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Here are 483 people with a first or last name starting with Y

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Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar

Founder of the Saffarid Empire (861–879)

““He first took Bãmiãn, which he probably reached by way of Herãt, and then marched on Balkh where he ruined (the temple)...”
2 Quotes:2 Attributed
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Yaa Asantewaa

““It is not enough to desire freedom; we must take action to achieve it.””
9 Quotes:9 Attributed
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Yaa Gyasi

Ghanaian-American novelist

“(What’s the last great book you read?) ...The last great one I read was Yaa Gyasi’s “Homegoing,” a fascinating novel abo...”
14 Quotes:13 Attributed1 About
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Yaba Badoe

“Mister, I’m not for sale,’ I say. ‘Never was, never have been, never will be.’ ‘Everyone has a price, young lady.’ ‘What...”
2 Quotes:2 Attributed
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Yablonska, Sofia

Ukrainian travel writer, photographer

““Я стала пояснювати йому різниці між нами та руськими, нарисувала мапу України та її сусідніх країн, щоб він краще з...”
2 Quotes:2 Attributed
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Yaccarino, Linda

“Have a little faith in young daughters, they are not too bad”
18 Quotes:18 Attributed
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Yacine, Tassadit

“After having left the tribe as a child through the violence of war.”
29 Quotes:29 Attributed
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Yacob-Halisu, Olajumoke

Nigerian editor and academic

“Let us now look for candidates who have a clear vision, candidates we know that we can hold accountable. The roles of th...”
3 Quotes:3 Attributed
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Yacob, Halimah

8th President of the Republic of Singapore

“According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit. We often associate the Rabbit with its agility, resili...”
20 Quotes:20 Attributed
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Yacouba, Ousseini Hadizatou

“Secondly, Niger's mining code has been revised to take into account certain current concerns and improve the sector’s at...”
4 Quotes:4 Attributed
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Yadah

Nigerian gospel singer, songwriter, and worship leader

“"Yadah" is an hebrew word for extending our arms and fingers to God.”
2 Quotes:2 Attributed
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Yadav, Lalu Prasad

20th chief minister of Bihar and former union minister

“Congress is silent but today, one of its allies confirmed the intentions of INDI Alliance. Their leader, who is in jail ...”
21 Quotes:15 Attributed6 About
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Yadav, Mulayam Singh

15th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and 10th Defence Minister of India (1939–2022)

“Boys will be boys. Boys commit mistakes.”
8 Quotes:4 Attributed4 About
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Yadgar, Ahmad

author of the Mughal era

““It so happened that Raja Man, the ruler of Gwalior who had been warring with the Sultans for years, went to hell. His s...”
2 Quotes:2 Attributed
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Yael Abecassis

“Dear god, there are also Arab citizens in this country. When the hell will someone in this government convey to the publ...”
5 Quotes:5 Attributed
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Yael Dayan

“...for me, doing means contributing, doing for others.”
28 Quotes:25 Attributed3 About
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Yagan

Australian Noongar warrior (c. 1795–1833)

“[S]ome of my letters must have gone astray, as you seem only to have heard incidentally about the spear thrown at me by ...”
10 Quotes:1 Attributed9 About
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Yaghma Golrouee

Persian songwriter, writer and poet

“1 Quotes:1 Attributed
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Yagyū Munenori

samurai and daimyo of the early Edo period (1571-1646)

“A stroke of the sword that does not hit its target is the sword stroke of death; you reach over it to strike the...”
10 Quotes:10 Attributed
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Yahia Lababidi

“Aphorisms respect the wisdom of silence by disturbing it, but briefly.”
3 Quotes:3 Attributed
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Popular 'Y' Names 8 popular people

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Yogi Berra

American baseball player, manager, coach

67 Quotes:33 Attributed21 About10 Disputed
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Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

24 Quotes:11 Attributed4 About1 Disputed1 Misattributed
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Yves Saint-Laurent

French fashion designer

6 Quotes:4 Attributed
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William Butler Yeats

Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)

200 Quotes:170 Attributed13 About
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Yoda

fictional character in the Star Wars universe

6 Quotes:6 Attributed
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Paramahansa Yogananda

Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)

43 Quotes:36 Attributed2 About
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Neil Young

Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)

67 Quotes:62 Attributed2 About
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Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

43 Quotes:36 Attributed5 About
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