Jan Zaanen
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Dutch physicist |
1957 |
Sade Andria Zabala
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Benjamin Zablocki
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American sociologist |
1941 |
David Zabriskie
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road bicycle racer |
1979 |
Grace Zabriskie
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American actress |
1941 |
Karen Zacarias
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Mexican-American playwright |
1969 |
Stephanie Zacharek
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American film critic |
1963 |
Ravi Zacharias
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Indian philosopher |
1946 |
John Zachman
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American computer scientist |
1934 |
Lotfi A. Zadeh
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Electrical engineer and compu… |
1921–2017 |
Ossip Zadkine
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French sculptor |
1890–1967 |
Bahadur Shah Zafar
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Mughal emperor |
1775–1862 |
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Spanish writer |
1964 |
Adam Zagajewski
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Poet |
1945 |
Diane Zahler
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Timothy Zahn
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science fiction novelist |
1951 |
Howard Zahniser
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American environmentalist |
1906–1964 |
Zhang Zai
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Chinese philosopher |
1020–1077 |
Gabriel Zaid
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Mexican writer |
1934 |
Koren Zailckas
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American writer |
1980 |
Hill Zaini
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Bruneian singer |
1987 |
Zain-ul-Abidin
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Fareed Zakaria
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Indian-American journalist an… |
1964 |
Matvei Zakharov
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Soviet military commander |
1898–1972 |
Maria Zakharova
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Russian diplomat and journali… |
1975 |
Carlos Zambrano
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Venezuelan baseball pitcher |
1981 |
Ludoviko Lazaro Zamenhof
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Polish ophthalmologist and in… |
1859–1917 |
Louis Zamperini
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Italian-American middle dista… |
1917–2014 |
Yevgeny Zamyatin
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Russian author |
1884–1937 |
Stephie Pahlavi Zan
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Benjamin Zander
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English conductor |
1939 |
Townes Van Zandt
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singer-songwriter |
1944–1997 |
Israel Zangwill
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British writer |
1864–1926 |
Francesco Maria Zanotti
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Italian philosopher |
1692–1777 |
Frank Weston (bishop of Zanzibar)
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Emiliano Zapata
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Mexican Revolutionary |
1879–1919 |
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
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Former Prime Minister of Spain |
1960 |
Hermann Zapf
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German type-designer, calligr… |
1918–2015 |
Peter Wessel Zapffe
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Norwegian philosopher, mounta… |
1899–1990 |
Frank Zappa
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American musician, songwriter… |
1940–1993 |
Asif Ali Zardari
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politician in Pakistan |
1955 |
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
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politician in Pakistan |
1988 |
Mohammad Javad Zarif
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Iranian politician |
1960 |
Abu Musab Zarqawi
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Jordanian jihadist |
1966–2006 |
Sara Zarr
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American children's writer |
1970 |
Charles Zastrow
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American sociologist |
1942 |
Emil Zátopek
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Czech Olympic long-distance r… |
1922–2000 |
Jamie Zawinski
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American programmer |
1968 |
Joe Zawinul
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austrian composer and pianist |
1932–2007 |
Alfred de Zayas
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American United Nations offic… |
1947 |
David Zayas
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Puerto Rican actor |
1962 |
Vasily Zaytsev
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Soviet sniper |
1915–1991 |
Tom Zé
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Brazilian songwriter, composer |
1936 |
James, son of Zebedee
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major religious figure in Chr… |
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Henry Zebrowski
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American actor and comedian |
1984 |
Nick Zedd
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American film maker |
1958 |
Mao Zedong
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Chairman of the Central Commi… |
1893–1976 |
H. Dieter Zeh
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German physicist |
1932–2018 |
Doron Zeilberger
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Israeli mathematician |
1950 |
Anton Zeilinger
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Austrian quantum physicist |
1945 |
Manuel Zelaya
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President of Honduras |
1952 |
Roger Zelazny
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American speculative fiction … |
1937–1995 |
Lee Zeldin
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New York state senator |
1980 |
Theodore Zeldin
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English academic |
1933 |
Jeffrey Zeldman
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Internet pioneer |
1955 |
Olena Zelenska
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Ukrainian architect and scree… |
1978 |
Volodymyr Zelensky
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6th President of Ukraine |
1978 |
Philip D. Zelikow
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American diplomat |
1954 |
Karel Zeman
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Czech film director, artist a… |
1910–1989 |
Jiang Zemin
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former General Secretary of t… |
1926 |
Éric Zemmour
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French essayist |
1958 |
Győző Zemplén
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Hungarian physicist |
1879–1916 |
Meles Zenawi
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Ethiopian politician; Prime M… |
1955–2012 |
Eric Zencey
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American writer |
1953–2019 |
Zendaya
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American actress, singer, mod… |
1996 |
John Peter Zenger
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American printer |
1697–1746 |
Yang Zengxin
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Benjamin Zephaniah
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English poet and author |
1958 |
Jean Zerbo
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Malian Roman Catholic cardinal |
1943 |
Frits Zernike
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Dutch physicist |
1888–1966 |
John Zerzan
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American anarchist and primit… |
1943 |
Clara Zetkin
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German politician |
1857–1933 |
Sarah Zettel
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American writer |
1966 |
Gabrielle Zevin
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American writer |
1977 |
Warren Zevon
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American singer-songwriter |
1947–2003 |
Sahle-Work Zewde
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President of Federal Democrat… |
1950 |
Beiwen Zhang
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badminton player |
1990 |
Ma Zhanshan
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Chinese politician |
1885–1950 |
Chloé Zhao
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Chinese film director, screen… |
1982 |
Zhang Zhaozhong
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Chinese admiral |
1952 |
Andrei Zhdanov
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Soviet politician |
1896–1948 |
Yuan Zhen
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Han Zheng
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Chinese politician |
1954 |
Ren Zhengfei
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Chinese businessman |
1944 |
Shi Zhengli
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Chinese researcher |
1964 |
Yu Zhengsheng
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Chairman of the National Comm… |
1945 |
Wang Zhihuan
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Chinese poet |
688–742 |
Zhang Zhijun
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Chinese politician |
1953 |
Pu Zhiqiang
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A Chinese lawyer and activist… |
1965 |
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
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Russian politician and politi… |
1946–2022 |