Ya
Yad-Yan
- Yadav, Laloo Prasad (born 1948), Indian politician
- Yagoda, Genrikh Grigor'evich (1891-1938)
- Yakovlev, Alexander Nikolaevich (born 1923)
- Yakovlev, Alexander Sergeyevich (1906-1989)
- Yakovlev, Anatoli A.
- Yakub of Alexandria (819-830), Coptic Pope
- Yakubu Gowon (born 1934), military leader of Nigeria
- Yakushev, Alexander, ice hockey player
- Yale, Elihu (1649-1721), Yale University benefactor
- Yale, Linus Jr. (1821-1868), innovator of locks
- Yalom, Irvin, psychologist
- Yamagata Hiro (born 1964), author
- Yamamoto Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
- Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659-1719), Japanese Author of Hagakure
- Yamaoka, Akira (born 1968), Japanese composer
- Yamasaki, Minoru (1912-1986), US architect
- Yamashita, Tomoyuki (1885-1946), Japanese lieutenant general in Malaya, Singapore and the Philippines
- Yam鯧o, Maurice (1921-1993)
- Yan Chia-kan (1905-1993), ROC politician
- Yancey, James Edwards "Jimmy" (c. 1898-1951), US boogie-woogie musician
- Yang Ch'eng-fu (楊澄甫, 1883-1936), famous T'ai Chi Ch'uan teacher
- Yankovich, Bosa
- Yankovic, "Weird Al" (born 1959), US parody musician
- Yanovsky, Zal (1945-2002), of Lovin' Spoonful
Yao - Yat
- Yao Ming, (born 1980), NBA Basketball player, Houston Rockets
- Yao Wenyuan, (born 1931)
- Yarborough, Ralph, U.S. Senator (1957-1971) and Texas politician
- Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, (born 1942), US horror author
- Yaremenko, Yury, (died 1996), USSR economist
- Yaroch, Kevin J.
- Yarov, Yury, (born 1942), Russian politician, former deputy prime minister and CIS executive secretary
- Yarwood, Mike, (born 1941), British comedian
- Yascheshyn, Kerri, (1985 - 2003), cancer patient
- Yashin, Lev, (1929-1990), Russian football goalkeeper
- Yastrzemski, Carl, (born 1939), Baseball Hall of Fame
- Yasunori, Mitsuda, (born 1972), Japanese video game music composer
- Yates, Abraham, (1724-1796), U.S. lawyer, Continental Congressman for New York
- Yates, Andrea Pia, former mother and murderer of her five children
- Yates, Dornford, (1885 - 1960), British novelist
- Yates, Frank, (1902-1994), statistician
- Yates, Joseph C., (1768-1837), U.S. lawyer, Governor of New York (1823-1824)
- Yates, Peter W., (1747-1826), Continental Congress delegate from New York
- Yates, Richard, (1818-1873), 19th century governor of Illinois
- Yates, Richard, (1926-1992), U.S. novelist
- Yates, Simon (born 1963), British mountaineer
Yau - Yaz
Ye
- Yeager, Chuck (b. 1923), US pilot, broke sound barrier
- Yeakey, Terrence (1964/5-1996)
- Yearwood, Trisha (born 1964), musician
- Yeats, Jack Butler (1871-1957), painter
- Yeats, William Butler (1865-1939), Irish poet, dramatist, senator
- Yeboah, Anthony (born 1964), Ghanaian footballer
- Yegorov, Boris Borisovich (1937-1994), Russian astronaut
- Yehoshua, A. B., author of Mr. Mani
- Yeliseyev, Aleksei (born 1934), astronaut
- Yeltsin, Boris (b. 1931) President of Russia
- Yen Chia-jin (1905-1993)
- Yenser, Stephen, Whitman winner–The Fire In All Things
- Yeo, Philip, industrial and systems engineer
- Yeo-Thomas, Edward (1901-1964), WW2 SOE agent
- Yeoh, Michelle (born 1962), Chinese actor
- Yepes, Narciso, musician
- Yeremenko, Andrey, Soviet marshal and front line general in Stalingrad
- Yerkes, Robert (1876-1956), psychologist
- Yermakov, Nicholas (born 1951), Russian author
- Yesenin, Sergei (1895-1925), poet
- Yevtushenko, Yevgeny (b. 1933), Russian novelist
- Yezhov, Nikolai Ivanovich (1895-1940)
Yi-Yn
- Yi Jachun, (1315 - 1360),Yuan Dynasty officer
- Yi Kun-mo, (1986-1988), prime minister
- Yi Sun-sin, (1545 - November 19, 1598), Korean admiral
- Yimou, Zhang, (born 1950), film director
- Yip Man, (1893-1972)
- Arvo Ylpp?pp?rvo, (1887-1992), Finnish pediatrician
- Yngve, Victor, (born 1920), linguist
Yo
Yoa-Yob
- Yoakam, Dwight, singer-songwriter, musician
- Yoakum, Joseph, (1886-1972), painter
- Yoannis I of Alexandria, (496-505), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis II of Alexandria, (505-516), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis III of Alexandria, (681-689), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis IV of Alexandria, (776-799), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis IX of Alexandria, (1320-1327), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis V of Alexandria, (1146-1166), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis VI of Alexandria, (1189-1216), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis VII of Alexandria, (1261-1268), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis X of Alexandria, (1363-1369), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis XI of Alexandria, (1428-1453), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis XII of Alexandria, (1480-1483), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis XIII of Alexandria, (1483-1524), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis XIV of Alexandria, (1573-1589), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis XIX of Alexandria, (1929-1942), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis XV of Alexandria, (1621-1631), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis XVI of Alexandria, (1676-1718), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis XVII of Alexandria, (1727-1745), Coptic Pope
- Yoannis XVIII of Alexandria, (1770-1797), Coptic Pope
- Yoba, Malik, actor
Yoc-Yos
- Yoccoz, Jean-Christophe, mathematician
- Yogananda, Paramahansa, (1893-1952)
- Yoko Shimomura, (born 1970), Japanese video game music composer
- Yolen, Jane, the Commander Toad series, the Dragon's Blood series
- Yomei, emperor of Japan
- Yonge, Charlotte M, (1823-1901), British novelist
- Yongle Emperor of China
- Yon Hyong-muk, (1988-1992), prime minister
- York, Mike, ice hockey player
- Yorke, Thom, of Radiohead
- Yoshikawa, Eiji, (1892-1962), novelist
- Yoshikawa, Takeo
- Yoshinobu, Tokugawa, (1837-1913), shogun
- Yoshitaka, Ouchi, daimyo, feudal leader in Japan
- Yoshiteru, Ashikaga, (1536-1565), Shogun, Japanese feudal leader
- Yost, David US actor
You
Youd
Youn
Young
People named Young
Young, A-H
- Young, Andre (Dr. Dre), (b. 1965), hip hop artist, producer
- Young, Andrew, (b. 1932), American civil rights activist & diplomat
- Young, Angus, (b. 1955), guitarist for AC/DC
- Young, Brigham, (1801-1877), American religious leader
- Young, Charles Augustus, (1834-1908), American astronomer
- Young, Coleman, (1918-1997), American politician
- Young, Colville N., Governor-General
- Young, Cy, (1867-1955), American baseball player
- Young, Dave, jazz bassist
- Young, David, poet
- Young, Ed, children's author, illustrator
- Young, Edward, (1683-1765), poet
- Young, Francis Brett, (1884-1954), British novelist
- Young, Gig, (1913?1978), American film actor
- Young, Graham Frederick, (1947-1990), British serial killer
- Young, Horatio Nelson, (1845-1913), military hero
Young, J-W
- Young, James, (1811?1883), Scottish chemist
- Young, Jimmy, (fl. 1970s), American boxer
- Young, Jimmy, (born 1923), British disc jockey
- Young, John, (1802-1852), American politician
- Young, John Watts, (b. 1930), US astronaut
- Young, La Monte, (born 1935), composer
- Young, Lester, (1909-1959), American jazz musician
- Young, Loretta, (1913-2000), American actress
- Young, Mae, (born 1923), American professional wrestler, manager
- Young, Malcolm, (b. 1953), musician
- Young, Marguerite, poet
- Young, Neil, (b. 1945) American singer-songwriter
- Young, Paraffin, (1811?1883), Scottish chemist
- Young, Prez, (1909-1959), American jazz musician
- Young, Robert, (1907-1998), American actor
- Young, Robert Clark, American novelist
- Young, Simon, (fl. mid 19th century), Pitcairn Isl. politician
- Young, Thomas, (1773-1829), physicist
- Young, Venn, New Zealand politician
- Young, Will, musician
Younge - Youngs
Your-Youz
- Yourcenar, Marguerite, (1903-1987), Belgian novelist
- Yousab I of Alexandria, (831-849), Coptic Pope
- Yousef, Ramzi, terrorist
- Youssef El Khazen, Maronite Patriarch
- Youzhny, Mikhail, tennis player
Yoz
Yr-Yz
- Yrigoyen, Hipo, President of Argentina (1916-1922, 1928-1930).
- Eug讥 Ysa?sa?Eug讥, (1858-1931), composer
- Yu, Han, Chinese poet
- Yu, Li, Chinese poet
- Yuan-Cheng Fung (correct filing appears to be "Fung, Yuan-Cheng", but retained her for accessibility), Biomechanics
- Yuan Shikai, (1859-1916), alleged mastermind behind assassination of Sung Chiao-jen
- Yudenich, Nikolai
- Yuji, Yamamoto, Japanese author.
- Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese musician
- Yuldashev, Tohir, leader of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan terrorist group
- Yulee, David Levy, (1810-1886), Florida politician and railroad executive
- Yun, Isang, (1917-1995), Korean-German composer
- Yunupingu, Mandawuy, singer & political activist
- Yunus Emre, 13th century Turkish poet
- Yunusov, Sabir, (1909-1995), Soviet scientist
- Yurchikhin, Fyodor, astronaut
- Yuri, (b. 1964), singer, Mexican diva
- Yuryaku, emperor of Japan
- Yusab II of Alexandria, (1946-1956), Coptic Pope
- Yussupov, Felix, (1887-1967), Russian assassin of Grigori Rasputin
- Yzerman, Steve, (born 1965)
