Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

58072 persons found

Zhang Hao (figure skater)

b. 1984

Chinese pair skater (born 1984)

Zhang Hao (general)

Zhang Hao (singer)

b. 2000

Chinese singer (born 2000)

Zhang Leping

Chinese cartoonist (1910–1992)

Zhang Li (Liao dynasty)

Zhang Lingfu

Chinese general of the National Revolutionary Army (1903–1947)

Zhang Wenwei

Zhang Xianzhong

b. 1606

Chinese peasant leader and ruler in Sichuan (1606–1647)

Zhang Xiong

Chinese military general and politician

Zhang Xueliang

b. 1901

Chinese general and warlord (1901–2001)

Zhang Yaokun

b. 1981

Chinese footballer (born 1981)

Zhang Ye (Later Shu)

Chinese official and general (died 948)

Zhang Zhen (general)

Zhang Zhong

b. 1978

Chinese chess grandmaster (born 1978)

Zhang Zuolin

Chinese warlord and politician (1875–1928)

Zhanna Pintusevich-Block

b. 1972

Ukrainian sprinter (born 1972)

Zhao Ying

Chinese chancellor (885-951)

Zhao Ziyang

b. 1919

Chinese politician (1919–2005)

Zheng Cao

b. 1966

Chinese-American operatic singer (1966–2013)

Zheng Jie

b. 1983

Chinese female tennis player (born 1983)

Zheng Qinwen

b. 2002

Chinese tennis player (born 2002)

Zheng Zhengqiu

Chinese film producer (1889–1935)

Zhengde Emperor

Emperor of China from 1505 to 1521

Zhengzhang Shangfang

Chinese linguist (1933–2018)