| Code | DS/UK/121 |
| Name | Menuhin; Yehudi (22 April 1916-12 March 1999); Baron Menuhin OM KBE; American-born Russian violinist and conductor |
| Variations of Name | Baron Menuhin |
| Dates | 22 April 1916-12 March 1999 |
| Gender | Male |
| Place of Birth/Origin | New York City, New York, United States (born) |
| Relationships | Son of Moshe Mnuchin (Lithuanian Jewish rabbinical student and anti-Zionist) and Marutha Sher. They became American citizens in 1919 and changed the family name from Mnuchin to Menuhin
Sibling of Hepzibah Menuhin (pianist and human rights activist) and Yalta Menuhin (pianist and artist)
Father of Krov, Zamira, Jeremy Menuhin (pianist) and Gerald Menuhin (Holocaust denier and far right activist)
Husband of Diana Gould (ballerina, whose parents were pianist Evelyn Suart and Admiral Sir Cecil Harcourt)
Former husband of Nola Nicolas |
| Biography | Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin OM KBE was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. He played the Soil Stradivarius, considered one of the finest violins made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari. |