Black Celebrities Whose First Name Starts With Z

Discover the famous black people whose name starts with Z. The list includes people like Zoë Kravitz, Zazie Beetz, Zora Neale Hurston, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Zaya Perysian and many more. This list of black celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. Black people featured on this list, include football players, actresses, political leaders and american football players. This list of black celebrities whose names start with Z includes people from United States, South Africa, Liberia, England and many more countries.
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Zoë Kravitz
(Actress Best Known for Her Role in 'The Divergent' and 'Fantastic Beasts' Film Series)
Zoë Kravitz
93
Birthdate: December 1, 1988
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 2 
Zazie Beetz
(Actress Best Known for Her Comedy Series ‘Atlanta’ and Anthology Series ‘Easy’)
Zazie Beetz
39
Birthdate: May 25, 1991
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 3 
Zora Neale Hurston
(Folklorist, Anthropologist)
Zora Neale Hurston
19
Birthdate: January 7, 1891
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Notasulga
Died: January 28, 1960
Black Celebrity Names:
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Zara Cully
(Actress)
Zara Cully
0
Birthdate: January 26, 1892
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Died: February 28, 1978
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
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Za'Darius Smith
(American Football player)
Za'Darius Smith
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 8, 1992
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 6 
Zakaria Aboukhlal
(Moroccan Professional Footballer Who Plays as Forward)
Zakaria Aboukhlal
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 18, 2000
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
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Ziwe Fumudoh
(Comedian and Writer known for her satiric commentary)
Ziwe Fumudoh
0
Birthdate: February 27, 1992
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 8 
Zab Judah
(American Former Professional Boxer Who Competed From 1996 to 2019)
Zab Judah
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 27, 1977
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brownsville, New York, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
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Zack Moss
(American Football player)
Zack Moss
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 15, 1997
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hialeah Gardens, Florida, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 10 
Zeke Nnaji
(Basketball player)
Zeke Nnaji
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 9, 2001
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
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Zakes Mokae
(Actor)
Zakes Mokae
4
Birthdate: August 5, 1934
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Died: September 11, 2009
 12 
Zavier Simpson
(Basketball player)
Zavier Simpson
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 11, 1997
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lima, Ohio, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
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Zelmo Beaty
(Basketball player, Basketball coach)
Zelmo Beaty
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 25, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hillister, Texas, United States
Died: August 27, 2013
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
 14 
Zach Fulton
(American Football Player)
Zach Fulton
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 23, 1991
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
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Zeinab Jammeh
(First Lady of The Gambia (1999 – 21 January 2017))
Zeinab Jammeh
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 5, 1977
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rabat, Morocco
 16 
Ziaire Williams
(Basketball player)
Ziaire Williams
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 12, 2001
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lancaster, California, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
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Zach Kerr
(American Football Player)
Zach Kerr
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 29, 1990
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 18 
Zhaire Smith
(Basketball player)
Zhaire Smith
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 4, 1999
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Garland, Texas, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
 19 
Zinash Tayachew
(The First Lady of Ethiopia)
Zinash Tayachew
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 13, 1978
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Gondar, Ethiopia
 20 
Zoe Smith
(British Weightlifter)
Zoe Smith
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 26, 1994
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Greenwich, London, England
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Black Celebrity Names:
 21 
Zitto Kabwe
(Politician)
Zitto Kabwe
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 24, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kigoma, Tanzania
 22 
Zari Hassan
(For marrying Ivan Semwanga)
Zari Hassan
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 23, 1980
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Jinja, Uganda
Black Celebrity Names:
 23 
Zach Brown
(American football player)
Zach Brown
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 23, 1989
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 24 
Zaytoven
(Record producer)
Zaytoven
7
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 12, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Black Celebrity Names:
 25 
Zahara Jolie-Pitt
(Adopted Daughter of Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt)
Zahara Jolie-Pitt
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 8, 2005
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Awasa, Ethiopia
 26 
Zeke Upshaw
(Basketball player)
Zeke Upshaw
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 27, 1991
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: March 26, 2018
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 27 
Zharnel Hughes
(British Sprinter)
Zharnel Hughes
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 13, 1995
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: The Valley, Anguilla
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 28 
Zersenay Tadese
(Eritrean Retired Long-Distance Track and Road Running Athlete)
Zersenay Tadese
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 8, 1982
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Adi Bana, Derg Eritrea
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 29 
Zé Roberto
(Brazilian Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Left Wing-Back or as a Midfielder)
Zé Roberto
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 6, 1974
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: São Paulo, Brazil
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 30 
Zach Cunningham
(American football player)
Zach Cunningham
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 12, 1994
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pinson, Alabama, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 31 
Zaya Perysian
(TikTok Star)
Zaya Perysian
4
Birthdate: April 30, 2002
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lowell, Michigan, United States
 32 
Zeynab Habib
(Singer-songwriter)
Zeynab Habib
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 25, 1975
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
 33 
Zara Moussa
(Singer)
Zara Moussa
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 1980 AD
Birthplace: Niamey, Niger
 34 
Zane Frazier
(American Former Karateka, Kickboxer and Mixed Martial Artist)
Zane Frazier
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 16, 1966
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 35 
Zay Jones
(American football player)
Zay Jones
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 30, 1995
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 36 
Zahra Newman
(Australian Actress)
Zahra Newman
0
Birthplace: Port Antonio, Jamaica
 37 
Zenani Mandela
Zenani Mandela
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 4, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 38 
Zaywoah
(American Instagram and TikTok Star, Musician, and Boxer)
Zaywoah
3
Listed In: Instagram Stars
Birthdate: January 19, 2002
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Died: September 22, 2020
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 39 
Zezinho
(Bissau-Guinean Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Zezinho
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 23, 1992
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 40 
Zerai Deres
(Former Legend and a folk hero of anticolonialism and antifascism both in Eritrea and Ethiopia)
Zerai Deres
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 1914 AD
Birthplace: Eritrea
Died: July 6, 1945
 41 
Z. K. Matthews
(Politician, Anthropologist)
Z. K. Matthews
0
Birthdate: October 20, 1901
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dikgatlong Local Municipality, South Africa
Died: May 11, 1968
 42 
Zeus
(Rapper, songwriter, businessman)
Zeus
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 22, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Serowe, Botswana
 43 
Zach Norvell Jr.
(Basketball Player)
Zach Norvell Jr.
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 9, 1997
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 44 
Zé Luís
(Cape Verdean Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Zé Luís
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 24, 1991
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Fogo, Cape Verde
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 45 
Zalika Souley
(Actress)
Zalika Souley
1
Birthdate: 1947 AD
Birthplace: Niamey, Niger
 46 
Zolani Tete
(South African Professional Boxer)
Zolani Tete
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 8, 1988
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Eastern Cape, South Africa
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 47 
Zion Suzuki
(Japanese Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Zion Suzuki
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 21, 2002
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 48 
Zee Edgell
(Author of Beka Lamb (1982))
Zee Edgell
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 21, 1940
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Belize City, Belize
Died: December 20, 2020
 49 
Zelma Davis
(Singer-songwriter and Actress)
Zelma Davis
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 2, 1970
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Liberia
 50 
Zina Garrison
(American Former Professional Tennis Player)
Zina Garrison
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 16, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)