Famous People with Name Zea

Zeami Motokiyo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Zeami Motokiyo: was a Japanese aesthetician, actor and playwright.Zeami was educated by his father, Kan'ami, who was also an actor. The father-son team established the Noh theatre. When Kan'ami's company performed for Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the Shogun of Japan, he asked for Zeami to have a court education in the arts. The Shogun took the boy as his lover, in the shudo tradition, in 1374.Scholars attribute nearly 50 plays to Zeami. Among them are the works Izutsu, Hagoromo (The Feather Mantle), Koi no omoni (The Load of Love), and a play about Atsumori based on the 14th-century Tales of the Heike.

Fernando Botero Zea            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Fernando Botero Zea: is a Colombian politician who served in several public positions, including as Defense Minister under President Ernesto Samper, for whom he was campaign manager in his presidential run. Botero was elected as a member of the Colombian Congress for the Liberal Party. He is a son of the internationally recognized painter and sculptor Fernando Botero. He was convicted of financial issues associated with the campaign's having accepted money from the Cali Cartel, and served nearly three years in prison. Losing an appeal in 2007 on a second charge, Botero is staying in Mexico, where his citizenship prevents him from being extradited. Botero was elected to Bogota's City Council. Later he was elected as a Liberal Party member of the Colombian Congress.

Francisco Antonio Zea            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Francisco Antonio Zea: was a Neogranadine journalist, botanist, diplomat and statesman that served as the 1st Vice President of Colombia under then-President Simón Bolívar. He was also Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland where he tried in vain to gain recognition for the nascent nation of Colombia.

Sir William Austin Zeal            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir William Austin Zeal: was an Australian railway engineer and politician. He was elected a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Castlemaine in 1864, but, having joined forces with Sir William Mitchell in a station in the Riverina, resigned

Virginia Zeani            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Virginia Zeani: is a Romanian soprano, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially Violetta, she was a warm-toned singer with an affecting stage presence.