Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Zoe Saldaña

b. 1978

American actress (born 1978)

Zoë Wanamaker

b. 1949

American-British actress (born 1949)

Zoe Wiseman

b. 1970

American model and photographer (born 1970)

Zoël Amberg

b. 1992

Swiss racing driver

Zoey Deutch

b. 1994

American actress (born 1994)

Zofia Kossak-Szczucka

b. 1889

Polish writer (1889–1968)

Zofia Nałkowska

b. 1884

Polish prose writer and dramatist (1884–1954)

Zofia of Słuck

b. 1585

Lithuanian Orthodox saint (1585–1612)

Zofija Mazej Kukovič

b. 1955

Zog I

b. 1895

Leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939

Zohar Argov

Israeli singer

Zohra Lampert

b. 1937

American actress

Zohra Sehgal

b. 1912

Indian actress and choreographer (1912–2014)

Zohran Mamdani

b. 1991

Mayor of New York City since 2026

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

Zoltán Gera

b. 1979

Hungarian footballer

Zoltán Halmay

Hungarian swimmer (1881–1956)

Zoltán Harsányi

b. 1987

Slovak footballer

Zoltán Latinovits

b. 1931

Hungarian actor

Zoltán Meskó

Hungarian Nazi politician

Zoltan Sarosy

b. 1906

Hungarian-Canadian chess player (1906–2017)