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This list began with 257 entries and now has 72 non-verified entries after pruning and article creation (as of 23 January 2008). That's 72.0% complete.

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[edit] Arts

  1. Bimyo Yamada — (1868–1910) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Japanese novelist and poet
  2. Héctor Yánover — (????–2003) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Argentinian poet
  3. Vladimir Ivanovich Yegortsev — (1934–1971) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Sculptor
  4. Cecil Youngfox — (1942–1987) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Canadian Metis artist
  5. Francis Brett Yount — (????–????) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) English poet
  6. Somei Yuki — (1875–1957) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Japanese-style painter
  7. Saúl Yurkievich — (1931–2005) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Poet

[edit] Music

  1. Tadashi Yanada — (1885–1959) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Japanese musician and composer
  2. Fumiko Yonekawa — (1894–1995) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Musician and Composer, specialized in the Shamisen
  3. John Frederick Young — (1871–1890) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Canadian songwriter

[edit] Acting

  1. Bruce Yarnell — (1935–1973) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Singer and actor
  2. Rosita Yarza — (1922–1996) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Spanish Stage and Screen Actress
  3. Grace Yearsley — (1895–1967) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) American motion picture actress in the silent era, wife of Ralph Yearsley
  4. William Yip — (1895–1968) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Stage, screen, and television actor
  5. Georgiana Young — (1923–????) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Actress, wife of Ricardo Montalbán, article redirects there
  6. Skip Young (actor) — (1930–1993) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) American television and film actor
  7. Chief Yowlachie — (1891–1966) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Actor, Singer, a.k.a. Daniel Simmons
  8. Leota Yule — (1898–1964) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Vaudeville entertainer, stage actress, wife of Joe Yule

[edit] Politics

  1. John Yager — (1921–2000) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Mayor of Toledo, Ohio
  2. Sadanori Yamanaka — (1921–2004) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Japanese minister of trade
  3. James Yoxall — (1857–1925) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) British MP and president of the National Union of Teachers

[edit] Science

  1. Tadaoki Yamamoto — (1881–1951) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Japanese electrical engineer, television pioneer
  2. Ryokichi Yatabe — (1851–1899) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Botanist
  3. Fowler Yett — (1920–2003) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Scientist, member of the Manhattan Project

[edit] Sports

  1. George Yeager — (1874–1940) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Baseball Player
  2. Irving Young — (1877–1935) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Major League Baseball pitcher

[edit] Military

  1. Tomoyoshi Yamashita — (1882–1932) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Japanese naval admiral and physician, brother of Tomoyuki Yamashita
  2. Jacob F. Yeager — (1841–1909) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
  3. Stephen Yeoman — (1836–1917) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  4. Louis Yorke — (1832–1873) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  5. Andrew J. Young (Medal of Honor recipient) — (????–????) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
  6. Cavalry M. Young — (????–????) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
  7. Edward B. Young — (1835–1867) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
  8. Frank Albert Young — (1876–1941) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Boxer Rebellion Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
  9. James M. Young — (1843–1913) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
  10. William Hugh Young — (1838–1901) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Civil War Confederate Brigadier General
  11. Benjamin Youngs — (1844–1927) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, a.k.a. Benjamin F. Young
  12. John L. Younker — (1836–1911) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient

[edit] Victims

  1. John Samual Yates — (1995–2001) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Murdered by his mother, Andrea Yates
  2. Lisa Yates (murder victim) — (1957–1983) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Murdered by serial killer Gary Ridgway
  3. Luke Yates — (1999–2001) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Murdered by his mother, Andrea Yates
  4. Mary Deborah Yates — (2000–2001) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Murdered by her mother, Andrea Yates
  5. Noah Yates — (1994–2001) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Murdered by his mother, Andrea Yates
  6. Paul Yates — (1997–2001) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Murdered by his mother, Andrea Yates
  7. Patricia Yellowrobe — (1960–1998) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Murdered by serial killer Gary Ridgway
  8. Carrie Yoder — (1976–2003) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Murdered, possibly by Derrick Todd Lee

[edit] Related to someone famous

  1. Angelo Yale — (1903–1965) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Brother of mobster Frankie Yale
  2. Georgie Yeats — (1892–1968) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Wife of William Butler Yeats

[edit] Other

  1. Kajiko Yajima — (1833–1925) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Japanese activist, promoted education for women
  2. Gunpei Yamamuro — (1872–1940) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Helped found the Japanese branch of The Salvation Army
  3. Ichiro Yamano — (1899–1958) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Japanese movie commentator, no google hits that I can find
  4. Sohachi Yamaoka — (1907–1978) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Japanese writer and publisher
  5. Louis Yansky — (1875–1952) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Circus entertainer, strongman
  6. Ivan Yastrezhembsky — (1898–1927) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Bolshevik hero
  7. Tetsu Yasui — (1870–1945) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Educator, president of Tokyo Woman's Christian University
  8. Masaatsu Yasuoka — (1900–1983) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Western philosopher
  9. Black Yauco — (????–????) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Webb C. Hayes's horse
  10. James E. Yeatman — (1818–1901) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Businessman and American Civil War figure in St. Louis, Missouri
  11. Yemmerrawanie — (????–1794) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) one of the first two Australian Aboriginals (with Bennelong) to visit Europe
  12. Masabalala Yengwa — (1923–1987) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Leading member of the African National Congress
  13. Gakkai Yoda — (1833–1909) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Scholar of Classical Chinese
  14. Yogi (dog) — (1989–1998) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Police dog with the longest successive tracking search on record
  15. Francis Yohannan — (1922–2001) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) U.S. WWII aviator, supposed inspiration for the character Yossarian
  16. Stephen Yokich — (1935–2002) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Labor Union Activist, president of the United Auto Workers
  17. David Young (editor) — (1781–1852) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Astronomer and co-founder of the Farmers' Almanac
  18. Hiram Young (wagon builder) — (1815–1882) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) African American social reformer and wagon builder
  19. Lot Young — (1842–1926) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Civil War Confederate Army Officer, Historian
  20. Vlad the Younger — (1488–1512) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Prince of Wallachia, a.k.a Vlad cel Tânăr, father of Vlad Înecatul
  21. John Yudkin — (1911–1995) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Professor, dietician, author of dieting books

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[edit] Verified

The majority of verified links have been deleted. Those red links above that turn blue can either be placed here, or deleted.

  1. Bernardo Yorba — (1801–1858) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) California land grant pioneer, owner of the Don Bernardo Yorba Ranchhouse
  2. Oliver Yantis — (1869–1892) — Find-A-Grave — (wp gwp g | eb 1911 co en gct sw) Western Outlaw with the Wild Bunch