List of Famous people named Zaynab

Zaynab bint Ali, also spelled Zainab, was the daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah bint Muhammad. The Islamic Prophet Muhammad was her maternal grandfather, and thus she is a member of his Ahl al-Bayt. She is often revered not only for her characteristics and actions, but also for her membership in, and continuation of, the biological line of Muhammad. Like other members of her family, she is considered to be a figure of sacrifice, strength, and piety in both the Sunni and Shia sects of Islam.

Zainab bint Muhammad was the eldest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad by his first wife Khadijah.

Zaynab bint Jahsh was a first cousin and wife of Muhammad and therefore considered by Muslims to be a Mother of the Believers. She had previously been married to Muhammad's adopted son Zayd ibn Harithah.

Zaynab an-Nafzāwiyyah, was a Berber woman of influence in the early days of the Almoravid Berber empire which gained control of Morocco, Algeria, and parts of Spain.

Zaynab bint Khuzaymah, also known as Umm al-Masakin, "Mother of the Poor", born 595) was one of the wives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. As a result of her early death, less is known about her than any of his other wives. Her children were Muawiya, Awn, Munqidh, Ibrahim, Harith, Rabta, Khadija, Sukhayla, Amina, Safiya. All of these children were fathered with her previous husband, Ubayda ibn al-Harith.