Leading Figures in History

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

21504 persons found

Zaza Enden

b. 1976

Turkish basketball player and wrestler (born 1976)

Zazie Beetz

b. 1991

American actress (born 1991)

Zbigniew Brzezinski

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

Zbigniew Pietrzykowski

Polish boxer (1934–2014)

Zbigniew Preisner

b. 1955

Polish film score composer

Zbigniew Seifert

b. 1946

Polish jazz violinist

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)

Zdravko Čolić

b. 1951

Bosnian singer (born 1951)

Ze'ev Friedman

b. 1944

Israeli weightlifter

Ze'ev Schiff

Israeli journalist

Zeb-un-Nissa

Mughal princess (1638–1702)

Zebulon Pike

American general and explorer (1779–1813)

Zebulon Vance

b. 1830

American politician (1830–1894)

Zekai Özger

Turkish poet (born 1948)

Zeki Alasya

Turkish actor and film director

Zelda Rubinstein

b. 1933

American actress and human rights activist

Željko Šturanović

Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2006 to 2008

Zellig Harris

American linguist (1909–1992)

Zelmar Michelini

b. 1924

Uruguayan reporter and politician

Zena Sutherland

American journalist

Zenaida Manfugás

Musical artist