Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Zdenko Runjić

b. 1942

Musical artist

Zdeno Cíger

b. 1969

Slovak ice hockey player (born 1969)

Zdravko Čolić

b. 1951

Bosnian singer (born 1951)

Zdravko Kuzmanović

b. 1987

Serbian footballer (born 1987)

Zdravko Milev

b. 1929

Bulgarian chess player

Zdzisław Żygulski (art historian)

b. 1921

Polish art historian

Zdzisław Żygulski (literary historian)

Polish literary historian and Germanist

Zdzisława Donat

b. 1936

Polish soprano

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)

Zeki Rıza Sporel

Turkish footballer and politician (1898–1969)

Zelda Fitzgerald

b. 1900

American writer (1900–1948)