Zechariah, with many variant forms and spellings such as Zachariah and Zacharias, is a theophoric masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning " God 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 God of Israel may refer to: * God in Judaism, God as understood in Jewish theological discussion * Yahweh, the national god of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah * Tetragrammaton, the four Hebrew letters YHWH as the name of God, and various ...

. Though Zechariah is the original transliteration of the name and used in the English translation of the Book of Zechariah, 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 Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

:(Zeqiri,Zekiri) * Arabic: (Zakaria) * Aramaic ( Syriac): ܙܟ݂ܲܪܝܵܐ (Zkharya) * Armenian: 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 w ...

: যাকারিয়া, জাকারিয়া (Zakariya, Jakariya) *

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

: 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 #1 ...

: Zacaries *

Chinese Simplified Simplified Chinese characters are standardized Chinese characters used in mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore, as prescribed by the ''Table of General Standard Chinese Characters''. Along with traditional Chinese characters, they are one o ...

: 撒迦利亚 (Sājiālìyǎ) *

Chinese Traditional Traditional Chinese characters are one type of standard Chinese character sets of the contemporary written Chinese. The traditional characters had taken shapes since the clerical change and mostly remained in the same structure they took at ...

: 撒迦利亞 (Sājiālìyǎ) *Czech: Zachariáš *

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

: 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 Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

: ზაქარია (Zakaria, ZakCaria), ზაქრო (Zakro), შაქრო (Shakro) * Greek: Ζαχαρίας (Zacharias) * Hebrew: (Zechariah, Zekharyah) * Hindi: 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 ** Indonesian ...

: Zakaria, Zakharia, Zakariya * Italian: Zaccaria * Japanese: ザカリア (Zakaria) * Kannada: ಜಚರಿಯ (Jacariya) * Korean: 즈카르야 (Jeukarya) or 스가랴 (Seugarya) * Kurdish: Zekerîya * Latin: 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 Malay may refer to: Languages * Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore ** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century ** Indonesi ...

: Zakaria * Malayalam ( Kerala, India): Skaria, Scaria, Sakaria, Sakariah, Cherian, Kuncherian *

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

: Hakaraia * Persian: (Zakariya, Zechariah, Zachariah) *

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

: 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 Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

: 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: 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 Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...

: Zaharija * Somali: Sakariye, Sekaryaah * Spanish: 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 Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

: ஜக்கரியா (Jakkariyā) *

Thai Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia ** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand ** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode block ...

: 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 Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

: Захар (

), Захарій (Zakhariy), Захарія (Zakhariya) * Urdu: (Zakaryyah) *

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

: 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), a prophet of the kingdom of Judah * Zechariah (New Testament figure), the father of John the Baptist, also mentioned in the Quran 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 Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra or Kyivo-Pechers’ka Lavra ( uk, Києво-Печерська лавра, translit=Kyievo-Pecherska lavra, russian: Киево-Печерская лавра), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Ea ...

(12th century), Orthodox saint commemorated on 24 March * New Martyr Zachariah of Patrai in Morea (d. 1782)

Antiquity through early modern period

In chronological order: *

Zacharias of Vienne Saint Zacharias of Vienne, also sometimes Zachary or Zachariah, was traditionally the second Bishop of Vienne ( la, Vienna) in what is now Isère, France, until he was supposedly martyred in 106 AD during the reign of the Emperor Trajan. He was ...

(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 slav ...

(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 ...

(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 Zacharias Ferreri or Ferrari (1479–1524) was an Italian monk and papal legate, Latin poet and ecclesiastical writer. Biography Ferreri was born in Vicenza to a noble family. As a student in Padua, he became a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of ...

(1479–1524), Italian monk and papal legate *

Zacharias Calliergi Zacharias Calliergi ( el, Ζαχαρίας Καλλιέργης, Zacharias Kalliergēs) was a Greek Renaissance humanist and scholar. He was born in Crete, then a Venetian colony, but emigrated to Rome at a young age. In 1499 he helped bring ou ...

( 1499–1515), Greek Renaissance humanist and scholar * Zacharias Ursinus (1534–1583), German theologian *

Zacharias Stopius Zacharias Stopius ( lv, Zahārijs Stopijs; 1535late 16th or early 17th century) was a Baltic German medical doctor, astronomer and astrologer, mainly active in present-day Latvia. He was ennobled by the King of Poland in 1570. His daughter Cath ...

(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 Zacharias Paulusz (c. 1570-1590 – 1648) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter from Alkmaar. Biography According to Houbraken he painted the "Old" or "St. George" schutterij in Alkmaar in 1620, 1627, and 1628, the last of which he saw as ...

( 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 Zacharias Longuelune (1669 — 30 November 1748) was a French architect and master builder who worked in the second half of his life for the royal court in Dresden. His design style was French Baroque and Classicism. Longuelune was born in Paris. ...

(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 (1688–1757), German organ builder

Single name (modern)

*Zacharia, pen name of

Paul Zacharia Paul Zacharia, popularly known mononymously as Zacharia, is an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. Known for his body of literary works composed of short stories, novellas, travelogues, screenplays, essays, columns and children's books, Zacha ...

(born 1945), Indian writer of Malayalam literature *Zachariah or

Zachariah Selwyn Zachariah "Zach" Selwyn (born April 23, 1975), also known as simply Zachariah, is an American singer-songwriter, actor, host and writer best known for hosting the series ''America's Secret Slang'', ''Guinness World Records Gone Wild!'', ''Atta ...

(born 1975), American singer-songwriter, actor, and writer * Zacarias, stage name of Brazilian comedian Mauro Faccio Gonçalves, cast member of comedy series ''

Os Trapalhões Os Trapalhões () was a Brazilian comedy group and a television series of the same name created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé (Dedé Santana), Zacarias ( Zacarias Gonçalves), Mussum ( Carlinhos Mussum) and their leader Didi Mocó (Rena ...

'' *Zacarías (el Perico), performing name of Mexican professional wrestler

Mini Máximo The Mini is a small, two-door, four-seat car, developed as ADO15, and produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors, from 1959 through 2000. Minus a brief hiatus, original Minis were built for four decades and sold during ...

(born 1989) * Zacharias (klepht), (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 (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 Johann Martin Zacharias Dase (June 23, 1824, Hamburg – September 11, 1861, Hamburg) was a German mental calculator.W. W. Rouse Ball (1960) ''Calculating Prodigies'', in Mathematical Recreations and Essays, Macmillan, New York, chapter 13. He at ...

(1824–1861), German mental calculator * Zacharias "Zack" de la Rocha (born 1970), American singer-songwriter and activist; vocalist of Rage Against the Machine *

Zecharias Frankel Zecharias Frankel, also known as Zacharias Frankel (30 September 1801 – 13 February 1875) was a Bohemian-German rabbi and a historian who studied the historical development of Judaism. He was born in Prague and died in Breslau. He was the foun ...

, (1801–1875), Bohemian-German rabbi and historian *

Zacharias Hackzell Zacharias Hackzell (March 1, 1751, in Tornio, Lapland, Finland – August 20, 1804, Finland) worked as the chief of police (Swedish: kronolänsman) for the Swedish crown in Tornio, Finland. Childhood Zacharias was one of the five children born ...

(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 (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 Zacharias Lewala ( fl. 1908) was a Namibian worker, considered to have started a diamond rush in the area of Lüderitz in the former colony of German South West Africa, now Namibia, with his discovery of a diamond on 14 April 1908. Life Lewala came ...

( 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 (born 1968), French-Moroccan man convicted of participation in the September 11 attacks *

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 Zacharias Papantoniou ( el, Ζαχαρίας Παπαντωνίου, ''Zacharias Papandoniou'') was a Greek writer. He was born in Karpenissi of Evrytania in February 1877 and died in Athens in 1940. He spent the first years of his life in Granit ...

(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 (1784–1850), 12th president of the United States (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 ''The Infernal Devices'' is a trilogy by author Cassandra Clare, centring on a race called the Shadowhunters introduced in her ''The Mortal Instruments'' series. The trilogy is a prequel series to ''The'' ''Mortal Instruments'' series. Cassandr ...

'' and ''

The Mortal Instruments ''The Mortal Instruments'' is a series of six young adult fantasy novels written by American author Cassandra Clare, the last of which was published on May 27, 2014. ''The Mortal Instruments'' is chronologically the third series of a planned fi ...

'' * 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 literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

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

References

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