Yakov Mikhailovich Yurovsky was an Old Bolshevik best known as the chief executioner of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, his family, and four retainers on the night of 16/17 July 1918.
Yakov Smirnoff is a comedian who immigrated to America from the USSR.
Yair Lapid is an Israeli politician, actor, journalist, author, former TV presenter and news anchor. He is founder and chairman of the "Yesh Atid" party, which turned second biggest party in the 2013 Israeli legislative election.
Greek general and historian; student of Socrates (430-355 BC)
Remy de Gourmont was a French Symbolist poet, novelist, and influential critic.
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
Xaviera Hollander is a former call girl, madam, and memoirist.
Percy Wyndham Lewis was an English painter and author. He was a co-founder of the Vorticist movement in art, and edited the literary magazine of the Vorticists, BLAST
Ng Choy (referred to otherwise as Wu Tingfang 1842 in Singapore - 23 June 1922) was a Chinese diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and briefly as Acting Premier during the early years of the Republic of China
William Whewell (May 24, 1794 - March 6, 1866) was an English polymath, scientist, Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian, and historian of science. His surname is pronounced "hew-el
English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963)
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