Leading Figures in History

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

18354 persons found

Zhou Zuoren

Chinese writer

Zhu Hongzhao

Zhu Jianhua

b. 1963

Chinese high jumper (born 1963)

Zhu Quan

b. 1378

Chinese prince (1378–1448)

Zhu Xi

Chinese philosopher (1130–1200)

Zia Fariduddin Dagar

b. 1932

Indian classical musician (1932 – 2013)

Ziad Jarrah

b. 1975

Lebanese terrorist and 9/11 hijacker (1975–2001)

Ziana Zain

b. 1968

Malaysian singer and actress (born 1968)

Ziaur Rahman

President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981

Žigmund Pálffy

b. 1972

Slovak ice hockey player

Zina Hitchcock

New York politician (1755–1832)

Zinka Milanov

b. 1906

Croatian operatic dramatic soprano

Zita

Italian saint

Zita of Bourbon-Parma

b. 1892

Empress-queen of Austria-Hungary from 1916 to 1918

Zita Urbonaitė

Lithuanian road racing cyclist (1973–2008)

Ziya Pasha

Ottoman writer, translator and administrator

Ziyu He

b. 1999

Chinese violinist (born 1999)

Zizi Jeanmaire

b. 1924

French ballet dancer and singer (1924–2020)

Zlatko Topčić

b. 1955

Bosnian playwright and novelist (born 1955)

Zoe Saldaña

b. 1978

American actress (born 1978)

Zoë Wanamaker

b. 1949

American-British actress (born 1949)

Zofia of Słuck

b. 1585

Lithuanian Orthodox saint (1585–1612)

Zofija Mazej Kukovič

b. 1955

Zohra Lampert

b. 1937

American actress