Einstein
You may all just think that characters who are made with CGI or animatronics are just random designs based on the creator’s imagination. But this could not be farther from the truth, a lot of the time characters are based on people from the real world so they can be more relatable.
We mentioned it before, but Yoda was actually based on the famous genius known as Albert Einstein. The part that they took from him was his eyes, which were well known to be full of intelligence and wisdom. It seemed like a perfect thing to add to Yoda and instantly gave the character that brilliant vibe.