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| Daja Yavasharian | | 1981 |
| Charles Elwood Yeager | | 1923 |
| William Butler Yeats | | 1865–1939 |
| Janet Yellen | | 1946 |
| Boris Yeltsin | político russo, 1°presidente … | 1931–2007 |
| Cheng Yen | freira budista de Taiwan | 1937 |
| Michelle Yeoh | atriz e bailarina malaia | 1962 |
| Owain Yeoman | ator britânico | 1978 |
| Bat Ye'or | | 1933 |
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| YG | rapper norte-americano | 1990 |
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| Yogaswami | | 1872–1964 |
| Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | | 1917–2008 |
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| Thom Yorke | | 1968 |
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| Banana Yoshimoto | | 1964 |
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| Arthur Young | | 1741–1820 |
| Bellamy Young | | 1970 |
| Brigham Young | | 1801–1877 |
| Edward Young | | 1683–1765 |
| Fernanda Young | Escritora, roteirista e atriz… | 1970–2019 |
| Iris Marion Young | | 1949–2006 |
| Jock Young | | 1942–2013 |
| Kelly Young | | |
| Neil Young | | 1945 |
| Robyn Young | | |
| Thomas Young | | 1773–1829 |
| Vince Young | jogador de futebol americano … | 1983 |
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| William P. Young | | 1955 |
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| Henny Youngman | | 1906–1998 |
| Kim Young-sam | | 1927–2015 |
| Marguerite Yourcenar | | 1903–1987 |
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| Malala Yousafzai | | 1997 |
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| Yang Yuanqing | | 1964 |
| Zhang Yufei | nadadora chinesa | 1998 |
| Youn Yuh-jung | | 1947 |
| Marcelo Yuka | Músico brasileiro | 1965–2019 |
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