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

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, 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 Zack Golditch (born February 22, 1995) is a former American football guard. He played college football at Colorado State. College career Golditch was a member of the Colorado State Rams football team for five seasons, redshirting his freshma ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Zack Greinke Donald Zackary Greinke ( ; born October 21, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Greinke last played for the Kansas City Royals, with whom he played across two stints, from his 2004 debut to 2010, and from 202 ...

(born 1983), American Major League Baseball player * Zack Johnson (American football) (born 1997), American football player *

Zack Kassian Zack Adam Kassian (born January 24, 1991) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), winger and pro scout for the Edmonton Oilers. He most recently played for HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga. During his major junior ...

(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 Zaccheus Malik Moss (born December 15, 1997) is an American professional football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes and was selected by the Buffalo Bills ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Zack O'Malley Greenburg Zack O'Malley Greenburg (born March 8, 1985, New York City) is an American writer, journalist and former child actor. He spent a decade as a senior editor at ''Forbes'' magazine, covering music, media and entertainment. He is also the author of fi ...

(born 1985), American writer, journalist, and former child-actor * Zack Pinsent (born 1994), British costumer *

Zack Rosen Zack Rosen (born March 14, 1989) is an American former basketball player. Rosen, a point guard, played collegiately at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was an All-American and Ivy League player of the year. College career Rosen is Jewi ...

(born 1989), All-American basketball player at Penn; plays for Maccabi Ashdod in Israel * Zack Sanchez (born 1993), American football player *

Zack Shada Zachary David Shada (born November 25, 1992) is an American actor. Life and career Shada was born Zachary David Shada on November 25, 1992 in Boise, Idaho. His brothers are actors Josh and Jeremy Shada. He appeared as Thin Boy in '' Charlie's ...

(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 Zachariah Davis Wheat (May 23, 1888 – March 11, 1972), nicknamed "Buck", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left fielder from 1909 to 1927, most notably as a member of the Brooklyn Do ...

(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) The following is a list of characters from the ''Dead or Alive (franchise), Dead or Alive'' video game series, created by Tecmo and Team Ninja. Introduced in ''Dead or Alive'' Ayane Bass Armstrong Portrayed by: Kevin NashVoiced by (English ...

, 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 Zachary "Zack" Uriah Addy, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the television series '' Bones''. The character is portrayed by Eric Millegan and was introduced as Dr. Temperance Brennan's young assistant at the beginning of the series before he ...

, in the television series ''Bones'' *

Zack Allan The list of ''Babylon 5'' characters contains characters from the entire ''Babylon 5'' universe. In the show, the Babylon station was conceived as a political and cultural meeting place. As such, one of the show's many themes is the cultural and ...

, in the television series ''Babylon 5'' *

Zack Martin Zachary Edward Martin (born November 20, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), all for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fig ...

, in the television series ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'' and its sequels. *

Zack Fair is a character in the ''Final Fantasy'' role-playing video game series by Square Enix (originally Square (video game company), Square). He is first introduced as a non-player character in ''Final Fantasy VII'' (1997) and later appears in the ''C ...

, in the role-playing game ''Final Fantasy VII'' and its spin-offs *

Zack Hudson Zack Hudson is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by James Farrar. He first appears in episode 6237, originally broadcast on 16 March 2021.The character and Farrar's casting details were announced on 31 January ...

, 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) Zachary "Zack" Morris is a fictional character from the sitcoms ''Good Morning, Miss Bliss''; ''Saved by the Bell''; and '' Saved by the Bell: The College Years''. He also makes a guest appearance in the spin-off series '' Saved by the Bell: The ...

, in television series ''Saved by the Bell'' *

Zack Taylor Zachary "Zack" Taylor is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe, appearing in the television series ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''. He is the first on-screen Black Ranger of Power Rangers. He would be succeeded as the Black Ranger ...

, in the television series ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' * Zack Underwood, one of the main characters in

Milo Murphy's Law ''Milo Murphy's Law'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series premiered on October 3, 2016, on Disney XD. It revolves around the title charact ...

* Zack Lane, in the novel ''Zack'' by William Bell * Zack, in the computer game ''

The Daedalus Encounter ''The Daedalus Encounter'' is a 1995 interactive movie puzzle adventure game developed by Mechadeus and published by Virgin Interactive for Windows. The game was ported to the 3DO by Lifelike Productions and published by Panasonic. The premise o ...

'' * 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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