Leading Figures in History

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

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Yolanda of Poland

Hungarian abbess

Yolanda Saldívar

b. 1960

Murderer of Selena Quintanilla (born 1960)

Yolanda Tortolero

Venezuelan politician (died 2021)

Yolande de Polastron

b. 1749

French aristocrat and courtier (1749–1793)

Yolande Donlan

b. 1920

American-British actress (1920–2014)

Yolande of Aragon

b. 1384

Duchess of Anjou (1381–1442)

Yolande of Dreux, Queen of Scotland

Countess of Montfort, Queen of Scots, Duchess of Brittany (1263–1330)

Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine

b. 1428

Duchess of Lorraine in 1473

Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller

Bohemian Talmudist (1579–1654)

Yon Hyong-muk

b. 1931

7th Premier of North Korea from 1988 to 1992

Yonatan Netanyahu

Israeli military officer (1946–1976)

Yonekura Shigetsugu

Japanese samurai

Yong Nyuk Lin

b. 1918

Singaporean politician

Yongle Emperor

b. 1360

Emperor of China from 1402 to 1424

Yongli Emperor

Emperor of Southern Ming from 1646 to 1662

Yongzheng Emperor

Emperor of China from 1722 to 1735

Yoo Ara

b. 1992

South Korean singer and actress (born 1992)

Yoo Chae-yeong

b. 1973

South Korean actress and singer (1973–2014)

Yoo Yeon-jung

b. 1999

South Korean singer (born 1999)

Yoo Yong-sung

b. 1974

South Korean badminton player

YooA

b. 1995

South Korean singer and actress (born 1995)

Yoon Chae-kyung

b. 1996

South Korean actress (born 1996)

Yoon Do-young

b. 2006

South Korean footballer (born 2006)

Yoon Eun-hye

b. 1984

South-Korean actress and singer (born 1984)