List of Famous people named Yaya

Gnégnéri Yaya Touré is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and last played for Chinese Super League club Qingdao Huanghai.

Camara DaCosta Johnson, better known as Yaya DaCosta, is an American actress and model. She was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model. DaCosta eventually went to star in TV series including ABC's daytime drama All My Children (2008), Ugly Betty (2009), and since 2015 stars in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med. DaCosta starred in the Lifetime television film Whitney (2015) as singer Whitney Houston and received praise for her performance.

Yaya Sanogo is French professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently a free agent. He is a French youth international having represented his country at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 level.

Yaya Banhoro, known simply as Yaya in Brazil, is a Burkinabé footballer who plays for the Burkina Faso national football team as a forward.