Vladimir Yurik (1924-1989) – Docent of the Chair of Russian language and Literature of the Facultu of Pedagogy jf the Latvian State University, author of articles and textbooks on the problems of comparative grammar of the Russian and Latvian languages. >>

Yuri Yurovsky (real name – Grigory Sarukhanov; 1894–1959) – a leading actor of the Riga Russian Drama Theatre from 1924. >>

Vladimir Yurzinov (1940)  – a famous Russian hockey player and coach, from 1980 to 1089 was chief coach of Riga «Dinamo». >>

Nikolay Zablotsky (1863–1944) – a teacher in inter-war period of Latvia. >>

Andrey Zadonsky (1893-1941) – writer, belle-letters writer, lyric. >>

Mikhail Zadornov (1948–2017) – a satirist, journalist, TV presenter. >>

Nikolay Zadornov (1909-1992) – author of popular historical novels, devoted mainly to the Russian Far East. From 1946 lived and worked in Riga. >>

Kseniya Zagorovskaya (1957) – assistant chairperson of Latvian Journalist Union. >>

Alexander Zagorovsky (1956) – specialist in real estate, laureate of the competition on the memory of I. Zavoloko, organized by Riga Grebenshchikov Old believer's community. >>

Kirill Zaits (1869–1948) – a protopresbyter, the chief of Pskov Orthodox Mission. >>