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». >>