| Author | Type | # of quotes |
| Yakov Smirnoff | Comedian | 5 |
| Yamila Diaz | Model | 1 |
| Yasmeen Ghauri | Model | 1 |
| Yasmine Bleeth | Actress | 12 |
| Yehudi Menuhin | Musician | 3 |
| Yevgeny Yevtushenko | Poet | 9 |
| Yevgeny Zamyatin | Novelist | 1 |
| Yitzhak Rabin | Statesman | 2 |
| Yogi Berra | Athlete | 48 |
| Yoko Ono | Artist | 3 |
| Yousuf Karsh | Photographer | 9 |
| Yul Brynner | Actor | 2 |
| Yves Saint Laurent | Designer | 5 |