Yvonne Van Gennip
Origin/Culture/Country: DutchYvonne Van Gennip: was one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she surprisingly won three gold medals.
Yvonne Marianne Elliman
Origin/Culture/Country: AmericanYvonne Marianne Elliman: is an American singer and actress. Her father was of Irish descent, and her mother shared Japanese and Chinese ancestries. She was born and raised in Honolulu, and graduated from President Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1970.
Yvonne Vera
Origin/Culture/Country: ZimbabweYvonne Vera: was an award-winning author from Zimbabwe. Her novels are known for their poetic prose, difficult subject-matter, and their strong women characters, and are firmly rooted in Zimbabwe's difficult past. For these reasons, she has been widely studied and appreciated by those studying postcolonial African literature.
Yvonne De Carlo
Origin/Culture/Country: AmericanYvonne De Carlo: was a Canadian-born American film and television actress, best known for her role as "Lily Munster" on the 1964-1966 CBS television series The Munsters.Her break came in 1945 playing the title role in Salome, Where She Danced. Though not a critical success, it was a box office favorite, and De Carlo was hailed as an up-and-coming star. Of the role, she was less sure, saying of her entrance, "I came through these beaded curtains, wearing a Japanese kimono and a Japanese headpiece, and then performed a Siamese dance. Nobody seemed to know quite why."citati
Yvonne Agneta Ryding
Origin/Culture/Country: SwedenYvonne Agneta Ryding: Prior to competing in the Miss Universe pageant, Miss Ryding was a Swedish National Lucia Bride. Before she became a celebrity, she was working as a nurse in a hospital. Nowadays, she is a TV-personality. Her most notable appearances after her victory was