudi Menuhin

b. 1916

American-British violinist (1916–1999)

Yeji (singer)

b. 2000

South Korean singer and dancer (born 2000)

Yekaterina Budanova

Fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II

Yekaterina Gamova

b. 1980

Russian volleyball player

Yekaterina Podkopayeva

b. 1952

Yekaterina Samutsevich

b. 1982

Russian political activist and musician (born 1982)

Yelena Bonner

Human rights activist in the Soviet Union (1923–2011)