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- Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-SaffarAmir of the Saffarid dynasty from 861 to 879
- Yahya JammehPresident of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017
- Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-DinImam of Yemen (1869–1948)
- Yajvapala dynastyThe Yajvapala (IAST: Yajvapāla) dynasty ruled parts of central India during the 13th centu
- Yako, Burkina FasoYako is a town in northern Burkina Faso, the capital of Passoré Province. It lies 109 kilo
- Yakub Beg of YettisharEmir of Yettishar (1820–1877)
- Yakubu GowonMilitary Head of State of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975 (born 1934)
- Yamagata AritomoJapanese statesman and general (1838–1922)
- Yamato TakeruJapanese prince of the imperial house
- Yang BaibingYang Baibing (Chinese: 杨白冰; pinyin: Yáng Báibīng; 9 September 1920 – 15 January 2013) was
- Yang di-Pertuan AgongThe Yang di-Pertuan Agong (lit. 'He Who is Made Lord', Jawi: يڠ دڤرتوان اݢوڠ), also known
- Yang ShangkunPresident of China from 1988 to 1993
- Yaroslav the WiseGrand Prince of Kiev from 1019 to 1054
- Yasser ArafatPresident of Palestine from 1989 to 2004
- Yatenga ProvinceYatenga is one of the provinces of Burkina Faso, located in the Nord Region of the country
- Yax Ehb XookAjaw of Tikal
- Yax Nuun Ahiin IRuler of the Mayan city of Tikal from 379 to c. 404
- Yazdegerd IIILast Sasanian King from 632 to 651
- Yazid IUmayyad caliph from 680 to 683
- Yegor GaidarSoviet-Russian economist and politician (1956–2009)
- Yekuno AmlakEmperor of Ethiopia from 1270 to 1285
- Yelü DashiEmperor of Western Liao from 1124 to 1143
- Yeongjo of JoseonKing of Joseon from 1724 to 1776
- YesebokheamaniYesebokheamani (or Amaniyesebokhe) was the king (qore) of Kush in the late 3rd or early 4t
- Yi WanyongKorean politician (1858–1926)
- YicongYicong (23 July 1831 – 18 February 1889), formally known as Prince Dun (or Prince Tun), wa
- YiheYihe (奕詥; 14 March 1844 – 17 December 1868) was Daoguang Emperor's eighth son and the firs
- Yingluck ShinawatraPrime Minister of Thailand from 2011 to 2014
- Yitzhak RabinPrime Minister of Israel (1974–1977; 1992–1995)
- Yitzhak ShamirPrime Minister of Israel (1983–1984; 1986–1992)
- Yizhu, Chiayi23°21′24″N 120°13′25″E / 23.356549°N 120.223511°E
- Yohannes IVEmperor of Ethiopia from 1871 to 1889
- Yolande of ValoisYolande of Valois (23 September 1434 – 23 August 1478), also called Yolande of France, was
- Yongle EmperorEmperor of China from 1402 to 1424
- Yongzheng EmperorEmperor of China from 1722 to 1735
- York CottageYork Cottage is a house in the grounds of Sandringham House in Norfolk, England.
- Yoshirō MoriPrime Minister of Japan from 2000 to 2001
- Yu QianYu Qian (simplified Chinese: 于谦; traditional Chinese: 于謙; pinyin: Yú Qiān; 1398–1457), cou
- Yugoslavia and the AlliesEvents in World War II
- Yukiya AmanoYukiya Amano (Japanese: 天野 之弥, Hepburn: Amano Yukiya, 9 May 1947 – 18 July 2019) was a Jap
- Yulia TymoshenkoPrime Minister of Ukraine (2005, 2007–2010)
- Yumjaagiin TsedenbalLeader of Mongolia from 1952 to 1984
- Yusuf ibn TashfinRuler of Almoravid Dynasty (r. 1061–1106)