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- Zellig HarrisAmerican linguist (1909–1992)
- Zeno of EleaGreek philosopher (c. 495 – c. 430 BC)
- Zera Yacob (philosopher)Ethiopian philosopher (1600–1693)
- Zhang ZaiChinese philosopher, essayist, politician, writer, and cosmologist (1020–1077)
- Zheng ZhenduoChinese writer (1898–1958)
- Zhou DunyiChinese cosmologist, philosopher and writer (1017–1073)
- Ziya GökalpTurkish writer and journalist (1876–1924)
- Zofia ZamenhofZofia Zamenhof (13 December 1889 – 12 September 1942) was a Polish pediatrician and the da
- Zou YanZhou Dynasty philosopher
- Zuo QiumingChinese historian