Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

Senhit Zadik
Italian singer
Senhit Zadik Zadik, known mononymously asSenhit, is an Italian singer. She has represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 2011 with the song "Stand By", was due to do so in ...

Nadhim Zahawi
Secretary of State for Education
Nadhim Zahawi(Arabic: ناظم الزهاوي, romanized: Nāẓim az-Zahāwī; born 2 June 1967) is an Iraqi-born British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Education since September 2021. A member ...

Botic Van De Zandschulp
Dutch professional tennis player
Botic van de Zandschulpis a Dutch professional tennis player. Van de Zandschulp has a career high ranking of world No. 22 in singles by the ATP, achieved on 29 August 2022. He is the current Dutch No....

William Zane
American actor
William George Zane Jr.is an American actor. His breakthrough role was in the 1989 Australian film Dead Calm, a performance that earned him a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award ...

Rachel Zegler
American actress and singer
Rachel Zegleris an American actress and singer. She came to prominence with her film debut playing María in Steven Spielberg's musical adaptation West Side Story (2021), for which she won the Golden G...

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy
6th President of Ukraine
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy(Ukrainian: Володимир Олександрович Зеленський; Russian: Владимир Александрович Зеленский, romanized: Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelenskyy,[a] born 25 January 1978), als...

David Zellner
American film director
David Zellneris an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the films Kid-Thing (2012), Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014), and Damsel (2018). Career David Zellne...

Nathan Zellner
Filmmaker
Nathan Zellneris a filmmaker who has produced, written, edited, directed, and acted in numerous award-winning shorts and feature films, most of which are part of a creative collaboration with his brot...

Renee Zellweger
American actress
Renée Kathleen Zellwegeris an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, she was one of the worl...

Mans Zelmerlow
Swedish pop singer and television presenter
Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöwis a Swedish pop singer and television presenter. He took part in Idol 2005, eventually finishing fifth, won the first season of Let's Dance, and scored a hit with h...

Roberto De Zerbi
Italian professional football coach and former player
Roberto De Zerbiis an Italian professional football coach and former player, who was most recently the manager of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. Career Playing career De Zerbi started his...

Catherine Zeta-jones
Welsh actress
Catherine Zeta-Jonesis a Welsh actress. Recognised for her versatility, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Tony Award. In 2010, she was...

Chloe Zhao
Chinese filmmaker
Chloé Zhaois a Chinese filmmaker who is known primarily for her work in independent U.S. films. Her debut feature film, Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015), premiered at Sundance Film Festival to criti...

Hang Zheng
Vice president of the People's Republic of China
Han Zhengis a Chinese politician serving as the current vice president of the People's Republic of China since 2023. He previously served as the first vice premier of the People's Republic of China be...

Fan Zhengyi
Chinese professional snooker player
Fan Zhengyiis a Chinese professional snooker player. He won the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship in 2017, and turned professional in 2018. He had a breakthrough season in 2021–22 when he reach...

Hans Zimmer
Composer and record producer
Hans Florian Zimmeris a German film score composer and record producer. His works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. Since the 1980s, Zimmer ...

Luisa Zissman
British retail entrepreneur
Luisa Christina Zissmanis a British retail entrepreneur and reality television personality from Milton Keynes, England. She was the runner-up on the ninth series of The Apprentice and finished fourth ...

John Zois
film and TV producer
John Zoisis a seasoned film and TV producer, currently serving as EVP of Acquisitions & Co‑Productions at Anton Entertainment, a UK-based production, finance, and sales company he joined in early 2021...

Michael Zunino
American professional baseball catcher
Michael Accorsi Zuninois an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, and Cleveland Guardians. ...

Marie Van Der Zyl
48th president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews
Marie Sarah van der Zylis the 48th president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. When she was elected in May 2018, she was only the second female president in the 258-year history of the organis...