Zechariah, with many variant forms and spellings such as Zachariah and Zacharias, is a

theophoric A theophoric name (from Greek: , ''theophoros'', literally "bearing or carrying a god") embeds the word equivalent of 'god' or God's name in a person's name, reflecting something about the character of the person so named in relation to that deit ...

masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "

God In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'', Oxford University Press, 1995. God is typically ...

remembers". It comes from the Hebrew word ''

zakar Zakar is a Hebrew word meaning "to remember". It may also refer to: Places *Gavrah Zakar, village in Lorestan Province, Iran People *Zakar Zakarian (1849–1923), French-Armenian painter * Ferenc Polikárp Zakar (1930–2012), Hungarian Cisterc ...

'', meaning to remember, and ''yah'', one of the names of the God of Israel. Though Zechariah is the original transliteration of the name and used in the English translation of the

Book of Zechariah The Book of Zechariah, attributed to the Hebrew prophet Zechariah, is included in the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible. Historical context Zechariah's prophecies took place during the reign of Darius the Great and were contemporary ...

, Zachariah, spelled with the letter A instead of the letter E, is more popular, with a common diminutive being Zach (also Zac, Zack, Zacki and Zak). Due to its religious significance, variants of the name exist in numerous languages, and it is also used as a monastic or papal name. The Arabic form of the name, Zakariya, with spelling variants (Zakariyya, Zakaria, Zekaria), is dealt with on a separate dedicated page,

Zakariya Zakariya (also transliterated as Zakaria, Zakariyya, Zekariya, Zakaryah etc, ar, زَكَرِيَّاء or زَكَرِيَّا) is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God has remembered".< ...

Variants

* Albanian:(Zeqiri,Zekiri) *

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...

: (Zakaria) *

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated i ...

( Syriac): ܙܟ݂ܲܪܝܵܐ (Zkharya) *

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

: Զաքարիա (Zakʿaria) *

Azerbaijani Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbaijan (disambiguation) * Azeri (disambiguation) * Azerbaijani cuisine * Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan ...

: Zəkəriyyə *

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

: Захар (Zachar) *

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the ...

: যাকারিয়া, জাকারিয়া (Zakariya, Jakariya) * Bulgarian: Захария (Zahari) * Bosnian: Zekerijah *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid ...

: Zacaries * Chinese Simplified: 撒迦利亚 (Sājiālìyǎ) * Chinese Traditional: 撒迦利亞 (Sājiālìyǎ) *Czech: Zachariáš * Danish: Sakarias, Zacharias, Zakarias * English: Zachary, Zachery, Zachare, Zacharia, Zackary, Zackery, Zaqueri, Zechariah * Faroese: Sakarias, Sakaris, Sakir, Ziska * Filipino: Zacarias * Finnish: Sakari, Sakke, Saku *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: Zacharie *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

: Zacharias * Georgian: ზაქარია (Zakaria, ZakCaria), ზაქრო (Zakro), შაქრო (Shakro) *

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

: Ζαχαρίας (Zacharias) *

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: (Zechariah, Zekharyah) *

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of North India, northern, Central India, centr ...

: ज़कारिया (Zaʾkāriyā) * Hungarian: Zakariás *

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesia ...

: Zakaria, Zakharia, Zakariya * Italian: Zaccaria * Japanese: ザカリア (Zakaria) *

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

: ಜಚರಿಯ (Jacariya) *

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

: 즈카르야 (Jeukarya) or 스가랴 (Seugarya) * Kurdish: Zekerîya *

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

: Zacharias *

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

: Zakaras, Zakarijas, Zacharijas, Zacharijus, Zakys *

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

: Захариј (Zaharij) * Malay: Zakaria *

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

(

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

, India): Skaria, Scaria, Sakaria, Sakariah, Cherian, Kuncherian * Māori: Hakaraia * Persian: (Zakariya, Zechariah, Zachariah) * Polish: Zachariasz * Portuguese: Zacarías *

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

: ਜ਼ਕਰਯਾਹ (Zakarayāha) * Romanian: Zaharia * Russian: Захарий (Zakhariy), Захария (Zakhariya), Захар (

Zakhar Zakhar (russian: Захар) is a given name, the East Slavic form of the biblical name Zechariah or Zachary. Notable people with the name include: * Zakhar Arzamastsev (born 1992), Russian ice hockey player *Zakhar Bron (born 1947), Russian violi ...

) *

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well a ...

: Sachairi, Sagairi, Sagaire *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

: Захарије (Zaharije), Захарија (Zaharija), Зарија (Zarija), Зарије (Zarije) * Slovak: Zachariáš * Slovenian: Zaharija *

Somali Somali may refer to: Horn of Africa * Somalis, an inhabitant or ethnicity associated with Greater Somali Region ** Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis ** Somali culture ** Somali cuisine ** Somali language, a Cushitic language ** Soma ...

: Sakariye, Sekaryaah *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

: Zacarías * Sindhi: (Zaʾkāriyā) *

Swahili Swahili may refer to: * Swahili language, a Bantu language official in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes * Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa * Swahili culture Swahili culture is the culture of ...

: Zakaria *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: Sakarias, Zacharias, Zakarias * Tamil: ஜக்கரியா (Jakkariyā) * Thai: ซาคาเรีย (Sākhāreīy) *

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

: Zekeriya, Zekeriyya * Ukrainian: Захар (

), Захарій (Zakhariy), Захарія (Zakhariya) *

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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: (Zakaryyah) * Yiddish: זכריה

People

The list includes people with the monastic or papal name Zacharias or Zachariah. For people with the Arabic variants of this name, see

(includes the variants Zakariyya, Zakaria, Zekaria).

Biblical

Zechariah (Hebrew prophet) Zechariah ''Zakariya or ''Zakkariya''; el, Ζαχαρίας ''Zakharias''; la, Zacharias. was a person in the Hebrew Bible traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets. Prophet ...

, a prophet of the kingdom of Judah * Zechariah (New Testament figure), the father of John the Baptist, also mentioned in the

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , sing.: ...

as Zakariya *Minor Bible characters ** Zechariah (list of biblical figures)#Minor characters lists several minor figures ** Zechariah ben Jehoiada, son of the High Priest from the times of Ahaziah and Joash, martyred by the latter ** Zechariah of Israel, king of Israel (reigned for 6 months in c. 752 BCE), son of Jeroboam

Orthodox saints, venerables, martyrs

* Venerable Martyr Zacharias, by drowning in the sea, Orthodox saint and hosiomartyr commemorated on 21 October *Zacharias the Martyr, by drowning in the sea, Orthodox martyr, commemorated on October 22nd (either same as, or different from, saint commemorated on 21 October)Holy Martyr Zacharias
at johnsanidopoulos.com, retrieved 7 August 2021. * Zachariah (d. 724), one of the 63 Martyrs of Jerusalem, Orthodox saint and martyr commemorated on October 21st *Venerable Zachariah the Recluse of Egypt, Orthodox saint commemorated on 24 March * Venerable Zachariah, Faster of the Kiev Caves (12th century), Orthodox saint commemorated on 24 March * New Martyr Zachariah of Patrai in

Morea The Morea ( el, Μορέας or ) was the name of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. The name was used for the Byzantine province known as the Despotate of the Morea, by the Ottom ...

(d. 1782)

Antiquity through early modern period

In chronological order: * Zacharias of Vienne (died 106), Bishop of Vienne * Zacharias Rhetor or Scholasticus (c. 465-after 536), bishop of Mytilene and author of the ''Historia Ecclesiastica'' *

Zacharias of Jerusalem Zacharias of Jerusalem was the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, Church of Jerusalem from 609 to 632. Zacharias spent most of his patriarchate as a prisoner of the Sasanian Empe ...

( 609–632), patriarch of Jerusalem, Orthodox saint *

Pope Zachary Pope Zachary ( la, Zacharias; 679 – March 752) was the bishop of Rome from 28 November 741 to his death. He was the last pope of the Byzantine Papacy. Zachary built the original church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, forbade the traffic of s ...

(679–752), also known as Zacharias (Gr., Lat.), the last Greek bishop of Rome (741–752) *

Zacharias I of Makuria Zacharias I (c. 722) was a ruler of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria. Life and Reign According to Severus of El Ashmunein, Zacharias was the son of his predecessor, Merkurios. 1 Severus gives the impression that his reign was brief, for he stat ...

(c. 722), Nubian ruler * Zachariah (Khazar), 9th-century Khagan of the Khazars known to have ruled c. 861 *

( 722), Nubian king *

Zacharias III of Makuria Zacharias III ( ar, Zakarya ibn-Bahnas, script=Latn, italic=no) (c. 822c. 854) was ruler of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria. In 833, he ceased paying the Baqt to the rulers of Egypt, and prepared to fight the Abbasid Caliph al-Mu'tasim (833-842) ove ...

(c. 822-c. 854), Nubian ruler * Zachariah (Khazar), 9th century khagan of the Khazars known to have ruled c. 861 *

Zacharias I of Armenia Catholicos Zacharias I of Armenia was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 855 and 876. During his reign a severe earthquake rocked Dvin, during which Zacharias offered powerful prayers. It is said his prayers protected Dvin's c ...

(died 876), Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church *

Pope Zacharias of Alexandria Pope Zacharias of Alexandria, was the 64th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was a native of Alexandria and was an ordained priest there. He was chaste and gentle in disposition. According to Abu al-Makarim, writing ...

(1004–1032), Coptic pope * Zacharias Chrysopolitanus (died 1155), Greek scholar * Zacharias Ferreri (1479–1524), Italian monk and papal legate * Zacharias Calliergi ( 1499–1515), Greek Renaissance humanist and scholar * Zacharias Ursinus (1534–1583), German theologian * Zacharias Stopius (born 1535), Latvian astronomer *

Zacharias Dolendo Zacharias Dolendo (1561–1601) was a Dutch engraver. He was the brother of Bartholomeus Dolendo, whom he surpassed both in style and in correctness. He was born at Leyden in 1561, and is said by Huber to have been a disciple of Jacob De Ghe ...

(1561–1601), Dutch engraver *

Zacharias Heyns Zacharias Heyns (1566 – 1630) was a Netherlands printer and engraver from the Northern Netherlands. Heyns was born in Antwerp as the son of the schoolmaster Peeter Heyns, who was known for his French schoolbooks and translations from Dutch to F ...

(1566–1630), Dutch printer and engraver * Zacharias Paulusz ( 1580–1648), Dutch Golden Age portrait painter * Zacharias Janssen (1585– 1632), Dutch scientist *

Zacharias Traber Zacharias Traber (1611–1678) was an Austrian Jesuit , image = Ihs-logo.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = ChristogramOfficial seal of the Jesuits , abbreviation = SJ , nickname = J ...

(1611–1678), Austrian physician * Zacharias Wagenaer (1614–1668), German governor *

Zacharias Blyhooft Zacharias Blyhooft (or Zacharias Blijhooft; c. 1630 – 1681, Middelburg) was a Dutch painter, of whom but little is known; he lived in Middelburg from 1658/9 until his death in 1681, but probably learnt his trade elsewhere. Two pictures by him a ...

( 1630–1681), Dutch painter * Zacharias Longuelune (1669–1748), French architect *

Zacharias Allewelt Zacharias Allewelt (1682–1744) was a Danish sea captain and slave trader. Early life Allewelt was born in Bergen in 1682.Clemmensen, Tove, & Mogens B. Mackepran. 1980. ''Kina og Denmark 1600–1950: Kinafart og Kinamode''. Copenhagen: National ...

(1682–1744), Danish-Norwegian sea captain * Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach (1683–1734), German book collector *

Zacharias Hildebrandt Zacharias Hildebrandt (1688, Münsterberg, Silesia – 11 October 1757, Dresden, Saxony) was a German organ builder. In 1714 his father Heinrich Hildebrandt, a cartwright master, apprenticed him to the famous organbuilder Gottfried Silberman ...

(1688–1757), German organ builder

Single name (modern)

*Zacharia, pen name of Paul Zacharia (born 1945), Indian writer of Malayalam literature *Zachariah or Zachariah Selwyn (born 1975), American singer-songwriter, actor, and writer * Zacarias, stage name of Brazilian comedian Mauro Faccio Gonçalves, cast member of comedy series '' Os Trapalhões'' *Zacarías (el Perico), performing name of Mexican professional wrestler

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(born 1989) *

Zacharias (klepht) Zacharias Pantelakos ( el, Ζαχαριάς Παντελάκος; 22 October 1759 – 20 July 1804), nicknamed Barbitsiotis ( el, Μπαρμπιτσιώτης) but more commonly known as ''Kapetan'' Zacharias ( el, Καπετάν Ζαχαριά ...

, (1759–1804), Greek klepht *Zakarias, pen-name of Finnish writer

Adéle Weman Adèle Wilhelmina Weman (October 7, 1844 – September 10, 1936) was a Finnish writer and educator. She wrote in Swedish under the pen names Parus Ater, Inga Storm and Zakarias. She was a pioneer in the fields of youth education and the dev ...

(1844-1936)

Late modern and contemporary (born after 1750)

Arranged by order of the last name. * Zacharias Adoni (born 1999), Cypriot footballer *

Zacharias Aprem Zacharias Aprem (born 11 March 1966) is the metropolitan bishop, Metropolitan of the Adoor Kadampanad Orthodox Diocese, Adoor-Kadampanad Diocese and served as the assistant metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Southwest America, Sout ...

(born 1966), Indian bishop *

Zacharias Athanasios Zachariah Mar Athanasios (born ''Cherian Polachirackal''; 19 February 1909 in Tiruvalla, India – 29 September 1977 in Tiruvalla), was a Saint Thomas Christian Syro-Malankara Catholic Bishop of Tiruvalla. Athanasios was born into a Jacobite Or ...

(1909–1977), Syro-Malankara Catholic bishop *

Zacharias Barbitsiotis Zacharias Pantelakos ( el, Ζαχαριάς Παντελάκος; 22 October 1759 – 20 July 1804), nicknamed Barbitsiotis ( el, Μπαρμπιτσιώτης) but more commonly known as ''Kapetan'' Zacharias ( el, Καπετάν Ζαχαριά ...

(1759–1804), Greek revolutionary * Zaqueri Black (born 1992), a.k.a. Aphromoo, e-Sports support *Zackery Bowen (died 2006), whose murder of Adriane "Addie" Hall and subsequent suicide are prominently featured in Ethan Brown's 2009 book '' Shake the Devil Off: A True Story of the Murder that Rocked New Orleans'' * Zacharias Chaliabalias (1946–2020), Greek footballer * Zacharias Charalambous (born 1971), Cypriot footballer * Zacharias Dase (1824–1861), German mental calculator * Zacharias "Zack" de la Rocha (born 1970), American singer-songwriter and activist; vocalist of

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* Zecharias Frankel, (1801–1875), Bohemian-German rabbi and historian * Zacharias Hackzell (1751–1804), Swedish chief of police *

Zacharias Heinesen Zacharias Heinesen (born 1936 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese painter. He is the son of the writer and artist William Heinesen. He attended Myndlistaskóli Íslands in Reykjavik between 1957 and 1958. In 1959–1963 he attended the Royal Danish Acad ...

(born 1936), Danish painter *

Zacharias Jimenez Zacarias Cenita Jimenez (5 November 1947 – 19 April 2018) was a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop. Biography Born on 5 November 1947 in Inabanga, Bohol in the Philippines, Jimenez was ordained to the priesthood on 17 April 1973 at the St. Joseph' ...

(1947–2018), Filipino Roman Catholic bishop *

Zacharias Kavousakis Zacharias Kavousakis ( el, Ζαχαρίας Καβουσάκης, born 11 January 1989) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League 2 club Panserraikos. Career Kavousakis started his career with local Heraklion- ...

(born 1989), Greek footballer * Zacharias Kunuk (born 1957), Canadian Inuk producer and director * Zacharias Lewala ( 1908), Namibian miner *

Zacharias Richard Mahabane Zaccheus Richard Mahabane (15 August 1881 – September 1971) was a South African politician. He was the President of the African National Congress from 1924 to 1927 and again from 1937 to 1940. He was also a Methodist pastor. Early life Richa ...

(1881–1971), South African politician *

Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews Zachariah Keodirelang "ZK" Matthews (20 October 1901 – 11 May 1968) was a prominent black academic in South Africa, lecturing at South African Native College (renamed University of Fort Hare in 1955), where many future leaders of the African ...

(1901–1968), Tswana South African anthropologist *

Zacarias Moussaoui Zacarias Moussaoui (Arabic language, Arabic: زكريا موسوي, '; born May 30, 1968) is a French member of al-Qaeda who pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to conspiring to kill citizens of the United States as part of the September 11 att ...

(born 1968), French-Moroccan man convicted of participation in the

September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commerc ...

Zacharias Mellebye Zacharias Mellebye (20 December 1781 – 9 November 1854) was a Norwegian farmer and non-commissioned military officer who served as a representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly. Biography Zacharias Rasmussen Mellebye was born on ...

(1781–1854), Norwegian politician * Zacharias Papantoniou (1877–1940), Greek writer and journalist *

Zechariah Puoric Matuong Zechariah Puoric Matuong Biet is a South Sudanese politician. He was elected to the Lakes State Legislative Assembly in 2010. In January 2010 he was named as the SPLM candidate for the Malek seat of the Lakes State Legislative Assembly by the SPL ...

, South Sudanese politician * Zecharia Sitchin (1920–2010), American author promoting the ancient astronaut theory *

Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military leader who served as the 12th president of the United States from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to th ...

(1784–1850), 12th

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(1849–1850) *

Zacharias Theodorou Zacharias Theodorou ( el, Ζαχαρίας Θεοδώρου; born July 7, 1993, in Larnaca) is a Cypriot football central midfielder for PO Xylotymbou. He played for the Cyprus UEFA European Under-19. Career Anorthosis Famagusta FC Season 201 ...

(born 1993), Cypriot footballer * Zacharias Topelius (1818–1898), Finland-Swedish author * Zacharias Werner (1768–1823), German poet and priest

Fictional characters

*Brother Zachariah, the name taken on by James Carstairs in the series '' The Infernal Devices'' and '' The Mortal Instruments'' * Zachariah (''Supernatural''), an angel in the American TV series ''

Supernatural Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...

'' *

Zacharias Smith Dumbledore's Army (or D.A. for short) is a fictional student organisation in J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series that is founded by the main characters, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, to stand up a ...

in the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students a ...

'' series *Zachory Taylor in '' The Secret Life of Bees'' *Zack (Zacharias) Lane in the novel ''Zack'' by William Bell

References

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