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  • as a given name in general
    Zain (name)
    Zain is an Arabic name meaning "beauty" or "pretty". The name Zain is mostly associated with Islamic culture, but it is also found in Hebrew, Egyptian, and English languages. Zain/Zein can be a shortened nickname for Zainab/Zeinab/Zeynab....

     (no person specifically), or

with a first name of Zain
  • Zain Abbas
    Zain Abbas
    Zain Abbas is a Pakistani-born cricketer who has played one One Day International for Hong Kong.He is currently playing for Ticknall CC in the Derbyshire County League Division 1 after joining from Aston-on-trent where he was the 3rd leading wicket taker in the Derbyshire Premier League with 44...

     (born 1986), a Pakistan-born cricketer
  • Zain Amat
    Zain Amat
    Zain Amat is a Singaporean trap shooter specializing in the Olympic Double Trap. He has represented Singapore since 2004 as part of the Singapore Clay Shooting Team....

     (born 1975), a Singaporean trapshooter
  • Zain Awan
    Zain Awan
    Zain Awan is an Indian born international TV journalist of Arab origin. He has worked with The Times of India and various international TV channels including NHK and most recently Al Jazeera English....

     (born 1983), an India-born Arab TV journalist
  • Zain Bhikha
    Zain Bhikha
    Zain Bhikha is an Indian South African singer-songwriter, who has achieved success as a performer of Islamic nasheed songs. Associated with prominent Muslim personalities, including Yusuf Islam and Dawud Wharnsby, Bhikha has collaborated on albums and also released several solo albums...

     (born 1974), a South African musician, singer and songwriter
  • Zain Mahmood
    Zain Mahmood
    Zain Mahmood was a Malaysian author and screenwriter of Malay films. He wrote the musical drama Fenomena , the romantic drama Balada and the horror film Fantasi . Fantasi was shot in 1991 but banned for containing 'unislamic elements' until 1994. Its plot revolves around reincarnation, a...

     (died 1994), a Malaysian author and screenwriter
  • Zain Verjee
    Zain Verjee
    Zain Verjee is a Canadian journalist, who was born and raised in Kenya prior to immigrating to Canada. Verjee is co-anchor of CNN International's European daytime program World One. She also serves as the international correspondent for American Morning, the daily morning news program on CNN US...

     (born 1974), a journalist and TV anchor
  • Zain Wright
    Zain Wright
    Zain Wright is a former field hockey midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the Men's National Team just after the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:...

     (born 1979), Tasmania-born field hockey player


with a last name of Zain
  • Anuar Zain
    Anuar Zain
    Shahrul Anuar Zain is a Malaysian singer, steward and model . He has had three albums released, all of which have been named after him. The first album was released in 1998, consisting of 10 songs. His first single after a hiatus was "Bila Resah"...

     (born 1970), a Malaysian singer, and brother of Ziana Zain
  • C.C. Zain (1882 - 1951), an astrologer and occult author
  • Fred Zain
    Fred Zain
    Fred Zain was a disgraced forensic lab technician in West Virginia and Bexar County, Texas, USA.He was employed as a trooper in the West Virginia crime lab based on a false resume...

     (died 2002), an American forensic lab technician
  • Ibu Zain (1903 - 1989), a Malaysian educator and founder of Bulan Melayu
  • Ziana Zain
    Ziana Zain
    Siti Roziana binti Zin , known by her stage name Ziana Zain is a Malaysian pop singer-songwriter, model, entrepreneur and actress. Taking the local music scene by storm in the early `90s, Ziana captivated fans with her signature single, Madah Berhelah...

     (born 1968), a Malaysian singer, model, actress, and sister of Anuar Zain


with a name similar to Zain
  • Zain-ul-Abdin, a sultan of Kashmir (r. 1423 - 1474)
  • Zainul Abedin
    Zainul Abedin
    Zainul Abedin was nitially a painter of India and became famous in 1944 with his Famine Series paintings of 1943; and after partition he moved to Pakistan; and finally when Bangladesh was created in 1971, he was rightly considered the founding father of Bangladeshi Art...

     (1914 - 1974), a Bangladeshi artist.
  • Zayn al-‘Ābidīn (Ali ibn Husayn) (659 - 712 C.E.), the fourth Shi'a Imam and great grandson of Muhammad
  • Mizan Zainal Abidin (born 1962), a sultan of Malaysia
  • Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
    Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
    Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is a Tunisian political figure who was the second President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011. Ben Ali was appointed Prime Minister in October 1987, and he assumed the Presidency on 7 November 1987 in a bloodless coup d'état that ousted President Habib Bourguiba, who was...

     (born 1936), the President of Tunisia (1987 - 2011)
  • Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed
    Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed
    Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed is a Singaporean politician and former Member of Parliament who last represented Aljunied GRC from 2001 to 2011.-Education:...

     (born 1948), a Singaporean politician
  • Zane Grey
    Zane Grey
    Zane Grey was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the Old West. Riders of the Purple Sage was his bestselling book. In addition to the success of his printed works, they later had second lives and continuing influence...

    (1872 - 1939), a fiction author of the "Old West" genre