Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Zé Eduardo (footballer, born 1991)

b. 1991

Brazilian footballer

Zé Roberto

b. 1974

Brazilian footballer (born 1974)

Ze'ev Friedman

b. 1944

Israeli weightlifter

Ze'ev Jabotinsky

Russian Revisionist Zionist leader (1880–1940)

Ze'ev Schiff

Israeli journalist

Zeb Taia

b. 1984

Former NZ & Cook Islands international rugby league footballer

Zeb-un-Nissa

Mughal princess (1638–1702)

Zebulon Pike

American general and explorer (1779–1813)

Zebulon Vance

b. 1830

American politician (1830–1894)

Zecharia Sitchin

b. 1920

Author of ancient astronaut books (1920–2010)

Zedd

b. 1989

German music producer (born 1989)

Zekai Özger

Turkish poet (born 1948)

Zeki Alasya

Turkish actor and film director

Zeki Müren

Turkish singer, composer, songwriter, actor, and poet (1931–1996)

Zelda Fitzgerald

b. 1900

American writer (1900–1948)

Zelda Rubinstein

b. 1933

American actress and human rights activist

Zélia Gattai

b. 1916

Brazilian photographer and author (1916–2008)

Zelia Nuttall

b. 1857

American archaeologist and anthropologist (1857–1933)

Željka Antunović

b. 1955

Croatian politician

Željko Ivanek

b. 1957

Slovenian-American actor (born 1957)

Željko Milinovič

b. 1969

Slovenian footballer (born 1969)

Željko Šturanović

Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2006 to 2008

Zellig Harris

American linguist (1909–1992)

Zelman Cowen

b. 1919

Governor-General of Australia from 1977 to 1982