Zachary is a male given name, a variant of Zechariah – the name of several biblical characters.

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

(679–752), pope of the Catholic Church from 741 to 752 * Zachary of Vienne (died 106), bishop of Vienne (France), martyr and Roman Catholic saint *

Zachary Abel Zachary Burr Abel (born September 4, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Carter Anderson in the Freeform (TV channel), ABC Family comedy drama series ''Make It or Break It'' (2009–2011). For his role, he was nominated ...

(born 1980), American actor * Zachary Aston-Reese (born 1994), American ice hockey player *

Zachary Babington Zachary Babington (born – 15 October 1745) was an English barrister who served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1713 and 1724. He was the son of John Babington (High Sheriff in 1702), and was named for his grandfather Dr. Zachary Babington ...

(1690–1745), High Sheriff of Staffordshire and barrister *

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 television host, author, documentary filmmaker and paranormal investigator * Zachary James Baker, stage name Zacky Vengeance, rhythm guitarist for American rock band Avenged Sevenfold *

Zachary Bayly (military officer) Colonel Zachary Stanley Bayly, (1841–1916) was a South African colonial military commander. He was commissioned in the British Army, and was stationed in the Cape Colony from 1877. In the 9th Frontier War (1877–1878), he commanded a colum ...

(1841–1916), South African colonial military commander * Zachary Bayly (planter) (1721–1769), planter and politician in Jamaica *

Zachary Bell Zachary "Zach" Bell (born November 14, 1982) is a Canadian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2015 for the Jet Fuel Coffee–Sympatico, Rite Aid Pro Cycling, , , , , and teams. Born in Whitehorse, Yu ...

(born 1982), Canadian racing cyclist *

Zachary Bennett Zachary Bennett is a Canadian actor and musician.Rita Zekas, "It was good to be King; Road To Avonlea prankster now an object of Desire". ''Toronto Star'', February 6, 2002. Early life He was born in London, Ontario. He is the second youngest of ...

(born 1980), Canadian actor and musician *

Zachary Blount Zachary D. Blount is an American evolutionary biologist best known for his work on the evolution of a key innovation, aerobic growth on citrate, in one of the twelve populations of the ''E. coli'' long-term evolution experiment. Blount is a res ...

(born 1977), American biologist *

Zachary Borovay Zachary Borovay is an American media designer, educator, creative director and team leader specializing in Broadway, Off Broadway, Concerts, Opera, Theme Parks, Corporate Events and Museum Installations. His work has been seen all over the world ...

, multi-media designer * Zachary Boyd (1585–1653), Scottish religious writer *

Zachary Braiterman Zachary Braiterman is an American philosopher, best known for writing on the topics of Holocaust theology, Jewish thought, aesthetics, and Jewish art. He is also a professor of religion at Syracuse University. Education Braiterman received ...

, American philosopher *

Zachary Brault-Guillard Zachary Bichotte Paul Brault-Guillard (born December 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club Lugano and the Canada national team. Early life Brault-Guillard was born in Haiti and ...

(born 1998), Canadian soccer player *

Zachary Breaux Zachary Charles Breaux (June 26, 1960 – February 20, 1997)Mark Gilbert: 'Breaux, Zachary', ''Grove Music Online'' ed. L. Macy (Accessed November 5, 2007), was an American jazz guitarist who was influenced by George Benson and Wes Montgome ...

(1960–1997), American jazz guitarist *

Zachary Breganski The Canada men's national soccer team represents the country of Canada in international soccer. It is fielded by the Canada Soccer Association, the governing body of soccer in Canada, and competes as a member of the CONCACAF, which encompasses th ...

, Canadian soccer player *

Zachary Brooke (theologian) Zachary Brooke (1716–1788) was an English clergyman and academic, Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. Life The son of Zachary Brooke, a graduate of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (B.A. 1693-4, and M. A. 1697 ...

(1716–1788), English clergyman and academic *

Zachary Brooke (historian) Zachary Nugent Brooke (1 December 1883 – 2 October 1946) was a British medieval historian. Life Born on 1 December 1883, Brooke was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire and St John's College, Cambridge. In 1908, he was elected to a Dro ...

(1883–1946), British medieval historian and writer *

Zachary Browne Zachary Browne is an American former television and film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of ...

(born 1985), American actor *

Zachary Bruenger Zachary Bruenger (born April 11, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 79 for Means Racing. Motorsports career results NASCAR ( key) (Bold – P ...

(born 1990), American stock car racing driver *

Zachery Ty Bryan Zachery Tyler Bryan (born October 9, 1981) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for his role as Brad Taylor on the ABC sitcom ''Home Improvement''. He also appeared in the films '' First Kid'' and '' The Fast and the Furiou ...

(born 1981), American actor *

Zachary Burns Zachary Burns (born December 25, 1996) is an American rower. He competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Burns has won three silver medals from the World Rowing Championships and a silver medal from the 2016 Paralympic Games ...

(born 1996), American rower * Zachary Cairncross (born 1989), Australian footballer *

Zachary Carrettin Zachary Carrettin is an American violinist, violist, conductor, and music educator. Carrettin is currently the Music Director of Boulder Bach Festival. Education Mr. Carrettin holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in violin performance from ...

(born 1972), American musician, conductor, and music educator * Zachary Carter (born 1999), American football player * Zachary Catazaro (born 1989), American ballet dancer *

Zachary Adam Chesser Zachary Adam Chesser (born December 22, 1989) is an American convicted in 2010 for aiding al-Shabaab, a Somalia-based terrorist group aligned with al-Qaeda, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. government. On February ...

(born 1989), American convert to Islam who pleaded guilty to aiding a terrorist organization *

Zachary Clay Zachary Clay (born July 5, 1995) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. He is the 2017 Pan American and 2023 Pan American Games champion on pommel horse. He represented Canada at the 2024 Olympic Games. Gymnastics career 2014–15 Clay helped C ...

(born 1995), Canadian artistic gymnast * Zachary Cooke-Collis (1754–1834), Irish archdeacon *

Zachary Cradock Zachary Cradock (1633–1695) was a List of Provosts of Eton College, provost of Eton, and brother of Samuel Cradock. Early life His father was settled in Rutland. He was educated in Cambridge at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Emmanuel College, and ...

(1633–1695) *

Zachary Taylor Davis Zachary Taylor Davis (May 26, 1869 – December 16, 1946) was the architect of several major Chicago buildings, including St. Ambrose (1904) Comiskey Park (1910), Wrigley Field (1914), Mount Carmel High School (1924), and St. James Chapel of Ar ...

(1872–1946), American architect * Zachary DeVille (born 1993), Guamanian footballer * Zachary Donohue (born 1991), American ice dancer *

Zac Efron Zachary David Alexander Efron (; born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. Efron began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence as a teen idol for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the ''High School Musical'' film ...

(born 1987), American actor and singer * Zachary Fisher (1910–1999), Jewish American philanthropist and real estate developer *

Zachary Gordon Zachary Adam Gordon (born February 15, 1998) is an American actor. He is known for his lead role as Greg Heffley in the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film series (2010–2012), which earned him nominations for a Kids' Choice Award and seven Young A ...

(born 1998), American actor * Zachary Gramlich, American politician * Zachary Gray, a member of the Canadian indie rock band

The Zolas The Zolas are a Canadian indie rock band based in Vancouver, signed to Light Organ Records. The band was formed by duo Zachary Gray (vocals/guitar) and Tom Dobrzanski (piano/keyboards/backing vocals), with various session musicians supporting ...

Zack Hample Zachary Ben Hample (born September 14, 1977) is an American baseball collector. Hample claims to have collected more than 12,000 baseballs from Major League Baseball, Major League List of Major League Baseball stadiums, stadiums, including Alex ...

(born 1977), Major League baseball collector *

Zac Hanson Hanson is an American pop rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, formed by brothers Isaac Hanson (guitar, vocals, bass, piano), Taylor Hanson (keyboards, vocals, percussion), and Zac Hanson (drums, vocals, piano). Supporting members include Dimitrius ...

(born 1985), American musician, member of band

Hanson Hanson or Hansson may refer to: People * Hanson (surname) * Hansson (surname) * Hanson (wrestler) or Ivar (born 1984), American professional wrestler Musical groups * Hanson (band), an American pop rock band * Hanson (UK band), an English ...

* Zachary "Zach" Hyman (born 1992), Canadian NHL ice hockey player * Zachary D. Kaufman (born 1979), professor *

Zachary Knighton Zachary Andrew Knighton (born October 25, 1978) is an American actor, best known for starring as Dave Rose on the ABC comedy series ''Happy Endings'' from 2011 to 2013 and as Orville "Rick" Wright in the rebooted version of '' Magnum P.I.'' from ...

(born 1978), American actor *

Zachary Lansdowne Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne, USN (December 1, 1888 – September 3, 1925) was a United States Navy officer and early Naval aviator who contributed to the development of the Navy's first lighter-than-air craft. He earned the Navy ...

(1888–1925), US Navy officer and early naval aviator *

Zachary Lemnios Zachary John Lemnios (born February 21, 1955) is an American scientist, executive, and engineer who has worked in government, industry, and academia. Most notably, he held the post of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering ...

(born 1954), American scientist, inventor and former US government Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering *

Zachary Levi Zachary Levi Pugh ( ; born September 29, 1980) is an American actor. He starred as Chuck Bartowski in the action comedy series ''Chuck (TV series), Chuck'' (2007–2012), and as Captain Marvel (DC Comics), the titular character in the superher ...

(born 1980), American actor, director, and singer *

Zachary Alakaʻi Lum Zachary Alakaʻi Lum (born February 17, 1992) is a Native Hawaiian musician, composer, hula dancer, scholar, activist, educator, and philanthropist. Early life Lum was born at Castle Medical Center on the island of Oʻahu and was raised in Ha� ...

, Kānaka Maoli musician, composer, and hula dancer *

Zachary Macaulay Zachary Macaulay (; 2 May 1768 – 13 May 1838) was a Scottish statistician and abolitionist who was a founder of London University and of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, and a Governor of British Sierra Leone. Early life Macaulay wa ...

(1768–1838), Scottish abolitionist * Zachary "Zack" Merrick, (born 1988), bassist for

All Time Low All Time Low is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Towson, Maryland, in 2003. Consisting of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alex Gaskarth, lead guitarist Jack Barakat, bassist/backing vocalist Zack Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson ...

Zachary Mudge Admiral Zachary (variously Zacharia or Zechariah) Mudge (22 January 1770 – 22 October 1852) was an officer in the British Royal Navy, best known for serving in the historic Vancouver Expedition. Family background Mudge was one of 20 children ...

(1770–1852), British Royal Navy admiral *

Zachary Pearce Zachary Pearce, sometimes known as Zachariah (8 September 1690 – 29 June 1774), was an English Bishop of Bangor and Bishop of Rochester. He was a controversialist and a notable early critical writer defending John Milton, attacking Richard Be ...

(1690–1774), Anglican bishop and writer *

Zachary Quinto Zachary John Quinto (; born June 2, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Sylar, the primary antagonist from the science fiction drama series ''Heroes (American TV series), Heroes'' (2006–2010); Spock in the film ''Star Trek ...

(born 1977), American actor and producer *

Zachary Smith Reynolds Zachary Smith Reynolds (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1932) was an American amateur aviator and youngest son of millionaire businessman R. J. Reynolds. The son of one of the richest men in the United States at the time, Reynolds was to inherit Uni ...

(1911–1932), American amateur aviator and youngest child of R. J. Reynolds, founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company *

Zachary Rhyner Zachary James Rhyner (born June 21, 1986) is a medically retired Combat Controller (CCT) in the United States Air Force who received the Air Force Cross (United States), Air Force Cross for his actions in the Battle of Shok Valley on 6 April 2008 ...

(born 1986), U.S. Air Force Combat Controller and Air Force Cross recipient *

Zachary Richard Ralph Zachary Richard (born September 8, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter and poet. His music is a combination of Cajun and Zydeco musical styles. Biography Zachary Richard began his musical career at the age of 8, as soprano in the Bish ...

(born 1950), American Cajun singer-songwriter and poet * Zachary Scott (1914–1965), American actor *

Zachary Cole Smith Zachary Cole Smith (born November 7, 1984) is an American musician best known for being the founder, frontman, and principal songwriter of the indie rock band DIIV. Previously, he played in the bands Soft Black and Beach Fossils. Initially called ...

(born 1984), singer and frontman of

DIIV DIIV (pronounced and formerly known as Dive) is an American Rock music, rock band from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 2011. The band consists of Zachary Cole Smith (vocals, guitar), Andrew Bailey (guitar), Colin Caulfield (bass, keyboards, gu ...

* Zachary T. Space (born 1961), American lawyer and politician *

Zachary Stevens Zachary Trussell (born March 5, 1966), known professionally as Zachary "Zak" Stevens, is an American singer, best known as the second lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Savatage. He currently performs with the heavy metal bands Circle II Circ ...

(born 1966), American heavy metal and rock singer *

Zachary Swain As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida. The original line-up, which included vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, and drummer Matthew Crum, formed in Davie, ...

(born 1977), American drummer *

Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military officer and politician who was the 12th president of the United States, serving from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor was a career officer in the United States ...

(1784–1850), 12th President of the United States and US Army major general * Zachary Taylor (Tennessee politician) (1849–1921), U.S. Representative from Tennessee *

Zachary Taylor (baseball) Zachary Hamner Taylor (1850-1917) was an American first basemanhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tayloza01.shtml in the National Association for the 1874 Baltimore Canaries The Baltimore Canaries were a professional baseball club ...

(1850–1917), American first baseman in the National Association for the 1874 Baltimore Canaries * Zachary Test (born 1989), American rugby union player * Zachary Turner (2002–2003), one-year-old murdered by his mother * Zachary "Zack" Weiss (born 1992), American Major League Baseball player * Zachary Wirth, American politician *

Zachary Wohlman Zachary Wohlman, also known as Kid Yamaka (May 23, 1988 – February 14, 2021), was an American boxer in the Welterweight division, who was an amateur and later a professional. Wohlman, a late-comer to the sport, went from juvenile delinquency to ...

(1988–2021), American boxer *

Zachary Wyatt Zachary Wyatt (born October 7, 1984) is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, Wyatt was a one-term member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 2nd district, encompassing Ad ...

(born 1984), former member of the Missouri House of Representatives and only openly gay American Republican legislator

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* Zachary Hale Comstock, primary antagonist of the video game ''

BioShock Infinite ''BioShock Infinite'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K. The third installment of the ''BioShock'' series, ''Infinite'' was released worldwide for the PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, a ...

'' * Zachary “Zach” Dempsey, a character in the novel and Netflix series ''

13 Reasons Why ''13 Reasons Why'' (also stylized as ''TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY'') is an American teen drama television series based on the 2007 novel '' Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. Developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and with Selena Gomez ser ...

'' * Zachary "Owl Man" Dowling in the '' Zom-B'' novel series * Zachary Gray in the young adult novels of Madeleine L'Engle * Zackary Marker, the ''Cardcaptors'' name for the ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' character

Takashi Yamazaki is a Japanese filmmaker and visual effects supervisor. Known for his blockbusters featuring advanced visual effects, he is considered a leading figure in the Cinema of Japan, Japanese film industry. Yamazaki is the recipient of multiple accolade ...

, voiced by Andrew Francis * Zachary "Zack" Morris in the sitcoms ''Good Morning, Miss Bliss'' and the ''Saved by the Bell'' series * Dr. Zachary Smith in the 1960s TV show ''

Lost in Space ''Lost in Space'' is an American science fiction television series created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS. Lightly dramatic, sometimes comedic in tone, the series was inspired by the 1812 J ...

'' * Zachary "Zack" Taylor in the ''Power Rangers'' universe *

Zachary Zatara Zachary Zatara, also known as Zatara, is a superhero featured in American comic books published by DC Comics. He made his first appearance in ''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #34 and was created by Geoff Johns and Tony Daniel. The character is the cousin ...

in the DC Comics universe

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