Zola facts for kids

Zola is a name that can mean different things. It is used for people, places, and even characters in stories and games.

People Named Zola

Many interesting people have the name Zola. Here are some of them:

Famous Writers and Artists

• Émile Zola (1840-1902) was a very important French writer. He wrote many famous books that showed life as it really was.
• Zola (entertainer) is a popular entertainer from South Africa. He is known for his music.
• Arlette Zola is a singer from Switzerland.
• Zola Taylor (born 1934) was an American singer.
• Zola Shuman is another musician from South Africa.
• Zola Glassman is an actress from France.

Athletes and Sports Figures

• Gianfranco Zola (born 1966) is a famous Italian football manager. He used to be a great football player.
• Zola Budd (born 1966) is a well-known athlete from South Africa. She was famous for her running.
• Calvin Zola (born 1984) is a footballer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• Zola Matumona (born 1981) is also a footballer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Other Notable People

• Irving Zola (1935-1994) was an American activist and writer. He worked to help people with disabilities.
• Zola Levitt (1938-2006) was an American religious leader.
• Salvatore Luigi Zola was a bishop in Lecce, Italy.

Places Called Zola

The name Zola is also used for different places around the world:

Towns and Villages

• Zola, Soweto is a township located in South Africa. Townships are areas where many people live, often near larger cities.
• Zola Predosa is a town in Italy. It is located in a region called Bologna.
• Zola is a small village on the Greek island of Kefalonia.

Zola in Space

• Zola (crater) is a crater found on the planet Mercury. Craters are bowl-shaped holes made by impacts from space rocks.

Zola in Stories and Games

The name Zola appears in many fictional worlds, from comic books to video games.

Comic Book Characters

• Arnim Zola is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He is often shown as a scientist who becomes a villain.
• Zola is a villain in the Dick Tracy comic strip. Dick Tracy is a famous detective.

Video Game and TV Characters

• Zola is a creature that appears in The Legend of Zelda video game series.
• Zola is a character in the TV series Charmed.
• A character named Zola is a female mercenary and a friend who joins you in the video game Blue Dragon.
• Zola is a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series.

Fictional Planets

• Zola is a planet that appears in the animated video series Macross Dynamite 7.

Other Meanings of Zola

• Typhoon Zola is a name used for two strong tropical storms that formed in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Typhoons are like hurricanes, but they happen in a different part of the world.

See also

In Spanish: Zola para niños