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Zachary Zachary is a male given name, a variant of Zechariah – the name of several biblical characters. People *Pope Zachary (679–752), pope of the Catholic Church from 741 to 752 * Zachary of Vienne (died 106), bishop of Vienne (France), martyr a ...

or Zechariah. It may refer to:

People

Zac Alexander Zac Alexander (born 11 February 1989) is an Australian professional squash (sport), squash player. He reached a career-high Professional Squash Association, PSA ranking of World No. 36 in September 2012 and has won a total of 26 PSA titles. Za ...

(born 1989), Australian professional squash player * Zac Brooks (born 1993), American National Football League player *

Zac Brown Zachry Alexander Brown (born July 31, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the co-founder and lead singer of the country Zac Brown Band, as well as electronic dance music group Sir Rosevelt. In 2019, Brown ...

(born 1978), lead singer and guitarist of the American country music band Zac Brown Band * Zac Champion (born 1984), American football player *

Zac Clarke Zachary Clarke (born 28 March 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer. He previously played for the Fremantle Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Clarke was born in Au ...

(born 1990), Australian rules footballer * Zac Curtis (born 1992), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Zac Dalpe Zac Dalpe (born November 1, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League (NHL ...

(born 1989), Canadian National Hockey League player * Zac Dawson (born 1986), Australian rules footballer *

Zac Derr Zac Derr is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League, having played for the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, and Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The ...

, American football player * Zac Dysert (born 1990), American National Football League quarterback *

Zac Efron Zachary David Alexander Efron (; born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. Efron began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence as a teen idol for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the ''High School Musical'' film ...

(born 1987), American actor and singer *

Zac Elkin Zac Elkin (born 21 June 1991 in Cape Town) is a South African cricketer, who played four games of first-class cricket for Cardiff MCCU. He won a gold medal with Team South Africa at the 2017 Maccabiah Games.Zac Evans (born 1991), Welsh footballer *

Zac Farro Zachary Wayne Farro (born June 4, 1990) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Paramore. He is the younger brother of Josh Farro, who is Paramore's former lead guitarist and backing vocalist. After he and his broth ...

(born 1990), American musician *

Zac Foley EMF are an English alternative rock band from Cinderford, Gloucestershire, who came to prominence at the beginning of the 1990s. During their initial eight-year run, from 1989 to 1997, the band released three studio albums before a hiatus. T ...

(1970–2002), British musician, bass guitarist for EMF *

Zac Goldsmith Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith of Richmond Park, (born 20 January 1975) is a British politician, life peer and journalist who served as Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environmen ...

(born 1975), British Conservative politician and journalist *

Zac Guildford Zachary Robert Guildford (born 8 February 1989) is a retired New Zealand professional rugby union player who played as a wing most notably for National Provincial Championship club Hawke's Bay and the New Zealand national team. Early life ...

(born 1989), New Zealand rugby union player *

Zac Hanson Hanson is an American pop rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, formed by brothers Isaac Hanson (guitar, vocals, bass, piano), Taylor Hanson (keyboards, vocals, percussion), and Zac Hanson (drums, vocals, piano). Supporting members include Dimitrius ...

(born 1985), American musician, best known as a member of the pop rock band Hanson *

Zac Henderson Zachary Ryall Henderson (October 14, 1955 – April 20, 2020) was an American professional football player who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for four years. Henderson played defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto ...

(1955–2020), American former National Football League and Canadian Football League player *

Zac Holtzman Zac Holtzman is an American guitarist and co-founder of the band Dengue Fever. He also played Dr. San in the web series On Cinema, At The Cinema. Dieselhed From 1989 to 2000 Holtzman was guitarist, co-vocalist, and co-songwriter for the group D ...

, American guitarist and co-founder of the band Dengue Fever *

Zac Kerin Zachary Todd Kerin (born August 13, 1991) is a former American football guard. He played college football at Toledo. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Early life Kerin attended Olentangy High School in ...

(born 1991), American National Football League player *

Zac Kristofak Zachary Kristofak (born December 8, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels. Amateur career Kristofak attended George Walton Comp ...

(born 1997), American baseball player *

Zac Lubin Zac Lubin (born August 19, 1989) is an American former professional soccer player. Career College and amateur Lubin spent his entire college career at Saint Martin's University. He made a total of 67 appearances for the Saints and finished with ...

(born 1989), American soccer player *

Zac MacMath Zachary Michael MacMath (born August 7, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. He was drafted No. 5 overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by the Philadelphia Union. ...

(born 1991), American soccer player *

Zac Morris Zachary Clegg Morris (born 4 September 1978) is an English former cricketer who played first-class and List A one-day cricket for Hampshire, in addition to playing for the England under-19 cricket team. Cricket career Morris was born in Ba ...

(born 1978), English former cricketer *

Zac Posen Zachary E. Posen (; born October 24, 1980) is an American fashion designer. Early life Zachary E. Posen was born and raised in a American Jews, Jewish family in New York City, residing in the SoHo neighborhood of lower Manhattan. He is the son ...

(born 1980), American fashion designer *

Zac Purton Zac Purton (born 3 January 1983) is an Australian jockey who has won the most races in Hong Kong racing history and won the Hong Kong Jockeys' Championship on seven occasions. Purton is married to Nicole Purton, the daughter of Hall of Fame ...

(born 1983), horse racing jockey *

Zac Rinaldo Zachary Rinaldo (born June 15, 1990) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, Arizona Coyotes, Nashville Predators and Calgar ...

(born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player *

Zac Rosscup Zachary Martin Rosscup (born June 9, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles ...

(born 1988), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Zac Santo (born 1993), Australian rugby league footballer * Zac Smith (born 1990), Australian rules footballer *

Zac Stacy Zachary Latrell Stacy (born April 9, 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 Vanderbilt Commodores and was selected by the St. Lo ...

(born 1991), American football player * Zac Sunderland (born 1991), American sailor, first person under the age of 18 to sail solo around the world *

Zac Taylor Zachary William Taylor (born May 10, 1983) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. Beginning his NFL career as an offensive assistant, Taylor was the quarterba ...

(born 1983), American football coach and former quarterback * Zac Williams (cyclist) (born 1995), New Zealand cyclist *

Zac Zorn Zachary Zorn (born March 10, 1947) is an American former competition swimmer for the University of California Los Angeles and a 1968 Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay. An exceptional freestyle sprinter, he was a member of ...

(born 1947), American former swimmer

In fiction

Zac MacGuire Zac MacGuire is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Charlie Clausen. The actor successfully auditioned for the role in 2012 and was told he had won the role on his birthday. Clausen began filming almo ...

in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' * Zac Smith (Shortland Street) in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' *

Zac (Battlestar Galactica) ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction television series created by Glen A. Larson that aired on the ABC network from September 17, 1978, to April 29, 1979. It stars an ensemble cast led by Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch, and Di ...

in the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV series * Zac (Shimmer and Shine), in the TV series ''

Shimmer and Shine ''Shimmer and Shine'' is an American animated television series created by Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz and produced by Guru Studio on Season 1, Xentrix Studios on Seasons 2–4, and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It premiered on Nickelodeon's Ni ...

'' * Zac, the Secret Weapon, a playable character in multiplayer online battle arena video game ''

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL'', commonly referred to as ''League'', is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for ''Warcraf ...

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In fiction

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