Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Xue Ju

Founding emperor of the state of Qin from 617 to 618

Xue Juzheng

Scholar-official

Xue Yiju

Tang dynasty politician

XXXTentacion

American rapper and singer-songwriter (1998–2018)

Xzibit

b. 1974

American rapper and actor (born 1974)

Y. A. Tittle

b. 1926

American football player (1926–2017)

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy

b. 1949

Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, India

Ya'acov Ben-Dov

b. 1882

Israeli photographer

Ya'akov Cahan

b. 1881

Writer from Israel (1881–1960)

Ya'akov Hodorov

b. 1927

Israeli footballer

Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar

Amir of the Saffarid dynasty from 861 to 879

Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman

American rabbi (1900–1987)

Yadel Martí

b. 1979

Cuban right-handed pitcher (born 1979)

Yadier Molina

b. 1982

Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1982)

Yadier Pedroso

b. 1986

Cuban baseball player (1986–2013)

Yael Abecassis

b. 1967

Israeli actress and model

Yagyū Mitsuyoshi

Japanese samurai (1607–1650)

Yahoo Serious

b. 1953

Australian actor, director and composer (born 1953)

Yahweh ben Yahweh

Nation of Yahweh Founder (1935–2007)

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

b. 1986

American actor (born 1986)

Yahya Jammeh

b. 1965

President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017

Yahya Kemal Beyatlı

Turkish poet, author, politician and diplomat (1884-1958)

Yahya Khan

President of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971

Yahya Sinwar

Palestinian militant and politician (1962–2024)