1. United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877) • Syn: Brigham Young • Instance Hypernyms: religious leader 2. United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) • Syn: Cy Young, Danton True Young • Instance Hypernyms: ballplayer, baseball player 3. English poet (1683-1765) • Syn: Edward Young • Instance Hypernyms: poet 4. United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) • Syn: Pres Young, Lester Willis Young • Instance Hypernyms: saxophonist, saxist 5. United States film and television actress (1913-2000) • Syn: Loretta Young • Instance Hypernyms: actress 6. British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829) • Syn: Thomas Young • Instance Hypernyms: physicist, Egyptologist 7. United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) • Syn: Whitney Young, Whitney Moore Young Jr. • Instance Hypernyms: civil rights leader, civil rights worker, civil rights activist
