Zak (surname)
Zak is a common Russian family name. It is related to both Żak, a Polish surname, and Žák, a Czech surname.
It is the surname of:
- Eugeniusz Zak (1884–1926), Belarusian artist also known as Eugène Zak and Eugene Zak
- Frankie Zak (1922-1972), American Major League Baseball player
- Fyodor Zak (born 1949), Russian mathematician
- Gershon Zak (1913-1989), Commander of the Israeli Navy
- John C. Zak (born 1954), American director, producer and filmmaker
- Leocadia I. Zak, Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency beginning 2009
- Paul J. Zak (born 1962), American neuroeconomist
- Peter Zak (born 1965), American jazz pianist and composer
See also
- Piotr Zak, a fictional 'Polish composer' who featured in a famous BBC broadcasting hoax in 1961
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