Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Roy Lichtenstein
Akbar the Great
All Personalities (620 listed)
Yash Chopra
Doyen of Indian Cinema, Founder of Yash Raj Films & Celebrated "King of Romance"
Ye Jianying
Marshal of the People’s Republic of China, Head of State & Key Architect of the Reform Era
Yi Jianlian
Legendary Chinese Professional Basketball Player, Former NBA First-Round Draft Pick & 4-Time Olympian
Yokozuna
WWE Hall of Fame Legend, Two-Time WWF World Heavyweight Champion & 1993 Royal Rumble Winner
Yuta Nakamoto
Japanese Singer, Rapper, Dancer, Actor & Star of Global K-Pop Sensations NCT and NCT 127
Zac Efron
Emmy Award-Winning American Actor, Musical Icon & Hollywood Leading Man
Zac Posen
Celebrated American Fashion Designer, Haute Couture Visionary & Red Carpet Master
Zhu Rongji
5th Premier of the People’s Republic of China & Architect of China’s Modern Market Economy
Zhu Xi
Supreme Song Dynasty Neo-Confucian Philosopher Whose Synthesis of Confucianism Shaped East Asian Thought for 700 Years
Ziggy Marley
8-Time Grammy & Daytime Emmy-Winning Jamaican Reggae Icon, Songwriter & Philanthropist
Zoe Viccaji
Celebrated Pakistani Singer-Songwriter, Indie Musician, Coke Studio Artist & Lux Style Award Winner
Zoot Sims
Jazz Tenor & Soprano Saxophonist