Writers Whose First Name Starts With Y
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Discover the famous writers whose name starts with Y. The list includes people like Yukio Mishima, Yang Jiang, Yanka Kupala, Yair Lapid, Yotam Ottolenghi and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. This list of writers whose names start with Y includes people from Japan, United States, Russia, France and other countries all over the world.
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Yue Fei
(Military General Whose Expertise in Martial Arts Made Him a National Folk Hero in China)
Birthdate: March 24, 1103
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Anyang, China
Died: January 28, 1142
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Yukio Mishima(One of the Most Important Japanese Authors of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: January 14, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Yotsuya, Tokyo, Japan
Died: November 25, 1970
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Yang Jiang(Chinese Playwright and Translator Who Wrote Several Successful Comedies)
Birthdate: July 17, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Beijing, China
Died: May 25, 2016
Birthdate: 1989 AD
Birthplace: Mampong, Ghana
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Yunus Emre
(Legendary Turkish Folk Poet and Sufi Mystic)
Birthdate: 1238 AD
Birthplace: Turkey
Died: 1328 AD
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Yusuf al-Qaradawi
(Egyptian Islamic Scholar)
Birthdate: September 9, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saft Turab, Egypt
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Yoshiyuki Tomino
(Film director, Screenwriter, Novelist)
Birthdate: November 5, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Odawara
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Yehuda Amichai
(Former poet and author, one of the first to write in colloquial Hebrew in modern times)
Birthdate: May 3, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany
Died: September 22, 2000
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Yotam Ottolenghi
(British Chef, restaurateur, and Food Writer)
Birthdate: December 14, 1968
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel
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Yasmina Khadra
(One of the Most Popular Algerian Novelists in the World)
Birthdate: January 10, 1955
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kénadsa
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Yevgenia Ginzburg
(Writer)
Birthdate: December 20, 1904
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russian Empire
Died: May 25, 1977
Birthdate: April 29, 1947
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bogalusa, Louisiana
Birthdate: March 13, 1897
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kars, Kars Oblast, Russian Empire
Died: November 27, 1937
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Yosano Akiko
(One of the Most Infuential and the Most Controversial Post-Classical Woman Poets of Japan)
Birthdate: December 7, 1878
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Died: May 29, 1942
Birthdate: September 19, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Died: April 7, 2005
Birthdate: February 24, 1978
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Birthdate: July 7, 1882
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Maladzechna District, Belarus
Died: June 28, 1942
Birthdate: May 15, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Namro, Tibet
Died: November 26, 2019
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Yılmaz Güney
(Kurdish Director, Screenwriter, and Actor of Turkish Films)
Birthdate: April 1, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Yenice, Karataş, Turkey
Died: September 9, 1984
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: September 4, 1966
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Novosibirsk, Russia
Died: May 9, 1991
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Yves Bonnefoy
(French Poet)
Birthdate: June 24, 1923
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tours, France
Died: July 1, 2016
Birthdate: October 7, 1921
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: June 9, 2001
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Yair Lapid
(Journalist, Writer, Politician, Actor, Television presenter)
Birthdate: November 5, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tel Aviv
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Yuu Kamiya
(Novelist known for novel series No Game No Life)
Birthdate: November 10, 1984
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Yordan Yovkov
(Bulgarian Writer Best Known for His Works: 'Legends of Stara Planina' and 'Inn at Antimovo')
Birthdate: November 9, 1880
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Zheravna, Bulgaria
Died: October 15, 1937
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Yasunari Kawabata
(Novelist)
Birthdate: June 11, 1899
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Osaka
Died: April 16, 1972
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Yolanda Vargas Dulché
(Writer principally known for the creation of the comic book character of Memín Pinguín)
Birthdate: July 18, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
Died: August 8, 1999
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Yulia Latynina
(Writer, Journalist)
Birthdate: June 16, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: March 2, 1800
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire
Died: July 11, 1844
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Youp van 't Hek
(Comedian, Singer)
Birthdate: February 28, 1954
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Naarden, Netherlands
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Yann Martel
(Author best known for the Man Booker Prize–winning novel Life of Pi)
Birthdate: June 25, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Salamanca, Spain
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Yamiche Alcindor
(Journalist)
Birthdate: November 1, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
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Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
(Turkish Journalist, Novelist, Diplomat, and Political Figure)
Birthdate: March 27, 1889
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
Died: December 13, 1974
Birthdate: August 22, 1940
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bandiagary, Mali
Died: October 14, 2017
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Yevgenia Albats
(Political journalist)
Birthdate: September 5, 1958
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russian
Birthdate: September 4, 1975
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Birthdate: February 28, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: October 28, 1993
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Y. B. Mangunwijaya
(Indonesian Writer, Architect, and Catholic Religious Leader)
Birthdate: May 6, 1929
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ambarawa, Indonesia
Died: February 2, 1999
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Yu Lihua
(Chinese Writer Who Also Served as a Cultural Ambassador Between the US and China)
Birthdate: November 28, 1929
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Shanghai, China
Died: April 30, 2020
Birthdate: November 27, 1915
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Quebec City, Canada
Died: October 20, 1983
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Yevgeny Zamyatin
(Novelist)
Birthdate: February 1, 1884
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lebedyan, Russia
Died: March 10, 1937
Birthdate: August 8, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: November 29, 1982
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko
(Writer Best Known for 'Babiyy Yar', a Political Poem)
Birthdate: July 18, 1932
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nizhneudinsk, Russia
Died: April 1, 2017
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Yvon Deschamps
(Author, Actor)
Birthdate: July 31, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
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Yakov Perelman
(Writer, Mathematician)
Birthdate: December 4, 1882
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Białystok, Poland
Died: March 16, 1942
Birthdate: April 27, 1635
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: China
Died: September 30, 1704
Birthdate: May 18, 1948
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Yongyang, South Korea
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Yoshitoshi
(Engraver, Painter, Poet)
Birthdate: April 30, 1839
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Edo
Died: June 9, 1892
Birthdate: June 22, 1950
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
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Yann Arthus-Bertrand
(Environmentalist, Activist, Journalist and Photographer)
Birthdate: March 13, 1946
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris