User:Roman Spinner/Y (name disambiguation)


 * 1) Catherine Young
 * 2) Mary Young
 * 3) Paul Young

=Catherine Young= Catherine Young (or similar) may refer to:


 * Kathleen Young Baxter (1901–1988), English activist for women's rights who served as vice-president of National Council of Women vice-president in 1961–64 and president in 1964–66; president of National Board of Catholic Women in 1974–77
 * Katherine Young (1901–2005), Chinese centenarian, in America since 1958; gained celebrity on 102nd birthday when she was publicized as oldest person to surf Internet
 * Catherine Young (1918–1967), American stage name, during early 1940s, of German-born film and television actress Kaaren Verne
 * Caroline Kate "Kay" Young (born January 1944), Canadian provincial legislator; Liberal who represented Terra Nova in Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1993 to 1996; Minister of Social Services responsible for Status of Women
 * Katherine K. Young (born 1944), Canadian historian and academic specializing in religious studies; numerous writings on gender equality and same-sex discrimination
 * Kathy Young (born 1945), American teenage pop singer during early 1960s, whose rendition, at age 15, of "A Thousand Stars", rose to #3 on Billboard Hot 100; promoted by rock impresario Alan Freed
 * Catharine Young (born 1960), American legislator on state level; Republican who has represented New York's 149th Assembly District and 57th Senate District since 1999 and 2005, respectively
 * Cathy Young (born 1963), Russian-born American journalist and author of two books, whose writings, including columns for The Boston Globe and Reason, primarily focus on equality feminism and libertarianism
 * Kathryn Young (born 1968), American rower who came in fourth at 1987 Junior World Championships in Germany and was runner-up at 1990 World Rowing Championships in Australia
 * Katie Young (born 1972), American beauty pageant contestant who won titles of Miss Fort Worth and Miss Texas USA 1992; she subsequently was among top 11 finalists in Miss USA Pageant
 * Kate Young (born 1981), Australian breaststroke swimmer who won two gold medals (and one bronze) at 2000 Oceania Swimming Championships and three gold medals at 2002 Oceania Swimming Championships

Arts and entertainment personalities

 * Maria Young Barthélemon (1749–1799), English classical soprano (Arne's Eliza), composer (six sonatas for harpsichord or piano and violin), harpsichordist and actress (Ariel in The Tempest), who performed from age six
 * Mary Young (actress) (1879–1971), American stage, film and television actress whose career lasted over seven decades; first Broadway performance in 1899; first film in 1937; numerous TV appearances from 1949 to 1968
 * Mary Jane Young (born 1937), Canadian folksinger, part of Toronto-based duo Mary Jane and Winston Young, who performed during early part of urban progressive Folk Revival of late 1950s through mid-1960s
 * Mary Young Leckie (born 1952), Canadian television producer with five Gemini Award nominations, including two wins (Where the Spirit Lives, 1989 and The Arrow, 1997); co-founder of Screen Door Productions
 * Mary Rose Young (born 1958), English ceramic artist, working in Gloucestershire, whose creations are featured in magazines and on TV; received national publicity when winning bid (at Ozzy Osbourne's auction) for her teacup/saucer set was $1650
 * Mary Sean Young (born 1959), American film and television actress whose career began in 1980 (James Ivory's Jane Austen in Manhattan) and has continued with multiple credits for every year since; best known as Sean Young
 * Amita Marie Young (born 1980), Thai pop singer, actress, dancer and model who is star performer in various Asian venues, including India, China, Japan, Korea and Malaysia; first million-selling album in 1995 at age 15; best known as Tata Young

Others

 * Mary Young Pickersgill (1776–1857), American flagmaker who, assisted by five women, created, by hand, enormous flag hoisted over Fort McHenry during War of 1812, inspiring Francis Scott Key to write "Star Spangled Banner"
 * Mary Ann Angell Young (1808–1882), American religious figure in early history of Mormon/Latter Day Saint church; married Brigham Young in 1834, following 1832 death of his first wife
 * Mary "Polly" Young (1825–1885), Pitcairn Island-born daughter of HMS Bounty mutineer Edward "Ned" Young; married Fletcher Christian's grandson, Thursday October Christian, and gave birth to 17 children
 * Maria Young Dougall (1849–1935), American suffragist (from Utah) who was leading member of organization which was subsequently transformed into Young Women of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Mary Bird Young (1910–2002), American alpine skier who competed in women's combined event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 Winter Olympics; ski instructor and member of White Mountain Ski Club
 * Mary de Young (born 1950), American sociologist and academic who has authored, starting in 1982, books, book chapters and numerous peer-reviewed papers, all dealing with child sexual abuse

Fictional characters

 * Mary Alice Young, beyond-the-grave narrator, played by Brenda Strong, on American comedy-drama ABC TV series Desperate Housewives, who committed suicide in opening episode (October 3, 2004), but remained as all-seeing observer

Arts and entertainment personalities

 * Paul Young (actor) (born 1944), Scottish actor, primarily on television; series of Hooked on... fishing shows (...Scotland/...Scottish/...Fishing, BBC/ITV 1991–2004; Fishing Road Trip USA, 2006); also in Coronation Street, Still Game, etc
 * Paul Young (Sad Café and Mike + The Mechanics singer) (1947–2000), English rock musician who was lead vocalist for chart band Sad Café (1976–84) and shared lead vocal duties with Paul Carrack for Mike & The Mechanics (from 1985 until his death)
 * John Paul Young (born 1950), Scottish-born Australian pop singer-songwriter, known as JPY or Squeak to fans, who had worldwide hit in 1978 with "Love Is in the Air"; performer and guest host on ABC's 1974–87 TV series, Countdown
 * Paul William Young (born 1955), Canadian author whose Christian-themed, C. S. Lewis-influenced novel The Shack, aimed at both children and adults, reached #1 on The New York Times trade paperback fiction best-seller list in 2008
 * Paul Young (Streetband, Q-Tips and solo singer) (born 1956), English rock and soul musician who, in late 1970s, was lead singer for three bands; primarily solo performer starting in 1982; four platinum albums (No Parlez, Between Two Fires, etc)
 * Paul Young (born 1967), Irish animator and film producer who co-developed and produced TV series Skunk Fu and shared Cartoon Forum Europe's Producer of the Year Cartoon d'Or award for 2009 film The Secret of Kells
 * Paul A. Young (born 1973), English pastry chef who achieved television celebrity as chocolatier and pattissier; appearances on Carlton Food Network, BBC2's Food and Drink, ITV's This Morning, Sky One's Taste, etc; opened two chocolateries in London

Sports competitors

 * Paul Young (American football) (born 1908), American NFL center who played college football at University of Oklahoma and was member of Green Bay Packers team for two games in 1933
 * Paul Young (footballer) (born 1968), Jamaican forward whose professional career lasted from 1993 to 1999; on national team (1993–98); Jamaica's record goalscorer (28 in 86 games); coach and manager starting in 2005
 * Paul Young (rugby player) (born 1973), Welsh hooker whose career with Llanelli RFC, Cardiff RFC and Newport RFCrugby began in early 1990s; sixteen games with regional team Newport Gwent Dragons; international cap against Romania in 2003
 * Paul Luke Young (born 1979), English footballer whose career as right back began in 1997; on national team in 1998, 1999–2002 and 2005; 2004–05 Charlton Athletic Fans' Player of the Year; League Cup Runner-up in 2010

Fictional characters

 * Paul Young (Desperate Housewives), also known as Todd Forrest, murderous suburban husband and widower, played by Mark Moses, on American comedy-drama ABC TV series Desperate Housewives