Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Yukina Shirakawa

b. 1985

Japanese gravure idol (born 1985)

Yukio Edano

b. 1964

Japanese politician

Yukiya Amano

b. 1947

Japanese diplomat (1947–2019)

Yuko Nakanishi

b. 1981

Japanese swimmer (born 1981)

Yuko Nakazawa

b. 1973

Japanese singer, dancer, and actress

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

Yuliya Zaripova

b. 1986

Russian middle-distance runner

Yumiko Kobayashi

b. 1979

Japanese voice actress (born 1979)

Yun Hyon-seok

South Korean writer and activist (1984–2003)

Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu

Turkish journalist (1879 – 1945)

Yuri Andropov

b. 1914

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1984

Yuri Artyukhin

b. 1930

Soviet cosmonaut (1930–1998)

Yuri Chesnokov (volleyball)

Russian volleyball player (1933–2010)

Yuri Dolgorukiy

Prince of Rostov and Suzdal (died 1157)

Yuri Kasparyan

b. 1963

Soviet rock musician

Yuri Kochiyama

b. 1921

American civil rights activist (1921–2014)

Yuri Shevchuk

b. 1957

Soviet-Russian singer (born 1957)

Yuri Susloparov

Soviet footballer (1958–2012)

Yuriko, Princess Mikasa

b. 1923

Japanese princess (1923–2024)

Yuriy Sedykh

b. 1955

Soviet athlete (1955–2021)

Yury of Zvenigorod

Grand Prince of Moscow