Darryl F. Zanuck, b. 1902 d. 1979 (Alzheimer's disease)
Studio Mogul - Twentieth Century Fox

Richard Zanuck, b. 1934 d. 2012 (heart attack)(son of Darryl Zanuck)
Producer - Academy award for "Driving Miss Daisy" also "Jaws", "Cocoon"

Frank Zappa b. 1940 d. 1993 (prostate cancer)
Musician/composer - The Mothers of Invention

Michael Zaslow b. 1942 d. 1998 (ALS - Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Actor - Roger Thorpe on Guiding Light

Ron Ziegler - b. 1939 d. February 10, 2003 (heart attack)
Press secretary to President Richard Nixon

Norma Zimmer b. 1923 d. may 10, 2011 (neurological disorder)
Singer - Champagne Lady with the Lawrence Welk Show for 22 years

Laura Ziskin b. 1950 d. June 12, 2011 (breast cancer)
Film Producer - 3 Spider Man movies, Pretty Woman, (helped to craete "Stand Up To Cancer")

Elmo Zumwalt b. 1921 d. January 2, 2000
Progressive U.S. Navy Admiral who worked to end discrimination