Zacharias (surname)
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People with the surname Zacharias or its variant forms include:
Medieval era
- Bartolomeo ZaccariaBartolomeo ZaccariaBartolomeo Zaccaria was the first husband of Guglielma Pallavicini and thus Margrave of Bodonitsa in her right...
(d. 1334), Margrave of Bodonitsa - Benedetto I ZaccariaBenedetto I ZaccariaBenedetto I Zaccaria was an Italian admiral of the Republic of Genoa. He was the Lord of Phocaea and first Lord of Chios , and the founder of Zaccaria fortunes in Byzantine and Latin Greece...
(c. 1235–1307), Lord of Phocea and Chios - Benedetto II ZaccariaBenedetto II ZaccariaBenedetto II Paleologo Zaccaria was the Lord of Chios and Phocaea, as well as other Aegean islands from 1307 until his death.Benedetto II was the son of Benedetto I Zaccaria. On the death of his father, he was appointed governor of Chios....
(d. 1314), known as Paleologo, Lord of Phocea and Chios - Martino ZaccariaMartino ZaccariaMartino Zaccaria was the lord of Phocea and Chios from 1314 to 1330. He co-reigned with his brother Benedetto III after the death of their father Paleologo....
(d. 1345), Lord of Phocea and Chios - Nicolaus ZacharieNicolaus ZacharieNicolaus Zacharie was an Italian composer of the early Renaissance. Until recently he had been confused with the earlier composer Zacara da Teramo, but recent research has established his identity; he was one of a few native Italian composers working in the early 15th century whose work has...
(c.1400-1466), Italian composer - Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakarīya al-Rāzi (also known as "Razi" and "Rhazes") (865-925 AD), Persian (Iranian) physician, philosopher and scholar
Early Modern era
- St. Anthony Maria ZaccariaAnthony Maria ZaccariaSaint Anthony Maria Zaccaria is an Italian saint.Anthony was born in the city of Cremona, Italy in 1502 to noble parents. When he was two his father died and he was brought up as an only child by his mother. At an early age, he took a private vow of chastity...
(1502–1539), Italian priest - Francesco Antonio ZaccariaFrancesco Antonio ZaccariaFrancesco Antonio Zaccaria was an Italian theologian, historian, and prolific writer.He joined the Austrian province of the Society of Jesus, in 18 October 1731. Zaccaria taught grammar and rhetoric at Gorz, and was ordained priest at Rome in 1740...
(1714–1795), Italian theologian and historian
Modern times
- Nicola ZaccariaNicola ZaccariaNicola Zaccaria , born Nicholas Angelos Zachariou was a Greek bass.-Career:Born in Piraeus, Zaccaria studied at the Athens Conservatory where he enjoyed his debut in 1949, aged 26. He sang at La Scala in 1953 and his position as a mainstay of the bass operatic repertoire was assured thereafter. He...
(born 1923), Greek opera singer - Paul ZachariaPaul ZachariaPaul Zacharia is a Malayalam short story writer, novelist and essayist. Born in Urulikkunnam in Kottayam district in Kerala, India, Zacharia lives in Trivandrum.-Literary career:...
(born 1945), Indian writer & activist - Karl Eduard ZachariaeKarl Eduard ZachariaeKarl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal was an eminent German jurist and the son of Karl Salomo Zachariae von Lingenthal....
(1812–1894), German jurist - Christian ZachariasChristian Zacharias-Music career:Zacharias studied piano with Irene Slavin and Vlado Perlemuter in Paris. He won the Geneva Competition in 1969 and the Van Cliburn Competition in 1973. After winning the Ravel Competition in Paris in 1975, he launched an international career...
(born 1950), German pianist and conductor - Ellis M. ZachariasEllis M. ZachariasEllis Mark Zacharias, Sr. was a Rear admiral and naval attaché to Japan, who served in World War I and World War II...
(1890–1961), Rear admiral United States navy - Helmut ZachariasHelmut ZachariasHelmut Zacharias was a German violinist and composer. At the time of his death, he had created over 400 works and sold 14 million records. He also appeared in number of films, usually playing musicians.-Early life:...
(1920–2002), German violinist - Jerrold R. ZachariasJerrold R. ZachariasJerrold Reinach Zacharias was an American physicist and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.-Career:Zacharias was involved in both the Radiation Laboratory at MIT and the Manhattan Project...
(1905–1986), American scientist and engineer - Otto ZachariasOtto ZachariasEmil Otto Zacharias was a German zoologist, plankton researcher and journalist.-Life:Otto Zacharias studied in Leipzig, including mathematics, philosophy and zoology. For many years he worked as a tutor in Italy, where he devoted himself mainly to the popular science presenting complex issues of...
(1846–1916), German biologist, popular scientific journalist - Ravi ZachariasRavi ZachariasFrederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias is an Indian-born, Canadian-American evangelical Christian apologist. Zacharias is the author of numerous Christian books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner Can Man Live Without God? and bestsellers Light in the Shadow of Jihad and The Grand Weaver...
(born 1946), Canadian-American author and Christian apologist - Chris ZacharyChris ZacharyWilliam Chris Zachary was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had a 10-year career from 1963 to 1967, 1969, 1970 to 1973. He played for the Houston Colt 45s and Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates, of the National League, and the Kansas City Royals and...
(1944–2003), American baseball player - Pat ZachryPat ZachryPatrick Paul Zachry is a former Major League baseball pitcher who had a ten year career from to .-Cincinnati Reds:...
(born 1952), American baseball player - Thomas ZachariasThomas ZachariasThomas Zacharias was a professional baseball umpire.Zacharias umpired 52 National League games in , 35 of them as the home plate umpire. Zacharias resigned in late June 1890, stating that he "would rather work in an iron-mill than umpire". It is not known where and when he was born...
(died 1892), Baseball umpire - Tom ZacharyTom ZacharyJonathan Thompson Walton Zachary was a pitcher who had a 19-year career that lasted from 1918 to 1936. He played for the Philadelphia A's, Washington Senators, St...
(1896–1944), American baseball player - Mildred "Babe" ZahariasBabe ZahariasMildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field...
(1911–1956), versatile American athlete - Fareed ZakariaFareed ZakariaFareed Rafiq Zakaria is an Indian-American journalist and author. From 2000 to 2010, he was a columnist for Newsweek and editor of Newsweek International. In 2010 he became Editor-At-Large of Time magazine...
(born 1964), Indian-American journalist - Hanadi Zakaria al-HindiHanadi Zakaria al-HindiCaptain Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi is the first Saudi woman to become a commercial airline pilot. She was born in Mecca, and passed her final exams at the Middle East Academy for Commercial Aviation in Amman, Jordan on 15 June 2005. She has a ten-year contract with Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal’s...
, first Saudi female commercial airline pilot - Rafiq ZakariaRafiq ZakariaRafiq Zakaria was an Indian politician and Islamic scholar and father of well known Indian-American journalist Fareed Zakaria and former Merrill Lynch investment banking head Arshad Zakaria...
(1920–2005), Indian politician and Islamic scholar - Zulkarnain ZakariaZulkarnain ZakariaZulkarnain Zakaria is a football goalkeeper who currently plays in Region 1 of the Liga Indonesia for Semen Padang. Zakaria joined Semen Padang in 1996 from Persiraja Banda Aceh, where he started his career, but for a lot of his stay he has mostly been the club's backup goalkeeper.-References:...
(born 1974), Indonesian footballer