1
Zora Neale Hurston
(Folklorist, Anthropologist)
69
18
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 7, 1891
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Notasulga
Died: January 28, 1960
2
Zelda Fitzgerald
(Socialite & Referred to as 'The first American Flapper' by Her Husband 'F. Scott Fitzgerald')
26
12
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 24, 1900
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Died: March 10, 1948
3
Zoe Kazan
(American Actress Known for Her Role in the TV Series 'Olive Kitteridge')
27
18
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 9, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
4
Zig Ziglar
(Writer)
17
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Coffee County, Alabama, United States
Died: November 28, 2012
5
Zane Grey
(Novelist)
11
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)
4
1
7
Zindzi Mandela
(Diplomat)
12
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 23, 1960
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Died: July 13, 2020
8
Zadie Smith
(Writer, Novelist, Essayist)
1
1
9
Zlata Filipović
(Diarist)
2
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 3, 1980
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
10
Zainab Salbi
(writer, activist)
1
0
11
Zahir Raihan
(Novelist)
6
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 19, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Feni District, Bangladesh
Died: January 30, 1972
12
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)
13
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
14
Zemaite
(Writer)
3
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 31, 1845
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bukantė , Kaunas County, Lithuania
Died: December 7, 1921
15
Zhang Heng
(Chinese Polymath Who Invented the World's First Seismoscope)
0
0
16
Zhu Xi
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthplace: Youxi County
17
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
18
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
19
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
20
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
21
Zsigmond Móricz
(Novelist)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 29, 1879
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tiszacsécse, Hungary
Died: September 4, 1942
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
Zdena Studenková
(Actress)
2
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 19, 1954
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia
24
Zakia Zaki
(Afghan Journalist Who Spoke against the Taliban and Was Shot Dead)
2
0
25
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)
26
Zsigmond Kemény
(Author)
2
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 12, 1814
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vintu de Jos, Romania
Died: December 22, 1875
27
Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā
(Arab poet)
0
0
28
Zecharia Sitchin
(Science fiction writer)
1
19
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 11, 1920
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Died: October 9, 2010
29
Zitkala-Sa
(Writer)
2
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 22, 1876
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Yankton Reservation, South Dakota, United States
Died: January 26, 1938
30
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
31
Zygmunt Krasiński
(Poet)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 19, 1812
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 23, 1859
32
Zakir Naik
(Physician, Writer, Intellectual, Preacher)
7
15
33
Zsuzsanna Budapest
(Writer)
0
0
34
Zeami Motokiyo
(Actor)
0
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: 1363 AD
Birthplace: Iga Province, Japan
Died: September 1, 1443
35
Zhou Zuoren
(Writer)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 16, 1885
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Shaoxing, China
Died: May 6, 1967
36
Zhou Dunyi
(Philosopher)
0
0
37
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
38
Zakhar Prilepin
(Journalist)
0
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: July 7, 1975
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Skopinsky District, Russia
39
Zhou Ruchang
(Writer)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 14, 1918
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tianjin, China
Died: May 31, 2012
40
Zona Gale
(Novelist)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 26, 1874
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Portage, Wisconsin, United States
Died: December 27, 1938
41
Zori Balayan
(Journalist)
0
0
42
Zina Mahjoub
(Poet, Songwriter)
1
0
43
Zbigniew Morsztyn
(Polish Poet)
1
0
44
Zoraida Córdova
(Ecuadorian-American Writer Who Specializes in Children's Literature)
0
0
45
Zinaida Nikolayevna Gippius
(Poet)
3
2
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: November 20, 1869
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Belyov, Russia
Died: September 9, 1945
46
Zeina Soufan
(Lebanese Journalist Based in Dubai and Host of 'Money Map' on Dubai TV)
0
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthplace: Sidon, Lebanon
47
Zu Gengzhi
(Mathematician)
0
0
48
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
49
Zhao Shuli
(One of the Major Figures of Modern Chinese Literature)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 24, 1906
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Qinshui County, Jincheng, China
Died: September 23, 1970
50
Zana Muhsen
(Writer)
0
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 7, 1965
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
