| Author Name | Profession | Nationality |
| Zac Efron | Actor | American |
| Zac Hanson | Musician | American |
| Zahi Hawass | Scientist | Egyptian |
| Zalmay Khalilzad | ||
| Zelda Fitzgerald | Writer | American |
| Zhou Enlai | Statesman | Chinese |
| Zoe Kazan | Actress | American |
| Zona Gale | Playwright | American |
| Zooey Deschanel | Actress | American |
| Zsa Zsa Gabor | Actress | Hungarian |
“Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.”
“I hadn't accepted he was seriously ill. The idea that someone so close to you couldn't wake up was utterly incomprehensible. Then the doctor came in... Maurice had no brain left. There wasn't any activity at all.”