Zulu may refer to:

Zulu people

Zulu Kingdom The Zulu Kingdom ( ; ), sometimes referred to as the Zulu Empire, was a monarchy in Southern Africa. During the 1810s, Shaka established a standing army that consolidated rival clans and built a large following which ruled a wide expanse of So ...

or Zulu Empire, a former monarchy in what is now South Africa *

Zulu language Zulu ( ), or isiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu languages, Southern Bantu language of the Nguni languages, Nguni branch spoken in, and indigenous to, Southern Africa. Nguni dialects are regional or social varieties of the Nguni language, ...

, a Bantu language spoken in southern Africa *

Zulu people Zulu people (; ) are a native people of Southern Africa of the Nguni people, Nguni. The Zulu people are the largest Ethnic groups in South Africa, ethnic group and nation in South Africa, living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. They o ...

, an ethnic group of southern Africa

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Zulu'' (1964 film), a war film starring Stanley Baker and Michael Caine * ''Zulu'' (2013 film), a French crime film starring Forest Whitaker and Orlando Bloom

Music

* "Zulu" (song), a 1981 dance single by British funk duo the Quick *

Zulu Records Zulu Records is a Canadian record store and independent record label, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, that sells new and used CDs, LPs, 45s, turntables and concert tickets and is currently located at 1972 West 4th Avenue. One of the most fam ...

, a record store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada founded in 1981 * "Zulu", a song by Blink-182 from the 1996 EP ''They Came to Conquer... Uranus'' *

Zulu (band) Zulu was an American hardcore punk band formed in Los Angeles in 2019. In a 2023 article, ''Metal Hammer'' described them as the year's "most vital hardcore band". Beginning as a solo project by multi–instrumentalist and principal vocalist Ana ...

, an American hardcore punk band formed in 2019

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Zulu (Pillow Pal), a Pillow Pal zebra made by Ty, Inc. *

TV 2 Zulu TV 2 Zulu was a Danish television station and a sister channel to TV 2 Denmark. It was primarily aimed at viewers between 15 and 30 years of age. TV2 Zulu has been noted for Danish comedy shows and programmes such as '' Langt fra Las Vegas'' ...

, a Danish television station * Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club, a Carnival krewe in New Orleans

People

Zulu (surname) Zulu is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Grey Zulu (1924–2020), Zambian retired politician * Alphaeus Zulu (1905–1987), Anglican bishop and Speaker of the KwaZulu Legislative Assembly * Ballad Zulu, Zambian singer ...

, a surname (including a list of people with the name) *

Zulu (footballer) Carlos Eduardo Alves Albina (born 5 September 1983), better known as Zulu, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Born in Tramandaí, Zulu played most of his career in clubs in Rio Grande do Sul, playin ...

, full name Carlos Eduardo Alves Albina (born 1983), Brazilian forward *

Gilbert Lani Kauhi Gilbert Francis Lani Damian Kauhi (October 17, 1937 – May 3, 2004), also known by the stage names monumously as Zulu and Zoulou, was an American actor and comedian. He is remembered largely for his portrayal of Kono Kalakaua on the long-ru ...

(1937–2004), stage name Zulu, who played Kono in the original ''Hawaii Five-O'' series *

Zulu kaMalandela This is a list of the monarchs of the Zulu nation, including chieftains and kings of the Zulu royal family from their earliest known history up to the present time. Pre-Zulu The Zulu King lineage stretches to as far as Luzumana, who is bel ...

, founder (c. 1709) and chief of the Zulu clan *

Zulu Sofola Nwazuluwa Onuekwuke "Zulu" Sofola (22 June 1935 – 5 September 1995)Biography
, ′Zulu Sofola official w ...

(1935–1995), professor and the first published female Nigerian playwright and dramatist *

Shaka Zulu Shaka kaSenzangakhona (–24 September 1828), also known as Shaka (the) Zulu () and Sigidi kaSenzangakhona, was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828. One of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu, he ordered wide-reaching reform ...

(c. 1787 – 1828), leader of the Zulu Kingdom

Places

Zulu, Indiana Zulu is an unincorporated town in Jefferson Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the n ...

, a town in the United States * 1922 Zulu, an asteroid

Military

* Battle Force Zulu, U.S. Navy carrier task force designation (including a list of them) * , three ships of the British Royal Navy * Task Force Zulu, a South African Defence Force unit in

Operation Savannah Operation Savanna (or Operation Savannah) was the first insertion of SOE trained Free French paratroops into German-occupied France during World War II. This SOE mission, requested by the Air Ministry, was to ambush and kill as many pilots as ...

Zulu-class submarine The Soviet Navy's Project 611 (NATO reporting name: Zulu class) were one of the first Soviet post-Second-World-War attack submarines. They were similarly capable to the American Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program, GUPPY fleet-boat conver ...

, a Soviet attack submarine class built in the 1950s

Science and technology

* Zulü, an approximation of pi * Zulu, a variant of the 1910s

Sunbeam Crusader The Sunbeam Crusader, originally known as the Sunbeam 150 hp, Sunbeam 110 hp or Sunbeam 100 hp (variations on the engine may also have been referred to as Sunbeam 120 hp or Sunbeam 135 hp), was an early British, side-va ...

motorcycle engine * ''

Alaena ''Alaena'' is a genus of butterflies, commonly called Zulus, in the family Lycaenidae. They are endemic to the Afrotropics. Species Listed alphabetically:Azul Systems Azul Systems, Inc. (also known as Azul) is a company that develops and distributes runtimes ( JDK, JRE, JVM) for executing Java-based applications. The company was founded in March 2002. Azul Systems has headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. ...

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Torbenia ''Torbenia'' is a genus of butterflies, commonly called Zulus, in the family Lycaenidae. They are endemic to the Afrotropical realm. The five species were formerly placed in ''Ornipholidotos ''Ornipholidotos'' is a genus of butterflies, commo ...

'', a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae commonly called zulus *

Zulu sheep The Zulu sheep breed is native to South Africa and is predominantly raised by rural farmers in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. It serves primarily as a source of food and income to poor resource farmers. It belongs to the Nguni type of sheep togeth ...

, a breed raised primarily by the Zulu people in Southern Africa *

Zulu time Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time. It establishes a reference for the current time, forming the basis for civil time and time zones. UTC facilitates international communicat ...

, more commonly known as UTC, for the Z in TZ timestamps

Other uses

* Z, pronounced "Zulu" in the

NATO phonetic alphabet The International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet or simply the Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, commonly known as the NATO phonetic alphabet, is the most widely used set of clear-code words for communicating the letters of the Latin/Roman ...

* Zulu, a type of boat used in the

Scottish east coast fishery The Scottish east coast fishery has been in existence for more than a thousand years, spanning the Viking Age right up to the present day. A brief history The fishery has always been for both whitefish and herring. The Norsemen came to Scotland ...

Zulu Wikipedia The Zulu Wikipedia is the Zulu-language edition of Wikipedia, a free, open-content encyclopedia. Started in November 2003, it rose to 186 articles as of 13 May 2009, and to 766 on 25 April 2016, making it the 247th largest Wikipedia language edi ...

, Zulu language edition of Wikipedia *

The Zulus :''This article relates to an English football team. There are also separate articles on the African language and South African peoples.'' The Zulus were a short lived football team established in Sheffield, England that existed from 1879 to 1882 ...

, a former football team in Sheffield, England * The Birmingham Zulu Warriors, a football hooligan "firm" associated with Birmingham City FC