Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Yasin Avcı (footballer, born 1984)

b. 1984

Turkish footballer

Yasir Shah

b. 1986

Pakistani cricketer

Yasmani Grandal

b. 1988

Cuban-born American baseball player (born 1988)

Yasmin Ahmad

Malaysian film director

Yasmin Le Bon

b. 1964

English model (born 1964)

Yasmin Paige

b. 1991

British actress

Yasmina Reza

b. 1959

French actor and writer

Yasser Al-Qahtani

b. 1982

Saudi Arabian footballer (born 1982)

Yasser Arafat

President of Palestine from 1989 to 2004

Yassine Benzia

b. 1994

Algerian footballer (born 1994)

Yasuhiko Yabuta

b. 1973

Japanese baseball player

Yasuhiro Nakasone

b. 1918

Prime Minister of Japan from 1982 to 1987

Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu

b. 1902

Japanese prince (1902–1953)

Yasumasa Morimura

b. 1951

Japanese artist

Yasunari Kawabata

Japanese novelist (1899–1972)

Yasuo Fukuda

b. 1936

Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008

Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Japanese-American painter (1889–1953)

Yasushi Akimoto

b. 1958

Japanese producer and lyricist (born 1958)

Yasushi Sugiyama

b. 1909

Japanese painter (1909–1993)

Yasutomo Nagai

Japanese motorcycle racer (1965–1995)

Yavuz Çetin

Turkish musician

Yaya Touré

b. 1983

Ivorian footballer (born 1983)

Yazaman al-Khadim

Yazid I

Umayyad caliph from 680 to 683