Names beginning with U

• U ThantUN Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971

  January 22, 1909 – November 25, 1974
• U Tirot SingChief of the Khasi state of Nongkhlaw

  1802 – July 17, 1835
• U. V. Swaminatha IyerTamil scholar, researcher and publisher of classical Tamil literature

  February 19, 1855 – April 28, 1942
• Ubaidullah SindhiIndian scholar and political activist (1872–1944)

  March 10, 1872 – August 21, 1944
• Uchral Nyam-OsorPrime minister of Mongolia since 2026

  b. January 2, 1987
• Uda DeviPasi Warrior of Revolution of 1857

  d. 1857
• Uday KotakExecutive Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank

  being archived
• Uday ShankarIndian dancer, choreographer, and actor (1900-1977)

  December 8, 1900 – September 26, 1977
• Udham SinghIndian revolutionary (1899-1940)

  December 26, 1899 – July 31, 1940
• Ueli MaurerSwiss Politician

  being archived
• Uesugi KenshinJapanese daimyo

  February 18, 1530 – April 19, 1578
• Ugur SahinGerman oncologist, developer of COVID-19 vaccine

  being archived
• Ugyen WangchuckKing of Bhutan (1862-1926)

  June 11, 1862 – August 21, 1926
• Uhuru Kenyatta4th President of Republic of Kenya (2013–2022)

  b. October 26, 1961
• Ulf KristerssonPrime Minister of Sweden since 2022

  being archived
• Ulisses Correia e SilvaCape Verdean politician

  b. June 4, 1962
• UlpianEarly 3rd century Roman jurist

  170 CE – 228 CE
• Ulrich ZwingliProtestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder (1484-1531)

  January 1, 1484 – October 11, 1531
• Ulrich von LiechtensteinAustrian poet and nobleman

  c. 1200 – January 26, 1275
• Ulugh BegTimurid sultan, astronomer and mathematician (1394–1449)

  March 22, 1394 – October 27, 1449
• Ulukbek MaripovKyrgyz politician

  b. August 30, 1979
• Ulysses S. GrantPresident of the United States from 1869 to 1877

  April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885
• Umar bin Muhammad DaudpotaPakistsani scholar (1897–1958)

  June 1, 1897 – November 22, 1958
• Umar ibn Abd al-AzizUmayyad caliph from 717 to 720

  November 2, 681 CE – February 5, 720 CE
• Umar ibn al-KhattabSecond caliph of Islam, famed for justice and administration
• Umaro Sissoco EmbalóPresident of Guinea-Bissau from 2020 to 2025

  b. September 23, 1972
• Umaru Musa Yar'AduaPresident of Nigeria (1951-2010)

  being archived
• Umberto EcoItalian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932–2016)

  January 5, 1932 – February 19, 2016
• Umer SharifPakistani film director, comedian and actor

  April 19, 1960 – October 2, 2021
• Umera AhmedHistorical figure
• Umm KulthumEgyptian singer called the Voice of the Arabs

  December 31, 1898 – February 3, 1975
• Umra KhanPashtun chief

  1860 – 1903
• Ung HuotCambodian politician

  b. January 1, 1945
• Upendranath BrahmachariIndian physician (1873–1946)

  December 19, 1873 – February 6, 1946
• Upton SinclairAmerican writer (1878–1968)

  September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968
• Ur-NammuSumerian king

  c. 2000 BCE – 2094 BCE
• Urho KekkonenEighth President of Finland (1900–1986)

  September 3, 1900 – August 31, 1986
• Uri KolodnyHistorical figure
• Urraca of LeonSpanish queen

  1081 – March 8, 1126
• Ursula BurnsIrish musician

  being archived
• Ursula K. Le GuinAmerican fantasy and science fiction author (1929–2018)

  October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018
• Ursula von der LeyenPresident of the European Commission since 2019

  being archived
• UrukaginaLast ruler of the 1st Dynasty of Lagash

  b. c. 2500 BCE
• Usain BoltJamaican sprinter, fastest human ever timed

  b. August 21, 1986
• Usha MehtaIndian freedom fighter (1920–2000)

  March 25, 1920 – August 11, 2000
• Usman dan FodioFounder of the Sokoto Caliphate

  December 15, 1754 – 1817
• Ustad Allah BakhshHistorical figure
• Ustad Amanat Ali KhanPakistani singer

  1922 – September 17, 1974
• Ustad BukhariPakistani poet (1930-1992)

  January 16, 1930 – October 9, 1996
• Ustad Bundu KhanHistorical figure
• Ustad DamanPunjabi poet

  January 1, 1910 – December 3, 1984
• Ustad Fateh Ali KhanPakistani singer (1935–2017)

  1935 – January 4, 2017
• Ustad Salamat Ali KhanHistorical figure
• Ustad SarahangHistorical figure
• Utagawa HiroshigeJapanese ukiyo-e artist (1797–1858)

  1797 – October 12, 1858
• Uthman ibn AffanCaliph of the Rashidun Caliphate from 644 to 656

  574 CE – June 17, 656 CE
• Utkir Tukhtamurodovich SultonovPrime Minister of Uzbekistan (1995–2003)

  being archived
• Uyyalawada Narasimha ReddyIndian freedom fighter

  1805 – February 22, 1847