Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Yevgeny Svetlanov

Soviet and Russian conductor (1928–2002)

Yhency Brazobán

b. 1980

Dominican baseball player (born 1980)

Yi Munyeol

b. 1948

South Korean writer (born 1948)

Yi So-yeon

b. 1978

South Korean astronaut (born 1978)

Yi Sun-sin

b. 1545

16th-century Korean naval commander

Yi Un

Last Crown Prince of Korea (1897–1970)

Yiannis Boutaris

b. 1942

Greek businessman and politician (1942–2024)

Yiannis Latsis

Greek shipping multi-billionaire business magnate (1910–2003)

Yiannis Moralis

b. 1916

Greek visual artist (1916–2009)

Yiannis Papaioannou

Greek composer and teacher

Yiannis Ritsos

b. 1909

Greek poet and communist (1909–1990)

Yigael Yadin

Israeli archeologist, soldier and politician (1917-1984)

Yigal Arnon

Israeli lawyer

Yingluck Shinawatra

b. 1967

Prime Minister of Thailand from 2011 to 2014

Yiorgos Theotokas

b. 1906

Greek novelist

Yitzhak Pundak

b. 1913

Yitzhak Shamir

Prime Minister of Israel (1983–1984; 1986–1992)

Yngve Moe

Musical artist

Yngwie Malmsteen

b. 1963

Swedish-American guitarist (born 1963)

YNW Melly

b. 1999

American rapper (born 1999)

Yo Gotti

b. 1981

American rapper (born 1981)

Yo-Yo Davalillo

b. 1931

Venezuelan baseball player and manager

Yoan Gouffran

b. 1986

French footballer (born 1986)

Yoán Moncada

b. 1995

Cuban baseball player (born 1995)