Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Yungblud

b. 1997

English musician (born 1997)

Yunjin Kim

b. 1973

South Korean and American actress (born 1973)

Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu

Turkish journalist (1879 – 1945)

Yuqi

b. 1999

Chinese singer-songwriter (born 1999)

Yura (South Korean singer)

b. 1992

South Korean actress and singer (born 1992)

Yuri Alexandrov (boxer)

b. 1963

Soviet boxer (1963–2013)

Yuri Andropov

b. 1914

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1984

Yuri Arbachakov

b. 1966

Russian boxer (born 1966)

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 Lyubimov

b. 1917

Soviet and Russian stage actor and director

Yuri Milner

b. 1961

Israeli entrepreneur and physicist (born 1961)

Yuri Norstein

b. 1941

Russian animator (born 1941)

Yuri Senkevich

Russian physician and television host (1937–2003)

Yuri Shevchuk

b. 1957

Soviet-Russian singer (born 1957)

Yuri Shiratori

b. 1968

Japanese voice actress and singer

Yuri Susloparov

Soviet footballer (1958–2012)

Yuri Zhirkov

b. 1983

Russian footballer (born 1983)

Yurie Omi

b. 1988

Japanese former announcer and news anchor

Yurii Bieliaiev

b. 1992

Belarusian ice dancer

Yuriko, Princess Mikasa

b. 1923

Japanese princess (1923–2024)