Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Yury Olesha

Russian author (1899–1960)

Yury Prilukov

b. 1984

Russian swimmer

Yury Semyonov

b. 1938

Russian economist and politician (1938–2024)

Yury Voronov (botanist)

b. 1874

Russian botanist

Yutaka Enatsu

b. 1948

Japanese baseball player

Yutaka Ozaki

Japanese musician (1965–1992)

Yuval Banai

b. 1962

Israeli musician (born 1962)

Yuya Osako

b. 1990

Japanese footballer (born 1990)

Yves Beauchemin

b. 1941

Canadian writer (born 1941)

Yves Blais

b. 1931

Canadian politician

Yves Coppens

French anthropologist (1934–2022)

Yves De Winter

b. 1987

Belgian footballer

Yves Duhaime

b. 1939

Canadian politician (born 1939)

Yves Klein

b. 1928

French artist (1928–1962)

Yves Robert

French director (1920-2002)

Yves Saint Laurent (designer)

French fashion designer (1936–2008)

Yves-François Blanchet

b. 1965

Canadian politician, leader of the Bloc Québécois (born 1965)

Yvette Chauviré

b. 1917

French prima ballerina and actress (1917–2016)

Yvette Williams

b. 1929

New Zealand athlete (1929–2019)

Yvon Mvogo

b. 1994

Footballer (born 1994)

Yvonne Craig

b. 1937

American actress (1937–2015)

Yvonne Lefébure

b. 1898

French pianist and teacher

Yvonne Loriod

French musician (1924–2010)

Yvonne Sylvain

b. 1907

Haitian physician (1907–1989)