The surname Zacharias and various related forms are derived from the Hebrew given name Zechariah. Notable people with this surname or its variants include:

Medieval period

* Bartolomeo Zaccaria (d. 1334), Margrave of Bodonitsa *

Benedetto I Zaccaria Benedetto I Zaccaria (c. 1235 – 1307) was an Italian admiral of the Republic of Genoa. He was the Lord of Phocaea (from 1288) and first Lord of Chios (from 1304), and the founder of Zaccaria fortunes in Byzantine and Latin Greece. He was, at di ...

(c. 1235–1307), Lord of Phocea and Chios *

Paleologo Zaccaria Paleologo Zaccaria ( ? –1314) was the Lord of Chios and Phocaea, as well as other Aegean Islands, Aegean islands from 1307 until his death. Paleologo was the son of Benedetto I Zaccaria Lord of Chios and Pocaea; his mother was a Palaiologina, s ...

(d. 1314), Lord of Phocea and Chios *

Benedetto II Zaccaria Benedetto II Zaccaria (died 1330) was the co-Lord of Chios, as well as many other Aegean islands from 1314 until ca. 1325. Benedetto II was the cousin of Paleologo Zaccaria, and succeeded him in Chios and other lands in the Aegean Sea together wit ...

(d. 1330), Lord of Phocea and Chios *

Martino Zaccaria Martino Zaccaria was the Lord of Chios from 1314 to 1329, ruler of several other Aegean islands, and baron of Veligosti–Damala and Chalandritsa in the Principality of Achaea. He distinguished himself in the fight against Turkish corsairs in ...

(d. 1345), Lord of Phocea and Chios *

Nicolaus Zacharie Nicolaus Zacharie (c.1400 or before – 1466) was an Italian composer of the early Renaissance. Until recently he had been confused with the earlier composer Zacara da Teramo, but recent research has established his identity; he was one of a few ...

(c.1400–1466), Italian composer *Stephen or Stefano Zaccaria, Latin Archbishop and Baron of Patras (1405–1424) *

Zaharia family The Zaharia family was an Albanian noble family of the 14th and 15th centuries. History Nicholas Zakarija The Zaharia family is mentioned for the first time in the 14th century. A certain Nicholas Zakarija is first mentioned in 1385 as a Balši ...

, Albanian noble family of the 14th and 15th century (see there for articles on family members) * Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakarīya al-Rāzi (also known as "Razi" and "Rhazes") (865–925 AD), Persian (Iranian) physician, philosopher and scholar

Early Modern period

*St. Anthony Maria Zaccaria (1502–1539), Italian priest *

Francesco Antonio Zaccaria Francesco Antonio Zaccaria (March 27, 1714 - October 10, 1795) was an Italian theologian, historian, and prolific writer. Biography Francesco Antonio Zaccaria was born in Venice. His father, Tancredi, was a noted jurist. He joined the Austria ...

(1714–1795), Italian theologian and historian

Modern times

Zacarías

Miguel Zacarías Miguel Zacarías Nogaim (19 March 1905 – 20 April 2006) was a Mexican film director, producer, and writer. Career Zacarías began directing for film in 1933. Even from his early career he developed a reputation for recognizing new acting ...

(1905–2006), Mexican film director

Zaccaria

* Nicola Zaccaria (1923–2007), Greek opera singer

Zacharia

Janine Zacharia Janine Sherri Zacharia is an American journalist. Family She is the daughter of Richard Zacharia, vice president of the Granada Sales Corporation in New York. She is married to Jeremy Bailenson, a Stanford University associate professor of co ...

, American journalist *

Paul Zacharia Paul Zacharia, popularly known mononymously as Zacharia, is an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. Known for his body of literary works composed of short stories, novellas, travelogues, screenplays, essays, columns and children's books, Zacha ...

(born 1945), Indian writer and activist

Zachariae

* Karl Eduard Zachariae (1812–1894), German jurist

Zacharias

Christian Zacharias Christian Zacharias (born 27 April 1950 in Jamshedpur) is a German pianist and conductor. Music career Zacharias studied piano with Irene Slavin and Vlado Perlemuter in Paris. He won second prize at both the Geneva Competition in 1969 and the Va ...

(born 1950), German pianist and conductor *

Ernst Zacharias Ernst Zacharias (21 June 1924 – 6 July 2020) was a German musician and engineer. In the 1950s and 1960s, he invented various electro-mechanical musical instruments for the German musical instrument manufacturer Hohner, including the Cembalet, th ...

(1924–2020), German musician *

Helmut Zacharias Helmut Zacharias (27 January 192028 February 2002) was a German violinist and composer who created over 400 works and sold 14 million records. He also appeared in a number of films, usually playing musicians. Early life Helmut Zacharias was bo ...

(1920–2002), German violinist and composer *

Jerrold R. Zacharias Jerrold Reinach Zacharias (January 23, 1905 – July 16, 1986) was an American physicist and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as an education reformer. His scientific work was in the area of nuclear physics ...

(1905–1986), American scientist and engineer *

Otto Zacharias Emil Otto Zacharias (January 27, 1846, Leipzig – October 2, 1916, Kiel) was a German zoologist and plankton researcher, asd well as popularizer of science and journalist. Life After a training as a mechanic, Otto Zacharias immersed himself aut ...

(1846–1916), German biologist and popular scientific journalist *

Ravi Zacharias Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias (26 March 194619 May 2020) was an Indian-born Canadian-American Christian evangelical minister and apologist who founded Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM). He was involved in Christian apologet ...

(1946–2020), Canadian-American author and Christian apologist *

Sascha Zacharias Sascha Zacharias (born 23 February 1979 in Stockholm) is a Swedish television and film actress who developed her acting career in Italy. Biography Born in Stockholm on 23 February 1979 to Sven-Bertil Taube, an actor and singer, Ann Zacharias ...

(born 1979), Swedish actress * Thomas Zacharias (baseball) (died 1892), American baseball umpire * Thomas Zacharias (high jump) (born 1947), German high jumper

Zachary

Chris Zachary William Christopher Zachary (February 19, 1944 – April 19, 2003) was an American professional baseball pitcher, a right-hander who appeared in 108 games, 40 as a starter, over a nine-year career in Major League Baseball for the Houston Co ...

(1944–2003), American baseball player *

Tom Zachary Jonathan Thompson Walton Zachary (c. May 7, 1896 – January 24, 1969) was a professional baseball pitcher. Career Zachary had a 19-year career in Major League Baseball that lasted from 1918 to 1936. He played for the Philadelphia A's, Washi ...

(1896–1944), American baseball player

Zachery

James Zachery James Zachery (August 27, 1958 – January 25, 1994) was an American football defensive lineman who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Montreal Alouettes, Montreal Concordes and Edmonton Eskimos. He was drafted by ...

(1958–1994), American football player

Zachry

Pat Zachry Patrick Paul Zachry (born April 24, 1952) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball from to , and is likely best remembered as one of the players the Cincinnati Reds sent to the New York Mets in the infamous " ...

(born 1952), American baseball player

Zaharia

* Zaharia, dedicated article for the

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Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

variant of the name

Zaharias

*Mildred "Babe" Zaharias (1911–1956), versatile American athlete

Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria Fareed Rafiq Zakaria (; born 20 January 1964) is an Indian-American journalist, political commentator, and author. He is the host of CNN's ''Fareed Zakaria GPS'' and writes a weekly paid column for ''The Washington Post.'' He has been a columnist ...

(born 1964), Indian-American journalist *

Rafiq Zakaria Rafiq Zakaria (5 April 1920 – 9 July 2005) was an Indian politician and Islamic religious cleric. He was closely associated with the Indian independence movement and Indian National Congress party. He was known for his advocacy of tradition ...

(1920–2005), Indian politician and Islamic scholar