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| Yahia El Haroui | Philosopher, Writer |
| Yahtzee Croshaw | Painter |
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| Yamikani Jamali Hassan |
| Yamile Saied Méndez | Author, Novelist |
| Yana Toboso | Manga Artist (Creator of "Black Butler") |
| Yanagi | (Insufficient information; more context needed to accurately identify profession; several characters have this name) |
| Yann Arthus-Bertrand | Photographer, Environmentalist |
| Yann Martel | Novelist (Best known for "Life of Pi") |
| Yasmin Mogahed | Author, Motivational Speaker |
| Yasmina Diallo | Author |
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| Yasmina Reza | Playwright, Novelist (French playwright and novelist known for works like Art and God of Carnage) |
| Yasmine Millett | Author, Writer |
| Yasunari Kawabata | Author, Novelist (First Japanese writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature) |
| Yasutaka Tsutsui | Novelist, Sci-Fi Writer |
| Yato | God, Ex-God of Calamity (Main character from Noragami, a minor god who seeks to build his own shrine) |
| Yedidah Spann | Author |
| Yehuda Bauer | Historian, Holocaust Scholar |
| Yeji Kim | Author |
| yel | Motivational Speaker |
| Yennie Fer | Author, Unspecified Profession |
| Yesika Salgado | Memoirist |
| Yevgeny Yevtushenko | Social Critic |
| Yevgeny Zamyatin | Novelist, Political Satirist (Best known for "We") |
| Yisroel Meir Ha-Cohen | Rabbi, Scholar |
| Yiyun Li | Novelist, Short Story Writer |
| Ymatruz | Pastor, Motivational Speaker |
| Ymber Delecto | (Insufficient information; need more context) |
| Yogi Berra | Baseball Player, Coach, Humorist |
| Yogi Bhajan | Spiritual Leader, Founder of Kundalini Yoga in the West |
| Yoko Ono | Artist, Musician, Activist |
| Yoko Ota | Author, Unspecified Profession |
| Yoné Noguchi | Critic |
| Yong Kang Chan | Author, Life Coach |
| Yoram Kaniuk | Author, Painter (Israeli writer and painter, known for his novels and essays on Jewish and Israeli themes) |
| Youheum Son | Mindfulness Coach |
| Young H. D. Kim | Author, Motivational Speaker |
| Yo-Yo Ma | Cellist (World-renowned classical musician) |
| Ysabeau S. Wilce | Young Adult Author, Fantasy Writer |
| Yu Miri | Novelist, Playwright |
| Yūji Kaku | Manga Artist, Writer |
| Yuki Obata | Manga Artist |
| Yukinoshita Yukino | Student, Anti-Heroine (Character from My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, a top student with a cold demeanor) |
| Yukio Mishima | Novelist, Playwright, Essayist |
| Yulia Peralta |
| Yulia Tymoshenko | Politician, Former Prime Minister of Ukraine |
| Yulin Kuang | Futurist |
| Yume Kitasei |
| Yumi Tamura | Author, Novelist |
| Yung Pueblo | Relationship Writer |
| Yuri van der Sluis | Author, Leadership Consultant |
| Yusef Komunyakaa |
| Yuuki Obata | Manga Artist, Illustrator |
| Yuval Levin | Social Commentator |
| Yuval Noah Harari | Historian, Author |
| Yuvika Mathur -Gone with the time. | Writer |
| Yvon Chouinard | Rock Climber, Environmentalist, Businessman |
| Yvonne Padmos | Author, Wellness Expert |
| Yvonne Pierre | Author, Motivational Speaker |
| Yvonne Prinz | Young Adult Author |
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