Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Yongli Emperor

Emperor of Southern Ming from 1646 to 1662

Yongzheng Emperor

Emperor of China from 1722 to 1735

Yoo Ara

b. 1992

South Korean singer and actress (born 1992)

Yoo Chae-yeong

b. 1973

South Korean actress and singer (1973–2014)

Yoo Yeon-jung

b. 1999

South Korean singer (born 1999)

Yoo Yong-sung

b. 1974

South Korean badminton player

YooA

b. 1995

South Korean singer and actress (born 1995)

Yoon Chae-kyung

b. 1996

South Korean actress (born 1996)

Yoon Do-young

b. 2006

South Korean footballer (born 2006)

Yoon Eun-hye

b. 1984

South-Korean actress and singer (born 1984)

Yoon Joo-sang

b. 1949

South Korean actor (born 1949)

Yoon Son-ha

b. 1975

South Korean singer and actress (born 1975)

Yootha Joyce

b. 1927

British actress (1927–1980)

Yoram Gross

Polish-Australian animation producer and director (1926–2015)

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)

Yordan Radichkov

b. 1929

Bulgarian writer and playwright

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