Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

You Si-kun

b. 1948

Premier of the Republic of China from 2002 to 2005

Younes El Aynaoui

b. 1971

Moroccan tennis player

Young Maylay

b. 1979

American rapper (born 1979)

Young Thug

b. 1991

American rapper (born 1991)

Young Tonumaipea

b. 1992

Samoa international rugby league & union footballer

YoungBoy Never Broke Again

b. 1999

American rapper (born 1999)

Younghoe Koo

b. 1994

South Korean-American football player (born 1994)

Younha

b. 1988

South Korean pop singer-songwriter

Younus AlGohar

b. 1970

British-Pakistani activist

Youri Egorov

Soviet and Monegasque classical pianist (1954 - 1988)

Youri Tielemans

b. 1997

Belgian footballer (born 1997)

Youssef Aftimus

Ottoman civil engineer and architect from Mount Lebanon

Youssef Chahine

Egyptian film director (1926–2008)

Youssou N'Dour

b. 1959

Senegalese politician and musician (born 1959)

Youssouf Hersi

b. 1982

Footballer (born 1982)

Youssouf Togoïmi

Chadian politician (1953–2002)

Yoyong Martirez

Filipino basketball player (1946–2024)

Yozo Ishikawa

Japanese politician (1925–2014)

Yrjö Saarela

Finnish wrestler (1884–1951)

Ysaline Bonaventure

b. 1994

Belgian tennis player (born 1994)

Yū Aoi

b. 1985

Japanese actress and model (born 1985)

Yu Darvish

b. 1986

Japanese baseball pitcher (born 1986)

Yu Gwan-sun

Korean independence activist (1902–1920)

Yu Kuo-hwa

Taiwanese politician and economist (1914–2000)