Namesakes
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 actor
Yuri Nikulin 1921-1997 
Notable Athletes:
2 soccer
(soccer) Yuri Zhirkov 1983-
(soccer) Yuri Lodygin 1990-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Yuriy Gagarin (a.k.a. Yuri) 1934-1968
Olympic Medalists:
6 silver, 3 bronze
(silver) Yuriy Lituyev (a.k.a. Yuri) 1952 400 m hurdles
(silver) Yuriy Ozerov (a.k.a. Yuri) 1952; 1956 basketball
(silver) Yuriy Konovalov (a.k.a. Yuri) 1956; 1960 4x100 m relay
(silver) Yuri Korneev 1960; 1964 basketball
(bronze) Yuri Selikhov 1968 basketball
(bronze) Yuri Gromak 1968 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Yuri Bashkatov 1988; 1992 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver) Yuri Yatsev 2000 water polo
(bronze) Yuri Alvear 2012 judo
Other Leaders:
1 general secretary, 1 leader
General Secretary Yuri Andropov 1982-1984 Soviet Union
Leader Kim Jong-il (a.k.a. Yuri) 1994-2011 North Korea
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars:
2 dukes
Duke Yuriy II (a.k.a. Yuri) 1212-1216; 1218-1238
Duke Yuriy (a.k.a. Yuri) 1303-1325