Porfiry Yupatov (1866–1941) – a teacher of ancient languages, director of the Jelgava City Gymnasium, Old Believer public figure. >>

Ivan Yupatov (1865–1944) – professor.  Head of the Russian Department of the  Ministry of Education of Latvia (1923-1924; 1925-1934). Deputy of the 2nd Saeima of Latvia. >>

Ariadna Yupatova (1938-2005) - an art researcher, contributor of the Meseum of foreign art in Riga. >>

Vladimir Yurik (1924-1989) – Docent of the Chair of Russian language and Literature of the Facultu of Pedagogy jf the Latvian State University, author of articles and textbooks on the problems of comparative grammar of the Russian and Latvian languages. >>

Yuri Yurovsky (real name – Georgy Sarukhanov; 1894–1959) – a leading actor of the Riga Russian Drama Theatre from 1924. >>

Vladimir Yurzinov (1940)  – a famous Russian hockey player and coach, from 1980 to 1089 was chief coach of Riga «Dinamo». >>

Nikolay Zablotsky (1863–1944) – a teacher in inter-war period of Latvia. >>

Andrey Zadonsky (1893-1941) – writer, belle-letters writer, lyric. >>

Mikhail Zadornov (1948–2017) – a satirist, journalist, TV presenter. >>

Nikolay Zadornov (1909-1992) – author of popular historical novels, devoted mainly to the Russian Far East. From 1946 lived and worked in Riga. >>