1
Zora Neale Hurston
(Folklorist, Anthropologist)
63
13
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 7, 1891
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Notasulga
Died: January 28, 1960
2
Zoe Kazan
(American Actress Known for Her Role in the TV Series 'Olive Kitteridge')
27
15
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 9, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
3
Zelda Fitzgerald
(Socialite & Referred to as 'The first American Flapper' by Her Husband 'F. Scott Fitzgerald')
22
12
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 24, 1900
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Died: March 10, 1948
4
Zig Ziglar
(Writer)
16
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Coffee County, Alabama, United States
Died: November 28, 2012
5
Zane Grey
(Novelist)
10
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 31, 1872
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Died: October 23, 1939
6
Zhuge Liang
(Military Strategist, Inventor)
3
1
7
Zindzi Mandela
(Diplomat)
11
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 23, 1960
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Died: July 13, 2020
8
Ziwe Fumudoh
(Comedian and Writer known for her satiric commentary)
0
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 27, 1992
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
9
Zlata Filipović
(Diarist)
2
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 3, 1980
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
10
Ziya Gökalp
(Turkish Sociologist, Author, and Poet)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 23, 1876
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Çermik, Turkey
Died: October 25, 1924
11
Zainab Salbi
(writer, activist)
1
0
12
Zadie Smith
(Writer, Novelist, Essayist)
1
1
13
Zemaite
(Writer)
3
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 31, 1845
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bukantė , Kaunas County, Lithuania
Died: December 7, 1921
14
Zdena Studenková
(Actress)
2
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 19, 1954
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia
15
Zeki Müren
(Legendary Turkish Singer, Songwriter, Composer, and Actor)
1
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 6, 1931
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bursa, Turkey
Died: September 24, 1996
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
16
Zachris Topelius
(Finnish Writer, Poet and Historian Best Known for Writing Finnish Historical Novels in Swedish)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 14, 1818
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nykarleby, Finland
Died: March 12, 1898
17
Zsigmond Móricz
(Novelist)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 29, 1879
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tiszacsécse, Hungary
Died: September 4, 1942
18
Zeb-un-Nissa
(Mughal princess and the eldest child of Emperor Aurangzeb)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 15, 1638
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Daulatabad, India
Died: May 26, 1702
19
Zulfikar Ghose
(Pakistani-American Novelist, Poet and Essayist)
2
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 13, 1935
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sialkot, Pakistan
Died: June 30, 2022
20
Zakhar Prilepin
(Journalist)
0
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: July 7, 1975
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Skopinsky District, Russia
21
Zhang Heng
(Chinese Polymath Who Invented the World's First Seismoscope)
0
0
22
Zell Miller
(Politician)
4
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 24, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Young Harris, Georgia, U.S.
Died: March 23, 2018
23
Zitkala-Sa
(Writer)
1
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 22, 1876
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Yankton Reservation, South Dakota, United States
Died: January 26, 1938
24
Zecharia Sitchin
(Science fiction writer)
1
19
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 11, 1920
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Died: October 9, 2010
25
Zsigmond Kemény
(Author)
2
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 12, 1814
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vintu de Jos, Romania
Died: December 22, 1875
26
Zakir Naik
(Physician, Writer, Intellectual, Preacher)
7
15
27
3
2
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: November 20, 1869
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Belyov, Russia
Died: September 9, 1945
28
Zhou Ruchang
(Writer)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 14, 1918
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tianjin, China
Died: May 31, 2012
29
Žuži Jelinek
(Former Fashion stylist, designer, writer)
0
0
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: July 17, 1920
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: January 23, 2016
30
Zoe Williams
(Journalist, columnist, author)
0
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: August 7, 1973
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hounslow, West London, England, United Kingdom
31
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthplace: Youxi County
32
Zhang Ziping
(Chinese Author and Scientist Who Co-Founded the 'Creation Society')
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 24, 1893
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Meizhou, China
Died: December 2, 1959
33
Zbigniew Morsztyn
(Polish Poet)
1
0
34
Zbigniew Herbert
(One of the Best Known and the Most Translated Post-war Polish Writers)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 29, 1924
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lwów, Poland
Died: July 28, 1998
35
Zee Edgell
(Author of Beka Lamb (1982))
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 21, 1940
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Belize City, Belize
Died: December 20, 2020
36
Zakia Zaki
(Afghan Journalist Who Spoke against the Taliban and Was Shot Dead)
1
0
37
Zina Mahjoub
(Poet, Songwriter)
1
0
38
Zygmunt Krasiński
(Poet)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 19, 1812
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 23, 1859
39
Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā
(Arab poet)
0
0
40
Zhou Dunyi
(Philosopher)
0
0
41
Zeami Motokiyo
(Actor)
0
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: 1363 AD
Birthplace: Iga Province, Japan
Died: September 1, 1443
42
Zsuzsanna Budapest
(Writer)
0
0
43
Zoya Basharina
(Critic)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 21, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bulunsky District, Russia
44
Zenodotus Of Ephesus
(Greek Grammarian, Homeric Scholar, and the First Librarian of the Library at Alexandria)
0
0
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: 0330 AD
Birthplace: Ephesus Archaeological Museum, Selçuk, Turkey
Died: 0260 AD
45
Za'ima Sulayman al-Baruni
(Writer, Activist)
0
0
46
Zona Gale
(Novelist)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 26, 1874
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Portage, Wisconsin, United States
Died: December 27, 1938
47
Zana Muhsen
(Writer)
0
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 7, 1965
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
48
Zori Balayan
(Journalist)
0
0
49
Zhou Zuoren
(Writer)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 16, 1885
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Shaoxing, China
Died: May 6, 1967
50
Zahir Raihan
(Novelist)
1
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 19, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Feni District, Bangladesh
Died: January 30, 1972
