Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Yiannis Ritsos

b. 1909

Greek poet and communist (1909–1990)

Yiannos Papantoniou

b. 1959

Greek politician

Yigael Yadin

Israeli archeologist, soldier and politician (1917-1984)

Yigal Arnon

Israeli lawyer

Yingluck Shinawatra

b. 1967

Prime Minister of Thailand from 2011 to 2014

Yiorgos Theotokas

b. 1906

Greek novelist

Yisrael Friedman (Pashkaner Rebbe)

b. 1923

Romanian-Israeli rabbi, historian, and Rosh Yeshiva (1923–2017)

Yisrael Kristal

Polish-Israeli supercentenarian (1903–2017)

Yitzchok Scheiner

b. 1922

Israeli–American rabbi (1922–2021)

Yitzhak Gruenbaum

Zionist leader among the Polish Jewry (1879–1970)

Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog

First Chief Rabbi of Ireland and Israel (1888–1959)

Yitzhak Lamdan

b. 1899

Israeli Hebrew-language poet, translator, editor and columnist

Yitzhak Navon

President of Israel from 1978 to 1983

Yitzhak Pundak

b. 1913

Yitzhak Rabin

Prime Minister of Israel (1974–1977; 1992–1995)

Yitzhak Shamir

Prime Minister of Israel (1983–1984; 1986–1992)

Yılmaz Erdoğan

b. 1967

Turkish actor, filmmaker, and poet (born 1967)

Yılmaz Güney

Kurdish filmmaker (1937–1984)

Yma Sumac

Peruvian singer (1922–2008)

Yngve Moe

Musical artist

Yngwie Malmsteen

b. 1963

Swedish-American guitarist (born 1963)

YNW Melly

b. 1999

American rapper (born 1999)

Yo Gotti

b. 1981

American rapper (born 1981)

Yo-Yo Davalillo

b. 1931

Venezuelan baseball player and manager