Zack (and variant spellings Zach, Zac, Zak, Zakk) is sometimes a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

, but more often it is a

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

or short form of another given name, usually Zachary in the English speaking world, which derives from Zechariah.

Name

* Zack Annexstad (born 2000), American football player * Zack Bailey (born 1995), American football player * Zack Baun (born 1996), American football player *

Zack Conroy Zack Conroy (born April 19, 1985, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire) is an American actor and finance executive. Career Acting Conroy portrayed James Spaulding on ''Guiding Light'' from April 2009 until the show's finale in September of that year. ...

(born 1985), American actor * Zack Cozart (born 1985), American baseball player *

Zack de la Rocha Zacharias Manuel de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970) is an American musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Rage Against the Machine. Through both Rage Against ...

(born 1970), American lead singer of Rage Against the Machine * Zack Fleishman (born 1980), American tennis player * Zack Gelof (born 1999), American baseball player for the Oakland A's * Zack Golditch (born 1995), American football player * Zack Greinke (born 1983), American Major League Baseball player * Zack Johnson (American football) (born 1997), American football player * Zack Kassian (born 1991), Canadian NHL ice hockey player * Zack Kuntz (born 1999), American football player * Zack Martin (born 1990), American National Football League player * Zack Mesday (born 1994), American football player * Zack Morris (born 1998), English actor * Zack Moss (born 1997), American football player * Zack O'Malley Greenburg (born 1985), American writer, journalist, and former child-actor * Zack Pinsent (born 1994), British costumer * Zack Rosen (born 1989), All-American basketball player at Penn; plays for Maccabi Ashdod in Israel * Zack Sanchez (born 1993), American football player * Zack Shada (born 1992), American actor *

Zack Snyder Zachary Edward Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with ''Dawn of the Dead (2004 film), Dawn of the Dead'', a remake of the 1978 horror film Dawn of the Dead (1978 film), of the same name ...

(born 1966), American film director and screenwriter * Zack Tabudlo (born 2001), Filipino singer-songwriter and producer * Zack Test (born 1989), American rugby union player * Zack Thornton (born 1988), American baseball player * Zack Weiss (born 1992), American-Israeli Major League Baseball player * Zack Werenski (born 1997), American NHL ice hockey player * Zack Werner, Canadian artist, producer, lawyer and manager in the music industry * Zack Wheat (1888–1972), American Major League Baseball player

In fiction

* Zack, the main character in '' Zack & Quack'', an animated television series * Zack, one of the title characters of the video game '' Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure'' * Zack (Dead or Alive), in the video game series ''

Dead or Alive A wanted poster (or wanted sign) is a poster distributed to let the public know of a person whom authorities wish to apprehend. They generally include a picture of the person, either a photograph when one is available or of a facial composite ...

'' * Zack Addy, in the television series ''Bones'' * Zack Allan, in the television series ''Babylon 5'' * Zack Martin, in the television series ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'' and its sequels. * Zack Fair, in the role-playing game ''Final Fantasy VII'' and its spin-offs * Zack Hudson, in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Zack Mooneyham, a character in ''

School of Rock ''School of Rock'' (titled on screen as ''The School of Rock'') is a 2003 comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, produced by Scott Rudin and written by Mike White (filmmaker), Mike White. The film stars Jack Black, Joan Cusack, White and Sa ...

'' * Zack Morris (Saved by the Bell), in television series ''Saved by the Bell'' * Zack Taylor, in the television series ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' * Zack Underwood, one of the main characters in Milo Murphy's Law * Zack Lane, in the novel ''Zack'' by William Bell * Zack, in the computer game '' The Daedalus Encounter'' * Zack, Kamen Rider Knuckle in ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' * Zack Johnson, in ''The Big Bang Theory'' * Zack, the leader of the chuggineers.

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In fiction

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