Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Zienia Merton

British actress (1945–2018)

Ziggy Marley

b. 1968

Jamaican reggae musician (born 1968)

Žigmund Pálffy

b. 1972

Slovak ice hockey player

Zilpha Keatley Snyder

American author (1927–2014)

Zina Hitchcock

New York politician (1755–1832)

Zinaida Aksentyeva

b. 1900

Ukrainian/Soviet astronomer

Zinaida Serebriakova

Russian painter (1884–1967)

Zindzi Mandela

South African diplomat and poet (1960–2020)

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

b. 1936

President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011

Zinedine Zidane

b. 1972

French football player and manager (born 1972)

Zinha Vaz

b. 1952

Bissau-Guinean activist and politician

Zinka Milanov

b. 1906

Croatian operatic dramatic soprano

Zino Francescatti

b. 1902

French violinist (1902–1991)

Zinovios Valvis

Prime Minister of Greece

Zion Suzuki

b. 2002

Japanese footballer (born 2002)

Zion Williamson

b. 2000

American basketball player (born 2000)

Zior Park

b. 1994

South Korean rapper (born 1994)

Zisis Tsekos

b. 1964

Greek footballer

Zita

Italian saint

Zita Görög

b. 1979

Hungarian actress and model

Zita of Bourbon-Parma

b. 1892

Empress-queen of Austria-Hungary from 1916 to 1918

Zita Urbonaitė

Lithuanian road racing cyclist (1973–2008)

Ziya Gökalp

Turkish writer and journalist (1876–1924)

Ziya Pasha

Ottoman writer, translator and administrator