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Yukio Mishima
(One of the Most Important Japanese Authors of the 20th Century)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 14, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Yotsuya, Tokyo, Japan
Died: November 25, 1970
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Yue Fei
(Military General Whose Expertise in Martial Arts Made Him a National Folk Hero in China)
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2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 24, 1103
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Anyang, China
Died: January 28, 1142
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Yang Jiang
(Chinese Playwright and Translator Who Wrote Several Successful Comedies)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 17, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Beijing, China
Died: May 25, 2016
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Yunus Emre
(Legendary Turkish Folk Poet and Sufi Mystic)
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0
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Yann Martel
(Author best known for the Man Booker Prize–winning novel Life of Pi)
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Yasunari Kawabata
(Novelist)
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Yoshiyuki Tomino
(Film director, Screenwriter, Novelist)
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1
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Yehuda Amichai
(Former poet and author, one of the first to write in colloquial Hebrew in modern times)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 3, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany
Died: September 22, 2000
9
Yaa Gyasi
(Novelist)
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1
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Yasmina Khadra
(One of the Most Popular Algerian Novelists in the World)
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2
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Yevgenia Ginzburg
(Writer)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 20, 1904
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russian Empire
Died: May 25, 1977
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Yusef Komunyakaa
(Poet)
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0
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Yeshi Dhonden
(Writer)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 15, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Namro, Tibet
Died: November 26, 2019
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Yeghishe Charents
(Poet)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 13, 1897
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kars, Kars Oblast, Russian Empire
Died: November 27, 1937
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Yotam Ottolenghi
(British Chef, restaurateur, and Food Writer)
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0
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: December 14, 1968
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel
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Yuyuko Takemiya
(Japanese Novelist)
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2
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Yusuf al-Qaradawi
(Egyptian Islamic Scholar)
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2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: September 9, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saft Turab, Egypt
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Yvonne Vera
(Author)
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3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 19, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Died: April 7, 2005
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Yanka Dyagileva
(Poet)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 4, 1966
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Novosibirsk, Russia
Died: May 9, 1991
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Yanka Kupala
(Belarusian Writer and Poet)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 7, 1882
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Maladzechna District, Belarus
Died: June 28, 1942
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Yolanda Vargas Dulché
(Writer principally known for the creation of the comic book character of Memín Pinguín)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 18, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
Died: August 8, 1999
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Yosano Akiko
(One of the Most Infuential and the Most Controversial Post-Classical Woman Poets of Japan)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 7, 1878
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Died: May 29, 1942
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Yaltah Menuhin
(Musician)
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1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 7, 1921
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: June 9, 2001
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Youp van 't Hek
(Comedian, Singer)
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0
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: February 28, 1954
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Naarden, Netherlands
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Yevgeny Baratynsky
(Poet)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 2, 1800
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire
Died: July 11, 1844
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Yordan Yovkov
(Bulgarian Writer Best Known for His Works: 'Legends of Stara Planina' and 'Inn at Antimovo')
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 9, 1880
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Zheravna, Bulgaria
Died: October 15, 1937
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Yair Lapid
(Journalist, Writer, Politician, Actor, Television presenter)
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3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 5, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tel Aviv
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Y. B. Mangunwijaya
(Indonesian Writer, Architect, and Catholic Religious Leader)
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0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: May 6, 1929
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ambarawa, Indonesia
Died: February 2, 1999
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Yves Bonnefoy
(French Poet)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 24, 1923
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tours, France
Died: July 1, 2016
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Yılmaz Güney
(Kurdish Director, Screenwriter, and Actor of Turkish Films)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 1, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Yenice, Karataş, Turkey
Died: September 9, 1984
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Yosa Buson
(Japanese Poet and Painter of the Edo Period)
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Yamiche Alcindor
(Journalist)
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3
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: November 1, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
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Yuu Kamiya
(Novelist known for novel series No Game No Life)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 10, 1984
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
(Turkish Journalist, Novelist, Diplomat, and Political Figure)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 27, 1889
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
Died: December 13, 1974
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Yambo Ouologuem
(Author)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 22, 1940
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bandiagary, Mali
Died: October 14, 2017
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Yukio Ninagawa
(Theatre director)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 15, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kawaguchi, Japan
Died: May 12, 2016
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Yulia Latynina
(Writer, Journalist)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 16, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Yu Dafu
(Writer)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 7, 1896
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Zhejiang, China
Died: September 17, 1945
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Yury Olesha
(Novelist)
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1
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Yevgeny Zamyatin
(Novelist)
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1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 1, 1884
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lebedyan, Russia
Died: March 10, 1937
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Yu Lihua
(Chinese Writer Who Also Served as a Cultural Ambassador Between the US and China)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 28, 1929
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Shanghai, China
Died: April 30, 2020
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko
(Writer Best Known for 'Babiyy Yar', a Political Poem)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 18, 1932
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nizhneudinsk, Russia
Died: April 1, 2017
43
Yuli Daniel
(Writer)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 15, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: December 30, 1988
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Yoram Kaniuk
(Israeli Writer and Critic)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 2, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Died: June 8, 2013
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Yoshida Kenkō
(Japanese Author and Buddhist Monk)
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Yuri Trifonov
(Author)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 28, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: March 28, 1981
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Yasutaka Tsutsui
(Actor, Novelist, Writer, Playwright, Science fiction writer, Screenwriter)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 24, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ōsaka
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Yuan Zhen
(Author)
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Yves Thériault
(Author)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 27, 1915
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Quebec City, Canada
Died: October 20, 1983
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Yasushi Inoue
(Japanese Novelist)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 6, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Died: January 29, 1991
