Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Yuki Tsunoda

b. 2000

Japanese racing driver (born 2000)

Yukina Shirakawa

b. 1985

Japanese gravure idol (born 1985)

Yukio Edano

b. 1964

Japanese politician

Yukio Sakurauchi

Japanese politician (1888–1947)

Yukiya Amano

b. 1947

Japanese diplomat (1947–2019)

Yuknoom Chʼeen II

b. 600

Ajaw

Yuknoom Yichʼaak Kʼahkʼ

b. 649

7th-century king of the Mayan kingdom of Kaan

Yūko Asano

b. 1960

Japanese actress and singer (born 1960)

Yuko Nakanishi

b. 1981

Japanese swimmer (born 1981)

Yuko Nakazawa

b. 1973

Japanese singer, dancer, and actress

Yul Brynner

b. 1920

Russian and American actor (1920–1985)

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

Yuliana Korolkova

b. 1994

Russian model

Yuliya Zaripova

b. 1986

Russian middle-distance runner

Yumi Adachi

b. 1981

Japanese actress and singer

Yumiko Cheng

b. 1981

Musical artist

Yumiko Kobayashi

b. 1979

Japanese voice actress (born 1979)

Yumiko Ōshima

b. 1947

Japanese manga artist

Yun Hyon-seok

South Korean writer and activist (1984–2003)

Yun Po-sun

President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962

Yuna Kim

b. 1990

South Korean figure skater (born 1990)