Igor Yakovlev (1929-2013) – a musician, composer, teacher, sound producer. >>

Mikhail Yakovlev (1906-1978) – a lawyer. >>

Nikolay Yakovlev (1879-1956) – an architect. >>

Valeria Yakovleva (née Pogel; 1928–2023) – musicologist, teacher, journalist. >>

Eduard Yakubaitis (Jakubaitis;1924-2006) – a founder of the Riga scientific school of technical cybernetics. Director of the Institute of Electronics and Computer Engineering (1960-1992). Academician of the Latvian Academy of Sciences >>

Tamara Yakubaitis (1927-1984) – Candidate of Philology, Docent of the Russian Language Department of the Latvian State University. >>

Vasily Yanchevetsky (Vasily Yan; 1875–1954) – an author of historical novels and short stories. >>

Kirill Jankovich (1858-1939) – a physician, public figure, deputy of the Riga City Council. >>

Vladimir Yanushkevich (1940) – an oncologist-surgeon, Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med.), Deputy Director for Medical Work of the Latvian Cancer Center (1984–1990), Head of the Department of Abdominal and Soft Tissue Surgery at the Oncology Clinic of the Latvian Cancer Center (1990–2015 ). >>

Viktoria Yarkina – a sworn advocate, Doctor of Law (Dr. iur.). >>