Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Zara DuPont

American suffragist

Zara Mints

b. 1927

Russian literary scientist

Zara Tindall

b. 1981

British equestrian (born 1981)

Žarko Laušević

Serbian actor (1960–2023)

Žarko Petan

Zat Knight

b. 1980

English footballer (born 1980)

Zaw Myint Maung

Burmese politician (1951–2024)

Zawe Ashton

b. 1984

British actress (born 1984)

Zay Flowers

b. 2000

American football player (born 2000)

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

b. 1918

President of the United Arab Emirates from 1971 to 2004

Zaza Enden

b. 1976

Turkish basketball player and wrestler (born 1976)

Zaza Nadiradze

b. 1993

Georgian sprint canoeist (born 1993)

Zazie Beetz

b. 1991

American actress (born 1991)

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Polish-American diplomat and political scientist (1928–2017)

Zbigniew Herbert

Polish poet (1924–1998)

Zbigniew Kruszyński

b. 1960

Polish-German footballer

Zbigniew Pietrzykowski

Polish boxer (1934–2014)

Zbigniew Preisner

b. 1955

Polish film score composer

Zbigniew Seifert

b. 1946

Polish jazz violinist

Zdeněk Fibich

Czech composer (1850–1900)

Zdeněk Rotrekl

Czech Catholic poet, literary historian and writer

Zdeňka Šilhavá

b. 1954

Czech discus thrower and shot putter

Zdeňka Wiedermannová-Motyčková

b. 1868

Czech teacher and suffragist

Zdenka Ziková

Czech opera singer (1902–1990)