Zak (or Zakk) is the given name or nickname of:

People

Zak Abel Zak David Zilesnick (born ), better known professionally as Zak Abel, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He has also been an English Cadet national table tennis champion. He's known for several songs, such as "Be Kind", "Unstable" ...

(born 1995), English singer/songwriter, musician, and Cadet national table tennis champion * Zak Ansah (born 1994), English-born Ghanaian footballer * Zak Arogundade (born 1994), British-Swedish singer better known as Ecco2K *

Zak Bagans Zachary Alexander Bagans ( ; born April 5, 1977) is an American paranormal investigator, television personality, museum operator, and author. He is the principal host of the Travel Channel series ''Ghost Adventures''. Early life Bagans was b ...

(born 1977), American paranormal investigator, actor and author, host of the television series ''Ghost Adventures'' * Zak Boggs (born 1986), American soccer player *

Zak Brown Zakary Challen Brown (born November 7, 1971) is an American motorsports executive, currently serving as the chief executive officer of McLaren Racing. Born and raised in California, Brown raced professionally around the world for ten years befor ...

(born 1971), American businessman and former racing driver * Zachariah

Zak Chappell Zachariah John Chappell (born 21 August 1996) is an English cricketer who plays for Derbyshire after joining them in 2022 from Nottinghamshire. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who also bats right-handed. He made his Twenty20 debut for Leic ...

(born 1996), English cricketer *

Zak Crawley Zak Crawley (born 3 February 1998) is an English international cricketer who plays Test cricket for the national team. A right-handed top-order batter, Crawley has also played One Day Internationals for England, and in 2023 captained the side i ...

(born 1998), English cricketer *

Zak Cummings Zacharry "Zak" Michael Cummings (born August 2, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, who competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, he has also for ...

(born 1984), American mixed martial artist * Zakkari

Zak Dempster Zakkari Dempster (born 27 September 1987) was an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2006 and 2019 for the SouthAustralia.com–AIS, , , , and teams. After retiring, Dempster now works as a direc ...

(born 1987), Australian racing cyclist * Zackary

Zak DeOssie Zackary Robert DeOssie (; born May 25, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). DeOssie played college football for the Brown Bears as a lineba ...

(born 1984), American National Football League player * Isaac Fe'aunati (born 1973), former rugby union player from New Zealand * Zak Hardaker (born 1991), English rugby league footballer * Zak Hill (born 1981), American football coach * Zak Ibsen (born 1972), American retired soccer player * Zak Jones (born 1995), Australian rules footballer * Zak Keasey (born 1982), American former National Football League player * Zak Kent (born 1998), American baseball player *

Zak Knutson Zak Knutson (born January 4, 1974, in Detroit, Michigan) is a director, producer, writer, and actor. Career 1990s Starting in 1993, Knutson acted in multiple television programs including ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', ''Coach'', ''Beverly Hi ...

(born 1974) American director, producer, writer and actor * Zaqueu Zak Morioka (born 1978), Brazilian racecar driver * Adam Zachary

Zak Orth Adam Zachary Orth (born October 15, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in ''Wet Hot American Summer'', ''The Baxter'', '' Melinda and Melinda'', '' In and Out'', ''Music and Lyrics'', and ''NYC 22''. He also starred in the NBC t ...

(born 1970), American actor *

Zak Penn Zak Penn (born March 23, 1968) is an American screenwriter. Penn wrote and directed '' Incident at Loch Ness'' and '' The Grand'', wrote the script for ''The Incredible Hulk'', co-wrote the scripts for '' X2'', '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', and th ...

(born 1968), American screenwriter and director * Zak Perzamanos (born 2003), British trampoline gymnast *

Zak Sally Zak Sally is an American musician and comic artist. He was the bass guitarist for the bands Low_(band), Low (1995 to 2004) and Enemymine (1998 to 2000) and is the singer and guitar player in The Hand. Sally is from Duluth, Minnesota, Duluth, Mi ...

, bassist and comic artist *

Zak Smith Zak Smith (born July 16, 1976), also known as Zak Sabbath, is an American artist, role-playing game author, and adult film actor. Early life and education Smith was born in Syracuse, New York and grew up in Washington, D.C. After receiving a ...

(born 1976), also known as Zak Sabbath, American artist and adult film performer *

Zak Starkey Zak Richard Starkey (born 13 September 1965) is an English rock drummer who toured and recorded with the Who from 1996 to 2025. He is also the third drummer to have appeared with Oasis. Other musicians and bands he has worked with include Johnny ...

(born 1965), English rock drummer, son of Ringo Starr *

Zak Surety Zak Surety (born 4 October 1991) is an English professional snooker player. He practises frequently with Stuart Bingham and Allan Taylor. Career As an amateur, Surety based in Basildon entered in Players Tour Championship events from their e ...

(born 1991), English snooker player * Zak Waters (born 1966), British editorial photographer *

Zak Whitbread Zak Benjamin Whitbread (born January 10, 1984) is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a defender. Early life Although born in Houston, Texas, United States, Whitbread has spent most of his life in England and Singapore ...

(born 1984), American-born English footballer * Zakeria

Zak Yacoob Zakeria Mohammed "Zak" Yacoob (born 3 March 1948) is a retired South African judge who served in the Constitutional Court of South Africa from February 1998 to January 2013. He was appointed to the bench by Nelson Mandela and retired after serv ...

(born 1948), a former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa *

Zak Keith Zak Keith is a British multi-genred guitarist based in Switzerland. He has performed as a featured artist at the Montreux Jazz Festival and at venues such as the Nordic Business Forum. He has been photographed performing onstage in Nashville and w ...

, British guitarist *

Zakk Wylde Zachary Phillip Wylde (born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt; January 14, 1967) is an American rock musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and as the founder, lead guitarist, lead singer, songwriter and producer of the heav ...

(born 1967), American guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and founder of Black Label Society

In fiction

* Zak ''(Battlestar Galactica)'' * Zak (TUGS), in the television series ''TUGS'' *

Zak Dingle Zachariah Bartholomew "Zak" Dingle is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Steve Halliwell. He first appeared on 20 October 1994. Halliwell initially joined the show as part of the Dingle family and was onl ...

, in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' * Zak McKracken, hero of the adventure game ''

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders ''Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders'' is a 1988 graphic adventure game by Lucasfilm Games. It was the second game to use the SCUMM engine, after '' Maniac Mansion''. The project was led by David Fox, with Matthew Alan Kane as the co-desi ...

'' * Zak Saturday, one of the main characters in the cartoon series ''

The Secret Saturdays ''The Secret Saturdays'' is an American animated television series created by Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens and produced by PorchLight Entertainment for Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 3, 2008, in the United States. The series follows ...

'' * Zak Jinks, main character of the eponymous series. * Zak, in the Cbeebies television show ''(Zingzillas)'' * Zakk, one of the protagonists of the film '' Deathgasm''

People

In fiction

See also