Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Yūko Asano

b. 1960

Japanese actress and singer (born 1960)

Yūko Mizutani

b. 1964

Japanese actress (1964–2016)

Yuko Nakanishi

b. 1981

Japanese swimmer (born 1981)

Yuko Nakazawa

b. 1973

Japanese singer, dancer, and actress

Yuko Ogura

b. 1983

Japanese gravure idol and model (born 1983)

Yuko Shimizu

b. 1946

Hello Kitty creator

Yul Brynner

b. 1920

Russian and American actor (1920–1985)

Yuli Gurriel

b. 1984

Cuban baseball player (born 1984)

Yuli Turovsky

b. 1939

Canadian conductor

Yulia Lipnitskaya

b. 1998

Russian figure skater (born 1998)

Yulia Nestsiarenka

b. 1979

Belarusian sprinter

Yuliana Korolkova

b. 1994

Russian model

Yuliya Zaripova

b. 1986

Russian middle-distance runner

Yumi Adachi

b. 1981

Japanese actress and singer

Yumiko Cheng

b. 1981

Musical artist

Yumiko Kobayashi

b. 1979

Japanese voice actress (born 1979)

Yumiko Ōshima

b. 1947

Japanese manga artist

Yun Hyon-seok

South Korean writer and activist (1984–2003)

Yun Po-sun

President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962

Yuna Kim

b. 1990

South Korean figure skater (born 1990)

Yundi

b. 1982

Chinese pianist (born 1982)

Yunel Escobar

b. 1982

Cuban baseball player (born 1982)

Yung Joc

b. 1980

American rapper (born 1980)

Yung Lean

b. 1996

Swedish rapper (born 1996)