Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Zino Francescatti

b. 1902

French violinist (1902–1991)

Zinovios Valvis

Prime Minister of Greece

Zion Williamson

b. 2000

American basketball player (born 2000)

Zisis Tsekos

b. 1964

Greek footballer

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 Grgić

b. 1931

Zlatko Topčić

b. 1955

Bosnian playwright and novelist (born 1955)

Zoe Laskari

Greek actress (1942–2017)

Zoe Saldaña

b. 1978

American actress (born 1978)

Zoë Wanamaker

b. 1949

American-British actress (born 1949)

Zofia Kossak-Szczucka

b. 1889

Polish writer (1889–1968)

Zofia of Słuck

b. 1585

Lithuanian Orthodox saint (1585–1612)

Zofija Mazej Kukovič

b. 1955

Zohra Lampert

b. 1937

American actress

Zohra Sehgal

b. 1912

Indian actress and choreographer (1912–2014)

Zola Budd

b. 1966

South African runner (born 1966)

Zoltán Berczik

b. 1937

Hungarian table tennis player

Zoltán Czibor

b. 1929

Hungarian footballer (1929–1997)

Zoltán Fábri

Hungarian film director