Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Zhu Rongji

b. 1928

Premier of China from 1998 to 2003

Zhu Shouyin

Zhu Wen

Chinese warlord and Later Liang emperor from 907 to 912

Zhu Xi

Chinese philosopher (1130–1200)

Zhu Youyuan

b. 1476

Chinese prince (1476–1519)

Zhuo Yanming

Emperor

Zia Fariduddin Dagar

b. 1932

Indian classical musician (1932 – 2013)

Zia-ul-Haq

b. 1924

6th President of Pakistan from 1978 to 1988

Ziad Jarrah

b. 1975

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

Ziaire Williams

b. 2001

American basketball player (born 2001)

Ziana Zain

b. 1968

Malaysian singer and actress (born 1968)

Ziaur Rahman

President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981

Zico (rapper)

b. 1992

South Korean rapper (born 1992)

Zienia Merton

British actress (1945–2018)

Zig Ziglar

b. 1926

American author, salesman, and motivational speaker (1926–2012)

Ziggy Marley

b. 1968

Jamaican reggae musician (born 1968)

Žigmund Pálffy

b. 1972

Slovak ice hockey player

Zilpha Keatley Snyder

American author (1927–2014)

Zina Hitchcock

New York politician (1755–1832)

Zinaida Aksentyeva

b. 1900

Ukrainian/Soviet astronomer

Zinaida Serebriakova

Russian painter (1884–1967)

Zindzi Mandela

South African diplomat and poet (1960–2020)

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

b. 1936

President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011

Zinedine Zidane

b. 1972

French football player and manager (born 1972)