Names Life Dates Nationality Description Rating*
Zang (?-168 BCE) Chinese Wife of Han government functionary. She became a symbol (via her tomb) of official wealth and luxury. 1
Zapata, Emiliano (1879-1919) Mexican Revolutionary. He was killed. 1
Zappa, Frank (1940-1993) American Singer and composer. He was known for his satirical edge. 1
Zaslavskaya, Tatyana (1927- ) Russian   1
Zeffirelli, Franco (1923- )     1
Zeno of Citium (c.336-c.265 BCE)     3
Zephaniah (7th-c BCE)     1
Zetkin, Clara (1857-1933)     1
Zeuss, Johann (1806-1856)     1
Zhang Heng (78-139)     1
Zhang Qian (2nd-c BC)     1
Zhao Ziyang (1918- )     1
Zhou Enlai (1898-1975)     1
Zhu De (1886-1976) Chinese General. He led the Communist army on the "Long March." 1
Zhu Xi (1130-1200)     2
Zhuangzi (369-286 BCE)     2
Zhukov, Giorgiy (1896-1974) Russian General. After 1941, he was the Soviet commander in World War II. 1
Zia ul-Haq, Muhammad (1924-1988)     1
Ziegfeld, Florenz (1869-1932) American Impresario. He offered a vision of grand theatricality and scantily clad women. 1
Zinoviev, Grigoriy (1883-1936) Russian Communist revolutionary. He was killed by Stalin. 1
Zinzendorf, Nicolaus (1700-1760)     1
Ziska, John (c.1370-1424)     1
Zola, Emile (1840-1902)     1
Zoroaster (6th-c BCE)     3
Zuckerman, Solly (1904-1993)     1
Zweig, Arnold (1887-1968)     1
Zwingli, Huldrych (1484-1531)     2
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