| Irving Younger | abogado estadounidense | 1932–1988 |
| Henny Youngman | | 1906–1998 |
| Marguerite Yourcenar | escritora francesa | 1903–1987 |
| Gary Yourofsky | gary yourosky | 1970 |
| Malala Yousafzai | estudiante y activista de Pak… | 1997 |
| Hipólito Yrigoyen | político argentino | 1852–1933 |
| Li Yu | | 937–978 |
| Miri Yu | escritora y guionista surcore… | 1968 |
| Qu Yuan | | -343–-278 a.C. |
| Tao Yuanming | poeta chino | 365–427 |
| Wang Yu-chi | | 1969 |
| Eliezer Yudkowsky | | 1979 |
| Zhang Yufei | nadadora china | 1998 |
| Youn Yuh-jung | actriz surcoreana | 1947 |
| Kaori Yuki | | |
| Fukuzawa Yukichi | | 1835–1901 |
| Swami Sri Yukteswar | Yogui y gurú indio | 1855–1936 |
| Hsing Yun | calígrafo taiwanés | 1927 |
| Li Yundi | pianista chino | 1982 |
| Rick Yune | actor estadounidense | 1971 |
| Chow Yun-fat | actor chino | 1955 |
| Muhammad Yunus | economista y banquero bengalí… | 1940 |
| Atahualpa Yupanqui | cantautor argentino | 1908–1992 |
| Víktor Yúshchenko | Politico Ucraíno | 1954 |
| Hamza Yusuf | | 1958 |
| Lin Yutang | escritor chino | 1895–1976 |
