Namesakes
Yuriy II
(a.k.a. Yuri) (m) 1189-1238 
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 1212-1216; 1218-1238
Yuriy
(a.k.a. Yuri) (m) 1281-1325
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 1303-1325
Yuri Andropov
(m) 1914-1984
Other Leaders 1982-1984 Soviet Union (general secretary)
Yuri Nikulin
(m) 1921-1997
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Yuriy Lituyev
(a.k.a. Yuri) (m) 1925-2000
Olympic Medalists 1952 400 m hurdles (silver)
Yuriy Ozerov
(a.k.a. Yuri) (m) 1928-2004
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 basketball (silver)
Yuriy Konovalov
(a.k.a. Yuri) (m) 1929-2008
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 4x100 m relay (silver)
Yuriy Gagarin
(a.k.a. Yuri) (m) 1934-1968
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Yuri Korneev
(m) 1937-2002
Olympic Medalists 1960; 1964 basketball (silver)
Kim Jong-il
(a.k.a. Yuri) (m) 1941-2011
Other Leaders 1994-2011 North Korea (leader)
Yuri Selikhov
(m) 1941-
Olympic Medalists 1968 basketball (bronze)
Yuri Gromak
(m) 1948-1998
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze)
Yuri Bashkatov
(m) 1968-2022
Olympic Medalists 1988; 1992 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver)
Yuri Yatsev
(m) 1979-
Olympic Medalists 2000 water polo (silver)
Yuri Zhirkov
(m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Yuri Alvear
(f) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2012 judo (bronze)
Yuri Lodygin
(m) 1990-
Notable Athletes (soccer)