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Yves Klein
Yves Klein (1928–1962), French postwar artist of Nice, creator of International Klein Blue (IKB), monochromes, the empty-gallery Le Vide, Anthropométries performances, and Leap into the Void; Nouveau Réalisme co-founder who died at 34.
Yves Montand
Yves Montand (Ivo Livi, 1921-1991), French singer and actor born in Tuscany, mentored by Édith Piaf, famous for Les feuilles mortes, The Wages of Fear, Z, and Jean de Florette; died filming IP5.
Yves Saint Laurent (designer)
Yves Saint Laurent (1936–2008), born in Oran, Algeria, was the French couturier who ran Dior at 21, founded his own house with Pierre Bergé in 1961, and created Le Smoking, the Mondrian dress, and couture-house luxury ready-to-wear.
Yves Tumor
Yves Tumor is the experimental music project of Sean Bowie (born 1989, Miami), known for Serpent Music (2016), Warp albums Safe in the Hands of Love and Praise a Lord, and the 2025 Rosalía collaboration Berghain.
Yves V
Yves V, born Yves Van Geertsom in 1981, is a Belgian EDM DJ and producer known for playing Tomorrowland's main stage and hitting No. 34 in DJ Mag's 2015 poll.
Yvette Fielding
Yvette Fielding (born 1968, Stockport) is an English TV presenter, youngest-ever Blue Peter host (1987–92), and creator with Karl Beattie of the paranormal series Most Haunted via Antix Productions.
Yvette González-Nacer
Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Cuban-American actress, singer, violinist, and producer; originated Fate in Broadway's Hadestown, starred as Satine in Moulin Rouge! national tour, played Kiki on Nickelodeon's Fresh Beat Band, and founded the nonprofit Creative Minds Care.
Yvette Mimieux
Yvette Mimieux (1942-2022), American actress, star of The Time Machine (Weena), Where the Boys Are, and The Black Hole; three Golden Globe nominations; MGM contract player; retired after 1992.
Yvette Nicole Brown
Yvette Nicole Brown (born 1971, East Cleveland, Ohio) is an American Emmy-nominated actress, writer, producer, singer, and host, best known as Shirley Bennett on NBC's Community and Helen Dubois on Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh, with extensive film, voice, and hosting credits.
Yvette Vickers
Yvette Vickers (Yvette Vedder, 1928-2010), American actress and July 1959 Playboy Playmate, played Honey Parker in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman and Liz Walker in Attack of the Giant Leeches; her mummified body was found in 2011.
Yvette Wilson
Yvette Renee Wilson (1964–2012) was an American comedian and actress who played Andell Wilkerson on the UPN sitcoms Moesha and The Parkers, after stand-up comedy, Thea, Def Comedy Jam, and film roles in Friday and Poetic Justice.
Yvie Oddly
Yvie Oddly is the stage name of Jovan Bridges, an American drag queen based in Denver, Colorado, who won season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2019.
Yvonne Catterfeld
Yvonne Catterfeld (born 1979, Erfurt) is a German pop singer and actress, known for Julia Blum in GZSZ, the 2003 number-one hit "Für dich", the ARD crime series Wolfsland, and The Voice of Germany coaching.
Yvonne Craig
Yvonne Joyce Craig (1937-2015), American actress and Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo dancer; TV's first Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) in Batman's 1967-68 season and Marta the Orion in Star Trek's Whom Gods Destroy; distinct from the Michigan homemaker Yvonne D. Craig.
Yvonne De Carlo
Yvonne De Carlo (Margaret Yvonne Middleton, 1922 or 1924–2007), Canadian-born Hollywood actress; star of 1940s Technicolor adventures, Sephora in The Ten Commandments (1956), and Lily Munster on CBS's The Munsters (1964–66).
Yvonne Elliman
Yvonne Elliman (Yvonne Marianne Elliman), American singer born 1951 in Honolulu: originated Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar on album, Broadway, and film, sang with Eric Clapton, and topped the US chart in 1977 with the Bee Gees-written "If I Can't Have You" from Saturday Night Fever.
Yvonne LaFleur
Yvonne LaFleur, New Orleans fashion designer and retailer, opened You Boutique on Hampson Street in 1969 selling $8 custom-altered jeans; renamed after her 1984 signature fragrance, known for custom millinery, bridal wear, and free alterations.
Yvonne Orji
Yvonne Orji (born 1983, Port Harcourt, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-American actress and comedian, Emmy-nominated as Molly Carter on HBO's Insecure (2016–2021), with HBO specials Momma, I Made It! and A Whole Me and the book Bamboozled by Jesus.
Yvonne Strahovski
Yvonne Strahovski (Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski), Australian actress born 1982, in Sydney; known for Sarah Walker in Chuck and Serena Joy Waterford in The Handmaid's Tale, a twice Emmy-nominated role.
Yvonne Vera
Yvonne Vera (1964–2005) was a Zimbabwean novelist and short-story writer whose five novels, set across different decades of Zimbabwean history, center women's experience and taboo subjects such as rape and political violence.
YZY (record label)
YZY, formerly YZY SND (Yeezy Sound), is Ye's (Kanye West's) independent record label, formalized as Yeezy Record Label, LLC (California, 2022). Released ¥$ Vultures 1–2 (2024) and Bully via gamma. (2026); distinct from YZY Fragrances and the YZY Solana token.
Z (1969 film)
Z (1969), Costa-Gavras's French-Algerian political thriller from Vassilikos's novel on Grigoris Lambrakis's 1963 assassination; won two Oscars, Cannes Jury Prize, banned in Greece.
Z (EP)
Z (EP), the third EP and first commercial release by American R&B singer SZA, released April 8, 2014 on Top Dawg Entertainment; 10 tracks, 40 minutes, guests Chance the Rapper, Kendrick Lamar, Isaiah Rashad.
Z chałupy
Z chałupy ("From the Cottage") is a cycle of 40 sonnets by the Polish poet Jan Kasprowicz, written in Wrocław prison in 1887 and published in 1888.
Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah, Robert C. O'Brien's 1974 posthumous post-apocalyptic YA novel (completed by Sally and Jane Conly), told as Ann Burden's diary of surviving nuclear war with John Loomis; Edgar Award winner, adapted for BBC TV in 1984 and film in 2015.
Z for Zachariah (film)
Z for Zachariah (2015) is a post-apocalyptic drama directed by Craig Zobel, written by Nissar Modi, starring Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Chris Pine, adapted from Robert C. O'Brien's 1974 novel; Caleb was invented for the film.
Z Nation
Z Nation is a Syfy zombie apocalypse series (2014-2018, five seasons) by The Asylum, following survivors escorting bite-survivor Murphy cross-country; known for fast mutating zombies, humor, and the Black Summer prequel.
Z-Ro
Z-Ro (Joseph Wayne McVey), the Mo City Don or King of the Ghetto, is a Houston rapper of the Screwed Up Click and Guerilla Maab; breakthrough Z-Ro vs. the World (2000), Rap-A-Lot albums, Crack (2008) at Billboard No. 48, ABN duo with Trae tha Truth.
Z-Squad (크리스탈妖精 지스쿼드)
Z-Squad (크리스탈요정 지스쿼드, Crystal Fairy Z-Squad) is a 2006 South Korean-Canadian 3D CGI magical girl series by Enemes and Nelvana: 26 SBS episodes about Chaney, Haemi, and Jeanie seeking 144 crystals to save Z-Nation.
Z-Trip
Z-Trip, also billed as DJ Z-Trip, is the stage name of Zach Sciacca, an American turntablist and DJ from Phoenix, Arizona, widely described as the godfather of the mash-up.