List of Famous people named Yves

Yves F. Meyer is a French mathematician. He is among the progenitors of wavelet theory, having proposed the Meyer wavelet. Meyer was awarded the Abel Prize in 2017.

Yves Beneyton is a French actor.

Yves-André Rocard was a French physicist who helped develop the atomic bomb for France.

Yves Brunier is a French puppeteer. He is best known for his character, Casimir, an orange colored dinosaur who appears on French Children's TV. He played Chelli in Sacatruc, the French version of Big Bag. Brunier later went to perform on 5, Rue Sésame as Yoyo. He also performed on the Muppet Show TV pilot.

Yves Michaud is a French philosopher. As a student, he studied philosophy and science at École Normale Supérieure and the Sorbonne in Paris. His early research involved the study of political violence and empiricism, especially the works of John Locke and David Hume. He was Director of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts from 1989 to 1997. In 2000, Michaud partnered with Jean-Jacques Aillagon to establish the Université de tous les savoirs , a French government initiative to disseminate information on new scientific advances.

Yves Rocher was a French businessman and founder of the cosmetics company that bears his name. He was a pioneer of the modern use of natural ingredients in cosmetics.

Yves Jacques OC is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.

Yves Corbeil is a Canadian actor and television host. He is currently known as the game show host of the Loto-Québec televised show La Roue de Fortune. He was born in Saint-Eugène, Quebec.

Yves Ciampi was a French film director. He was married to Japanese actress Kishi Keiko from 1957 to 1975. His 1965 film Heaven on One's Head was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize. In 1969 he was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival.

Yves Barsacq was a French film actor, who appeared in more than 150 films. He is the son of the French-Russian production designer Léon Barsacq and the nephew of the French theatre director André Barsacq.