Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Yelena Bonner

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

Yelena Davydova

b. 1961

Russian-Canadian gymnast and gymnastics coach

Yelena Gorchakova

b. 1933

Soviet javelin thrower

Yelena Isinbayeva

b. 1982

Russian Olympic pole-vaulter

Yelena Shushunova

b. 1969

Soviet Russian gymnast (1969–2018)

Yelena Sokolova (long jumper)

b. 1986

Russian long jumper

Yen Chia-kan

b. 1905

President of the Republic of China from 1975 to 1978

Yenew Alamirew

b. 1990

Ethiopian runner

Yenny Wahid

b. 1974

Indonesian politician

Yente Serdatzky

b. 1877

Russian-born American Yiddish-language writer (1877–1962)

Yeoh Ghim Seng

Singaporean politician (1918–1993)

Yeongjo of Joseon

b. 1694

King of Joseon from 1724 to 1776

Yeonjun

b. 1999

South Korean singer (born 1999)

Yéremy Pino

b. 2002

Spanish football player (Born in 2002)

Yerin (entertainer)

b. 1996

South Korean singer and actress (born 1996)

Yerin Baek

b. 1997

South Korean singer-songwriter (born 1997)

Yeslam bin Ladin

b. 1950

Saudi businessman

Yesün Temür (Yuan dynasty)

Mongol Khan and Emperor of Yuan dynasty from 1323 to 1328

Yesung

b. 1984

South Korean singer-songwriter (born 1984)

Yevgenia Ginzburg

Soviet writer who served an 18-year sentence in the Kolyma Gulag

Yevgeniya Medvedeva (cross-country skier)

b. 1976

Russian cross-country skier

Yevgeny Baratynsky

Russian poet

Yevgeny Grishin (speed skater)

Soviet Speed skater

Yevgeny Khrunov

Soviet cosmonaut (1933–2000)