Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Yoann Huget

b. 1987

France international rugby union player

Yochanan Vollach

b. 1945

Israeli footballer

Yogi Adityanath

b. 1972

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh since 2017

Yogi Berra

b. 1925

American baseball player, manager, and coach (1925–2015)

Yoko Kamio

b. 1966

Japanese manga artist and writer (born 1966)

Yoko Matsuoka (writer)

b. 1916

Japanese critic and translator (1916–1979)

Yolanda of Poland

Hungarian abbess

Yolanda Tortolero

Venezuelan politician (died 2021)

Yolande Donlan

b. 1920

American-British actress (1920–2014)

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

Yoon Joo-sang

b. 1949

South Korean actor (born 1949)

Yoram Kaniuk

b. 1930

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

Yordan Alvarez

b. 1997

Cuban baseball player (born 1997)

Yordano Ventura

b. 1991

Dominican baseball player (1991–2017)

Yosef Merimovich

Football player and manager (1924–2011)

Yoshihiko Noda

b. 1957

Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012

Yoshihiro Tatsumi

b. 1935

Japanese manga artist

Yoshihiro Togashi

b. 1966

Japanese manga artist (born 1966)

Yoshihito, Prince Katsura

Japanese prince (1948–2014)

Yoshiro Nakamatsu

b. 1928

Japanese inventor (born 1928)

Yoshito Ōkubo

b. 1982

Japanese footballer (born 1982)