Young (family name)

Young is an English family name (meaning "young", "new", "inexperienced" - a nickname - or as the English spelling of the Chinese name Yang ).

variants

De Young
DeYoung

Name bearer

A.

Adam Young , American rock musician, see Owl City
Aden Young (born 1972), Australian-Canadian actor
Alan Young (1919-2016), British actor
Albert Young (1877-1940), American boxer
Alex Young (soccer player, 1880) (1880-1959), Scottish soccer player
Alex Young (soccer player, 1937) (1937-2017), Scottish soccer player
Alex Young (basketball player) (* 1989), American basketball player
Alexander Young (bishop) († 1684), Scottish bishop
Alexander Young (singer) (1920-2000), English opera singer (tenor)
Alexander Young (musician) (1938–1997), Scottish musician
Alfred Young (1873-1940), British mathematician
Allan Peter Young (* 1948), British physicist
Ammi B. Young (1798–1874), American architect
Anastasia Young (* 1988), American luge athlete
Andrea Young , American physicist
Andrew Young (mathematician) (1891–1968), Scottish mathematician
Andrew Young (politician) (* 1932), American civil rights activist and politician
Andrew Young (cross-country skier) (* 1992), British cross-country skier
Andrew Robert Young (* 1961), American diplomat and ambassador
Angus Young (* 1955), Australian guitarist
Annabel Young (* 1956), New Zealand politician
Anthony Young (composer) (1683–1747), English organist and composer
Anthony Young (cyclist) ( Anthony Peter Young ; 1900–1970), American cyclist
Anthony Young, Baron Young of Norwood Green (born 1942), British politician (Labor)
Anthony Young ( American football player ) ( Anthony Ricardo Young , born 1963), American football player

Anthony Young (baseball player) ( Anthony Wayne Young ; born 1966), American baseball player

Anthony M. Young (* 1943), Australian mycologist

Arthur Young (agronomist) (1741-1820), English agronomist and publicist

Arthur Young (Governor) (1854–1938), British colonial administrator

Arthur Young (actor) (1898–1959), British actor

Arthur Young (musician) (1904–1965), Scottish jazz pianist and band leader

Arthur Young (Police Officer) (1907–1979), British police officer

Arthur Middleton Young (1905–1995), American helicopter developer, philosopher and author

Arthur Primrose Young (1885–1977), British industrial manager

Ashley Young (born 1985), English football player

Audrey Young (1922–2012), American actress

Augustus Young (1784-1857), American politician

Augustus Young (writer) (born 1943), Irish writer

Austin Young (bassist) ( Boots ; 1890– ??), American jazz bassist

Austin Young (singer) ( skin ), American jazz singer

Austin Young (photographer) (born 1966), American photographer and filmmaker

Austin Young (guitarist) , American blues guitarist and singer

B.

Bailey De Young (born Bailey Buntain ; * 1989), American actress and dancer

Barbara Young (actress) (born 1936), English actress

Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone (* 1948), British politician

Bellamy Young (born 1970), American actress

Bernie Young , American jazz musician

Bill Young ( American football player ) (1914–1994) American football player

Bill Young (politician) (1930–2013), American politician

Bill Young (ice hockey player) (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player

Bill Young (actor) (born 1950), Australian actor

Bill Young (rugby player) (born 1974), Australian rugby league player

Bob Young (* 1945), English musician, writer and music manager

Bradford Young (* 1977), American cameraman

Brett Young (* 1981), American country singer

Brigham Young (1801–1877), American Mormon leader and governor of Utah

Brigitte Young (* 1946), American political scientist

Britney Young , American actress

Bruce A. Young (born 1956), American actor

Bryan Young (rugby player) (born 1981), Irish rugby union player

Bryan Young (ice hockey player) (* 1986), Canadian-South Korean ice hockey player

Bryan Rust Young (1800–1882), American politician

Buck Young (1920-2000), American actor

Burt Young (born 1940), American actor

C.

CC Young (1869–1947), American politician
CC Young (1897–1979), Chinese paleontologist, see Yang Zhongjian
Candy Young (* 1962), American hurdler
Carleton Young (1905-1994), American actor
Carlson Young (* 1990), American actress
Cassin Young (1894–1942), American officer
Cecilia Young (1712–1789), English singer, Handel interpreter
Charles Augustus Young (1834–1908), American astronomer
Charles M. Young († 2014), American music journalist
Chase Young (* 1999), American football player
Chic Young (1901–1973), American comic book artist and author
Chip Young († 2014), American guitarist and music producer
Chris Young (Actor) ( Christopher Tyler Young ; * 1971), American actor, film producer and director
Chris Young (country singer) ( Christopher Alan Young ; * 1985), American country singer
Christopher Young (* 1957), American composer
Clara Kimball Young (1890-1960), American actress
Clarence Clifton Young (1922-2016), American politician
Clarence H. Young (1866–1957), American classical archaeologist
Claude Young , American DJ
Clayton Young (* 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
Cliff Young (1922-2003), Australian athlete
Cliff DeYoung (born 1946), American musician and film actor
Clive Young († 2015), British bishop
Coleman Young (1918–1997), American politician
Colville Young (* 1932), Belizean politician
Connie Young (born 1969), American actress
Connie Paraskevin-Young (* 1961), American cyclist and speed skater
Crawford Young (* 1952), American lutenist and musicologist
Cy Young (baseball player) (1867–1955) American baseball player and manager
Cy Young (animator) (1900-1964), Chinese-American animator
Cy Young (athlete) (1928-2017), American javelin thrower

D.

Dai Young (born 1967), Welsh rugby player and coach
Dan Young († 2006), American cameraman
Dannette Young-Stone (* 1964), American sprinter
Daphne Young (around 1910– ??), English badminton player
Darin Young (* 1973), American darts player
Darren Young (born 1983), American wrestler
Dave Young (* 1940), Canadian double bass player
David Young (athlete) (1914–1983), British discus thrower
David Young (Bishop) (1931–2008), British theologian, Bishop of Ripon and Leeds
David Young, Baron Young of Graffham (* 1932), British businessman and politician (Conservative Party)
David Young (musician) (1933–2009), American saxophonist
David Young (* 1940), Canadian double bass player, see Dave Young
David Young (writer) (born 1946), Canadian writer
David Young (politician) (* 1968), American politician
David Young (snooker player) , English snooker player
David Allan Young (1915–1991), American entomologist
Dennis Young (* 1938), Papua New Guinea politician
Dennis Acan de Young , birth name of Dennis DeYoung (* 1947), American musician
Dey Young (born 1955), American actress
Dick Young , American documentary and commercial filmmaker
Don Young (* 1933), American politician
Donald Young (* 1989), American tennis player
Donald Ramsey Young (1898–1977), American sociologist
Donnell Young (1888-1989), American sprinter
Dorothy Young (1907-2011), American dancer
Douglas Young (born 1950), Australian clergyman, Bishop of Mount Hagen
Douglas CC Young (1913–1973), Scottish author, classical philologist and politician

E.

Earl Young (born 1941), American athlete
Ebenezer Young (1783-1851), American politician
Eduard von Young (1815–1886), Prussian district administrator
Edward Young (poet) (1683–1765), English poet
Edward Young (painter) (1823–1882), Austrian painter and draftsman
Edward Young (African explorer) (1831-1896), English African explorer
Edward James Young (1878–1966), Canadian politician
Edward Joseph Young (1907–1968), American theologian
Edward Lunn Young (1920–2017), American politician
Eldee Young (1936–2007), American musician
Elisabeth Young-Bruehl (1946–2011), American psychotherapist
Elizabeth Young, Lady Kennet (1923–2014), British poet, artist, and publicist
Ella Young (1867–1956), Irish author, theosophist and freedom fighter
Ella Flagg Young (1845–1918), American school reformer
Emily Young (sculptor) (* 1951) British sculptor and painter
Emily Young (director) (* 1970), English film director and screenwriter
Emily Mae Young (born 1990), American actress
Eric Young (soccer player) (born 1960), Welsh soccer player
Eric Young (wrestler) (* 1979), Canadian wrestler
Eric Young (cyclist) (* 1989), American cyclist
Ernest James Young (1882–1935), British politician (Liberal Party)
Ernest P. Young , American historian and university professor
Ernie Young (football player, 1892) ( Ernest Albert Young ; 1892–1962), English football player
Ernie Young (football player, 1893) ( Ernest Wilson Young , 1893– ??), English football player
Ernie Young (baseball player) ( Ernest Wesley Young , born 1969), American baseball player

F.

Faron Young (1932-1996), American singer
Francis Young (1884–1954), English writer
Frank Young (Cinematographer) ( Frank William Young ; 1889–1951), American cinematographer
Frank Young (sculptor) (* 1940), American sculptor
Frank L. Young (1860–1930), American lawyer and politician
Freddie Young (1902–1998), British cameraman and film director

G

G. Gordon Young ( George Gordon Young ; 1908-1963), British journalist
Gabby Young (* 1984), British singer-songwriter, guitarist and band leader
Garry Sharpe-Young (1964-2010), British music journalist, artist and music organizer
Geoffrey Winthrop Young (1876–1958), English mountaineer, writer and educator
George Young (medic) , British surgeon
George Young (geologist) (1777-1848), British clergyman and geologist
George Young (soccer player, 1880) (1880– ??), Scottish soccer player
George Young (soccer player, 1919) (1919–1982), Scottish soccer player
George Young (soccer player, 1922) (1922–1997), Scottish soccer player and coach
George Young (football official) (1930-2001), American football player, coach, and official
George Young (jazz musician) (* 1937), American jazz saxophonist and composer
George Young (athlete) (born 1937), American athlete
George Young (politician) (born 1941), British politician
George Young (rock musician) (1946-2017), Australian record producer and musician
George Young (soccer player, 1950) (born 1950), Welsh soccer player
George M. Young (1870–1932), American politician
Gig Young (1913–1978), American actor
Grace Chisholm Young (1868–1944), English mathematician
Graham Young (athlete) (born 1945), British walker
Graham Young (serial killer) ( Graham Frederick Young ; 1947–1990), British serial killer
Grant Young, American drummer with Soul Asylum

H

H. Casey Young (1828–1899), American politician
H. Olin Young (1850-1917), American politician
Harold Young (Director) (1897–1972) American director, film editor, and actor
Harold Young (rugby player) , British rugby league player
Harold Young (politician) (1923-2006), Australian politician
Harrison Young (1930-2005), American actor
Henry Young (1803–1870), British politician and governor of Australia
Herman F. Young , Vincentian politician
Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet (1879–1960) British politician, Member of the House of Commons, and peer
Hugh Young (1870–1945), American urologist

I.

Ian Young (track and field athlete) (1911–2003), British sprinter
Ian Young (soccer player) (1943-2019), Scottish soccer player
Ian Young (ice hockey player) (* 1969), Canadian-German ice hockey player
Iris Marion Young (1949–2006), American political scientist
Irma Young (1912–1993), American jazz musician and dancer
Isaac D. Young (1849–1927), American politician
Isaiah Young (* 1998), American football player
Izzy Young (1928–2019), American-Swedish music manager

J

J. Smith Young (1834-1916), American politician

Jack Young (born 1954), American politician (Democratic Party)

Jacob Young (documentary filmmaker) (born 1952), American documentary filmmaker

Jacob Young (guitarist) (* 1970), Norwegian jazz guitarist

Jacob Young (actor) (born 1979), American actor and singer

James Young (politician, 1800) (1800–1878), American politician (Missouri)

James Young (chemist) (1811-1883) British chemist

James Young (Politician, 1866) (1866–1942) American (Texas) politician

James Young (Director) (1872–1948), American film director and actor

James Young (soccer player) (1882-1922), Scottish soccer player

James Young (musician, 1933) (1933-2017), Scottish sousaphonist

James Young (musician, 1949) (born 1949), American musician, guitarist for Styx (band)

James Young ( American football player ) (born 1950), American football player

James Young (Mayor) (* 1955/1956), American politician

James Young (basketball player) (born 1995), American basketball player

James E. Young (* 1951), American linguist and Judaist

James R. Young (1847–1924), American politician

Janet Young, Baroness Young (1926–2002), British politician

Janet Young (tennis player) (born 1951), Australian tennis player

Janet Badjan-Young (* 1937), Gambian playwright

Jason Young (ice hockey player) (* 1972), German-Canadian ice hockey player

Jason Young (athlete, 1981) (born 1981), American discus thrower

Jason Young (track and field athlete, 1991) (born 1991), Jamaican sprinter

Jeffrey E. Young (* 1950), American behavioral therapist

Jerome Young (* 1976), American athlete

Jimmy Young (singer) (1921-2016), British disc jockey, radio presenter and pop singer

Jimmy Young (boxer) (1948-2005), American boxer

Jock Young (1942-2013), British sociologist and criminologist

Joe Young (songwriter) (1889-1939), American songwriter

Joe Young , known as Mighty Joe Young (1927-1999), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter

Joe Young (politician) , Canadian politician

Joe Young ( American football player ) (born 1933), American football player

Joe Young (basketball player) (* 1992), American basketball player

Joe Young (musician) ( Tyrone Derryl Clay ), American musician

John Young (Callipolis) († 1526), clergyman, bishop of Callipolis

John Young (Argyll) (1624–1665), Scottish clergyman, Bishop of Argyll

John Young (Hawai'i) (around 1742–1835), military advisor and governor of Hawaii

John Young (Limerick) (1746–1813) Irish clergyman, Bishop of Limerick

John Young (architect) (1797–1877) British architect

John Young (Governor) (1802-1852), American politician

John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (also John Young, 2nd Baronet ; 1807–1876), British colonial administrator

John Young (politician, 1811) (1811-1878), Canadian politician

John Young (actor) (1916–1996), Scottish actor

John Young (swimmer) , Bermuda swimmer
John Young (* 1930), American activist, operator of the Cryptome website

John Young (politician, 1930) (1930-2011), Scottish politician

John Young (cyclist) (1936–2013), Australian cyclist

John Young (artist) (born 1956), Australian artist

John Young (naturalist) (* 1835–1902), Scottish doctor and naturalist

John Andrew Young (1916–2002), American politician

John Duncan Young (1823-1910), American politician

John Lloyd Young (* 1975), American actor and singer

John Merritt Young (1922–2008), American jazz pianist and arranger

John Paul Young (born 1950), Australian pop singer

John Russell Young (journalist) (1840–1899), American journalist, writer, and diplomat

John Russell Young (politician) (1882–1967), American politician

John Watts Young (1930–2018), American astronaut

John Wesley Young (1879–1932), American mathematician

John Zachary Young (1907-1997), English zoologist and neurobiologist

Johnny Young (diplomat) , American diplomat

Johnny Young (musician) (1917–1974), American blues musician

Johnny Young (presenter) (born 1947), Australian singer and presenter

Johnny Young (actor) , American actor

Jonathon Young (born 1973), Canadian actor

Josh Young (* 1988), American basketball player

Joshua Maria Young (1808–1866), American bishop

K

Karen Young (singer, 1946) (born 1946), British folk singer
Karen Young (singer, March 1951) (1951–1991), American disco singer and pianist
Karen Young (singer, June 1951) (born 1951), Canadian singer and songwriter (jazz, world music)
Karen Young (actress) (born 1958), American actress
Karen Young (writer) (* before 1983), American writer
Karl Young (1879–1943), American theater scholar, medievalist and university lecturer
Kat Sawyer-Young (born 1952), American actress
Katherine Young (Internet user) (1901–2005), known as the world's oldest Internet user
Katherine Young (* 1980), American musician and composer
Kathy Young (* 1945), American singer
Keone Young (born 1947), American actor and voice actor
Kevin Young (born 1966), American athlete
Kimball Young (1893–1972), American social psychologist and sociologist
Korleone Young (* 1978), American basketball player
Kristeen Young (* 1975), American singer

L.

La Monte Young (born 1935), American musician and composer
Lafayette Young (1848–1926), American politician
Lai-Sang Young (* 1952), American mathematician of Chinese origin
Larry Young (jazz musician) (1940–1978), American jazz organist and composer
Larry Young (athlete) (born 1943), American athlete
Larry J. Young (* 1967), American neuroscientist
Laurence Chisholm Young (1905-2000), American mathematician
Lee Young (1914–2008), American jazz musician and record producer
Lee Thompson Young (1984-2013), American actor
Leigh Taylor-Young (born 1945), American actress
Leonard Kelly-Young (born 1948), American actor
Leonidas B. Young, II (1954–2016), American pastor and politician
Lester Young (1909-1959), American jazz musician
Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey (* 1951), British artist and teacher
Loretta Young (1913-2000), American actress
Louisa Young (* 1960), British writer
Lucien Young (1852-1912), American admiral
Luke Young (* 1979), English football player
Lyman Young (1893-1984), American comic artist

M.

Madison Young (* 1980), American porn actress
Mae Young (1923-2014), American wrestler
Malcolm Young (1953-2017), Australian guitarist and songwriter
Marguerite Young (1909–1995), American writer
Mark Aitchison Young (1886–1974), British colonial administrator
Matthew Young († 2015), British administrator and manager
Megan Young (* 1990), Filipino model
Michael Young (wrestler) , American wrestler
Michael Young (basketball player) (born 1961), American basketball player
Michael Young (baseball player) (born 1976), American baseball player
Michael Young (rally driver) , New Zealand rally driver
Michael Alan Young , American businessman
Michael Dunlop Young (1915-2002), British sociologist
Michael W. Young (* 1949), American chronobiologist
Mighty Joe Young (1927–1999), American guitarist, singer and songwriter
Milton Young (1897-1983), American politician

N

Nedrick Young (1914–1968), American actor and screenwriter
Neil Young (politician) (born 1936), Canadian politician
Neil Young (soccer player, 1944) (1944-2011), English soccer player
Neil Young (* 1945), Canadian musician
Neil Young (soccer player, 1973) (born 1973), English soccer player
Neil Young (soccer player, 1979) (born 1979), Australian soccer player
Nick Young (* 1985), American basketball player
Nigel Young (* 1938), British political scientist
Noah Young (1887–1958), American actor

O

Oliver Young (1855-1908), British politician
Otis Young (1932-2001), American actor
Owen D. Young (1874–1962), American industrialist and diplomat

P

Parker Young (* 1988), American actor
Patricia Young (* 1954), Canadian writer and poet
Patrick Young ( Patricius Junius ; 1584–1652), Scottish scholar
Paul Young (actor) (born 1944), Scottish actor
Paul Young (singer, 1947) (1947-2000), British pop singer
Paul Young (born 1956), British singer and songwriter
Paul Young (racing driver) (* 1969), Australian motorcycle racer
Paul Young (producer) , director and voice actor of animated films
Paul Thomas Young (1892–1978), American psychologist and university professor
Pauline V. Young (1896–1977), American sociologist and social worker
Pegi Young (1952–2019), American musician
Percy Young (1912-2004), British music writer and composer
Peter Young (historian) (1915–1988), British military historian
Peter Young (painter) (born 1940), American painter
Peter Young (production designer) , British production designer
Peter Young (screenwriter) (1948–1985), American screenwriter
Peter Young (director) , film director, cameraman and producer
Peyton Young (* 1945), American mathematician and economist
Phyllis Young (1925–2017), American cellist and music teacher
Pierce Manning Butler Young (1836–1896), American politician and officer
Polly Ann Young (1908–1997), American actress

R.

Ralph Young (1918-2008), American singer
Ramon Young (* around 1930), badminton player from Hong Kong
Richard Young (Bishop) († 1418), British diplomat and clergyman, Bishop of Rochester
Richard Young (Governor) , British colonial governor
Richard Young (politician) (1846–1935), American lawyer and politician of Irish descent
Richard Young (actor) , American actor
Richard E. Young (* 1938), Hawaiian oceanographer and marine biologist
Richard M. Young (1798–1861), American politician
Rida Johnson Young (1875–1926), American playwright, songwriter, and librettist
Rob Young , Canadian sound engineer
Robert Young (actor) (1907-1998), American actor
Robert Young (athlete) (1916–2011), American sprinter
Robert Young (director) (born 1933), British director
Robert A. Young (1923–2007), American politician
Robert Clark Young (* 1960), American author
Robert F. Young (1915–1986), American science fiction writer
Robert M. Young (* 1924), American director, screenwriter, cameraman and producer
Robert Nicholas Young (1900–1964), American Lieutenant General in the US Army
Robert R. Young (1897–1958), American industrialist and railroad magnate
Robyn Young (* 1975), British writer
Rodger Young (1918–1943), American infantryman
Rodney S. Young (1907–1974), American archaeologist
Roger Young (* 1942), American director, screenwriter and producer
Roger Young (cyclist) (* 1953), American cyclist trainer and cyclist
Roland Young (1887–1953), American-British actor
Ron Young (born around 1940), Australian badminton player
Rosa Young (1890–1971), American educator
Roy A. Young (1882–1960), American bank manager
Rupert Young (born 1978), British actor

S.

Samuel Young (1779–1850), American politician
Samuel Young (MP) (1822-1918) British politician
Samuel Baldwin Marks Young (1840–1924), American officer, Lieutenant General in the US Army
Samuel H. Young (1922–2017), American politician
Sam Young (basketball player) (born 1985), American basketball player
Samuel Young (soccer player) (1883–1954), Northern Irish soccer player

Sarah Young (writer) (* 1946), American pastor and writer
Sarah Young (porn actress) (* 1971), British porn actress
Sarah Young (Sailor) (1975-2016), British sailor and entrepreneur
Sarah Young (hockey player) (born 1981), Australian hockey player
Sarah Young-Wilkinson (* 1970), British long-distance runner
Sarah Hanson-Young (* 1981), Australian politician
Scott Young (Journalist) (1918-2005), Canadian sports journalist
Scott Young (* 1967), American ice hockey player
Sean Young (born 1959), American actress
Seri DeYoung , actress, director, producer and screenwriter
Sheila Young (* 1950), American speed skater and racing cyclist
Sidney Young (1857-1937), British chemist
Simone Young (* 1961), Australian conductor
Snooky Young (1919-2011), American trumpeter
Sophia Young (* 1983), basketball player from St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Stella Young (1982-2014), Australian journalist, comedian and disability activist
Stephen Young (actor) (born 1931), Canadian actor
Stephen Young (racing driver) , British racing car driver
Stephen G. Young (* 1952), American medic
Stephen M. Young (1889–1984), American politician
Steve Young (born 1961), American football player
Stevie Young (born 1956), Scottish guitarist

T

Tamera Young (* 1986), American basketball player
Tata Young (* 1980), Thai singer
Terence Young (1915-1994), British director
Thaddeus Young (* 1988), American basketball player
Thomas Young (Archbishop) (1507–1568), English clergyman
Thomas Young (Revolutionary) (1731–1777), American doctor and revolutionary
Thomas Young (physicist) (1773–1829), English ophthalmologist and physicist
Thomas L. Young (1832–1888), American politician
Tiffany Young (* 1989), South Korean-American singer in the band Girls' Generation
Tim Young (ice hockey player) (born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player
Tim Young (rower, 1956) (born 1956), Australian rower
Tim Young (rower, 1968) (* 1968), American rower
Tim Young (baseball player) (born 1973), American baseball player
Tim Young (basketball player) (born 1976), American basketball player
Tim Young (athlete) (b.1987), American marathon runner
Timothy R. Young (1811–1898), American politician
Todd Young (* 1972), American politician
Tomas Young (1979-2014), American war veteran
Tony Young (Director) ( George Anthony Young ; 1917–1966), British director and television producer
Tony Young (actor) ( Carleton Leonard Young ; 1937–2002), American actor
Tony Young (soccer player) ( Thomas Anthony Young ; * 1952), English soccer player
Tony Young (Martial Artist) ( Anthony Young ; * 1962), American martial artist and martial arts teacher
Trae Young (* 1998), American basketball player
Trummy Young (1912–1984), American jazz musician

V

Valerie Young (born 1937), New Zealand athlete
Victor Young (1900–1956), American musician
Vince Young (born 1983), American football player
Vincent Young (born 1965), American actor

W.

Waldemar Young (1878-1938), American screenwriter
Walter Young (1913-2004), Canadian marathon runner
Wayland Young, 2nd Baron Kennet (1923–2009), British politician and publicist
Webster Young (1932-2003), American musician
Webster A. Young , American composer
Wendell Young ( Wendell Edward Young ; * 1963), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper, coach and official
Whitney M. Young (1921–1971), American civil rights activist
Will Young (* 1979), British singer and actor
William Young (composer) (around 1610–1662), English viol player and composer
William Young (botanist) (Wilhelm Jungck Jr.) (1742–1785), German-North American botanist
William Young (politician) (1799-1887), Canadian politician (Nova Scotia)
William Young (architect) (1843–1900), Scottish architect
William Young (Agent) (1934–2011), US CIA agent in Southeast Asia
William Young, 1st Baronet (1724 / 1725–1788), British politician and colonial governor
William Albin Young (1860–1928), American politician
William Allen Young (born 1954), American actor
William Gould Young (1902–1980), American chemist
William Henry Young (1863–1942), English mathematician
William Hilary Young (1913-2003), British diplomat
William Hugh Young (1838–1901), American brigadier general
William John Young (1878-1942), British biochemist
William P. Young (* 1955), Canadian author
William Robert Young (born 1979), British singer and actor, see Will Young
William Singleton Young (1790-1827), American politician
Willie Young (* 1973), American basketball coach
Willis Young (around 1872–1943), American musician and music teacher

Y

Yasha Young (* 1972), German-American curator, museum director, gallery owner and art agent

Z

Zora Young (* 1948), American blues singer