| Jay Z | American Musician |
| Pia Zadora | American Actress |
| Paula Zahn | American Journalist |
| Steve Zahn | American Actor |
| Timothy Zahn | American Writer |
| Fareed Zakaria | American Journalist |
| Yevgeny Zamyatin | Russian Novelist |
| Robin Zander | American Musician |
| Billy Zane | American Actor |
| Giuseppe Zangara | Italian Criminal |
| Israel Zangwill | English Novelist |
| Darryl Zanuck | American Producer |
| Emiliano Zapata | Mexican Revolutionary |
| Ahmet Zappa | American Musician |
| Dweezil Zappa | American Athlete |
| Frank Zappa | American Musician |
| Abraham Zapruder | Ukrainian Businessman |
| Michael Zaslow | American Actor |
| Emil Zatopek | Czechoslovakian Athlete |
| Jamie Zawinski | American Scientist |
| Jason Zebehazy | |
| Mao Zedong | Chinese Leader |
| Pieter Zeeman | Dutch Physicist |
| Franco Zeffirelli | Italian Director |
| Carl Zeiss | German Scientist |
| Roger Zelazny | American Writer |
| Eduard Zeller | German Historian |
| Renee Zellweger | American Actress |
| Robert Zemeckis | American Director |
| Jiang Zemin | Chinese Leader |
| Dogen Zenji | Japanese Philosopher |
| Niklas Zennstrom | Swedish Scientist |
| Citium Zeno | Greek Philosopher |
| Catharine Zeta Jones | |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | Welsh Actress |
| Clara Zetkin | German Politician |
| Sarah Zettel | American Author |
| Warren Zevon | American Musician |
| Ziyi Zhang | Chinese Actress |
| Xi Zhi | Chinese Philosopher |
| Xu Zhimo | Roman Poet |
| Vladimir Zhirinovsky | Russian Politician |
| Todor Zhivkov | Bulgarian Politician |
| Xun Zi | Chinese Philosopher |
| Zhuang Zi | Chinese Philosopher |
| Khaleda Zia | Bangladeshi Statesman |
| Zinedine Zidane | French Athlete |
| Florenz Ziegfeld | American Producer |
| Ron Ziegler | American Politician |
| Zig Ziglar | American Author |
| Stephanie Zimbalist | American Actress |
| Philip Zimbardo | American Psychologist |
| Marion Zimmer Bradley | American Writer |
| Don Zimmer | American Athlete |
| John Zimmerman | American Athlete |
| Arthur Zimmermann | German Statesman |
| Howard Zinn | American Historian |
| Fred Zinnemann | American Director |
| Anthony Zinni | American Statesman |
| Michele Zipp | American Businessman |
| Barry Zito | American Athlete |
| Chuck Zito | American Celebrity |
| Zhao Ziyang | Chinese Statesman |
| Zhang Ziyi | Chinese Actress |
| Emile Zola | French Novelist |
| Rob Zombie | American Musician |
| Anders Zorn | Swedish Artist |
| Eric Zorn | American Writer |
| John Zorn | American Composer |
| Max A. Zorn | American Mathematician |
| Zsa Zsa Gabor | Hungarian Actress |
| David Zucker | American Director |
| Jeff Zucker | American Businessman |
| Jerry Zucker | American Director |
| Mortimer Zuckerman | Canadian Publisher |
| Carl Zuckmayer | German Playwright |
| Adolph Zukor | Hungarian Businessman |
| Ernst Zundel | German Activist |
| Daphne Zuniga | American Actress |
| Leopold Zunz | German Clergyman |
| Konrad Zuse | German Inventor |
| Martin Zweig | American Businessman |
| Stefan Zweig | Austrian Writer |
| Fritz Zwicky | Swiss Scientist |
| Terry Zwigoff | American Director |