Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Yo-Yo Ma

b. 1955

American cellist (born 1955)

Yoan Gouffran

b. 1986

French footballer (born 1986)

Yoán Moncada

b. 1995

Cuban baseball player (born 1995)

Yoane Wissa

b. 1996

Association football player (born 1996)

Yoann Gourcuff

b. 1986

French footballer (born 1986)

Yoann Huget

b. 1987

France international rugby union player

Yochanan Vollach

b. 1945

Israeli footballer

Yoel Zussman

b. 1910

Former President of the Supreme Court of Israel

Yoenis Céspedes

b. 1985

Cuban-born baseball player (born 1985)

Yoervis Medina

b. 1988

Venezuelan baseball player (1988–2025)

Yogi Adityanath

b. 1972

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh since 2017

Yogi Berra

b. 1925

American baseball player, manager, and coach (1925–2015)

Yohan Mollo

b. 1989

French footballer (born 1989)

Yohl Ikʼnal

Queen of the Mayan city-state of Palenque from 583 to 604

Yoichi Takabayashi

Japanese film director

Yōichi Takahashi

b. 1960

Japanese cartoonist and manga artist (born 1960)

Yoichiro Nambu

Japanese-American nobel-winning physicist

Yōji Matsuda

b. 1967

Japanese actor and voice actor

Yoko Kamio

b. 1966

Japanese manga artist and writer (born 1966)

Yoko Matsuoka (writer)

b. 1916

Japanese critic and translator (1916–1979)

Yoko Mitsuya

b. 1984

Japanese gravure idol and actress (born 1984)

Yoko Shimomura

b. 1967

Japanese composer (born 1967)

Yokozuna (wrestler)

b. 1966

American professional wrestler (1966–2000)

Yolanda Adams

b. 1961

American gospel music singer (born 1961)