Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Yoon Joo-sang

b. 1949

South Korean actor (born 1949)

Yoon Son-ha

b. 1975

South Korean singer and actress (born 1975)

Yootha Joyce

b. 1927

British actress (1927–1980)

Yoram Gross

Polish-Australian animation producer and director (1926–2015)

Yoram Kaniuk

b. 1930

Israeli writer, painter, journalist, and theatre critic (1930–2013)

Yordan Alvarez

b. 1997

Cuban baseball player (born 1997)

Yordan Letchkov

b. 1967

Bulgarian footballer (born 1967)

Yordan Radichkov

b. 1929

Bulgarian writer and playwright

Yordano Ventura

b. 1991

Dominican baseball player (1991–2017)

Yorman Bazardo

b. 1984

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1984)

Yosef Merimovich

Football player and manager (1924–2011)

Yosef Shalom Elyashiv

Israeli Haredi rabbi

Yoshi Tatsu

b. 1977

Japanese professional wrestler (born 1977)

Yoshiaki Murakami

b. 1959

Japanese investor

Yoshiharu Habu

b. 1970

Japanese shogi and chess player (born 1970)

Yoshihiko Noda

b. 1957

Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012

Yoshihiro Akiyama

b. 1975

Japanese judoka and mixed martial arts fighter

Yoshihiro Tajiri

b. 1970

Japanese professional wrestler, promoter and trainer (born 1970)

Yoshihiro Takayama

b. 1966

Japanese former professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter (born 1966)

Yoshihiro Tatsumi

b. 1935

Japanese manga artist

Yoshihiro Togashi

b. 1966

Japanese manga artist (born 1966)

Yoshihito, Prince Katsura

Japanese prince (1948–2014)

Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Japanese singer, actress, and politician (1920–2014)

Yoshimaro Yamashina

b. 1900

Japanese ornithologist (1900–1989)