Oleg Znarok (1963) – famous Latvian hockey player and coach. >>

Dina Zolotinskaya (1932–2013) – a teacher of Russian in Riga Pushkin Lyceum. >>

Valery Zost (1901–1960) – a pianist, outstanding piano teacher, musical critic and cartoonist. Professor of Latvian State Conservatory. >>

Vera Zozulya (1956) – the first female athlete in the history of Latvia,  winner of the Winter Olympics (1980) in luge.  >>

Anatoly Zubkov (1900–1967)  – phisiologist, Doctor of Medicine, Head of the Chair of pphisiology of Medical department of the University of Latvia (1946–1948). >>

Priest Nikanor Zubkov (1929–2015) – a chairman of the Spiritual Commission of the Old Orthodox Pomor Church of Latvia from 1995 to 2015, mentor of the Daugavpils Griva Old Believer community from 1989 to 2015. >>

Grigory Zubov (1888–1948) – a principal of the Riga 5th Russian Elementary school from 1935 to 1944.  >>

Leonid  Zuroff (1902–1971) – a writer, poet, memoirist, executor of Nobel prize laureate Ivan Bunin. >>

Ilga Zvanova (1909–1988) – an actress of Riga Russian Drama Theare, Liepaja Theatre and Latvian State Philarmonia. >>