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- Kevin Yagher, special effects technician
- Richard Yates Sr., politician (Republican), member of the Illinois and U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate and Civil War-era Governor of Illinois,
- Richard Yates Jr., politician (Republican), attorney, U.S. Congressman Progressive Era Governor of Illinois
- Charles Yerkes, financier and mass-transit developer
- Philip Yordan, screenwriter
- John J. York, actor, General Hospital, Werewolf
- Buddy Young, NFL running back and College Football Hall of Famer
- Robert Young, actor, Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby, M.D.
- Roger Young, TV writer/director, Lou Grant
- Victor Young, composer, arranger, violinist, conductor
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