A–Z index
All 1,176 people, filed by surname.
5 people
Rosalyn Yalow 1921–2011Science & MedicineInvented radioimmunoassay with Solomon Berson, refused to patent it, and took the 1977 Nobel alone.
Chuck Yeager 1923–2020Frontier & SportAir Force test pilot who first exceeded the speed of sound in level flight in 1947.
Janet Yellen b. 1946Ideas & MediaFirst woman to chair the Federal Reserve and to serve as Treasury Secretary.
Brigham Young 1801–1877Ideas & MediaReligious and territorial leader who directed Mormon migration and settlement in the American West.
John Young 1930–2018Frontier & SportSix spaceflights across three programmes, a walk on the Moon, and command of the first Space Shuttle launch.