Big Z may refer to:

People

Carlos Zambrano Carlos Alberto Zambrano Matos (born June 1, 1981), nicknamed "Big Z" or "El Toro", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2001 to 2012 for the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins. Zambrano ...

(born 1981), Venezuelan baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball *

Nikita Zadorov Nikita Sergeyevich Zadorov (; born 16 April 1995) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, 16th overall, in the ...

(born 1995), Russian ice hockey defenseman *

Zach Zenner Alcorn State Braves football Zachary Zenner (born September 13, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Dakota State Jackrabbi ...

(born 1991), former NFL running back, most known for his time with the Detroit Lions *

Zbigniew Brzezinski Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzeziński (, ; March 28, 1928 – May 26, 2017), known as Zbig, was a Polish-American diplomat and political scientist. He served as a counselor to Lyndon B. Johnson from 1966 to 1968 and was Jimmy Carter's National Securi ...

(1928–2017), Polish-American political scientist *

Zdeno Chára Zdeno Chára (; born 18 March 1977) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 24 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, and Washington Capitals between 1997 a ...

(born 1977), Slovak ice hockey player *

Zelmo Beaty Zelmo "Big Z" Beaty ( ; October 25, 1939 – August 27, 2013) was an American basketball player. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and four in the rival American Basketball Association (ABA). A three-time ABA ...

(1939–2013), basketball player in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association *

Zvonimir Ivišić Zvonimir Ivišić (born 9 August 2003), nicknamed "Big Z", is a Croatian college basketball player on the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. He formerly played for the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeast ...

(born 2003), Bosnian-born Croatian basketball player *

Zydrunas Ilgauskas Zydrunas Ilgauskas (; ; born June 5, 1975) is a Lithuanian-born American former professional basketball player who played the center position. The Ilgauskas played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association from 1997 to ...

(born 1975), Lithuanian basketball player in the National Basketball Association *

Žydrūnas Savickas Žydrūnas Savickas (; born July 15, 1975) is a Lithuanian former professional strongman and powerlifter. Throughout his career, he competed in and won 84 international competitions, including four World's Strongest Man titles, two IFSA Strong ...

(born 1975), Lithuanian strongman

Fictional characters

Zangief Zangief (; Japanese: ), often called the , is a character in Capcom's ''Street Fighter'' series. Considered to be the first grappling-based fighting game character, he made his debut in '' Street Fighter II: The World Warrior'' (1991). In the ...

, a character from the Street Fighter Series *

Zaphod Beeblebrox Zaphod Beeblebrox () is a fictional character in the comic science fiction series ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' by Douglas Adams. He is from a planet in the vicinity of Betelgeuse, and is a "semi-half-cousin" of Ford Prefect, wi ...

, fictional President of the Universe from the Hitchhiker's Guide *

Zapp Brannigan This article lists the many characters of ''Futurama,'' an American Cartoon series, animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the ad ...

, fictional starship captain from ''Futurama'' *Zeke "Big Z" Topanga, a fictional penguin from the 2007 film, '' Surf's Up'' {{Disambiguation