Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

b. 1998

Japanese baseball player (born 1998)

Yoshio Markino

Japanese-British artist (1869–1956)

Yoshirō Mori

b. 1937

Prime Minister of Japan from 2000 to 2001

Yoshirō Muraki

b. 1924

Japanese production designer (1924–2009)

Yoshiro Nakamatsu

b. 1928

Japanese inventor (born 1928)

Yoshisuke Aikawa

b. 1880

Japanese politician

Yoshitaka Hirota

b. 1971

Musical artist

Yoshito Ōkubo

b. 1982

Japanese footballer (born 1982)

Yoshito Takamine

b. 1924

American politician

Yoshito Usui

b. 1958

Japanese manga artist (1958-2009)

Yoshiyuki Konishi

b. 1950

Japanese fashion designer (born 1950)

Yoshiyuki Tomino

b. 1941

Japanese anime creator, songwriter, screenwriter & novelist

Yossef Gutfreund

b. 1931

Munich Massacre victim (1931–1972)

Yossi Benayoun

b. 1980

Israeli footballer (born 1980)

Yossi Sarid

b. 1940

Israeli politician (1940–2015)

Yōsuke Matsuoka

Japanese politician (1880–1946)

You Sano

b. 1928

You Si-kun

b. 1948

Premier of the Republic of China from 2002 to 2005

Younes El Aynaoui

b. 1971

Moroccan tennis player

Young Maylay

b. 1979

American rapper (born 1979)

Young Thug

b. 1991

American rapper (born 1991)

Young Tonumaipea

b. 1992

Samoa international rugby league & union footballer

YoungBoy Never Broke Again

b. 1999

American rapper (born 1999)

Younghoe Koo

b. 1994

South Korean-American football player (born 1994)